Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport, Rhode Island, this Memorial Day week/weekend!
Note—This story will be updated throughout the week as we are informed about additional events, so please check back often for the latest!
Cruise Ship Schedule
Coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule – Island Princess will visit on Saturday, June 15.
Monday, May 20
Things To Do
- 39th Annual Grosvenor Cushing Golf Tournament at Newport Country Club
- 10:30 am: Book Walk & Talk at Bulgarmarsh Park
- 4 pm to 5 pm: Tinker Club at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm to 7 pm: Vinyl Sticker Workshop for Adults at Newport Public Library
- 7 pm to 8 pm: Adult Beginner Barre and Stretch at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
Live Music & Entertainment
- Firehouse Theater: NEE JAM from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Landing: Mark Fynn from 2 pm to 5 pm, The Naticks from 5:30 pm to 8 pm
- Newport Playhouse: The Foursome at 11 am
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Musical Menagerie at 10 pm
- Schooners Bar & Beer Garden: Open jam at 7 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
Newport County Government
- Jamestown: Board of Canvassers at 2:30 pm, Town Council at 4:30 pm
- Little Compton: Recreation Committee at 7 pm
- Middletown: Town Council at 5 pm
- Newport: Zoning Board of Review at 6 pm
- Tiverton: Zoning Revision Committee at 5 pm, Wastewater District at 5:30 pm, Housing Authority at 5:30 pm, Open Space Commission at 6 pm, Library Trustees at 7 pm
Tuesday, May 21
Things To Do
- 3 pm to 4 pm: Chess Club at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Teen Collage Workshops at Newport. Public Library
- 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm: In Conversation: Jordan Seaberry and Dr. Sunita Puri at Newport Art Museum
- 6 pm to 7 pm: Ballroom Dance at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6:30 pm: Born to Rise™ Women’s Story night at Diego’s Barrio Cantina
Live Music & Entertainment
- Fastnet Pub: Disco Tuesday with DJ 4Hundo at 10 pm
- Gas Lamp Grille: Karaoke at 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Wicked Little Letters at 4:30 pm, Coup De Chance at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Mark Flynn from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Jay Parker from 4 pm to 7 pm, John Erikson from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Trivia from 7 pm to 9 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- Discover Newport: Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau dba Discover Newport at 12 pm
- Jamestown: Jamestown School Committee at 6 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton School Committee at 3:30 pm, Little Compton Board of Canvassers at 6 pm, Little Compton Board of Canvassers at 7:30 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Juvenile Hearing Board at 5:45 pm, Middletown Library Board of Trustees at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Ad Hoc Bridge Realignment Property Advisory Commission at 5 pm, Newport School Committee – Wellness Subcommittee at 5:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Board of Canvassers at 3 pm, Portsmouth Water and Fire District at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Town Council at 7 pm, Tiverton School Committee at 7 pm, Tiverton Conservation Commission at 11:30 pm
Wednesday, May 22
Preview: Docket for Newport City Council Regular Meeting on May 22
Here’s a look at what will go before members of Newport City Council.
Things To Do
- 10 am to 11 am: Family Storytime at Newport Public Library
- 11 am to 6 pm: Wednesday Flight Specials at Newport Vineyards
- 2 pm to 5 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Wednesday on Memorial Boulevard
- 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm: Free Wednesday Nature Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 3:30 pm to 5 pm: Dungeons and Dragons at Newport Public Library
- 6 pm to 8 pm: Drink & Draw at Newport Art Museum
- 6 pm to 8 pm: Fiber Therapy: A Knitting and Crocheting Group, Open to All! at Newport Public Library
- 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- Fifth Element: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Coup De Chance at 4:30 pm, Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Mark Flynn from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jim Devlin from 7 pm to 10 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: The Van Pelt Duo at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Steve Demers from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Sardella’s: Live Jazz Music at 7 pm
- The Quencher: Karaoke at 9 pm
Newport County Government
- Middletown: Middletown Town Council at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport School Committee at 5:30 pm, Newport City Council at 5:30 pm, Newport City Council at 6:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee – Safety Subcommittee at 2 pm, Portsmouth School Committee – Finance Subcommittee at 3 pm, Portsmouth School Committee – Personnel Subcommittee at 4 pm
- RITBA: Turnpike and Bridge Authority, Rhode Island at 8:30 am
- Tiverton: Tiverton North End and Industrial/Business Park Advisory Subcommittee at 7 pm
Thursday, May 23
Things To Do
- Rogue Island Comedy Festival throughout Newport County
- 10 am to 11 am: Yoga for Kids! at Newport Public Library
- 11 am to 12 pm: Maker Kids: Perler Bead Suncatchers at Newport Public Library
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Retro Gaming at Newport Public Library
- 5 pm to 8 pm: Mindful Mending Workshop at Jamestown Arts Center
- 5:30 pm to 7 pm: Adult Intermediate Ballet at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 6 pm to 7 pm: Ann Hood signs and speaks about her new novel, The Stolen Child, at Charter Books
- 6:30 pm: Puritans, Pirates, and Portuguese-A talk by Stephen Luce at Portsmouth Historical Society
- 7 pm to 8 pm: Absolute Beginner Ballet and Stretch at The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet
- 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm: Bike Newport Full Moon Ride at Equality Park
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: Coup De Chance at 4:30 pm, The Princess Bride at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Mark Flynn from 4 pm to 7 pm, Timmy Smith from 8 pm to 11 pm
- One Pelham East: The Naticks from 9:30 pm to 1 am
- Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia in the Barn from 6 pm to 8 pm
- Rejects Beer Co.: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- Little Compton: Little Compton Town Council at 6:30 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Town Council Sub-Committee Short Term Rentals at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Parks and Recreation at 5:30 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Economic Development Commission at 6 pm
Friday, May 24
Newport to appear on Food Network’s ‘Best Bite In Town’ on May 24
Set your DVR (or whatever you record shows with these days) as Newport will be the focus of “Best Bite In Town” on the Food Network on Friday, May 24.
