Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. is excited to continue the tradition of Bridgefest™ to celebrate folk, jazz and Newport's musical community.. Bridgefest was founded in 2009 by the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County to “bridge” the days between the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals.

Bridgefest 2016 will take place in and around Newport from July 25th to July 28th, and will include free and paid concerts, music related films, educational programs and other music related activities.  In addition, Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc, will produce a free family concert at Fort Adams on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

Bridgefest™ is a  production of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, duly licensed. All rights reserved.