Discover the best things, events and activities to do in and around Newport this week.

Monday, August 21

J Class World Championship

1 pm – The Great American Eclipse Party at Top of Newport

4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Maudie at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm – Mt. Gay Mondays at Plumby’s

8 pm – Laughter For Locals with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Tuesday, August 22

J Class World Championship

2:30 pm to 6 pm – Newport Farmers Market at Pell Elementary School

4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Maudie at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm – Summer Celebration Concert and Bonfire at Easton’s Beach

6 pm – The Playboys @ First Beach!

7 pm – Allagash Tap Takeover at Plumby’s

Wednesday, August 23

J Class World Championship

2 pm – Newport Aquidneck Growers Market at Memorial Boulevard

4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Maudie at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm – Fireside Evening Music Series: Andi Flax at Newport Vineyards

5:30 pm – Fontainbleau: Gilded Hunting Lodge at Redwood Library

6 pm – Spirits & Stogies at Top of Newport

7 pm – Renewal of the Blue Garden in Newport, Rhode Island at SVF Foundation

7 pm – Family Friendly Funnies at The Firehouse Theater

8 pm – Star Wars Rogue One – Movies on the Rocks at Ballard Park

Thursday, August 24

J Class World Championship

4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Maudie at Jane Pickens Theater

7:45 pm – newportFILM presents Dealt at Newport International Polo Grounds

8 pm – “I Love…What’s His Name?” A Cabaret about Confusion in Love in the 21st Century at The Firehouse Theater

Friday, August 25

J Class World Championship

Fort Adams Civil War Weekend

4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – Wind River at Jane Pickens Theater

7 pm – Disco Throwback Bash at Common Fence Point

8 pm – Alive! at the Salvation Army Hall

8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...