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What’s Up This Weekend: Oct. 9 - 10
Weather Forecast
Saturday - Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night -Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3 am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday -Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 11 mph.
Marine Forecast
Saturday -S wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday Night - S wind 10 to 14 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday - WNW wind around 10 kt. A slight chance of showers after 4pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Sunday Night - WNW wind around 10 kt. A slight chance of showers before 7pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Coastal Water Temperature: 67°F.
Sun, Moon, & Tide (Saturday)
Sunrise: 6:58 am | Sunset: 6:02 pm | 11 hours and 3minutes of sun.
High tide at 5:12 am & 5:43 pm | Low tide at 11:41 am.
Waxing Crescent, 10.3 days, 79% lighting.
Sun, Moon, & Tide (Sunday)
Sunrise: 7 am | Sunset: 6:01 pm | 11 hours of sun.
High tide at 6:08 am & 6:34 pm | Low tide at 12:08 am & 12:22 pm.
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 11.2 days, 87% lighting.

Things To Do
Saturday, October 16
Things To Do
9 am to 12 pm – Aquidneck Growers Market at Pell Elementary School
10 am to 5 pm – Trinity Church‘s Annual Pumpkin Patch
11 am – Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
11 am to 6 pm – Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival
11 am &- 5 pm- Family Hayride and interactive petting zoo visit at Simmons Farm
12 pm to 4 pm – Live Music: Rising Songwriters at Trinity Church
12 pm to 5 pm – The 2nd Annual Newport Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival at Fort Adams
1 pm to 5 pm – Fall Farm Frolic at Watson Farm
4:30 pm – Island Moving Co. presents Alice in Wonderland at Great Friends Meeting House
7 pm – Island Moving Co. presents La Palomba / Ascending at Great Friends Meeting House
7 pm & 9 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival
11 am – 1 pm: The Naticks
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: The Teledynes
4 pm – 6 pm: Chelley, Bill, & Dyl (CBD)
Buskers – Brian Twohey at 9 pm
Celtica – Karaoke at 10 pm
Common Fence Music – Jake Blount at 8 pm
Landing – Dave Alves Band at 11:30 am, Jake Kulak at 3 pm,
Lobster Bar – Traveling Wanna B’s from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, Timeless at 3:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe –Teledynes from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
Newport Blues Cafe – Chopville at 9 pm
Newport Craft – Mel from 3 pm to 6 pm
One Pelham East – Live music from 3:30 pm to 7 pm, DJ at 11:30 pm
The Firehouse Theatre – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 7 pm & 9 pm
City & Government
Nothing scheduled.
Sunday, October 17
Things To Do
9:30 am to 3:30 pm – Fall Open House at West Place Animal Sanctuary
10 am to 5 pm – Trinity Church‘s Annual Pumpkin Patch
11 am to 6 pm – Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival
12 pm to 4 pm – Harvest Market at Pardon Gray Preserve
12 pm to 5 pm – The 2nd Annual Newport Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival at Fort Adams
2 pm – Paddle Out Ceremony at Easton’s Beach
4:30 pm – Island Moving Co. presents Alice in Wonderland at Great Friends Meeting House
For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival
11 am – 1 pm: The 40
1 pm – 3 pm: Cee Cee & The Riders
3 pm – 5 pm: Jake Kulak
Clarke Cooke House – Bobby Ferreira from at 12:30 pm
Landing – Blockhead at 11:30 am, Straight Outta Rehab at 3 pm
Lobster Bar – Timeless at 11:45 am, Jim Devlin at 3:15 pm
Narragansett Cafe – Detroit Breakdown from 4 pm to 7 pm
One Pelham East – Live music from 4:30 pm to 8 pm, Ryan McHugh from 9 pm to 1 am
The Firehouse Theater – Chase Ceglie Quartet hosts jazz night at 5:30 pm
City & Government
Nothing scheduled.
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