Enjoy our guest performers this summer!
For a full schedule of events visit our online calendar. Performers are sponsored by the Friends of the Newport Public Library.
Children’s Summer Calendar PDF
Click on the dates for more information on any of the performers and for information on how to register.
 Nature Stories | Tuesday, June 27 at 10:00 AM Ages 3 – 8 The Audubon Society will present their Nature Stories program which will focus on plants & gardens and pollinators. Nature Stories includes a story, activity and a live box turtle! Click here to register. |
 Music with Sarah Gardner | Tuesday, July 11 at 10:00 AM Ages 2 – 8 Join Sarah Gardner, a professional folk musician from Massachusetts, for preschool music! Babies, toddlers and their caregivers will sing, dance and play instruments. |
 Animal World Experience: Your Big Backyard | Tuesday, July 18 at 10:00 AM Ages 4 – 12 Learn about animals in your own backyard! Kids will meet furry animals, a turtle, snake, frog and a variety of insects. |
 Preservation Society of Newport County: Topiary Gardens | Friday, July 21 at 10:00 AM Ages 5 – 12 More information to come. |
 Marvelous Marvin | Tuesday, August 1 at 10:00 AM Ages 4 – 12 Marvelous Marvin will entertain all ages with a family-friendly show that blends magic, juggling, comedy and audience participation. |
 Ants on a Log | Thursday, August 3 at 11:00 AM Ages 4 – 12 years old Philadelphia-based band Ants on a Log will perform a music concert for families. |
 15-Minute Field Trips: “The Dirt on Dirt” | Friday, August 4 at 10:00 AM Ages 5 – 8 years old Featuring a life-size Candyland game for worms and a worm puppet, kids will design menus for the “Compost Cafe”, examine live worms and get rubber worms to take home. Click here to register. |
 Pumpernickel Puppets | Tuesday, August 8 at 10:00 AM Ages 4 – 12 years old Pumpernickel Puppets will present a puppet show of Peter Rabbit, the mischievous and disobedient young rabbit who gets into, and is chased around, the garden of Mr. McGregor. |