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Discover where to find live music, karaoke, comedy, dancing and entertainment this weekend in and around Newport!

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE –30+ things to do in and around Newport this weekend: Oct. 20 – 22

*Unless otherwise noted, the venue is located in Newport.

Friday, October 20th

  • Buskers: Mike Warner & friends at 9 pm
  • Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
  • Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Luis Mateos at 6:30 pm
  • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: James Grande from 6 pm to 9 pm (inside)
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Victoria & Abdul at 2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: Live music at 8 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: John & Joanne at 7 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: The C-Note Missionaries at 10 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Mr. Chubb at 9 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: 7 Day Weekend at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Rhythm & Thunder at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: The Crazy Time at 6 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: DJ Remedy at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Good Will & Them Apples at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: The Z-Boys at 9 pm
  • Rusty’s (Middletown): Queensboro Hustlers at 8:30 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Chopville at 10 pm
  • Tavern On Broadway: Live music at 10 pm.
  • The Beachcomber (Portsmouth): Garage Project at 9 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor Newport: Live music at 9 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Matt Kearn at 9 pm
  • Vanderbilt Grace: Kristine on piano at 6 pm

 Saturday, October 21st

  • Buskers: Brian Twohey at 8 pm
  • Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: The C-Note Missionaries in the Candy Store at 10 pm, DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
  • Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth): Live music at 1 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Ray Cooke at 6:30 pm
  • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm (inside)
  • Hotel Viking: Phenix Ave at 7 pm
  • Jane Pickens Theater:  Victoria & Abdul at 2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: Live music at 9 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Justin Pomfret at 10 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Sybil Disobedienceat 9 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Live music at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Draw The Line at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: The Crazy Time  at 6 pm
  • Newport Vineyards (Middletown): Weekend Music Series presents Silverteeth from 1pm to 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: DJ C-Gray at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Clique at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: The Midnites at 9 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Anamcara at 7 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Live music at 10 pm
  • Studio 3: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
  • Tavern On Broadway: Live music at 10 pm.
  • The Beachcomber (Portsmouth): Look’n Back at 9 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor: Live music at 9 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Bobby T at 9 pm
  • Vanderbilt Grace: Kristine on piano at 6 pm

 Sunday, October 22nd

  • Atlantic Resort (Middletown): The Mac Chrupcala Jazz Trio from 3 pm to 7 pm
  • Christie’s: Steel Drum Brunch at 11 am
  • Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
  • Fastnet Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
  • Fifth Element: The Playboys from 12 pm to 3 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Brian Twohey at 4 pm
  • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm (inside)
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Victoria & Abdul at 2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: Anamcara at 5:30 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Justin Pomfret from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Superchief Trio at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: The Crazy Time  at 11 am
  • Newport Vineyards (Middletown): Weekend Music Series presents Tom Burgess from 1 pm to 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: Steel Drums at 3 pm
  • Pour Judgement: The Kane Brothers at 3 pm, Los Duderinos at 9 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Stu Sinclair at 10 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor Newport: Live music at 9 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Chris Vaillancourt at 6 pm

Ryan Belmore

Ryan Belmore is the Owner and Publisher of What'sUpNewp.  He has been involved with What’sUpNewp since shortly after its launch in 2012, proudly leading it to be named Best Local News Blog in Rhode Island by Rhode Island Monthly readers in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and an honorable mention in the Common Good Awards in 2021.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Potter League For Animals. He previously served on the boards of Fort Adams Trust, Lucy's Hearth, and the Arts & Cultural Alliance for Newport County.

In 2020, he was named Member of the Year by LION and won the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County's Dominque Award.

He is a member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, he spent 39 years living in Rhode Island before recently moving to Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs. He still considers Rhode Island home, and visits at least once a month.