Newport Folk And Jazz Festivals Canceled Due To Coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/29/848013329/newport-folk-and-jazz-festivals-canceled-due-to-coronavirus?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=nprblogscoronavirusliveupdates

April 29, 20205:29 PM ET
Anastasia Tsioulcas


On Wednesday, two storied, sibling American music festivals — the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival — announced that they are being canceled for 2020, due to coronavirus concerns. Each event is scheduled to return in the summer of 2021.

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Fans who have bought tickets to either festival can receive a full refund, apply their purchase to 2021 tickets, or donate all or part of their purchase to the festivals' not-for-profit foundation.

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