The Canine Couture Show returns this fall after a “paws” with a new style, but the same fun! Join us and our community partner The Potter League for Animals for a dog fashion show inspired by Doris Duke at “Ruff” Point. We will have a photo booth for your pup to pose and treats for all.
There will be pet-related vendors onsite to peruse and shop.
We are excited to partner with Puddingstone Festival on an evening of music at Rough Point! Our founder Doris Duke was a supporter of the arts, as well as a musician and a dancer. We are delighted to host this evening celebrating the performing arts in her home.
Trombonist Nick Finzer, hailed as a "rising star in jazz" by DownBeat Magazine, brings his quartet to Newport for an electrifying concert featuring original works and jazz classics. The evening will be enriched by actors Jay Bragan and David Chrzanowski, who will perform a selection of Shakespeare monologues and scenes, woven into the musical program.
Join us and our friends Aquidneck Resilience for a free community walk! We will discuss coastal resiliency and explore the Cliff Walk and Rough Point's historic landscape on a 1.5 mile walk.
Join us for our first second annual A Rough Point Halloween! Explore Rough Point at its spookiest, go on a Halloween-themed treasure hunt, and discover the strange and eerie objects and stories in the house. We promise lots of treats (and no tricks). This community event is open to all, and FREE for Newport County residents.
We are excited to partner with Puddingstone Festival on an evening of music at Rough Point! Our founder Doris Duke was a supporter of the arts, as well as a musician, a dancer, and an art collector. We are delighted to host this evening celebrating the performing arts in her home.
On November 1, enjoy a spellbinding recital with violinist Geneva Lewis—acclaimed by Musical America and BBC as a leading artist to watch—and renowned pianist Audrey Vardanega, who has graced distinguished stages worldwide, including Merkin Hall in New York. Their program will feature masterpieces by Schumann, Schubert, and Brahms. The evening will also showcase visual art, thoughtfully integrated into the concert, offering audiences an immersive experience that unites visual and musical artistry.
We are excited to partner with Puddingstone Festival on an evening of music at Rough Point! Our founder Doris Duke was a supporter of the arts, as well as a musician, a dancer, and an art collector. We are delighted to host this evening celebrating the performing arts in her home.
On January 27, three piano trios spanning the breadth of the Romantic era will perform at Rough Point: Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio (Op. 70 No. 1), renowned for its haunting Largo movement that evokes a spectral mystery—a nickname coined in the 19th century to capture its otherworldly atmosphere; Cécile Chaminade’s Piano Trio No. 2 (Op. 34), a lyrical gem from a pioneering woman composer of the late 19th century; and Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 1 (Op. 8), a single-movement “Poème” composed at age 19, unfolding with poignant poetic introspection.
In partnership with our friends at Aquidneck Resiliency, join us on this interactive talk with “Tree Whisperers” Dr. Jim Conroy and Basia Alexander.
Join NRF and the Newport Tree Conservancy for a free community celebration of Rough Point's new Arboretum status.
We are delighted to partner with The Newport String Project for the final weekend of its Newport County Concert Series. This vibrant program will feature the project’s resident ensemble, the Newport String Quartet, performing works by J.S. Bach, Philip Glass and Robert Schumann.
We're excited to partner with our friends at the Newport Art Museum for a plein air session at Rough Point, with artist John Grosvenor.
Our founder Doris Duke was a supporter of the arts and artists, and at NRF we celebrate art, craft, and design each day.
Artists will meet on the lawn of Rough Point, an iconic mansion that was the home of heiress and collector Doris Duke, surrounded by gardens and a stunning ocean view.
Join us and our friends The Preservation Society of Newport County on a free tour celebrating Preservation in one of the country’s most intact Revolutionary-era communities. We'll explore historic Easton’s Point and see how the neighborhood is adapting to the increasing impacts of sea level rise and flooding events.
Trinity Church in collaboration with the Newport Restoration Foundation invite you to a celebration of Queen Anne Square’s 50th anniversary. Join us for a conversation with a panelist of historians, scholars, and preservation leaders to reflect on the legacy of Queen Anne Square and the impact of the mid-century preservation movement on the city of Newport—and the United States.
We're excited to be a partner of this year's French in Newport community day! Join us at the Vernon House and throughout the City to celebrate the Franco-American alliance during the American Revolution. Thanks to our friends at the Newport Historical Society for organizing and planning this event.
Bike/trolley/walk to Roam Around Rough Point! We invite you to join us for a day of community fun and connection, listen to live music, and enjoy the spectacular ocean views.
This FREE community event is open to all.
MOVED TO RAIN VENUE. NewportFILM returns to Rough Point! Join us for the *world premiere* of John Shearer: An American Moments. A groundbreaking Black photographer reflects on his career inside the country’s most influential publications during the height of America’s pictorial magazine era, when his vivid images—from the deaths of JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. to the Attica uprising— helped define how the nation saw itself.
