Good morning, Newport! I’m Ryan Belmore, publisher of What’sUpNewp. Today is Friday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2025. There are 61 days left in the year. Today is Halloween.
Food pantries throughout the region are bracing for what could be a catastrophic event if the SNAP program loses its funding on Saturday. WUN’s Frank Prosnitz has the story. Read more
A new report says America’s lobsters, which have been in decline since 2018, are now being overfished off New England. Read more
New York Times bestselling author Colin Woodard will visit Salve Regina University on Thursday, Nov. 5, as part of a national book tour promoting his latest work, “Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America.” Read more
Happening this weekend: Halloween festivities, Taste of Newport, Cars & Coffee, and more. Check out the full weekend rundown.
Here’s what’s left on the cruise ship schedule this year - Crystal Serenity on Sunday, Silver Shadow next Thursday, and Allura next Friday. Splendor was scheduled to visit this Saturday, but the visit has been canceled due to the weather.
Today in Newport
Weather Forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: WSW wind 12 to 15 kt increasing to 18 to 21 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: W wind 19 to 22 kt decreasing to 15 to 18 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sun & Tide Information
Sunrise: 7:16 a.m., Sunset: 5:41 p.m. Daylight: 10 hours & 25 minutes
High tides: 3:24 a.m. & 3:47 p.m. Low tides: 9:26 a.m. & 10:07 p.m.
Lunar phase: Waxing Gibbous
Things To Do
2 p.m.: Film Series – Halloween Favorites at Newport Public Library
3 p.m.: Trick or Treat at The Hut at Aquidneck Park
6 p.m.: Ghosts of the American Revolution Halloween Soir at The Vanderbilt
6:30 p.m.: Paranormal Halloween at Fort Adams
8 p.m.: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Organizing an event? Add it to our community calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 p.m.
Johnny’s Restaurant: Brendan O’Connor at 7 p.m.
Newport Blues Cafe: Never In Vegas at 10 p.m.
Narragansett Cafe: Whiskey Strings at 8 p.m.
Newport Craft: Halloween Karaoke Party at 7 p.m.
Newport Playhouse Kitchen: Werewolves of Newport at 7 p.m.
One Pelham East: Angelus Hall at 8 p.m., Late Night DJ at 11:30 p.m.
Parlor Bar & Kitchen: Dance Till You’re Dead Halloween Party at 9:30 p.m.
Ragged Island Brewing: Jared Moore at 5:30 p.m.
Speakeasy: Live music at 9:15 p.m.
The Firehouse Theater: Halloween Hilarity with The Bit Players at 8 p.m.
The JPT Film & Event Center: Blue Moon at 3:30 p.m., Halloween at 6 p.m., Friday The 13th at 8:30 p.m.
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
Wharf Fishouse: Trivia at 8 p.m.
Newport County Government
Little Compton: Ad Hoc Allowable Bus Transportation Committee at 9 a.m.
Find out more about these meetings here.
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