The upcoming film 'Newport & The Great Folk Dream' is packed with rare footage of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, and other icons.

It's that time of year again when the only thing hotter than the weather outside is the music coming from Fort Adams. The 2025 Newport Folk Festival is ready to jam out July 25-27 and the Newport Jazz ...

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The Newport Folk Festival will return to Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island to celebrate its 66th anniversary. One of the longest-running and most storied festivals in America will return July ...

The considerable longevity of the Newport Folk Festival (founded in 1959), and its singular place in American musical and political culture, makes it a natural case study. As we all know, two ...

Start booking your reservations, the dates of the 2026 Newport Folk Festival have been announced. Festival organizers announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5, that next year's three-day festival at Fort Adams ...

A sign near the entrance of the Newport Folk Festival, reminding festival goers to "Be present. Be kind. Be open. Be together." July 25, 2025, Rhode Island.(Courtesy Sara Shukla) When I describe the ...

2024 was a truly monumental year for Newport, R.I.’s music scene. As both of the Newport Festivals Foundation’s crowning achievements in the summer live circuit celebrated landmark anniversaries—65 ...

Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but it's packed with history, scenic trails for hiking and biking, pristine beaches, ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Fans of the Newport Folk and Jazz festivals can now order Rhode Island license plates that show off their support. The Newport Festivals Foundation announced Tuesday that it has ...