Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County, Rhode Island, this weekend, Monday, June 2 through Sunday, June 8.
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Monday, June 2
Morning Notes: Newport to hoist Pride Flag this evening, kicking off month of celebrations
Festivities begin at 5 PM with a community march to City Hall, followed by a ceremony featuring a mayoral proclamation, speeches, and performances.
Jane Pickens Theater will serve up cult classics, new Wes Anderson film in June
Jump Into June with These Iconic Films at The JPT
Things To Do
- 10 am: Free self-guided tours at Eisenhower House
- 1 pm: Newport Open at Newport Country Club
- 3:30 pm: Seedling Swap at Middletown Public Library
- 5 pm: Pride Flag Ceremony at Newport City Hall
Live Music & Entertainment
- Landing: Justin Pomfret at 12:30 pm, Mark Flynn at 4 pm, Blistering Ego at 8 pm
- Newport Craft: Bingo at 6 pm
- Newport Harbor Island Resort: Music Bingo at 6:30 pm
- Newport Pickleball Club: The Newport Groove Merchants at 6:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Bruce Jacques at 9 pm
- Perro Salado: John Monllos at 5:30 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theater: NEE Jam at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Town Council at 7 pm, Board of Canvassers at 7 pm
- Little Compton: Historic Preservation Advisory Committee at 5 pm
- Middletown: Planning Board at 3 pm, Town Council at 5:30 pm
- Newport: Planning Board at 6:30 pm
- Portsmouth: Policy Subcommittee at 1 pm, Free Public Library at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Historical Cemeteries Commission at 6 pm
Tuesday, June 3
Yagi Noodles to host intimate ‘Izakaya and Nihonshu’ sake dinner with expert guide
Yagi Noodles partners with sake expert for educational dinner featuring Japan’s national drink
Historic Easton’s Beach Carousel may find new home in Aquidneck Park
Workshop planned to assess feasibility of moving attraction, updating recreation center
Things To Do
- 11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
- 6 pm: Concert & Dinner Experience with Cellist Joshua Roman at The Reef
- 7 pm: Izakaya and Nihonshu Sake Dinner at Yagi Noodles
Live Music & Entertainment
- JPT Film & Event Center: When Fall Is Coming at 5 pm, Say Anything at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Dan Decristofaro at 12:30 pm, Adam Hanna at 4 pm, John Erickson at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Craft: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
- One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Jamestown Fire Department at 7 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Planning Board at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown School Committee at 4:30 pm, Middletown Tax Exploration Sub-Committee at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am, Newport City Council at 5:30 pm, Newport School Committee – Wellness Subcommittee at 6 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Charter Review Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Semiquincentennial Commission at 6:30 pm, Tiverton Planning Board at 6:30 pm, Tiverton Litter Committee at 6:30 pm
Wednesday, June 4
Things To Do
- 11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards
- 2 pm: Aquidneck Growers Market on Memorial Blvd.
- 2 pm: Newport Pride Month: Rainbow Resilience at Newport Pride Center
- 3:30 pm: Free Wednesday Walk at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 6 pm: Global Running Day Fun Run at lululemon Newport
- 6:30 pm: Fermentation Class at Forty 1 North
- 6:30 pm: Pride Month – Queer Connections: Book Night & Pizza Party at Newport Pride Center
- 6:35 pm: Newport Gulls home game at Cardines Field
Live Music & Entertainment
- Buskers: Open Mic with Mike Warner at 9 pm
- Fastnet Pub: Trivia at 9 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: When Fall Is Coming at 5 pm, A Clockwork Orange at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Mike Milazzo at 12:30 pm, DJ Roux at 4 pm, at Jim Devlin at 8 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Eoin Egan on the patio at 4:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Karaoke at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: In Tandem at 5:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Jamestown: Jamestown Tick Task Force at 5 pm, Jamestown Planning Commission at 6 pm
- Little Compton: Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust at 7 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Citizens Memorial Committee at 10 am, Middletown School Subcommittee for Negotiations at 4 pm, Middletown Library Building Committee at 6 pm
- Newport: Newport Beach Commission at 5 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth Harbor Commission at 7 pm
- Tiverton: Tiverton Zoning Board of Review at 7 pm
Thursday, June 5
‘Little Clam’ will open on June 5 at Wayfinder Newport
Chefs Jake Rojas and Antonio Wormley to Helm Wayfinder’s New Restaurant
Things To Do
- 11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
- 5 pm: Little Clam Grand Opening at Wayfinder Newport
- 6 pm: Read Your Color – Adult Event at Middletown Public Library
- 6:30 pm: Sunset Stories: A Mindful Book Club at Sunset Cove
- 7 pm: Film Screening: Optics of Aging at Jamestown Arts Center
Live Music & Entertainment
- Antonio’s Pizza By The Slice: Trivia at 6 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire at 4 pm, The Phoenician Scheme at 7:30 pm
- Landing: Justin Pomfret at 12:30 pm, Mark Flynn at 4 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Patrick Gaynes at 5 pm
- Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Harbor Island Resort: Justin Pomfret at 6 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: The Grafters on the patio at 4:30 pm, DJ CNote in the pub at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Sugarbabies at 9 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Company: Trivia at 6 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Little Compton: Little Compton Budget Committee at 6 pm
- Middletown: Middletown Affordable Housing Committee at 6 pm
- Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee – Personnel Subcommittee at 11 am
Friday, June 6
Things To Do
- 11 am: Winery Tours at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
- 5 pm: Mysteries Of The Night: Psychic and Vendor Festival at The Edward King House
- 6:35 pm: Newport Gulls home game at Cardines Field
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Live DJ at 8:30 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Ride The Vibe at 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Phoenician Scheme at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Landing: Mark Flynn at 12:30 pm, Chelley & The Dope Things at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
- Localz Portsmouth: Michelle Saylors at 6 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: The Next Stop Band at 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Timeless at 9:30 pm
- Newport Craft: Luna-C Band at 6 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson on the patio at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Brian Cabral at 3:30 pm, Felix Brown Band at 8 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: David Alves at 5:30 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9 pm
- Sunset Cove: The Girls at 5:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Newport: Newport Public Sculpture Commission at 9:30 am
Saturday, June 7
For Safer Streets: Ocean Drive swaps cars for bikes again at ‘Elliot’s Ride for Everyone’
This Saturday, June 7th, Bike Newport’s annual event opens the scenic roadway for three hours of car-free biking, walking, and community fun for all.
