Rhode Island Folk Festival 2023

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Rhode Island Folk Festival 2023

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About the Rhode Island Folk Festival

Join us in 2022 - EIGHTH ANNUAL FREE FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL!

The RHODE ISLAND FOLK FESTIVAL is a FREE music festival featuring some of the finest folk, acoustic and Americana singer-songwriter acts in the Rhode Island area. The event takes place at the waterfront Rose Larisa Park in the town of Riverside in East Providence, Rhode Island - across from the National Historic Site Crescent Park Looff Carousel. 


In 2014, Hear In Rhode Island produced the first FREE Folk Festival at Roger Williams National Memorial Park in Downtown Providence. From 2014-2019, we called this special event the Providence Folk Festival.  However, now that we have moved the festival location to East Providence, it made everyone happier to call it the Rhode Island Folk Festival.  


The festival will feature three stages of acoustic-themed music. The BAND SHELL STAGE featuring mostly bands of musicians, the SONGBIRD STAGE on the other end of the park, featuring mostly soloists and the EMERGING SONGWRITERS STAGE at the Gazebo between the two stages for a juried open mic. The festival is a great opportunity to get a good dose of the RI sound as well as some classic performances.


Food and art vendors will be set up along the path among the three stages so that your senses will be delighted everywhere you go at the event!  We hope you can make it this year!!

HEAR IN RHODE ISLAND

Hear In Rhode Island, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization and produces the Rhode Island Folk Festival. This non-profit arts organization produces many music events in Rhode Island, since 1994. 


Hear in Rhode Island was founded by RI native and musical community leader, John Fuzek. 


The organization’s primary goal is to produce free music festivals that promote folk singer songwriters. Over the years, Hear in Rhode Island has served tens of thousands of people with high quality music from local and national artists.


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Motif Magazine Award - Best Americana Festival

Motif Award - Best Americana Festival

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    The Team

    Hear in Rhode Island

    Hear in Rhode Island

    Hear in Rhode Island

    Allysen Callery

    Hear in Rhode Island

    Hear in Rhode Island


    Beth Barron

    Beth Barron

    Beth Barron

    Ken Abrams

    Beth Barron

    Beth Barron

    Lisa Couto

    Beth Barron

    Lorraine Lesniak

    Lorraine Lesniak

    Lorraine Lesniak

    Lorraine Lesniak

    Maha Janik

    Lorraine Lesniak

    Jim Levanos

    Jim Levanos

    Lorraine Lesniak

    Jim Levanos


    The New Rhode Island Folk Festival Logo

    Rhode Island Folk Festival logo - black on white

    Thank you Rick Couto

    Thank you Rick Couto

    Rhode Island Folk Festival Logo - color

    Thank you Rick Couto

    Thank you Rick Couto

    Thank you Rick Couto

    Orange Dot Design

    Rhode Island Folk Festival logo - white on black

    Thank you Rick Couto

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