30+ things to do this weekend: Feb. 23 - 25

Discover all that’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport this weekend!

Friday, February 23rd

Feb. 16 – 25 – Newport Winter Festival

Feb. 16 – 25 – Newport Burger Bender

3 pm to 9 pm – Polar Pineapples at Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina

3 pm to 11 pm – Newport Skating Center Open

4 pm & 7:30 pm – Call Me By Your Name at Jane Pickens Theater

6 pm to 9 pm – 13th Annual Illuminated Garden at Ballard Park

7 pm to 11 pm – Una Noche Para Puerto Rico at Newport Vineyards

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

8:30 pm – Winter Festival Comedy Show at Gurney’s Resort & Marina

Saturday, February 24th

Feb. 16 – 25 – Newport Winter Festival

Feb. 16 – 25 – Newport Burger Bender

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

10 am – COLONIAL CAREER FAIR: A LIVING HISTORY EVENT at Newport Colony House

10 am to 2 pm – School’s Out Exhibition at Jamestown Arts Center

10 am to 9 pm – Newport Skating Center Open

11:30 am – 1st Annual Mac & Cheese Smackdown! at Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina

12 pm to 2 pm – Second Beach Clean Up at Sachuest Beach

2 pm, 4:45 pm, & 7:30 pm – Call Me By Your Name at Jane Pickens Theater

3 pm to 9 pm – Polar Pineapples at Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina

4 pm – All You Can Eat Seafood Winterfest at La Forge Restaurant

6 pm to 9 pm – 13th Annual Illuminated Garden at Ballard Park

6:30 pm – Rhody Beer & Cheese Pairings at Newport Storm Brewery

6 pm – Winter Festival Movie Night at Hotel Viking

8 pm – Barrel of Laughs Comedy Show at Newport Vineyards

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

8:30 pm – The Eagles Experience at Newport Marriott

Sunday, February 25th

Feb. 16 – 25 – Newport Winter Festival

Feb. 16 – 25 – Newport Burger Bender

11 am – Jazz Brunch at Hotel Viking

12 pm to 5 pm – Newport Skating Center Open

2 pm & 4:45 pm – Call Me By Your Name at Jane Pickens Theater

3 pm to 6 pm – A Benefit for Kevin Sheekey & Family at Hibernian Hall

4 pm – Fire and Ice Bar Special w/ Devil’s Purse at Hotel Viking

4 pm – French Film Festival at Salve Regina University

5:30 pm – Rhody Beer & Cheese Pairings at Newport Storm Brewery

6:30 pm – Choral Vespers at St. Mary’s Church

7:30 pm – Concert For George at Jane Pickens Theater

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