Newport Harbor Illuminated Boat Parade
Newport Harbor Illuminated Boat Parade

Discover all that’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport, RI.

Monday, November 20th

10 am – Intermediate Water Colors at Portsmouth Arts Guild

2:15 pm & 4:30 pm – Loving Vincent at Jane Pickens Theater

4 pm to 6 pm – Handmade Holidays: Festive Holiday Stamps at Jamestown Arts Center

6 pm to 8 pm – Community Conversations with Newport Public Schools at Boys & Girls Club

7:30 pm – Walk With Me at Jane Pickens Theater

Tuesday, November 21st

2:15 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – – Loving Vincent at Jane Pickens Theater

Wednesday, November 22nd

2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Three Billboards at Jane Pickens Theater

4 pm –  Ave Maria bottle release at Ragged Island Brewing Company

Thursday, November 23rd

10+ Newport restaurants open for Thanksgiving

8:30 am – 32nd Annual Thanksgiving Day Pie Run

12 pm – Thanksgiving Community Meal at Seamen’s Church Institute

Friday, November 24th

12 pm – Free Essential Oils Workshop at Thames Street Yoga

2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Three Billboards at Jane Pickens Theater

4 pm – The Newport Nutcracker at Jane Pickens Theater

4 pm – Holiday Lantern Tour at Brick Market Museum & Shop

4:30 pm to 8 pm – Bowen’s Wharf Block Party & Viewing of Boat Parade

6 pm – Dashing Through The Snow at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant

6 pm to 8 pm – Bourbon County Brand Stout Black Friday at Plumby’s

8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

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...