Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport, Rhode Island this week and weekend, enjoy!
Monday, October 7th
Things To Do
- 7 am – YMCA Charity Golf Tournament at Alpine Country Club
- 11 am – Busking at Bowen’s Fall Series
- 3 pm – Make-It, Take-It Crafts at Middletown Public Library
- 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Downton Abbey at Jane Pickens Theater
- 6 pm – Christopher Buckley Presents “My Old Man and The Sea” at Redwood Library
Live Music & Entertainment
- Fastnet Pub – The Ubiquitones at 9:30 pm
- Fifth Element – The Groove Merchants at 7 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Downton Abbey at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – The Yacht Club Rejects at 9 pm
- Perro Salado- Julio Amaro from 6 pm to 10 pm
- Safari Room at Ocean Cliff – Live music from 1 pm to 4 pm
Tuesday, October 8th
Things To Do
- 1:30 pm & 4:30 pm – Downton Abbey at Jane Pickens Theater
- 2 pm – Return to Camelot – a Remembrance of the Kennedy wedding at St. Mary’s Church
- 5 pm to 9 pm – Beer + Burger Tuesdays at Brix
- 6 pm – “The Cocktail Revolution!” Sponsored By Sons Of Liberty! at Vanderbilt
- 7:30 pm – Big Night;: Washington Square Nights at Stoneacre Brasserie and Jane Pickens Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Gas Lamp Grille- Karaoke at 10 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Downton Abbey at 1:30 pm & 4:30 pm, Washington Square Nights presenting Big Night at 7:30 pm
- O’brien’s Pub – Trivia at 8 pm
Wednesday, October 9th
Preview: Agenda for Newport City Council’s October 9th Council Meeting
Things To Do
- 2 pm to 6 pm – Wednesday Farmers Market on Memorial Blvd.
- 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Downton Abbey at Jane Pickens Theater
- 5 pm to 9 pm –Flight Night Wednesdays at Brix
- 5:30 pm – Centennial Speaker Series with Michelle Carnevale at Seamen’s Church Institute
- 5:30 pm – The Doctor Broad: A Mafia Love Story at Redwood Library
- 6 pm to 9 pm – Ragged Island Tap Takeover at Pour Judgement
- 6 pm – Bacon & Beer Dinner with Grey Sail Brewing at Surf Club
- 6 pm – Living with a Blind Dog – October Potter Pet U at Potter League
- 6:30 pm – Fermentation Class: Autumnal Wines at Forty 1 North
- 7 pm – Celebrating National Coming Out Day at Channing Memorial Church
Entertainment & Live Music
- Buskers Irish Pub – Open Mic at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub – Trivia at 9 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Downton Abbey at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – The C-Note Missionaries at 9:30 pm
- Norey’s –Live music at 8:30 pm
- Parlor Newport – Open mic at 8 pm
- Sardella’s – Dick Lupino and friends at 8:30 pm
- The Pub at 2 Mile Corner – “Y Knot 3 “ Debut Feature Wednesday’s Open Mic at 7 pm
Thursday, October 10th
Newport Gallery Night returns on October 10th
Things To Do
- 5th Annual Rogue Island Comedy Festival
- 11 am – Busking at Bowen’s Fall Series
- 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Downton Abbey at Jane Pickens Theater
- 5 pm to 8 pm – Art After Dark at Newport Art Museum
- 5:30 pm – Women in Business After Hours at The Elms
- 5:30 pm – They Were Good Soldiers at Newport Historical Society
- 5:30 pm – Trivia Night at Redwood Library
- 6 pm – Pints for Paws with Pearl at Cappy’s
- 6 pm – 22 Bowen’s Wine & Whiskey Tasting Series
- 6 pm – Rock-the-Mansion 2019 at Ocean Cliff
- 6:30 pm – Beyond the Canvas Round Table Painting Discussion at Jamestown Arts Center
- 6:30 pm – Mushroom Hunting in RI: Lecture by Mushroom Hunting Foundation at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 7 pm – New England FARM Dinner at Diego’s Barrio Cantina
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Top of Pelham
- 7 pm to 11 pm – 5th Annual Rogue Island Comedy Festival!
- 8 pm to 10 pm – Tell Newport: Incognito at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Antonio’s Pizza – Trivia at 8 pm
- Celtica – Trivia at 9 pm
- Gurney’s – Julio Amaro from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Downton Abbey at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar– John Erikson at 9 pm
- Newport Playhouse – Boeing Boeing at 11 am, Newport to Nashville – Songwriter Series at 7 pm
- Norey’s – Jazz Night at 7:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Adam Go at 10 pm
- Perro Salado – The C-Note Missionaries at 10 pm
- Pour Judgement – Live music at 9 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill– Live music at 9 pm
- Top of Pelham: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 7 pm and 9 pm
- Valley Inn Restaurant – Open Mic from 7 pm to 10 pm
Friday, October 11th
Things To Do
- 5th Annual Rogue Island Comedy Festival
- 10 am to 5 pm – Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale at Bowen’s!