Newport’s Canine Couture Show makes a comeback at Rough Point
Beloved dog fashion event inspired by Doris Duke’s style set for June 7th, benefiting local animal welfare and preservation efforts
Things To Do
- 9 am: Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport County YMCA
- 9 am: Elliot’s Ride for Everyone on Ocean Ave & Hazard Road
- 9:30 am: Newport Shoreline Clean-Up and Sailing at Fort Adams
- 10 am: Tidal Wave Yoga at Newport Craft
- 10 am: 3rd Annual Farm Coast Art & Garden Ramble at Four Corners Gallery
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours at Bowen’s Wharf Pilot House
- 10 am: Pride Month – Self InQueery at Newport Pride Center
- 10 am: Island Cemetery Guided Tour at Island Cemetery
- 10:30 am: Children’s Storytime at Charter Books
- 12 pm: Wine Cupcake Pairing at Newport Vineyards
- 12 pm: Ragged Island Music Fest at Ragged Island Brewing Co.
- 1 pm: RI Pirate Guy Kids Event at Newport Craft
- 1 pm: Kite Flying Day at Watson Farm
- 1 pm: Farm Tour & Goat Cuddle at Simmons Family Farm
- 3 pm: The Wine Run at Sakonnet Vineyards
- 4 pm: The Canine Couture Show at Doris Duke’s Rough Point
- 4:30 pm: Enchanted Hour Tarot at The Vanderbilt Hotel
- 4:30 pm: 4th Annual Belmont Stakes Fundraising Event at Belmont Chapel
- 5 pm: Newport International Polo Series at Newport International Polo Grounds
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: Marvin Perry Duo at 8:30 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: John Erikson at 7 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Phoenician Scheme at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Landing: Dezi Garcia at 12:30 pm, Jim Devlin at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
- Midtown Oyster Bar: Catching Blue at 9:30 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Rugburn at 8:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 9:30 pm
- Newport Craft: RI Pirate Guy Kids Event at 1 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: C. Gray The DJ at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Timmy Smith at 3:30 pm, The Adam Go Show at 8 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Co.: Ragged Island Music Fest at 12 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Sunset Cove: Bare Bones at 5:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theatre: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No meetings are scheduled.
Sunday, June 8
What’s Up Interview: Kevin Kinsella of John Brown’s Body, playing Ragged Island Music Festival June 8
The Original Wailers, Start Making Sense, Badfish and local favorites playing the two-day festival at Portsmouth brewery June 7-8
Things To Do
- 8 am: Free Guided Bird Walks at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 10 am: Weekly Sunday Brunch with Live Music at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
- 10 am: Tiverton Farmers Market – Summer at Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area
- 10 am: Cars & Breakfast at Longplex
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours at Bowen’s Wharf Pilot House
- 11 am: Holy Ghost Feast at Jesus Saviour Church
- 12 pm: Ragged Island Music Fest at Ragged Island Brewing Co.
- 1 pm: Newport Craft Summer Series 2025 at Newport Craft
- 4 pm: Author Reading: Maggie Jackson’s “Uncertain” at The Yellow House
- 4 pm: Pride Month – Pink Pony Disco Tea Dance at Stoneacre Garden
- 5 pm: Touro Park Summer Concert Series – The Rhode Island Wind Ensemble at Touro Park
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bar & Board: Dave Alves Band at 8 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- JPT Film & Event Center: The Phoenician Scheme at 2 pm & 4:30 pm
- Landing: Mark Flynn at 12:30 pm, Blockhead at 4 pm, Catching Blue at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Earl Knightwood Band at 4 pm
- Newport Craft: Graham Hempstead at 1 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Josh Kerwin at 10:30 am
- O’Brien’s Pub: Greg Zercher on the Steel Drums on the patio at 3 pm, Karaoke at 9:30 pm
- One Pelham East: Chopville at 3:30 pm, Brian Cabral at 9 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing Co.: Ragged Island Music Fest at 12 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Sunset Cove: Andre Arsenault at 11 am, Two Across at 3 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.