Newport County is closing out August with a robust slate of entertainment and community activities, offering something for every interest as the summer season draws to a close. The weekend’s events span from outdoor concerts and farmers markets to specialized tours and recreational activities across multiple municipalities.
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Thursday, Aug. 28
Things To Do
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 12 pm: Friday Flight Club at Newport Vineyards
- 3 pm: Sakonnet Green Market at Sakonnet Vineyard
- 5 pm: Art Salon Series in the Library at The Brenton Hotel
- 6 pm: Third Beach Yoga at Third Beach
- 6 pm: Lobster Roll and Prosecco Cruise aboard Coastal Princess
- 6:30 pm: “America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State” with author Randall Balmer with Charter Books
- 7:40 pm: newportFILM presents Middletown at Marble House Lawn
Live Music & Entertainment
- Landing: Jay Parker at 12:30 pm, Justin Pomfret at 4 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Megan Chenot at 5 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Overserved Again at 10 pm
- Newport Craft: Trivia at 7 pm
- Newport Harbor Hotel: Alger Mitchell at 4:30 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Trivia at 6 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: The Grafters at 4:30 pm, DJ CNote at 9:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Trivia at 6 pm
- Sunset Cove: Mark Flynn at 5:30 pm
- The JPT Film & Event Center: It’s Never Over Jeff Buckley at 4:30 pm, Highest 2 Lowest at 7:30 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- Middletown: Middletown Tree Commission at 4 pm
- Newport: Newport Affirmative Action Commission at 4:30 pm
Friday, August 29
Things To Do
- 1 pm: Apple Cider Donuts Opening Day at Windmist Farm
- 2 pm & 7:30 pm: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings
- 6:30 pm: Golden Hour with the Gentry at Brenton Hotel
- 6:30 pm: Yacht Rock Cruise aboard Coastal Princess
- 7 pm: Battle of Rhode Island Sunset Salute at Butts Hill Fort
- 7 pm: Newport Live presents Leslie Mendelson at Norman Bird Sanctuary
- 8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Bally’s Tiverton: DJ at 8:30 pm
- Bar & Board: Dave Alves Band at 9 pm
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Lainey Dionne at 7 pm
- Landing: Jay Parker at 12:30 pm, Chelley Knight & The Dope Things at 4 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Pete LaGrange & The Ghost Riders at 8 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 10 pm
- Newport Craft: Megan Chenot at 3 pm, The Groove Merchants at 6 pm
- Newport Harbor Hotel: Alger Mitchell at 4:30 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm
- One Pelham East: DJ at 11:30 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Grace Cooper-Hall 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
- The JPT Film & Event Center: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings at 2 pm & 7:30 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Saturday, Aug. 30
Things To Do
- 9 am: Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport County YMCA
- 2 pm & 7:30 pm: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings
- 4 pm: Live pro wrestling at Rejects Beer Co.
- 4 pm: Friends of the Waterfront Concert Series at King Park
- 4:30 pm: Enchanted Hour Tarot at The Vanderbilt
- 5 pm: Newport International Polo Series at Newport International Polo Grounds
- 6:30 pm: Beavertail Sound Bath at Beavertail Lighthouse
- 8 pm: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
- Busker’s Irish Pub: Brian Twohey at 9 pm
- Clarke Cooke House: Live music at 10 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Dick Lupino at 1 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Brendan O’Connor at 7 pm
- Landing: Jim Devlin Duo at 12:30 pm, Chelley Knight & The Dope Things at 4 pm, Inside Out at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: 21 Guns at 8:30 pm
- Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 10 pm
- Newport Craft: Pat Lowell at 6 pm
- One Pelham East: DJ at 11:30 pm
- Portsmouth Publick House: Tim Cunningham at 6 pm
- Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
- Sunset Cove: Okie & The Bandits at 5:30 pm
- The Firehouse Theater: Live Improv Comedy with the Bit Players at 8 pm
- The JPT Film & Event Center: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings at 2 pm & 7:30 pm, Highest 2 Lowest at 4:30 pm
- The Quencher: Karaoke at 10 pm
- Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Sunday, August 31
Things To Do
- 8 am: Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk at Norman Bid Sanctuary
- 10 am: Tiverton Farmers Market – Summer at Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area
- 10 am: Newport Black History Walking Tours at Bowen’s Wharf Pilot House
- 10 am: Cars & Breakfast at Longplex
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 2 pm & 7:30 pm: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings
Live Music & Entertainment
- Clarke Cooke House: Michael Walsh at 12:30 pm
- Fastnet Irish Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
- Greenvale Vineyards: Slackwater String Band at 1 pm
- Johnny’s Restaurant: Mac Chrupcala Jazz Series at 3 pm
- Landing: Matt and Alley at 12:30 pm, Blockhead at 4 pm, Dave Alves Band at 8 pm
- Narragansett Cafe: Cee Cee & The Riders at 4 pm
- Newport Vineyards: Funkademic at 1 pm
- O’Brien’s Pub: Greg Zercher at 3 pm
- One Pelham East: Chopville at 3:30 pm
- Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 10 pm
- Ragged Island Brewing: Eddy’s Shoe at 12 pm, Z Boys at 3 pm, The Ravers at 6 pm
- Speakeasy Bar & Grill: Live music at 9:30 pm
- The JPT Film & Event Center: Jaws 4k Rerelease End of Summer Party and Screenings at 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
- No public meetings are scheduled.
Monday, Sept. 1
Things To Do
- 10 am: Free self-guided tours at Eisenhower House
- 11 am: Colonial Jewish Walking Tours at Loeb Visitors Center
- 3 pm: Jamestown Farmers Market at Jamestown Recreation Center
- 5:30 pm: Sling Dancing at Common Fence Point
- 6 pm: Wine & Cheese Sail aboard Schooner Aurora
- 6 pm: Captain Kerry’s VIP Below Deck Watch Party at Forty 1 North
Live Music & Entertainment
- Greenvale Vineyards: Michelle and Don at 1 pm
- Landing: Justin Pomfret at 12:30 pm & 4 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
- Stoneacre Garden: Mah Jongg Monday at 6 pm
- The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
- The Firehouse Theater: NEE JAM: North End Entertainment Jam at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
No public meetings are scheduled.
