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Newport Folk Festival
Annual American music festival in Rhode Island
| Newport Folk Festival | |
|---|---|
My Morning Jacket performing at the festival in 2015 | |
| Genre | Contemporary folk music and other genres |
| Venue | Fort Adams State Park |
| Location(s) | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°28′41″N71°20′08″W / 41.478056°N 71.335556°W / 41.478056; -71.335556 |
| Years active | 1959–1960, 1963–1969, 1985–present |
| Inaugurated | July 11, 1959 (1959-07-11) |
| Founders | George Wein, Pete Seeger, Albert Grossman, Theodore Bikel, Oscar Brand |
| Most recent | July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) – July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) |
| Next event | July 25, 2025 (2025-07-25) – July 27, 2025 (2025-07-27) |
| Website | newportfolk.org |
The Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival.