This Weekend: 30+ things to do in Newport County

Here’s what’s up, happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this weekend, enjoy!

Friday, July 6th

5:15 am –  Newport Music Festival: Sunrise Concert – Guitar at Chinese Tea House

4 pm – Paco’s Taco Nights at Ragged Island Brewing Company

4:45 pm &7:30 pm – Won’t You Be My Neighbor at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm to 8 pm – Live music outside at The Pineapples Club at Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina

5 pm – Fireside Friday Music Series: Dan Cristo at Newport Vineyards

6 pm – No Tell Motel at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

6 pm – Art + Environmental Advocacy Panel Discussion at Newport Art Museum

6 pm – 21st Annual IYRS Summer Gala Title Sponsored by State Street at IYRS

6:35 pm – Newport Gulls Home Game at Cardines Field

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

Saturday, July 7th

8 am – Cars & Coffee at Fort Adams State Park

8:30 am to 12:30 pm – Aquidneck Growers’ Market at Newport Vineyards

9 am – Newport Regatta at Sail Newport

11 am – Newport Music Festival: Bach, Boccherini, and Scarlatti 

1 pm – Weekend Music Series: The Bucks Band at Newport Vineyards

2:30 pm, 4:45 pm, & 7:30 pm – Won’t You Be My Neighbor at Jane Pickens Theater

3 pm – Waterfront Manhattan: From Henry Hudson to the High Line at Redwood Library

4 pm – Mission Nights at Ragged Island Brewing

5 pm to 8 pm – Live music outside at The Pineapples Club at Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina

5 pm – Newport Polo: USA vs Italy at Newport International Polo Grounds

5:30 pm – Fogland Beach Clean-up and Petition Signature Event

6 pm – No Tell Motel at The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

6:30 pm – 21st Annual IYRS Summer Gala at IYRS

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

8 pm – Barrel of Laughs Comedy Show: Ray Harrington at Newport Vineyards

Sunday, July 8th

7 am – 5th Annual Clean Ocean Access Newport Harbor Swim Event

11 am – Newport Music Festival: Meet The Composer – Jake Heggie at Newport Art Museum

1 pm to 4 pm – Weekend Music Series: The Playboys at Newport Vineyards

2 pm – Museum Tours at Portsmouth Historical Society

2:30 pm, 4:45 pm, & 7:30 pm – Won’t You Be My Neighbor at Jane Pickens Theater

3 pm to 6 pm – NIMFest Music Series at King Park

8 pm – Newport Music Festival: A Far Cry at The Breakers at 8 pm

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