Good Morning, Newport! Today is Friday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2025. There are 222 days left in the year.
The Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial opens at Fort Adams State Park today and runs through Monday. The powerful display features over 7,000 combat boots, each one representing a U.S. service member who lost their life in the Global War on Terror since 9/11.
Join The JPT’s three-day celebration of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster JAWS this weekend. Catch live music, a live shark touch-tank experience from Save The Bay, and free swag, merch, and sips from Narragansett Beer and Juggernaut Wines. This event is sponsored by What’sUpNewp.
Newport Vineyards kicks off its 30th Anniversary celebration with the Tank Patio season opening today. The event will feature wine tastings, dining, and live music throughout the weekend.
Visitors to Newport (and residents) can once again enjoy free transportation to the city’s top tourist spots this summer. The popular hop-on hop-off service on RIPTA Line #67 is back, running from today through October 31, 2025.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Next up on the cruise ship schedule: The Europa 2 on Friday, May 30
Today: A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: A chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Today: NW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: W wind around 7 kt. A chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 56 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:18 am. Sunset at 8:06 pm. 14 hours & 47 minutes of sun.
High tide at 4:47 am & 5:21 p.m. Low tide at 10:27 am & 11:36 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waning Crescent.
Things To Do
8 am: Grand Reopening 2025 Season at Sweet Berry Farm
9 am: Boots on the Ground Memorial at Fort Adams State Park
11 am: Memorial Day Weekend Celebration at Newport Vineyards
4 pm: Tank Patio Season Kick-Off at Newport Vineyards & Restaurant
6 pm: Jaws Summer Parties: Memorial Day Weekend Frenzy at the JPT
6 pm & 8 pm: Rogue Island Comedy Festival
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
9 pm: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at Stoneacre Garden
Live Music & Entertainment
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 8 pm
Johnny’s Restaurant: Phenix Ave at 7 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: Secret Mall Apartment at 3 pm, Jaws Summer Party at 7:30 pm
Landing: Jay Parker at 12:30 pm, Chelley & 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 9:30 pm
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.: Luna-C Band at 6 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: DJ Remedy at 9:30 pm
One Pelham East: Mark Flynn at 3:30 pm, Them Apples at 8 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
Ragged Island Brewing: Bobby Tomassone at 5:30 pm, Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 6 pm & 8 pm
Rejects Beer Co: Ska-Reggae Cancy Party at 7 pm
Speakeasy: Justin Pomfret at 9 pm
Stoneacre Garden: Rogue Island Comedy Festival at 9 pm
Sunset Cove: The Girls at 5:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: The Bit Players at 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm & 10:30 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
No meetings are scheduled.
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