Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this weekend.
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Friday, September 10
Things To Do
- 9 am – Trees and Birds in our Neighborhood
- 11 am – Golden To Gilded Walking Tour
- 7:30 pm – Newport Music Festival presents Thalea String Quartet at Emmanuel Church
- 8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille –Neal McCarthy from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center (Virtual)– Searching For Mr. Rugoff, On Broadway
- Landing – Straight Outta Rehab at 7 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Voodoo Alley from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Rugburn at 9 pm
- O’brien’s Pub – John Erikson at 4:30 pm
- One Pelham East – Ryan McHugh at 8 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Top of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
- Nothing Scheduled
Saturday, September 11
Newport Polo’s Pro-Am returns on Saturday
Sail for Pride on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 will raise funds for charities
Spindle City Fest returning to Fall River September 11th
Things To Do
- 9 am to 12 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Pell Elementary School
- 10 am to 3 pm – Arts Education Open House at Jamestown Arts Center
- 10:45 am – Sail For Pride at Sail Newport
- 11 am – The French in 1780 Newport (featuring a replica of George Washington’s tent) at Great Friends Meeting House
- 11 am & 11:30 am – The Frenchin in 18th Century Newport Walking Tour
- 11:30 am – AMPSURF 9/11 Memorial Paddle Out at Second Beach
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 4 pm – Newport Pro-Am – Newport International Polo Series
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards – Dick Lupino’s Jazz Trio from 1 pm to 4 pm
- Gulf Stream Bar & Grille –Pat Cottrell from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center (Virtual)– Searching For Mr. Rugoff, On Broadway
- Landing – Mike Milazzo at 12 pm, Chelley Knight at 3:30 pm, Catching Blue at 7 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – The Lost Hermits from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Chopville at 9 pm
- One Pelham East – Sugarbabies at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
- Top of Pelham – Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
- Nothing Scheduled
Sunday, September 12
FirstWorks Live free Summer Concert Series returns Sunday with Trumpet Powerhouse Carlos de Leon
Things To Do
- 7 am – Newport Triathlon & Aquabike at Second Beach
- 8 am to 10 am – FREE Guided Bird Walks at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 11 am to 4 pm – The French in 1780 Newport (featuring a replica of George Washington’s tent) at Great Friends Meeting House
- 11 am & 11:30 am – Road to Independence Walking Tour
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 12 pm to 3 pm – Second Sundays at Prescott Farm
- 2:30 pm – Newport Music Festival presents The Westerlies at Miantonomi Memorial Park
- 6 pm – Coastal Queen Sunset Cruise with the Burn Card Band, Departing from Jamestown
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira from at 12:30 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center (Virtual)– Searching For Mr. Rugoff, On Broadway
- Landing – Justin Pomfret at 12 pm, Jim Devlin at 3:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Tim Taylor Blues Band from 4 pm to 7 pm
- One Pelham East – Ryan McHugh at 9 pm
- The Firehouse Theater – Chase Ceglie Quartet hosts jazz night at 5:30 pm
City & Government
- Nothing Scheduled