Good morning, Newport.

Over 40 vendors will sell antiques, baseball cards and collectibles at Newport Elks Lodge #104 on August 22.

The market will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (bring cash) (dress comfortably) so you can explore a valuable local find.

Women-owned businesses on Spring Street will host the Stroll Sip & Shop on Thursday, Aug.

13 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to raise funds for the Women's Resource Center (10% of total sales will be donated) while offering an afternoon of local retail and support.

The Fort Adams Trust and the Museum of Newport Irish History will host a free lecture on the Irish and Irish-American role in the American Revolution on Sunday, Aug.

16 at Fort Adams. Doors will open at 4 p.m. for a reception (with live music and a cash bar) and the talk will begin at 5 p.m., with free admission by reservation for up to 250 people.

newportFILM will screen Newport and the Great Folk Dream on Thursday, Aug.

13 at Miantonomi Memorial Park — 120 Hillside Ave — starting at 5 p.m. The event features live music and a pre-film conversation with director Robert Gordon and David Browne.

The City of Newport will receive $70,000 in Learn365RI grants announced Friday to support afterschool, summer, and enrichment programs (Newport is among the largest awardees statewide).

Save the Bay celebrates its 50th annual swim today from Newport Naval Base to Jamestown’s Potter Cove — 360 swimmers will mark a milestone that honors decades of work for a cleaner Narragansett Bay.

NIMFEST 2026

3-6 p.m. — King Park Gazebo — Free entry — Enjoy live music at the Newport Independent Music Festival every Sunday in July and August.