Best Weekend Events In Newport RI: October 14th – October 16th

1 – Live music in the One Bellevue Lounge at Hotel Viking with The Playboys (Friday 7pm)

The Playboys Newport RI

2 – Reggae Music at Tavern On Broadway with Roots Reaction (Friday – 10pm)

Come check out one of Rhode Island’s premier reggae acts performing roots reggae, modern reggae and dub at one of Broadways hottest new venues.

Roots Reaction

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3 – Red Bull Hydro-Foiling Racing (Saturday 10am-5pm)

Red Bull Foiling Generation is about providing talented young sailors, ages 16 – 20 with the opportunity to advance their careers through top-notch hydrofoil racing. The competitions serve as training waters for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, which caters to competitors ages 19-25. Both competitions train youth sailors from all over the globe on smaller versions of catamaran racers with foils, like those used in one of the world’s most famous sailing competition – America’s Cup.

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4 – 26th Annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival (Saturday 11am-6pm)

Historic Bowen’s Wharf in downtown Newport, RI, will host the 26th annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, on October 15th and 16th. Named one of the “10 Fabulous Fall Festivals on the Coast,” by Coastal Living Magazine, this event is an open invitation to come back to the waterfront after the rush of the summer season!

Honoring the “Harvest of the Sea,” the Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival offers fresh, local seafood. Fish tacos, lobster rolls, fried calamari, signature cocktails and cold beer accompany continuous live music, and family fun, all beneath the Wharf’s colorful tents. Other neighboring restaurants and fisherman’s associations serve up their most celebrated seafood dishes (lobster dinners, clam chowder, stuffed quahogs, clam cakes, shrimp, scallops, raw oysters and clams, as well as a few dishes for landlubbers and kids)

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5 – Live Music at Newport Vineyards with the Kane Brothers (Saturday 1-4pm)

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6 – Chef Correia’s Sea Salt Crusted Prime Rib Dinner at Hotel Viking ($24.99) (Saturday 5pm-9pm)

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7 – Live music in the One Bellevue Lounge at Hotel Viking with Phenix Avenue (Saturday 7pm)

Phenix Ave Hotel Viking

8 – Open Mic at Tavern On Broadway with Bob Louden (Saturday – 10pm)

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SUNDAY

9 –  Brunch

  • Brunch at Tavern on Broadway (10am – 2pm) The price of your entree includes a bloody, a mimosa or the drink of your choice!!!

Sunday Brunch Newport

10 – Red Bull Hydro-Foiling Racing (Sunday 10am-1pm)

Red Bull Foiling Generation is about providing talented young sailors, ages 16 – 20 with the opportunity to advance their careers through top-notch hydrofoil racing. The competitions serve as training waters for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, which caters to competitors ages 19-25. Both competitions train youth sailors from all over the globe on smaller versions of catamaran racers with foils, like those used in one of the world’s most famous sailing competition – America’s Cup.

red-bull-hydro-foil-newport-ri

11 – 26th Annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival (Saturday 11am-6pm)

Historic Bowen’s Wharf in downtown Newport, RI, will host the 26th annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, on October 15th and 16th. Named one of the “10 Fabulous Fall Festivals on the Coast,” by Coastal Living Magazine, this event is an open invitation to come back to the waterfront after the rush of the summer season!

Honoring the “Harvest of the Sea,” the Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival offers fresh, local seafood. Fish tacos, lobster rolls, fried calamari, signature cocktails and cold beer accompany continuous live music, and family fun, all beneath the Wharf’s colorful tents. Other neighboring restaurants and fisherman’s associations serve up their most celebrated seafood dishes (lobster dinners, clam chowder, stuffed quahogs, clam cakes, shrimp, scallops, raw oysters and clams, as well as a few dishes for landlubbers and kids)

12 – Live Music at Newport Vineyards with Tom Burgess (Sunday 1-4pm)

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13 – Patriots vs. Bengals (Sunday 1pm)

Come watch Tom Brady continue his Kill Everybody tour! Full sound on the televisions at Tavern on Broadway, Hotel Viking and Nikolas Pizza.

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14 – Afternoon tea with Airlyn Mitchel on the harp at Hotel Viking (Sunday 2pm – 4pm)

Arilyn Mitchel