Newport Folk Festival

With just two weeks until the  Newport Folk Festival, organizers of the sold-out event have updated their smartphone apps, released the ‘Official Folk Handbook’ and have released their 2016 lineup schedule.

Official Folk Handbook

From site map to schedules and what to bring to the Festival, Newport Folk Festival has it all laid out for you in this year’s Official Folk Handbook. Be sure to read it over before hitting the fort.

Download The Handbook (PDF)

Schedule

In an effort to encourage people to download their latest smartphone app, organizers have released the schedule on their iOS App and Android App. here are currently three places to download or see the event;

For those without a smartphone, or who just want to see it on their computer, the schedule can also be download with the  2016 Official Handbook for the Newport Folk Festival at  http://www.newportfolk.org/info

Ryan Belmore

Ryan Belmore is the Owner and Publisher of What'sUpNewp.  He has been involved with What’sUpNewp since shortly after its launch in 2012, proudly leading it to be named Best Local News Blog in Rhode Island by Rhode Island Monthly readers in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and an honorable mention in the Common Good Awards in 2021.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Potter League For Animals. He previously served on the boards of Fort Adams Trust, Lucy's Hearth, and the Arts & Cultural Alliance for Newport County.

In 2020, he was named Member of the Year by LION and won the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County's Dominque Award.

He is a member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, he spent 39 years living in Rhode Island before recently moving to Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs. He still considers Rhode Island home, and visits at least once a month.