Discover where to find live music, karaoke, comedy, dancing and entertainment this Newport Folk Festival weekend in and around Newport!
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE –Things To Do This Weekend: August 4 – 6
*Unless otherwise noted, venue is located in Newport.
Friday, August 4th
- Buskers: Tim Taylor at 9 pm
- Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
- Dockside: Live music at 10 pm
- Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Fluke Newport: Live jazz music at 9 pm
- Fort Adams State Park: Newport Jazz Festival from 11 am to 6:15 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Julio Amaro at 6:30 pm
- Hotel Viking: Live music at 5:30 pm (Top of Newport)
- International Tennis Hall Of Fame: Newport Jazz Festival Opening Night Concert at 8 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power at 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm
- Jimmy’s Saloon: Live music at 9 pm
- Jo’s American Bistro: John & Joanne at 7 pm
- Landing: Sean Rivers at 1 pm, The HonkyTonk Knights at 4:30 pm, Yacht Club Rejects at 8 pm, DJ & Dancing at 10 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: The C-Note Missionaries at 10 pm
- Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Mother Bogart at 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Felix Brown at 10 pm
- Newport Grand: Big Me at 9 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 10 pm
- One Pelham East: Party Girl at 10 pm
- Pour Judgement: Dynamite Shack at 9 pm
- Rusty’s (Middletown): Dig’m at 8:30 pm
- Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Roots Reaction at 7 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Live music at 10 pm
- Studio 3: Wasted Talent Show! Live Stand Up Comedy! at 7:30 pm
- Tavern On Broadway: Live music at 10 pm.
- The Beachcomber (Portsmouth): Straight Outta Providence at 9 pm
- The Cafe at Parlor Newport: The Ravers at 9 pm
- The Pineapple Club: Live music starting at 6 pm
- The Port: Brian Scott at 8 pm
- The Wharf Pub: Brian Scott at 9 pm
Saturday, August 5th
- Buskers: Brian Twohey at 8 pm
- Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
- Dockside: Chopville and Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Fluke Newport: Live jazz music at 9 pm
- Fort Adams State Park: Newport Jazz Festival from 11 am to 6:40 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth): Dick Lupino and friends at 1 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Alan Bernstein Trio at 6:30 pm
- Hotel Viking: Phenix Ave at 5:30 pm (Top Of Newport)
- Jane Pickens Theater: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power at 2:30 pm, 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm
- Jimmy’s Saloon: Tommy and Captain Jack Sparrow at 5 pm. Dillon Stankowtiz, Melissa Chaplin & friends at 9 pm
- Landing: The C-Note Missionaries at 1 pm, Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm, DJ & Dancing upstairs at 10 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Luna-C at 10 pm
- Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): The Senders at 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Hazard Country at 10 pm
- Newport Grand: Hard Candy, Ace Aceto’s Royal Flush Comedy Show at 9 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Yacht Club Rejects from 1 pm to 4 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: DJ C-Gray at 10 pm
- One Pelham East: The Beat Drops at 9:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: The Z-Boys at 9 pm
- Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Roots Reaction at 7 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille: James Grande at 10 pm
- Studio 3: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
- Tavern On Broadway: Live music at 10 pm.
- The Beachcomber (Portsmouth): Nuvo Duo & Friends
- The Cafe at Parlor: Live music at 9 pm
- The Pineapple Club: Live music starting at 6 pm
- The Port: The McMurphy’s at 2 pm, Brian Scott at 7 pm
- The Wharf Pub: Mike Baez at 9 pm
Sunday, August 6th
- Atlantic Resort: The Mac Chrupcala Jazz Trio from 3 pm to 7 pm
- Buskers: Sean Riley at 7 pm
- Christie’s: Steel Drum Brunch at 11 am
- Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- Dockside: Dave & Stu from Never In Vegas at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Fifth Element: Live music at 12 pm
- Fort Adams State Park: Newport Jazz Festival from 11 am to 6:30 pm
- Gas Lamp Grille: Shake at 8 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Brian Twohey at 4 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power at 2:30 pm, 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm
- Jimmy’s Saloon: The Rose Monarch at 9 pm
- Jo’s American Bistro: The Playboys at 5:30 pm
- King Park: NIMFest Concert Series Presents Alan Bernstein All-Star Jazz Ensemble from 3 pm to 6 pm
- Landing: The C-Note Missionaries at 1 pm, Sean Rivers at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 4 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Mike Crandall Band at 4 pm
- Newport Sportsman Club: Ben O’Connor at 3:30 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Leslie Grimes and Matt Bruneau from 1 pm to 4 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Steel Drums at 3 pm
- One Pelham East: Dueling Pianos at 6:30 pm, Ryan & Linay’s acoustic duo at 10:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 9 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Live music at 10 pm
- St. Michael’s Country Day School: Newport Opera House to Host Free Public Performance for Children and Families from 4 pm to 6 pm
- The Cafe at Parlor Newport: Cherry & Webb & The Copacetics at 9 pm
- The Pineapple Club: Live music starting at 6 pm, Questlove will DJ at 8 pm
- The Port: John Erikson at 3 pm
- The Wharf Pub: Kyle Nickolas at 6 pm