Newport, RI – Discover all that’s happening, new and things to do in and around Newport this weekend.

Friday, January 5

2 pm, 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – The Shape Of Water at Jane Pickens Theater

2:30 pm – Innovate Newport Groundbreaking Ceremony (Postponed)

5 pm to 11 pm – Newport Skating Center Open

7 pm – Newport Storm Pint Night at Brick Alley Pub

8 pm – The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Saturday, January 6th

9 am to 12:30 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport Vineyards

12 pm to 6 pm – Newport Skating Center Open

12 pm – Beach Cleanup at Fort Adams State Park

2 pm, 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – The Shape Of Water at Jane Pickens Theater

2 pm – Winter Speaker Series featuring Darrell West at the Newport Art Museum

8 pm – The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Sunday, January 7th

10 am – Motors & Mimosas at Audrain Automobile Museum

12 pm to 5 pm – Newport Skating Center Open

2 pm, 4:45 pm & 7:30 pm – The Shape Of Water at Jane Pickens 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...