Today is Friday, October 27 - the 300th day of the year; 65 days remain in 2023.
🎉 TGIF! On tap this weekend: Harvest Festival at Newport Vineyards, Newport String Project, Taste of Newport, and more. Read More - What’s Up in Newport this weekend: October 27 – 29
🍺 Something’s brewing for Veterans Day in Newport! Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co., in partnership with Jamestown-based charity, Orion Military Scholarships, will be sponsoring “Red, White & Brews” on Saturday, November 11.
👻 Halloween Trick or Treat returns to The Breakers this evening.
🆓 Residents of Newport County are invited to enjoy free admission to The Breakers, The Elms, Marble House, and Rosecliff on Saturday and Sunday.
👉 Mission/Utility will be hosting a Sip n Shop on Sunday with No Vacancy Coffee and Mission Mornings. Details below.
👉 Newport In Bloom will be giving away an additional 15,000 daffodil bulbs for free on Saturday. Drive down to Easton's Beach, Lot #2, between 9 am and noon. This will be the last bulb giveaway of the year.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Weather
Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Marine Forecast
Today: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 57°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide
Sunrise: 7:11 am | Sunset: 5:47 pm | 10 hours and 36 minutes of sun.
High tide at 7:02 am & 7:26 pm | Low tide at 12:18 am & 1:06 pm.
Moon: Waxing Gibbous. 12.7 days, 95% lighting.
Things To Do
12 pm to 6 pm: Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm: Halloween Trick or Treat at The Breakers
6 pm: T!kT0k trend Ghost Painting & Pizza Party at Aquidneck Restaurant & Pizzeria
6:30 pm: Ragged Island Beer Dinner at Hotel Viking
6:30 pm & 8 pm: The Candlelight Walk with Ghosts Tour at Belcourt of Newport
7 pm: Climate Future Film Festival at Jamestown Arts Center
8 pm: Improv with the Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Live Music & Entertainment
Blue Anchor Grill: Steve Rodrigues at 6 pm
Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 9 pm
JPT Film & Event Center: She Came To Me at 3 pm, Teton Gravity Presents: Legend Has It at 6:30 pm, Teton Gravity Presents: Flying High Again at 8:45 pm
Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Dim Lights at 8 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
Newport Playhouse: Ghost Of A Chance at 6 pm
One Pelham East: Sugarbabies at 8 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
Speakeasy: Live music at 9:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
Vieste: Live music at 7 pm
Local Government
Newport: City Council at 9 am
Cruise Ships
Here’s what’s remaining on the cruise ship schedule this season;
Saturday, Oct. 28: Crystal Serenity
Sunday, Oct. 29: Emerald Princess & Artania
Monday, Oct. 30: Seven Seas Mariner
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On tap this weekend: Harvest Festival at Newport Vineyards, Newport String Project, Taste of Newport, and more.
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