July 10, 2015

Meryl Streep-a-thon - Postcards from the Edge

Newport Public Library

2:30 PM

Postcards from the Edge (1990) will be showing at the Newport Public Library.  These events are free and open to the public and no registration is required.

July 10, 2015

Newport Music Festival

850 Aquidneck Avenue, Newport, RI 02840

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

47th season. Newport Music Festival continues the tradition of presenting unique chamber music programs, American debuts, world-class artists and gala special events in the Gilded Age summer cottages of Newport, Rhode Island. For more information visit here.

July 10, 2015

Award-Winning Improv Comedy with The Bit Players

Firehouse Theater

8:00 PM

RI's most award winning comedy troupe hits the stage with fast paced, high energy improvisation. Purchase tickets here. Recommended to call ahead to make reservations. 

July 10, 2015

Newport Gulls vs. Danbury Westerners

Cardines Field

5:00 pm

The 2014 New England College Baseball League champions are off to a strong start in 2015. Come out to the ballpark to see a game. Gates open at 5pm. For more information visit here.

July 10, 2015 - July 12,

Newport Regatta

Sail Newport Sailing Center

After a successful 2014 event with over 200 entries, welcome back one of the country's premiere one-design regattas.  Planning for another year of four circles and racing around the bay. 

July 11, 2015 - July 19,

2015 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships

International Tennis Hall of Fame

9:30 AM

Top ATP World Tour pros head to Newport to compete in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, the first stop of the summer swing for pro tennis in the United States.  Contested on the historic grass tennis courts of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, which have hosted all the legends of the sport since 1880, the tournament is the only event played on grass courts outside of Europe, and it offers the only opportunity to see professional men's tennis in the Northeast prior to the US Open.

July, 11 2015

Water Brothers Surf Fest V

Fort Adams State Park

1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Water Brothers surf and skate presents its annual WB Surf Fest featuring a 800+ vintage surfboard show. Tickets $15 / Kids under 10 Free. More information on the show can be read here.

July, 11 2015

French in Newport Walking Tour

Brick Market: Museum & Shop

11:00 AM

Explore the heart of 18th century Newport and discuss the year-long period in which roughly 12,000 French soldiers and sailors occupied the city alongside Newport citizens during the American Revolution. Costs $15 per person, $10 Newport Historical Society members.

July 11, 2015 - July 12,

Newport Kite Festival

Brenton Point State Park

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

There is nothing more or less to this jubilee other than the pure joy of flying a kite. Admission is free. For more information visit here.

July 12, 2015

Butterfly Count for Citizen Science

Norman Bird Sanctuary

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Head out into various habitats with a checklist of RI butterflies, field guides, and nets. Experienced and beginner butterfly enthusiasts are welcome to participate in this program. Recommended for ages 3 and up. $8 members, $10 non-members. Pre-registration required. and can be done here.