Here’s a look at all that’s happening for events, live music, and entertainment in and around Newport, Rhode Island this weekend, Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5.
Cruise Ship Schedule
Here’s what’s coming up next on the 2024 Cruise Ship Schedule.
- Sunday, May 5 | Meraviglia
- Saturday, June 15 | Island Princess
- Wednesday, June 19 | Silver Shadow
Friday, May 3
Things To Do in Newport County
- 10 am to 11 am: A is for Art at Newport Public Library
- 2 pm to 5 pm: Film Series – Viola Davis at Newport Public Library
- 3:30 pm: Fiber Arts Meet Up at Portsmouth Free Public Library
- 6 pm: Newport Little League Annual Fundraiser at O’Brien’s Pub
- 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm: Grown-Up American Girl Talk with Allison Horrocks at Richard I. Burnham Resource Center
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment in Newport County
- Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at Center Bar from 8:30 pm to 12:30 am
- Blue Anchor Grille: Mark Flynn from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Mike Warner & Friends at 9 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Group Therapy from 6 pm to 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Coup De Chance at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Next Stop Band from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
- Newport Playhouse: The Foursome at 6 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Jimmy Weinstock from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Felix Brown Band from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ from 11:30 pm to 1 am
- Ragged Island Brewing Co.: Kate Virginia from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 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
- Little Compton: Budget Committee at 7 pm, Town Council at 7 pm
Saturday, May 4
Things To Do in Newport County
- 8 am: Sachuest Point Morning Stroll, Janes Walk Series at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
- 9 am: Yoga Saturdays at Hotel Viking
- 9 am to 12 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market – Saturday at Embrace Home Loans
- 9 am to 1 pm: Butts Hill Fort Spring Cleanup at Butts Hill Fort
- 10 am: Volunteer work in Newport’s Common Burying Ground
- 10 am: Jane’s Walk Festival Newport: Walk the Rim at Easton’s Pond Reservoir
- 10 am to 11 am: Saturday Stories at Newport Public Library
- 10:30 am to 11 am: Children’s Storytime at Charter Books
- 10:30 am to 12 pm: Jane’s Walk Newport: Whatever happened to “Old Town” Newport: urban redevelopment at Brick Market Place
- 11 am: Jane’s Walk Festival Newport: Surfing the Airwaves from Newport County at Braga Park
- 11 am to 12 pm: LEGO Club at Newport Public Library
- 11:30 am to 5 pm: 21st Annual Spring Festival at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm: Free Comic Book Day at Annex Art at Annex Comics
- 2 pm to 4 pm: Afternoon Tea Service at One Bellevue Restaurant at Hotel Viking
- 3 pm: Jane’s Walk Festival Newport: Paths of Desire: Walking Without Sidewalks on Memorial Blvd.
- 4 pm: Newport Sings “Song Fest” at Calvary United Methodist Church
- 4 pm: JAC Talk with Brad Gooch at Jamestown Arts Center
- 4 pm to 8 pm: Kentucky Derby Party at The Vanderbilt, Auberge Resorts Collection
- 5 pm: 3rd Annual “First Pitch” Dinner Fundraiser at Ochre Court
- 5 pm to 8 pm: DeBlois Gallery May Showing at DeBlois Gallery
- 5:30 pm: Kentucky Derby Party at Caleb & Broad
- 6 pm to 7:30 pm: Mexican Celebration Cruise with Coastal Queen Cruises
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment in Newport County
- Bally’s Tiverton: Life of the Party at 8:30 pm
- Blue Anchor Grill: Andre Arsenault from 6 pm to 9 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
- Elks Club: Black Lights at 6 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Live Jazz Music from 12 pm to 3 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Stu Krous from 6 pm to 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: Star Wars: A New Hope at 2 pm, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back at 4:30 pm, Star Wars: The Return of The Jedi at 7:30 pm
- La Forge Casino Restaurant: Dave Manuel at 6 pm
- Landing: Jay Parker from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Dave Alves Band from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: The Travelin’ Wanna B’s from 9 pm to 12 am
- Narragansett Cafe: The Senders from 8:30 pm to 12 am
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Newport Playhouse: The Foursome at 6 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: C. Gray The DJ at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Timmy Smith from 4 pm to 7 pm, Hit Play Duo from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, DJ from 11:30 pm to 1 am
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
- Vieste’s Vino Wine Bar: Live music at 7 pm
Newport County Government
- Tiverton: Tiverton Town Council at 9 am
Sunday, May 5
Things To Do in Newport County
- 8 am to 10 am: Cars & Coffee — Fort Adams
- 8:15 am: Cape Cod Corvette Club Car Show at Newport Car Museum
- 9 am to 11:55 pm: Cinco de Mayo Throw Down at Diego’s Newport & Wharf Southern Kitchen
- 10 am: Tiverton Farmers’ Market at Tiverton Middle School
- 10 am to 12 pm: Wellness + Wine: Yoga w/ Love > Fear at Newport Vineyards
- 11:30 am: Jane’s Walk Festival Newport: From Levin to Spring Street: Deconstructing a Historic House on Spring Street
- 11:50 am: Aquidneck Island National Police Parade
- 1 pm to 3 pm: Mother’s Day Tea at Admiral Fitzroy Inn
- 1 pm to 3 pm: Oyster + Wine Flight Pairing at Greenvale Vineyards
- 2 pm to 4 pm: Afternoon Tea Service at One Bellevue Restaurant at Hotel Viking
- 3 pm: Jane’s Walk Festival Newport: Bellevue, Memorial’s Hidden Neighborhood at Casino Terrace
Live Music & Entertainment in Newport County
- Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: T & R Acoustic from 1 pm to 4 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series from 3 pm to 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial at 2 pm, Coup De Chance at 4:30 pm, Macbeth: Ralph Fiennes & Indira Varma at 6:30 pm
- Landing: Jim Devlin from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Timeless from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Pat Halpin & The 351s from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Newport Craft: Empire Wild from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
- Newport Playhouse: The Foursome at 11 am
- O’Brien’s Pub: Bingo at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Chopville from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Ryan McHugh at 9 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- The Pub at Two Mile Corner: John Erikson at 4 pm
Newport County Government
- No local meetings are scheduled.
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