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Newport Jazz Festival

Annual gathering of the greats (Jul/Aug)

De La Soul at the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.

Newport’s annual three-day jazz fest brings together jazz, blues, hip hop, funk, and related musical genres.

Set outdoors in Fort Adams State Park, Narragansett Bay and the Newport Bridge are a backdrop for the melodic rhythms.

With four stages, artists range from upcoming artists to big-name headliners.

A week of performances and lectures precede this cultural treasure.

Crowd at Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island USA on July 31, 2010.

Fans of folk music, might want to check out the equally popular Newport Folk Festival, which also takes place in Fort Adams State Park.

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90 Fort Adams Drive; Newport, RI, 02840

newportjazz.org

Summer: June, July, & Aug

Newport, RI

Text © Rachel Levine

Images by Vbrunophotog, Weekly Dig