Newport Folk Festival Announces On-Sale Date for 66th Annual Event
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Newport Festivals Foundation has officially announced the on-sale date for this year’s 66th annual Newport Folk Festival. Blink and you’ll miss it.
After last week’s announcement that the iconic music gathering will return to its longtime home of Newport, R.I.’s Fort Adam State Park from July 25-27, the festival has formally shared just when and how fans can get their hands on coveted tickets. A general on-sale will begin next Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. ET via DICE. Ticket prices will remain stable to last years rates, with single, two-day and 3-day passes priced at $116.39, $224.54 and $286.34, with fees factored in. In keeping with the event’s incomparable atmosphere of family-friendly, community-forward collective celebration, children under 10 will be able to attend alongside ticketed guardians for free.
As they do every year, tickets for this year’s event are expected to sell out in an hour or less. If history’s example holds, the event will likely begin its rolling lineup announcements in a few weeks, then continue to add high-profile artists to the bill up until the show dates. Keep your eyes on the prize, and stay tuned for further updates on the festival as they arrive.
Last year, Newport Folk Festival celebrated 65 years with an incredible lineup of traditional torchbearers, including headliners like Hozier, Adrienne Lenker, Shovels & Rope, Killer Mike, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Craigie & Slim, Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Poplar and Conan O’Brien & Real Musicians, a star-studded revue show helmed by the comedian and avid folk aficionado. The festival also furthered its commitment to preserving the musical traditions displayed and redefined onstage each year with the creation of the Newport Folk Stewardship Program, which advances new initiatives to keep the event fresh and pertinent as ever under the watchful eye of the first Newport Folk Steward, Nathaniel Rateliff.
Learn more about Newport Folk Festival at newportfolk.org, and support the Newport Festival Foundation’s mission at newportfestivals.org.
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