Free ‘Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley’ returning to Newport this summer
With summer just around the corner, the popular free hop-on hop-off trolley will return to Newport beginning Friday, May 24, 2024.
Things To Do
- Rogue Island Comedy Festival throughout Newport County
- 9 am to 7 pm: Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial at Fort Adams State Park
- 11 am to 6 pm: Memorial Day Weekend Celebration at Newport Vineyards
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 7:30 pm: The James Montgomery Band W/ The Uptown Horns Benefit Concert for Broadway Street Fair at The JPT
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at Center Bar at 8:30 pm
- Bar & Board: DJ Zane from 9 pm to 12 am
- Blue Anchor Grille: Double A from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Mike Warner & Friends at 9 pm
- Dockside: Spiffy Friday with DJ Jutt from 9 pm to 1 am
- JPT Film & Event Center: The James Montgomery Band W/ The Uptown Horns Benefit Concert for Broadway Street Fair at 7:30 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Landing: Jay Parker from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Chelley Knight from 4 pm to 7 pm, Straight Outta Rehab from 8 pm to 12 am
- Localz Tiverton: Steven Rodrigues from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Sean Rivers from 9:30 pm to 12 am
- Narragansett Cafe: Bar Fly from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Ross Macandrew from 3:30 pm to 7 pm, 719 Band from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ from 11:30 pm to close
- Ragged Island Brewing Co.: Megan Chenot from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 6 pm & 8 pm
- Speakeasy: Justin Pomfret at 9 pm
- Sunset Cove: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- The Deck: Ruby Mac from 7 pm to 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Pineapple Club at Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- The Quencher: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 10 pm
- The Reef: Bonnie Affaire from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos from 7:30 pm to 12:30 am
- Vieste’s Vino Wine Bar: Live music at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- Jamestown: Jamestown Elections Training and Advisory Ad Hoc Committee at 10 am
Saturday, May 25
Wakefield Music Festival to return to downtown for a day of fun and music on May 25
Wakefield Music Festival to return to downtown with diverse musical lineup
Newport Vineyards’ Memorial Day Weekend Bash: Live music, food, & wine and beer tastings
Newport Vineyards Announces Annual Memorial Day Weekend Celebration
Newport Rotary Club to host Annual Charity Polo Match on May 25
Newport Rotary Club to host annual charity polo match
Things To Do
- Rogue Island Comedy Festival throughout Newport County
- 8 am to 12 pm/: The Point Association’s Annual Plant Sale at St. John’s Church
- 9 am: Yoga Saturdays at Hotel Viking
- 9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Saturday at Embrace Home Loans
- 9 am to 7 pm: Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial at Fort Adams State Park
- 10:30 am to 11 am: Children’s Storytime at Charter Books
- 11 am to 12 pm: LEGO Club at Newport Public Library
- 11 am to 6 pm: Memorial Day Weekend Celebration at Newport Vineyards
- 1 pm: Shop to Support Potter League at Helly Hansen Newport
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 2 pm to 4 pm: Afternoon Tea Service at One Bellevue Restaurant at Hotel Viking
- 2 pm to 5 pm: Mushroom Hunting Lecture and Guided Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 5 pm: Newport Polo Rotary Charity Match at Newport International Polo Grounds
- 5:30 pm: Tiverton Celebrates Fireworks & Block Party at Grinnell’s Beach
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Dan San Duo at 8:30 pm
- Bar & Board: Zajac Brothers from 8 pm to 11 pm
- Blue Anchor Grill: Bob Porawski from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Dockside: The Complaints from 9 pm to 1 am, Felix Brown Band from 9 pm to 1 am
- Greenvale Vineyards: Los Duderinos from 12 pm to 3 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Lainey Dionne from 6 pm to 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Wildcat at 1 pm, Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 4:30 pm, 7 pm, & 9:30 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Landing: Jay Parker from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Chelley Knight from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jake Kulak Band from 8 pm to 12 am
- Localz Tiverton: Rowan and Beautifully Human at 5:30 pm
- Long Wharf Mall: In Tandem from 1 pm to 5 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music from 9 pm to 12 am
- Narragansett Cafe: Rugburn from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Rich Polseno ft. Chris Quiray from 1 pm to 4 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: C. Gray The DJ at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Connor Cox from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, Timmy Smith from 4 pm to 7 pm, Timeless from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ Klassik from 11:30 pm to close
- Parlor Newport: Bad and Boujee from 9:30 pm to 1 am
- Rusty’s Bar & Grille: The 3Sum Band at 8 pm
- Speakeasy: Sean Rivers from 9:30 pm to 12 am
- Sunset Cove: The Girls from 6 pm to 9 pm
