A swimmer at the 2023 Swim prepares to tackle a 2-mile open water journey from Newport to Jamestown. Credit: Save The Bay

Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in Newport County this weekend.

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Weather

  • Friday Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday, July 18

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

  • Bally’s Tiverton: DJ at 8:30 pm
  • Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
  • Dockside: Yacht Club Rejects and Chopville at 9 pm
  • Johnny’s Restaurant: Group Therapy at 7 pm
  • JPT Film & Event Center: Drew and Ellie Holcomb live at 8 pm
  • Landing: John Erickson at 12:30 pm, Chelley Knight & The Dope Things at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: The Teledynes at 8 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Spiffy Entertainment at 9:30 pm
  • Newport Craft: Megan Chenot at 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson on the patio at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
  • One Pelham East: DJ at 11:30 pm
  • Ragged Island Brewing: Dan San Duo at 5:30 pm
  • Speakeasy: Live music at 9:15 pm
  • Sunset Cove: The Girls at 5:30 pm
  • The Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm

Newport County Public Meetings

  • No public meetings are scheduled.

Saturday, July 19

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

Newport County Public Meetings

  • No public meetings are scheduled.

Sunday, July 20

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

Newport County Public Meetings

  • No public meetings are scheduled.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...

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