Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week.
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Monday, October 18
Touro Synagogue closes for the season on October 18
Things To Do
- 10 am to 2 pm – Touro Synagogue Grounds & Visitors Center Open for award-winning History Tours
- 12 pm to 6 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Fastnet: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
City & Government
- 5:30 pm – Newport Energy and Environment Commission
- 5:30 pm – Tiverton Wastewater District
- 6 pm – Newport Zoning Board of Review
- 6 pm – Middletown Town Council
- 6:15 pm – Jamestown Town Council
- 6:30 pm – Little Compton Charter Review Commission
- 6:30 pm – Jamestown Town Council
- 7 pm – Tiverton Town Council
- 7 pm – Tiverton School Committee
- 7 pm – Tiverton Library Trustees
Tuesday, October 19
Things To Do
- 11 am to 6 pm – Tasting Tuesdays at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm to 6 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- 2 pm to 6 pm – Tiverton Farmers Market
- 5 pm to 9 pm – Tapas and Tequila Tasting Experience at Hotel Viking
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Celtica – Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center (In Theatre) –The Velvet Underground at 7:30 pm
- One Pelham East – Stu Sinclair from 9 pm to 1 am
City & Government
- 12 pm – Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau dba Discover Newport
- 6 pm – Middletown Planning Board
- 6 pm – Middletown Library Board of Trustees
- 6 pm – Little Compton School Committee
- 6 pm – Little Compton Wilbour Woods Stakeholders Committee
- 6:30 pm – Jamestown Conservation Commission
- 6:30 pm – Newport Historic District Commission
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Water and Fire District
Wednesday, October 20
Things To Do
- 10 am to 11 am – Fall Newport Tree Walk at Miantonomi Memorial Park
- 12 pm to 6 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- 2 pm to 6 pm – Aquidneck Growers Summer Market on Memorial Blvd.
- 5:30 pm – Bike Newport Full Moon Rides
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Celtica – Team Trivia at 7:30 pm
- Fastnet Pub – Trivia at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center (In Theatre) – Teton Gravity Presents Stoke The Fire at 6 pm
City & Government
- 9 am – Tiverton Historic Preservation Advisory Board
- 10 am – Jamestown Housing Authority
- 2:30 pm – Jamestown Beavertail State Park Advisory
- 5:30 pm – Middletown Open Space and Fields Committee
- 6 pm – Middletown School Building Committee
- 7 pm – Tiverton Cemetery Commission
- 7 pm – Jamestown Planning Commission
- 7 pm – Jamestown Planning Commission
Thursday, October 21
Things To Do
- 12 pm to 6 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- 4 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 5:30 pm – Restore in Nature: Trees & Leaves at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 6 pm – Lecture: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller: Race, Space, and the Making of a Professional Woman Artist at Rosecliff
- 6 pm to 7:30 pm – The Cocktail Club Mixology Class
- 7 pm – The Newport Housing Crisis Panel Series: Part 2
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center (In Theatre) – The Exorcist at 7:30 pm
- La Forge – Honky Tonk Knights from 7 pm to 9 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Spiffy Entertainment at 9 pm
- Pour Judgement – Mel at 10 pm
City & Government
- 3:15 pm – Middletown School Committee
- 3:45 pm – Newport Public Library
- 5:30 pm – Portsmouth Parks and Recreation
- 6 pm – Middletown Affordable Housing Committee
- 6:30 pm – Jamestown School Committee
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Glen Manor House Authority
- 7 pm – Portsmouth Zoning Board of Review
Friday, October 22
Innovate Newport to host a Startup Showcase & Quick Pitch event
Things To Do
- 12 pm to 6 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 3 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 4 pm to 7 pm – Enchanted Hour in the Mansion at The Vanderbilt
- 5 pm – Grimm’s Fairy Trail presented by Newport Children’s Theatre
- 7:30 pm – Festival Ballet Providence presents “Continuing Points”
- 7:30 pm – Silver Scream Horror Hike presented by Newport Children’s Theatre
- 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
- Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – The Manatees from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Take It To The Bridg at 9 pm
- One Pelham East – Live music 8 pm to 11 pm, Live DJ at 11:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
City & Government
- Nothing scheduled.
Saturday, October 23
Things To Do
- 8 am to 5 pm – Bier Garden on Bellevue Pop-Up with Newport Craft
- 9 am to 12 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Pell Elementary School
- 10 am to 5 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- 10 am – Hike & Stretch @ Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 11 am & 2 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 11 am to 5 pm – Family Hayride and interactive petting zoo visit at Simmons Farm
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 3 pm – Simmons Farm Mozzarella Cheese Making Class
- 5 pm – Grimm’s Fairy Trail presented by Newport Children’s Theatre
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- 7:30 pm – Festival Ballet Providence presents “Continuing Points”
- 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
- Narragansett Cafe –Steve Smith & The Nakeds from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Fast Times at 9 pm
- Newport Craft – Mel from 3 pm to 6 pm
- One Pelham East – Live music from 3:30 pm to 7 pm, Ryan McHugh from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
City & Government
Sunday, October 24
Potter League to host 32nd Annual Heart & Sole Walk for Animals at Fort Adams
Things To Do
- 8 am to 3 pm – Antique & FLEA MARKET at ELKS LODGE #104 10/24
- 10 am to 2 pm – Potter Lague For Animals Heart & Sole Walk for Animals at Fort Adams State Park
- 10 am to 5 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- 11 am to 5 pm – Family Hayride and interactive petting zoo visit
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 1 pm to 5 pm – Barks & Brews Fundraiser at Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling
- 2 pm – Festival Ballet Providence presents “Continuing Points”
- 2:30 pm – Navy Band Northeast’s Jack Tar Brass Band presented by Newport Classical at Miantonomi Park
- 4:30 pm – Grapes & Gourmet Sunset Wine Tasting Cruise on the Coastal Queen, 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
- Narragansett Cafe – Pat Halpin & The 351’s from 4 pm to 7 pm
- One Pelham East – Live music from 4:30 pm to 8 pm, Ryan McHugh from 9 pm to 1 am
- The Firehouse Theater – Chase Ceglie Quartet hosts jazz night at 5:30 pm
City & Government
