Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport this weekend, Friday, December 2 through Sunday, December 4, 2022.
Weather Forecast
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
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3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island
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Friday, December 2
‘Six Picks’ Music: The best in local music this weekend (Dec. 2-4)
A Very, Very Cassie and Maggie Christmas, Judy Collins and Handel’s Messiah
Open Houses: 24 homes to check out in Newport County this weekend
On the market for a new home? Here’s a look at what homes are hosting an open house this weekend.
CORONET scheduled to splash into Newport Harbor on Friday
CORONET will splash into Newport Harbor on Friday, December 2 somewhere between 12 pm – 4 pm.
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
Tree Lighting moved from Saturday to Sunday
Newport Illuminated Boat Parade canceled
The City’s annual food drive for the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will go on with donations accepted through the weekend at the Newport Harbormaster’s Office.
NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador playing Jamestown Art Center Dec. 3
Singer-songwriter appearing as part of “Women’s Voices” series
Annual Lucy’s Hearth Designer Wreath Sale will take place at Easton’s Beach on Dec. 3
Annual Wreath Sale benefits families experiencing homelessness in Rhode Island.
SantaCon returns to Newport on Dec. 3
Dozens of “Santas” are expected to take to the streets of Newport on Saturday, December 3 to take part in the annual event known as SantaCon.
Biking and walking on the Pell Bridge?
The interactive installation will be open to the public at the Old Colony House on Newport’s Washington Square on Saturday, December 3 from 10 am–5 pm and on Sunday, December 4 from 10 am–3 pm.
‘Six Picks’ World Cup Edition – Best spots to catch all the action in Newport and beyond
Full slate of World Cup games begins Monday, November 21
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: Netherlands versus USA in World Cup
- 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: Author Storytime! with Anika & Christopher Denise at Charter Books
- 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 Lightingpostponed 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
Navy Band Northeast Woodwind Ensemble to perform during a free Holiday Community Concert on Dec. 4
The performance is open to the community. The concert will last about an hour and will feature musical seasonal favorites, according to organizers.
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: Free Holiday Community Concert with Navy Band Northeast at Calvary United Methodist 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
- 22 Bowen’s: Sunday Jazz Brunch from 11 am to 3 pm
- 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
City & Government
- No meetings are scheduled.
- See a full list of public meetings in Rhode Island here.
