Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams

Concert Venue · Newport, RI

The Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park is one of the most historically significant music festivals in America — founded in 1959 as the birthplace of American folk revival, the site where Bob Dylan controversially went electric in 1965. Now a beloved annual summer event drawing 10,000 fans to the 18th-century fort grounds overlooking Narragansett Bay, Newport Folk remains a uniquely powerful experience combining musical history with one of New England's most spectacular natural settings.

About Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams

The Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park is one of the most historically significant music festivals in America — founded in 1959 as the birthplace of American folk revival, the site where Bob Dylan controversially went electric in 1965. Now a beloved annual summer event drawing 10,000 fans to the 18th-century fort grounds overlooking Narragansett Bay, Newport Folk remains a uniquely powerful experience combining musical history with one of New England's most spectacular natural settings.

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90 Fort Adams Dr, Newport, RI 02840

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