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Rhode Island

  • Newport Jazz Festival
    Newport Jazz Festival
    The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It was established in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard, who, together with husband Louis Lorillard, financed the festival for many years. The couple hired jazz impresario George Wein to organize the...

     (begun 1954), a music festival held every August
  • Newport Folk Festival
    Newport Folk Festival
    The Newport Folk Festival is an American annual folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the previously established Newport Jazz Festival...

     (begun 1959), an American annual folk-oriented music festival
  • Newport Music Festival
    Newport Music Festival
    Newport Music Festival is a classical music festival that takes place in Newport, Rhode Island.It was founded in 1969 as a summer season of the Metropolitan Opera. The outdoor venue was not conducive to classical music performance, and instead the grand rooms of the stately Newport mansions were...

     (begun 1969), a classical music festival
  • Newport International Film Festival
    Newport International Film Festival
    Newport International Film Festival was an annual film festival in Newport, Rhode Island, established in 1998 .The Newport Film Festival was generally held the first week in June and featured various international films at several local cinemas...

     (begun 1998), a film festival held in Newport, Rhode Island

California

  • Newport Beach Film Festival
    Newport Beach Film Festival
    The Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....

     (begun 1999), a film festival held in Newport Beach, California

See also

  • At Newport (disambiguation) for music albums recorded at these festivals

Festivals in Rhode Island
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