Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this weekend.
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Friday, October 29
Preservation Society to host a Scavenger Hunt and Trick or Treat event at The Breakers
Things To Do
- Salve Regina University Fall Festival Weekend 2021
- 12 pm to 6 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 1 pm to 3 pm – Miantonomi Tree Planting Volunteer Event
- 3 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 3 pm to 9 pm – Rejects Dogs Halloween Parade at Rejects Beer Co.
- 4 pm to 7 pm – Enchanted Hour in the Mansion at The Vanderbilt
- 5:30 pm & 6:30 pm – Preservation Society to host a Scavenger Hunt and Trick or Treat event at The Breakers
- 6:30 pm – Tour de Fright at Bike Newport
- 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
- Blue Anchor Grill – Gary Farias from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Gurney’s Newport – DJ Nook from 5 pm to 10 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham – Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- La Forge – Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – Steamy Windows from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – 7 Day Weekend at 9 pm
- One Pelham East – Jeff Rosen from 8 pm to 11 pm, Live DJ at 11:30 pm
- Speakeasy – Live music at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Reef – Sean Rivers from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham – Dueling Pianos from 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
- Nothing scheduled.
Saturday, October 30
Best-selling author Ann Hood hosts ‘The Writing Life’ public talk at Salve Regina on Oct. 30
Things To Do
- Salve Regina University Fall Festival Weekend 2021
- 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
- 11 am & 2 pm – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 12 pm – Treats Along the Trails at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm & 4 pm – Family Hayride and interactive petting zoo visit
- 5 pm to 8 pm – Spooky Roam Around Rough Point
- 7 pm & 9 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
- 8 pm – Common Fence Music Presents S.G. Goodman
- For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Casino Theatre – S.G. Goodman at 8 pm
- Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
- Common Fence Community Hall – Kyle Rogers from 12 pm to 3 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards – Dick Lupino Jazz Quartet from 1 pm to 4 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham – Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- La Forge – Dave Manuel from 6 pm to 10 pm
- Narragansett Cafe –The Smokin Toads from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Craft – The Naticks at 3 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe – Never In Vegas at 9 pm
- Norey’s – Love Scandal at 9:30 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
- Rusty’s – Barfly at 8:30 pm
- Speakeasy – Live music at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
- The Reef – Brian Scott Trio from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham – Dueling Painos from 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
City & Government
- Nothing scheduled.
Sunday, October 31
Things To Do
- Salve Regina University Fall Festival Weekend 2021
- 8 am to 10 am – Cars & Coffee – Trunk or Treat at Fort Adams
- 10 am to 2 pm – Spooky Paint Party at Greenvale Vineyards
- 10 am to 5 pm – Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch open
- 11 am – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
- 12 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours
- 1 pm & 2 pm – Family Hayride and interactive petting zoo visit
- 2 pm – The Newport String Project Presents: Dvorak, Montgomery and Tate at St. Columba’s Chapel
- 2 pm – 2nd Annual Espresso Martini Contest Sponsored by Bully Boy Distillers at Bar and Board
- 3 pm & 4 pm – Family Hayride and interactive petting zoo visit
- 5:30 pm – Halloween at St. John’s
- 8 pm – Halloween Hilarity with The Bit Players at 8 pm
- 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
- Fastnet Pub – Traditional Irish Music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Johnny’s at Wyndham – Live music from 3 pm to 7 pm
- La Forge – Dave Manuel from 11 am to 2 pm
- Narragansett Cafe – The Blue Fo’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
- Pour Judgement – Los Duerinos at 10 pm
- St. Colomba’s – Newport String Quartet at 2 pm
- The Firehouse Theater – Chase Ceglie Quartet hosts jazz night at 5:30 pm, Halloween Hilarity with The Bit Players at 8 pm
City & Government
Nothing scheduled.
