Photo: Nachos at Brick Alley Pub We hear about them all the time, seems like there’s about a dozen “holidays” for just about every day of the year! The What’sUpNewp Crew has curated what holidays you should actually look forward celebrating this month, many of them give you the opportunity to indulge in something we […]
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The 20 Best Things To Do In and Around Newport This November
Photo: Illuminated Boat Parade via Bowen’s Wharf Where o’ where has the year gone? While curating this list of the best things that will be happening in November in and around Newport, RI it hit us hard that Christmas is just around the corner! Actually, many Christmas and holiday activities get underway at some point […]
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Newport Polo is at Forefront of Introducing the 3,000 Year-Old Sport to New Players
Newport Polo, reputed as a leading instructional polo program by the United States Polo Association (USPA), offers weekly Group Lessons in Autumn – December, with open enrollment for newcomers to start anytime. Lesson fee is $65 for 1 hour of instruction and scrimmage in the arena, including use of polo horses, polo mallets and safety […]
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Your Ultimate Newport Halloween Party Guide
This Halloween promises plenty of spooktacular events and parties at some of the area’s favorite places for you to enjoy. Looking for what’s happening in Newport in 2016? Visit here – https://whatsupnewp.com/top-halloween-events-parties-happening-newport-oct-28-31/ 1 – 7 Spooky Things to do in Newport This October 2 – The Best Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes and Hayrides to Visit […]
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Best Things To Do in Newport on Halloween Weekend
Happy Halloween Weekend! There’s plenty of great reasons to get out in Newport (with or without a costume) this weekend, here’s what’s happening for events, activities and things to do! Still don’t have plans for Halloween? Scroll down for some great ideas or check out our Halloween Party Guide! Here’s where to find live music […]
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Prepare To Laugh Out Loud With Live Improv Comedy This Halloween Weekend
The Bit Players, Rhode Island’s most award-winning comedy troupe, will hit the stage five times this Halloween weekend with their hilarious improv comedy show full of larger than life characters, hysterical musical numbers, and the quickest wit you’ll ever see. The Bit Players will host Family Friendly Freaky Funnies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, their […]
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Host Your Own Laser Tag Battle at Fort Adams This Fall
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 parties, corporate retreats and children’s birthday parties. Using innovative technology supplied by E-Combat, taggers can point and shoot a harmless laser at their opponent and […]
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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 getting spooky around The City By The Sea! Here’s what’s happening, new and to do this week in and around Newport… 1 – Esporao Wine […]
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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 (Laser Tag), the Haunted Officer’s Quarters Ghost Hunt (previously explored by the TAPS Team from the television show Ghost Hunters), a Killer Film Fest, a […]
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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 best activities, events and things to do in and around Newport this weekend. Click Here For -> Where To Go For Live Music & Entertainment […]
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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 that is spooky, frightful, terror-filled and spooktacular… 1 – Olde Town Ghost Walk Tours depart nightly at 8 p.m. Ghost Tours of Newport will take […]
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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 Adams Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the programming, preservation and restoration of this “Priority I” Threatened Landmark. The Trust has partnered with the State […]
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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 finery. Beginning November 21, 2015 and running through January 3, 2016, guests are invited to join The Preservation Society of Newport County to create 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 House at 76 Bellevue Avenue. Shoppers can purchase unique holiday gifts, while supporting local artists and arts education. Items include ceramic tableware and ornaments, quilts, […]
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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 to the Life Is Good Newport Store, one of the very first stores to carry Life is Good, on November 6th from 5 p.m. to […]
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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 to all levels, are designed to give students an opportunity to learn a new art making skill while creating holiday gifts. Those interested in ceramics can take Handmade Holiday with Charlene […]
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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 in and around Newport! Check out our list below to discover the best events, activities and things to do this week in and around Newport, […]
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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 sure your Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival experience is the best it can be! Bowen’s Wharf 25th Annual Seafood Festival Hours: Saturday, October 17th from 11 […]
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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 of the best weekends of the year around here! Here’s Our 5 Favorite Events This Weekend, Visit Our Events Calendar For More Great Events! 1 – […]
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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 over the last 25 years, encouraging the local residents to come back to the waterfront after each summer season. It’s the best time to celebrate […]
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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 A Half Shell. Julie Qiu is an oyster sommelier, blogger and sustainable seafood advocate from New York City in search of the world’s most exceptional […]
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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 Hall, 2 Wellington Avenue, Newport. The event is free and open to the public. The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an […]
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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 Atlantic Paranormal Society) investigate paranormal activity across the country. In this episode, KJ and Dustin investigate the sound of footsteps in the bakery in Fort […]
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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 led by Nancy Whipple Grinnell, Newport Art Museum Curator, who will discuss Freedley’s life and work. The event is free with the price of Museum admission. […]
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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 fighting it today. Increased access to screenings and funding research to find better ways to detect, treat and prevent breast cancer will. If you don’t want […]