Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival returns this weekend
Plus: A look at the 19 homes that sold in Newport County last week
Good Morning,
Bowen’s Wharf is set to host its 30th Annual Seafood Festival this Saturday and Sunday. Fresh, local seafood, fish tacos, lobster rolls, stuffies, chowder, fried calamari, clams, oysters, signature cocktails and cold beer accompany continuous live music, and family fun, all beneath the Wharf’s colorful tents.
The event, which is scheduled to take place from 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday and 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday, will include the following live music;
Saturday
11 am – 1 pm: The Naticks
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: The Teledynes
4 pm – 6 pm: Chelley, Bill, & Dyl (CBD)
Sunday
11 am – 1 pm: The 40
1 pm – 3 pm: Cee Cee & The Riders
3 pm – 5 pm: Jake Kulak
Admission is free, food and beverages can be purchased at vendor booths.
For more information on the event, click here
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Things To Do
9:30 am & 4 pm - Goat Hikes at Simmons Farm
11 am to 6 pm - Tasting Tuesdays at Newport Vineyards
2 pm to 6 pm – Tiverton Farmers Market
7 pm - Island Moving Company presents La Palomba / Ascending
7:30 pm - Hocus Pocus Party at JPT Film & Event Center
For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.
Live Music & Entertainment
Celtica – Music Bingo at 7:30 pm
JPT Film & Event Center (In Theatre) -The Pollinators at 7:30 pm
JPT Film & Event Center (Virtual) – Final Set
One Pelham East – Stu Sinclair from 9 pm to 1 am
City & Government
11 am - Portsmouth Board of Canvassers
2 pm - Middletown Planning Board
4:30 pm - Middletown Beach Commission
5 pm - Jamestown Library Board
5:30 pm - Middletown Conservation Commission
6 pm - Tiverton School Committee
6:30 pm - Newport School Committee
6:30 pm - Jamestown Conservation Commission
7 pm - Little Compton Town Council
7 pm - Tiverton School Committee
7 pm - Tiverton Town Council
7 pm - Portsmouth Town Council