Credit: Newport Folk Festival

In its Thanksgiving week tradition, the Newport Folk Festival today released its 2024 “Thank You” video, an effort to thank its community for helping it create moments of hope through music.

“We want to thank our Folk community for helping us create moments of hope through music this year. We need it now more than ever. 2025 on sale and artist announcements will be coming your way after the new year,” Newport Folk shared in an email to supporters.

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The 2025 Newport Folk Festival is scheduled for July 25 – 27, 2025 at Fort Adams State Park.

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