Newport Folk Festival returns to Fort Adams State Park, Rhode Island July 26-28 for its 65th iteration. Newport Festival Foundation, known for both its folk and jazz festival offerings, also champions music education and artist relief programs throughout the year. Its unique, rolling lineup already boasts immense, genre-diverse talent; from Adrianne Lenker to Allison Russell, Black Pumas and more, including newly-announced MUNA. Tickets are now sold out. For more additional ticketing and waitlist information, you can check further details here! Keep up with artist announcements and more on the Newport Folk Festival’s Instagram.

Local Wolves’ Artist to Watch, Friday (7/26) – Adrianne Lenker

Local Wolves’ Artist to Watch, Saturday (7/27) – Reyna Tropical

Local Wolves’ Artist to Watch, Sunday (7/28) – LA LOM

About Newport Festivals Foundation:

Newport Festivals Foundation is a 501(c)(3) profit organization with a mission to create moments of hope through the power of music and community. Best known for producing the Newport Jazz and Newport Folk Festivals, the Foundation spends the rest of the year working to create the next generation of musicians through music education and artist relief programs. 

Thanks to the support of its community, NFF offers music programs in its own backyard of Newport, Rhode Island, including free private music lessons, instrument donations to public schools, assembly programs, and summer camps. 

Nationally, NFF partners with festival artists to support music education programs they’re passionate about. Since 2018, the Artist Gives initiative has provided over 197 grants to music education programs in over 35 states, including instruments for public schools, funding for music instruction workshops for Veterans, Girls Rock Summer camps, after-school music lessons for children with learning disabilities, and more.

In response to the pandemic, the foundation established the Newport Festivals Musician Relief Fund (MRF) to provide financial relief to musicians in our Folk and Jazz communities experiencing a loss of income as a result of COVID-19. Resources from NFF and donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations have allowed the MRF to help over 602 musicians since April 1, 2020. Please visit their website.

Words: Morgan Winston

Photography: Adam Kissick