What's Up This Week: Nov. 28 - Dec. 4

Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this week, Monday, November 28 through Sunday, December 4, 2022.

Monday, November 28

Things To Do

10 am to 4 pm: The Breakers, Marble House & The Elms dressed for the Holidays
11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Road to Independence
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
7:30 pm: A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 11 am
The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm

City & Government

Jamestown: Town Council at 5 pm, Harbor Management Commission at 5 pm
Little Compton: Recreation Committee at 6:30 pm
Middletown: Planning Board at 3:15 pm, Town Council at 6 pm
Newport: School Committee at 5 pm, Ad Hoc School Building Committee at 5:30 pm, Zoning Board of Review at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Town Council at 7 pm
Tiverton: Housing Authority at 5:30 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
See the full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Tuesday, November 29

Newport City Council-elect to meet on Nov. 29

Things To Do

10 am to 4 pm: The Breakers, Marble House & The Elms dressed for the Holidays
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
7:30 pm: A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Fifth Element: Randy Robbins from 7 pm to 10 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Ticket To Paradise at 4:30 pm, Concert For George at 7:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 11 am

City & Government

Jamestown: Technical Review Committee at 10 am
Middletown: Planning Board at 6 pm
Newport: Tree Commission at 6 pm, City Council at 6 pm
Tiverton: School Committee at 7 pm
See the full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Wednesday, November 30

State House Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting scheduled for Nov. 30

Things To Do

10 am to 4 pm: The Breakers, Marble House & The Elms dressed for the Holidays
4:15 pm: Senior Ballroom Dance Classes at Common Fence Point Community Center
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
7:30 pm: A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
Fifth Element: Live music from 7 pm to 10 pm
Irish American Club: Mel from 8 pm to 10 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Ticket To Paradise at 4:30 pm, Portrait of The Queen at 7:30 pm
Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 11 am
Perro Salado: The Z-Boys from 9 pm to 12 am
Ragged Island Brewing: Live music from 4 pm to 7 pm
Sardella’s: Live Jazz music at 7 pm
Vieste Simply Italian: John & Joanne at 7:30 pm

City & Government

Middletown: School Building Committee at 3 pm
Tiverton: Harbor Commission at 7 pm
See the full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Thursday, December 1

Rhode Island Set to commence adult-use marijuana sales on Dec. 1

Things To Do

10 am to 4 pm: The Breakers, Marble House & The Elms dressed for the Holidays
4 pm: Holiday Open House at Colony House
4 pm: Game, Set, Lights at International Tennis Hall of Fame
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
6 pm: 52nd Annual Official Opening of Christmas in Newport
7 pm: King’s Park Tree Lighting
7:30 pm: A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

JPT Film & Event Center: Ticket To Paradise at 4:30 pm, A Christmas Carol: The Ghost Story at 6:30 pm
Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 11 am
Perro Salado: Steve Cerelli at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn at 6 pm
The Pub: John Erikson at 6 pm

City & Government

Newport: Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission at 5 pm
See the full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Friday, December 2

Things To Do

10 am to 4 pm: The Breakers, Marble House & The Elms dressed for the Holidays
10 am to 4 pm: A Rough Point Holiday
4 pm: Newport History Walking Tours: Holiday Lantern Tour
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
5:30 pm to 8 pm: Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Hotel Viking
7:30 pm: A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Bar & Board: Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio at 6:30 pm
Greenvale Vineyards: Jazz Time duo at 7 pm
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music at 6 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Tar at 4 pm & 7:30 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Blockhead at 9:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Gary Cummings & The G-Men at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Felix Brown Band at 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: DJ Remedy (video DJ) at 10 pm
One Pelham East: Live music at 8:30 pm, DJ at 11 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 10 pm
Stoneacre Garden: Mel 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
Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm

City & Government

No meetings are scheduled.
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Saturday, December 3

Bowen’s Wharf postpones 52nd Annual Tree Lighting to Dec. 4

Newport Illuminated Boat Parade canceled

NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador playing Jamestown Art Center Dec. 3

Annual Lucy’s Hearth Designer Wreath Sale will take place at Easton’s Beach on Dec. 3

SantaCon returns to Newport on Dec. 3

Biking and walking on the Pell Bridge? Interactive Exhibit at Colony House this weekend

Things To Do

~~8 am to 6 pm: Rogers Athletic Boosters Association 6th Annual Tree & Wreath Sale at IYRS~~ (Taking place only on Sunday due to weather)
9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market at Stoneacre Garden
9 am to 12 pm: Lucy’s Hearth Designer Wreath Sale at Easton’s Beach Rotunda
10 am to 3 pm: Crossing the Pell: A unique virtual reality experience at Old Colony House
10 am to 3:30 pm: James L. Maher Center Pop-up Tree & Wreath Sale at Castle Hill Inn
10 am to 4 pm: The Breakers, Marble House & The Elms dressed for the Holidays
10 am to 4 pm: A Rough Point Holiday
10 am to 5 pm: Biking and walking on the Pell Bridge? Interactive Exhibit at Colony House
10 am: Holiday Craft Fair at Hibernian Hall
10:30 am: Coastal Queen’s Candy Cane Express, from Jamestown
11 am: Fort Wetherill Cleanup
11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Discover Colonial Newport
12 pm to 6 pm: Franklin Street Holiday Stroll
12 pm to 8 pm: SantaCon throughout Newport
12:30 pm to 6 pm: ~~Bowen’s Wharf Tree Lighting~~ postponed to Sunday
1 pm to 4 pm: Trinity Church’s Annual Silver Tea and Crafts
1 pm: Santa and Mrs. Claus to Arrive in Jamestown on the Coastal Queen, Sat. Dec. 3 at 1pm
3 pm: Newport Boxfit Fall Fury III Exhibition Boxing
4 pm: Newport History Walking Tours: Holiday Lantern Tour
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
4:30 pm: Cruise with Coastal Queen to the Newport Illuminated Boat Parade
5:30 pm: Bristol’s Grand Illumination and Parade
~~6:15 pm: 25th Annual Newport Illuminated Boat Parade~~ (Boat Parade has been canceled)
7 pm & 9 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
7 pm: Newport Live presents Alisa Amador: “Women’s Voices” series at the Jamestown Arts Center
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Buskers: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
Jamestown Arts Center: Newport Live presents Alisa Amador: “Women’s Voices” series at the Jamestown Arts Center at 7 pm
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Tar at 4 pm & 7:30 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Robin & Friends at 8 pm
Newport Blues: Never In Vegas at 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: CGray the DJ at 10 pm
One Pelham East: Rusty from 3 pm to 7 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 10 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
Vieste Simply Italian: Live music at 7:30 pm

City & Government

No meetings are scheduled.
See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.

Sunday, December 4

Things To Do

8 am to 6 pm: Rogers Athletic Boosters Association 6th Annual Tree & Wreath Sale at IYRS
9:30 am: Santa Claus for a Cause at Newport Car Museum
10 am to 3 pm: Biking and walking on the Pell Bridge? Interactive Exhibit at Colony House
10 am to 4 pm: The Breakers, Marble House & The Elms dressed for the Holidays
10 am to 4 pm: A Rough Point Holiday
11 am: Newport History Walking Tours: Golden to Gilded
12:30 pm to 6 pm: Bowen’s Wharf Tree Lighting
1 pm: Newport Classical presents Messiah at the Mansion
2 pm to 4 pm: Whitehall Museum House Christmas Open House
2 pm: Newport String Quartet at Channing Memorial Church
3 pm: Holiday Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble Music at The Casino Theatre
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
For more events and things to do, visit our events calendar.

Entertainment

Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
Irish American Club: Karaoke at 9 pm
Johnny’s at Wyndham: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series presents Yvonne Monnett, Carl Gerhard, Alan Bernstein, and Mike Coffey from 3 pm to 7 pm
La Forge: Dave Manuel from 11 am to 2 pm
Narragansett Cafe: The Queensboro Hustlers at 4 pm
Newport Playhouse: A Christmas for Carol at 11 am
O’Brien’s Pub: Bingo at 7 pm
Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
The Firehouse Theater: Chase Ceglie Jazz Quartet at 5 pm