- 10:30 am – Happy Birthday Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm – Teens: Silent Book Club at Newport Public Library
- 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Downton Abbey at Jane Pickens Theater
- 6 pm, 8 pm, & 10 pm – Cinefesta Film Screening at The Edward King House
- 6 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Top of Pelham
- 7 pm to 10 pm – Fortress of Nightmares at Fort Adams
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Atlantic Beach Resort – Phenix Ave at 7 pm
- 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 – Broadway Street Fair Pre-Party w/ Lee Ross at 9 pm
- Firehouse Theater – The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina– The Honky Tonk Knights from 5 pm to 8 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Downton Abbey at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- La Forge Restaurant – Dave Manuel at 7 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – Sean Rivers at 9:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Cee Cee & The Riders at 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Felix Brown at 9 pm
- One Pelham East – Live music at 10 pm
- Parlor Newport –Sweet Heat // Demon Chrome // Sky Burial at 9 pm
- Pour Judgement – Live music at 9 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill – Chopville at 9 pm
- Surf Club: Live music at 9 pm
- Tiverton Casino Hotel – The Dunn Brothers at 6 pm, DJ at 9 pm
- Top of Pelham: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 6 pm, 8 pm, and 10 pm
- Zelda’s Newport –Live music at 9 pm
Saturday, October 12th
Things To Do
- 5th Annual Rogue Island Comedy Festival
- 9 am to 12:30 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport Vineyards
- 10 am to 5 pm – Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale at Bowen’s!
- 10 am – Guided Mushroom Hunt: Searching for Fall Species at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 10 am – 2019 Pumpkin Fit Camp at Sweet Berry Farm
- 10 am – Saturday STEM Play Day at Middletown Public Library
- 12 pm to 6 pm – 2019 Broadway Street Fair!
- 12 pm – Corys Lane Cleanup
- 12 pm to 8 pm – 2019 Beyond Broadway (Broadway Street Fair)
- 12:30 pm & 3 pm – Downton Abbey at Jane Pickens Theater
- 2 pm to 3 pm – Mixology Classes with Christina Mercado at Vanderbilt
- 3 pm & 5 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at The Firehouse Theater
- 4 pm – Amica Newport Marathon Shakeout Run at Easton’s Beach
- 7 pm – Broadway Street Fair After Party at Parlor!
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Jane Pickens Theater
- 7 pm to 10 pm – Fortress of Nightmares at Fort Adams
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Atlantic Resort – Phenix Ave at 7 pm
- Broadway – Live music here, there, and everywhere during 2019 Broadway Street Fair! from 12 pm to 6 pm
- Buskers Irish Pub – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – The Honky Tonk Knights at 9 pm
- Diego’s Barrio Cantina – Live music at 9 pm
- Firehouse Theater – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 3 pm and 5 pm, The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Grace Vanderbilt – Kristine on piano at 6 pm
- Great Friends Meeting House – 2019 Beyond Broadway (Broadway Street Fair) from 12 pm to 8 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina – Ben O’Connor from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Downton Abbey at 12:30 pm and 3 pm, Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 7 pm & 9 pm
- La Forge Restaurant – Dave Manuel at 7 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar –Live music at 9 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Eddy’s Shoe at 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe –Mic Drop at 10 pm
- One Pelham East –Timmy Smith at 5pm, Block Head at 10 pm
- Parlor Newport – Live musicat 9 pm
- Pour Judgement – Live music at 9 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille – Straight Outta Rehab at 9 pm
- Surf Club – Live music at 9 pm
- Tiverton Casino Hotel – Pat Lowell at 6 pm, DJ at 9 pm
- Tremblay’s Island Park – Kleensl8 invades Tremblays for Oktoberfest! at 8:30 pm
- Zelda’s –Sean Rivers from 9 pm to 12 am
Sunday, October 13th
Brick Alley Pub hosting a Moving Party for Plumby’s on October 13th
Bike Newport, AARP hosting Full Moon Ride on October 13th
Things To Do
- 5th Annual Rogue Island Comedy Festival
- 7:30 am – 2019 Amica Newport Marathon & Half-Marathon
- 8 am – Free Guided Bird Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 10 am to 5 pm – Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale at Bowen’s!
- 10 am – Field Trip to National Portfolio Day at Newport Art Museum
- 11:30 am to 4 pm – Plumby’s Moving Party! at Brick Alley Pub
- 12 pm – Live Music Series ft. Dave Alves at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm – Second Sundays at Prescott Farm
- 12 pm to 1 pm – Run Ragged Running Club at Ragged Island Brewing
- 1 pm – International Coastal Cleanup at McCorrie Point Beach
- 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Downton Abbey at Jane Pickens Theater
- 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm – AARP Full Moon Ride
- 6 pm & 8 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Gurney’s
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Top of Pelham
Live Music & Entertainment
- Atlantic Resort – Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- Diego’s Barrio & Cantina – Karaoke at 7 pm
- Fastnet Pub – Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Fifth Element – Lois Vaughan Jazz Quartet from 12 pm to 3 pm
- Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina – Comanchero from 4 pm to 7 pm, Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 6 pm and 8 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Downton Abbey at 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm, & 7:30 pm
- Jo’s Bistro –Jazz Candy at 5:30 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – Live music from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Willie J Laws Band from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Stand-Up Sunday – October 2019 at 7 pm
- Newport Vineyards –Live Music Series ft. Dave Alves at 12 pm
- Pour Judgment – Los Duderinos at 9 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Live music at 9 pm
- Top Of Pelham – Rogue Island comedy Festival at 7 pm and 9 pm
- Zelda’s – Sean Rivers at 7 pm
Monday, October 14th
Things To Do
- 5th Annual Rogue Island Comedy Festival
- 10 am to 5 pm – Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale at Bowen’s!
- 12 pm – Newport Columbus Day Parade 2019
- 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Downton Abbey at Jane Pickens Theater
- 5 pm, 7 pm, & 9 pm – Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Top of Pelham
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bowen’s Wharf – Lois Vaughan busking from 11 am to 1 pm
- Fastnet Pub – The Ubiquitones at 9:30 pm
- Fifth Element – The Groove Merchants at 7 pm
- Jane Pickens Theater – Downton Abbey at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar – The Yacht Club Rejects at 9 pm
- Perro Salado- Julio Amaro from 6 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 5 pm, 7 pm, & 9 pm

