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Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County this weekend.
This story will be updated as new events and meetings are announced. Have an event you’d like to see added to this list or a future list? Add it to our event calendar.
Friday, June 25
- 19 Open Houses to check out this weekend in Newport County (June 25 – 27)
- Updated: Gillette Stadium to host Jurassic Quest Drive-Thru June 25 – July 11
- David Rogers’ Big Bugs opens at Green Animals
Things To Do
- 10 am to 11 am – Summer Stories at The Whitehorne House
- 11 am – Road To Independence Walking Tour
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 6:35 pm – Newport Gulls Game vs OceanState at Cardines Field
- 7:45 pm – Full Moon Yoga Gratitude Gathering at Norman Bird Sanctuary with Rev Shelley Dungan
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theatre
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- @ The Deck – Felix Brown Duo at 8 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Dockside – Spiffy Entertainment at 9 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille – Neal McCarthy Duo from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
- Johnny’s – Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room – Sweet Thing, Sunflowers Exhibition On Screen, Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation. Chasing Childhood
- King Park Music Series- Melissa Chaplin Family & Mel
- Landing – Jay Parker at 4:30 pm, Dave Alves Band at 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Chopville at 9 pm
- One Pelham East – Ryan McHugh at 8 pm, Live DJ at 11:30 pm
- Speakeasy – Outcry at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Reef – Yacht Club Rejects from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
- 9:45 am – Jamestown Technical Review Committee
- 4 pm – Tiverton Board of Canvassers
Saturday, June 26
Things To Do
- 9 am to 1 pm – Aquidneck Community Table’s Saturday Summer Market at Pell Elementary School
- 9:30 am – Community Yoga for All with Rev Shelley Dungan at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 10 am – Gravestone cleaning
- 10 am to 2 pm – Artisans & Farmers Market with Live Music at Fenner Hall
- 11 am – Pride Ride 2021
- 11 am to 3 pm – Equality Park – Pride Market & Festival
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 12:30 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 2 pm to 3 pm – Mermaid Masterpieces at Greenvale Vineyards
- 5 pm – Newport vs. Boston – Newport International Polo Series
- 5 pm to 7 pm – Roam Around Rough Point
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theatre
- 9 pm – Newport Pride Afterdark at Parlor Newport
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- @ The Deck – DJ D-WUN at 9 pm
- Buskers – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Dockside – Chopville and Never In Vegas at 9 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille – Alexus Lee from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
- Johnny’s – Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room – Sweet Thing, Sunflowers Exhibition On Screen, Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation. Chasing Childhood
- Landing – Nick Sproviero at 1 pm, Timeless at 4:30 pm, Chelley Knight at 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Felix Brown Band at 9 pm
- One Pelham East – Ryan McHugh at 8 pm, Live DJ at 11:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
- The Reef – Brian Scott from 12 pm to 3 pm, Dave Alves Trio from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
Sunday, June 27
- Rhode Island Music Education Association: 20th Annual Rhode Island Honors Recital on June 27
- History: June 27, 1898 – Joshua Slocum Arrives in Newport, Becomes 1st Man to Sail Single-Handedly Around the World
- On This Day In History: June 27, 1966 – Dark Shadows premieres on ABC, Carey Mansion used as Collinwood Mansion
Things To Do
- 11 am – Golden To Gilded Walking Tour
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 4 pm to 8 pm – Closing of Pride at Newport Craft at Newport Craft
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- @ The Deck – Stu & Dave from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira from at 12:30 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille – Tom Conlon from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
- Johnny’s – Live music from 3 pm to 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room – Sweet Thing, Sunflowers Exhibition On Screen, Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation. Chasing Childhood
- Landing – Justin Pomfret at 1 pm, Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm
- Norey’s – Sunday Jazz Brunch from 1 pm to 3 pm
- One Pelham East – Live music from 4:30 pm to 8 pm, Ryan McHugh at 9 pm
- Pour Judgement – Los Duderinos at 10 pm
City & Government
- Nothing scheduled.
