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Council approves Folk and Jazz festival permits after city and foundation outline traffic plans
Summary
The City Council approved special-event licenses for the Newport Folk and Newport Jazz festivals after foundation representatives described ongoing multiagency planning on traffic, shuttles and water taxis.
The City Council voted to approve special-event licenses for the Newport Festival Foundation's Newport Folk Festival (Fort Adams State Park, July 25–27, 2025, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.) and Newport Jazz Festival (Fort Adams State Park, Aug. 1–3, 2025, 11 a.m.–7:30 p.m.).
Why it matters: Councilors raised concerns about traffic impacts to southern Newport neighborhoods and asked how the foundation plans to limit congestion and…
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