Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport during this Newport Folk Festival weekend.
Friday, July 26
Things To Do
- 2019 Newport Music Festival throughout Newport
- Candy Store Cup
- 10 am – Gurneys’ Newport X TDE Pop Up
- 10 am to 7:30 pm – Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams
- 4 pm – Wally’s Hot Dog Cart at Ragged Island Brewing
- 4 pm to 1 am – Hellenic Fest at St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
- 6 pm to 9 pm – The Newport Show Gala Preview Party at St. George’s School Ice Rink
- 6:35 pm – Newport Gulls Home Game at Cardines Field
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers Irish Pub – Live music at 9 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – DJ in the Boom Boom Room at 9 pm
- Diego’s Barrio Cantina – Narragansett, PVD Live, and SXNE Present OldJack’s 7th Annual Newport Nights at 9 pm
- Firehouse Theater – The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina– Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Newport Folk After-Shows (Sold Out)
- Jo’s Bistro – John & Joanne from 7 pm to 10 pm
- La Forge Restaurant – Dave Manuel at 7 pm
- Landing – Jordan Snow at 1 pm, DJ Roux at 4:30 pm, DJ Roux at 8 pm
- Lobster Bar – Dave Alves at 9 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – Sean Rivers at 9:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Take It To The Bridge at 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Deer Tick & Friends – Newport Folk Festival Afterparties 2019 at 9 pm
- Newport Congregational Church – The Milk Carton Kids Sad Songs Comedy Hour at 9 pm
- O’brien’s Pub – John Erikson at from 4 pm – 7 pm
- One Pelham East – Clique at 10 pm, Dueling Pianos at Top Of Pelham at 9 pm
- Parlor Newport – Charley Crockett & Friends at 9 pm
- Pour Judgement – Live music at 9 pm
- Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel – Steve Mortrude from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill – Straight Outta Rehab at 10 pm
- Surf Club: Outcry at 9 pm
- Tiverton Casino Hotel – J-Krak & Cairo at 6 pm, DJ at 9 pm
- Top of Pelhm – Dueling Pianos at 9 pm
- Wharf Pub – Live music at 8:30 pm
- Zelda’s Newport – Steve Cerilli at 9 pm
Saturday, July 27
Things To Do
- 2019 Newport Music Festival throughout Newport
- Candy Store Cup
- 8 am – Audrain’s Cars & Coffee 2019
- 8:55 am – Save The Bay Swim
- 9 am to 12:30 pm – Saturday Farmers Market at Newport Vineyards
- 10 am – Guided tour of the Common Burying Ground
- 10 am to 7:30 pm – Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams
- 10 am to 6 pm – The Newport Show at St. George’s School Ice Rink
- 11 am – Miantonomi Open Tower Days
- 11 am – Ask a Gardener at Doris Duke’s Rough Point
- 12 pm to 2 am – Hellenic Fest at St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
- 1 pm to 4 pm – La Méchante et le Connard at Newport Vineyards
- 2 pm – Mixology Classes with Christina Mercado at Vanderbilt
- 4 pm – Scratch Kitchen & Catering Pop-Up at Ragged Island Brewing
- 5 pm – Newport Polo – Newport vs. Palm Beach
- 5 pm – Bite Me Film + Vampire Ball at Jamestown Arts Center
- 8 pm – Moving Music: Featuring Jon Lehrer Dance at Casino Theater
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- @ The Deck – Sean Rivers at 3 pm
- Atlantic Resort – Phenix Ave at 7 pm
- Buskers Irish Pub – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – DJ in the Boom Boom Room at 9 pm
- Diego’s Barrio & Cantina – Narragansett, PVD Live, and SXNE Present OldJack’s 7th Annual Newport Nights at 9 pm
- Dockside – Live music with Chopville and Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Firehouse Theater – The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Gas Lamp Grille – The Ninja Slippers at 10 pm
- Grace Vanderbilt – Kristine on piano at 6 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina – Brian Scott from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Newport Folk After-Shows (Sold Out)
- La Forge Restaurant – Dave Manuel at 7 pm
- Landing – Mike Wendoloski from 1 pm to 4 pm, Jim Devlin from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab from 8 pm to 12 am
- Long Wharf Mall – Laniakea from 1 pm to 5 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – The Complaints at 9 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Rug Burn at 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Deer Tick & Friends – Newport Folk Festival Afterparties 2019 at 9 pm
- Newport Congregational Church – Let Us Go Into the House at 9 pm
- Newport Playhouse – Funny Money at 6 pm
- Newport Sportsmans Club – DJ Mike Nasiff at 8 pm
- Newport Vineyards – La Méchante et le Connard from 1 pm to 4 pm
- One Pelham East – John Erikson at 6pm, Blockhead at 10 pm
- Parlor Newport –Robert Ellis Texas Piano Man & Friends at 9 pm
- Pour Judgement – Live music at 10 pm
- Pub at Two Mile Corner – Area 508 at 8:30 pm
- Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel – Anamcara & The Soul Keepers from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille – Live music at 10 pm
- Surf Club – Sean Rivers at 9 pm
- Tiverton Casino Hotel – Brian Joseph Duo at 7 pm, DJ at 9 pm
- Zelda’s Newport – Live music from 9 pm to 12 am
Sunday, July 28
Things To Do
- 2019 Newport Music Festival throughout Newport
- 10 am – African Heritage Tour – God’s Little Acre
- 10 am to 4 pm – The Newport Show at St. George’s School Ice Rink
- 10 am to 7:30 pm – Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams
- 11:30 am – Shark Day at Beavertail State Park
- 12 pm – Run Ragged Running Club at Ragged Island Brewing Company
- 12 pm to 6 pm – Hellenic Fest at St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
- 1 pm to 4 pm – The Z-Boys at Newport Vineyards
- 3 pm – NIMFest Presents October Road: Tribute to James Taylor at King Park
- 3 pm – The Vox Hunters Concert at The Redwood Library
- 6 pm – Jim Hendrix : Electric Church at Jane Pickens Theater
- 8:30 pm – Between Me & My Mind at Jane Pickens Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Atlantic Resort – Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- Castle Hill Inn – Seth Adam/David Keith at 3:30 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm, Sunday Affairs in Boom Boom Room at 9 pm
- Diego’s Barrio & Cantina – Karaoke at 7 pm with Erin Toppas
- Fastnet Pub – Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Fifth Element – Live music at 12 pm
- Gas Lamp Grille – FrankenPhil at 1 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina – DJ Nook poolside from 1 pm to 6 pm, Comanchero at Pineapples from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Jim Hendrix : Electric Church at 6 pm,
- Jo’s Bistro –Jazz Candy at 5:30 pm
- King Park – NIMFest Presents October Road: Tribute to James Taylor from 3 pm to 6 pm
- Landing – Rick Hamel from 1 pm to 4 pm, Fire & Knives at 4:30 pm, Dave Alves at 8 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – Justin Pomfret from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Roberto Morbioli from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Deer Tick & Friends – Newport Folk Festival Afterparties 2019 at 9 pm
- Newport Playhouse – Funny Money at 11 am, Bring Your Own Improv at 6 pm
- Newport Vineyards – The Z-Boys from 1 pm to 4 pm
- One Pelham East – Hit Play Band at 9 pm
- Pour Judgment – Los Duderinos at 9 pm
- Redwood Library – The Vox Hunters Concert at 3 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Dave Alves at 9 pm
- Surf Club – Rick Hamel outside at 4 pm
- The Port – John Erikson from 3 pm to 7 pm
- The Pub at 2 Mile Corner – Ben O’Connor & Copperline Shine at 1 pm
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