- The Deck: DJ Zane and Ace from 9 pm to 1 am
- The Firehouse Theatre: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- The Pineapple Club at Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- The Pub at 2 Mile Corner: Double Shot Show from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- The Quencher: Karaoke at 10 pm
- The Reef: Steve Cerelli from 12 pm to 3 pm, Brian Scott from 3 pm to 6 pm, Tyler Dhone from 7 pm to 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos from 7:30 pm to 12:30 am
- Tremblay’s Island Park Bar & Grill: Broken Roses at 8 pm
- Vieste’s Vino Wine Bar: Live music at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Sunday, May 26
Things To Do
- Rogue Island Comedy Festival throughout Newport County
- 8 am to 10 am: Cars & Coffee — Park Place
- 8 am to 10 am: Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 9 am to 7 pm: Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial at Fort Adams State Park
- 10 am: Decoration Day tour at Island Cemetery
- 10 am to 1:30 pm: Tiverton Farmers Market – Summer at Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area
- 10 am to 2 pm: Sunday Brunch at Newport Vineyards
- 10:30 am to 12 pm: Greenvale Vineyards Brunch in the Vines at Greenvale Vineyards
- 11 am to 2 pm: Kite Making Day at Jamestown Arts Center
- 11 am to 6 pm: Memorial Day Weekend Celebration at Newport Vineyards
- 11:30 am: Scenic Wonders of the Great American West at Channing Memorial Church
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
- 2 pm to 4 pm: Afternoon Tea Service at One Bellevue Restaurant at Hotel Viking
- 4:30 pm: Tiverton Full Moon Sound Meditation at Four Corners Arts Center
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at Center Bar at 8:30 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- Diego’s Cantina: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 7 pm & 9 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Colescott Rubin from 1 pm to 4 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series from 3 pm to 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Great Escape at 2 pm, Wildcat at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Jim Devlin from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Blockhead from 4 pm to 7 pm, Jake Kulak Band from 8 pm to 12 am
- Narragansett Cafe: Cee Cee & The Riders from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Birdstick Duo from 1 pm to 4 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Bingo at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Chopville from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Stu Krous from 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ from 11:30 pm to close
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Dave Alves from 9:30 pm to 12:20 am
- Sunset Cove: Andre Arsenault from 11 am to 2 pm
- The Deck: Matt & Jimmy from 12 pm to 3 pm, Felix Brown Trio from 3 pm to 6 pm, DJ D-WUN from 7 pm to close
- The Pineapple Club at Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
- The Protective Club: Anita from 6 pm to 9 pm
- The Reef: Steel Drum from 1 pm to 4 pm, Jake Hus from 5 pm to 8 pm
- VFW Post 5390 – Portsmouth: Karaoke Night with Bobby Sylvia from 5 pm to 8 pm
Newport County Government
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Monday, May 27
Newport’s Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War to host Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Island Cemetery
Sherman Camp 1 invites members of the public to join in the annual observance at the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) burial plot for a public ceremony that will feature a speaking program, poetry and patriotic readings, the laying of flowers, and a military salute with firing detail provided by the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry.
Things To Do
- Rogue Island Comedy Festival throughout Newport County
- 9 am to 6 pm: Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial at Fort Adams State Park
- 10 am: Strewing of Flowers, A Traditional Maritime Military Remembrance Ceremony at Storer Park
- 11 am to 5 pm: Memorial Day Weekend Celebration at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm: Newport Memorial Day Ceremony at Newport City Hall
- 12 pm to 3 pm: Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower open to the public
- 1 pm to 6 pm: Ca’ del Bosco Wine Garden at The Chanler at Cliff Walk
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bar & Board: DJ Madhouse from 9 pm to 12 am
- Greenvale Vineyards: Craig DeMelo from 1 pm to 4 pm
- Landing: Justin Pomfret from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Mark Flynn from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Howlin Rhodes from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Newport Vineyards: The Teledynes from 1 pm to 4 pm
- One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 3:30 pm to 7 pm, Bruce jacques from 9:30 pm to 12:30 am
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Musical Menagerie at 10 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm
- The Pineapple Club at Newport Harbor Island Resort: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
Newport County Government
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Hi Ryan: Do you know when Harle Tinney is giving out her scholarship award at Johnny’s
Thanks!