After successfully hosting Laser Tag Battles at Fort Adams during Fortress of Nightmares, Fort Adams Trust has announced that they will continue to host laser tag battles until November 22nd for private […]
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Best Things to do This Week in Newport | October 26 – 29
Photo by Morgan Macia/Macia Photography The last week of October is already here, where did our beloved fall go? Anyway, Halloween is right around the corner and things are really […]
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Final day of Fortress Of Nightmares at Fort Adams is Here
Fortress of Nightmares returns to Fort Adams in October for its eighth season in a row. Fortress of Nightmares is a haunted attraction featuring Tunnels of Terror, Zombie Hunter Challenge […]
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5 Best Things To Do In And Around Newport This Weekend | October 23 – 25
Photo by Marial Maher/Visual Manor It’s official, now that Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival and International Oktoberfest is behind us we’re all feeling that fall is now officially here! Discover the […]
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7 Spooky Things to do in Newport This October
As the end of October approaches in Newport a spooky wind sweeps in and strange things begin to go bump in the night. Here’s all that’s happening in Newport in October […]
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5 Reasons to Visit Fort Adams This Fall
Fort Adams, a National Historic Landmark and the largest coastal fortress in North America, is a place that all locals and tourists should visit as often as possible. The Fort […]
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Preparations are Underway for Christmas at the Newport Mansions
Christmas at the Newport Mansions is just one month away, and preparations are well underway to dress The Breakers (1895), The Elms (1901) and Marble House (1892) in their holiday […]
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Newport Art Museum’s Faculty & Student Holiday Art Sale to Feature Local Artists & Return of the Museum Gift Shop
The Newport Art Museum will host its annual Faculty and Student Holiday Arts Sale, Friday, November 27, 12 – 4pm and Saturday, November 28, 10am – 4pm, in the Museum’s Griswold […]
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Life is Good Founders Will Visit Newport During First-Ever ‘Nationwide Optimism Tour’
Life is Good Founders are hitting the road on their first-ever Nationwide Optimism Tour and they’re coming to Newport. The tour will bring the owners of the optimistic lifestyle brand […]
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Newport Art Museum’s Coleman Center Now Enrolling for Holiday Workshops
The Newport Art Museum‘s art school, the Coleman Center for Creative Studies, is now enrolling students for holiday themed workshops in ceramics, calligraphy and painting. The workshops, geared toward beginners but open […]
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5 Best Things To Do In and Around Newport This Week
Photo by Marial Maher/Visual Manor Hard to believe it’s almost November, where has the year gone? Don’t let the cooler temps fool you, plenty of great things still to do […]
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The Do’s and Don’ts of the 25th Annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival
Bowen’s Wharf will host their 25th annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival on October 17th and 18th. Check out the list below and keep these little things in mind to make […]
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5 Best Things To Do In And Around Newport This Weekend | October 16 – 18
Heads up, it’s going to be a great weekend in and around Newport! With the Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, Fortress Of Nightmares, International Oktoberfest and activities like the Trinity Pumpkin Patch it’s one […]
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25 Years Later: Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival Continues to Reinvent Itself
From its inaugural celebration in October 1990, the Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival offers exactly that: seafood, and plenty of it. The event has grown to be a favorite island tradition […]
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Explore The World Of Oysters at Hotel Viking on November 7th
Photo by Marial Maher/Visual Manor Join the What’sUpNewp Crew for Oyster Explorers as we sip and slurp on November 7th at Hotel Viking with Oyster Sommelier, Julie Qiu of In […]
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1916 Centennial Committee to Host Irish Historical Presentation in Newport
The Easter Rising of 1916 Centennial Remembrance Committee of Rhode Island will hold a multi-media historical presentation on Sunday, October 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the Ancient Order of Hibernian […]
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Fort Adams Will Appear on Syfy’s ‘Ghost Hunters’ Tonight
Fort Adams State Park will be featured on Ghost Hunters tonight, October 14th at 9:00pm, on Syfy . In each episode, Jason Hawes and his team of paranormal investigators, TAPS (The […]
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Newport Art Museum Curator to give Gallery Talk on “Reviving Durr Freedley”
The Newport Art Museum invites guests to an afternoon Gallery Talk on Reviving Durr Freedley: Newport’s Forgotten Artist on Sunday, October 18 at 2pm in the Museum’s Cushing Gallery. The talk will be […]
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Make Strides in the Fight Against Breast Cancer in Rhode Island on October 18th
Today is “No Bra Day”, a day created to reportedly raise awareness for breast cancer. Not wearing a bra will not save lives from breast cancer or support men and women […]
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Public Invited to Tour SSV Oliver Hazard Perry During Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival
(photo credit Onne van der Wal) This weekend (October 17-18), attendees at the 25th Annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival in Newport will enjoy an opportunity to board the 200-foot Tall […]
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Fort Adams Will Host Laser Tag Battles in October
Photo by Morgan Macia/What’sUpNewp Fort Adams will be holding laser tag battles in the inner ditch area of the fort. Participants can wage their own battles against their opponents. Using […]
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Local Flavor and Family Friendly Festivals Mark Newport County’s Most Majestic Season
It’s no wonder why people from around the world flock to New England during our resplendent autumn months. Festivals abound, the harvest is bountiful and Mother Nature is at her […]
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Waterfront Events Set to Host Fall Waterfront Reggae Festival in Providence
Leading up to the International Oktoberfest on October 17th and 18th, Waterfront Events has announced they will host a Fall Waterfront Reggae Concert on Friday, October 16th. The Fall Waterfront […]
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Art League of RI Sponsors Stem to Steam from the Trenches at the Newport Art Museum
On Wednesday, October 14th, from 7-9pm, the Art League of RI will present STEM to STEAM at the Newport Art Museum. Presented by Babette Allina, Executive Director of Government & […]
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Halloween Movie Night at Ballard Park Will Include ‘Hotel Transylvania’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’
For the past two weeks the public has voted on which movies they’d like to see at the 2nd Annual People’s Credit Union’s Halloween Movie Night at Ballard Park. Friends of […]