The Rhode Island Folk Festival

05/11/2025

Please consider donating!

The RHODE ISLAND FOLK FESTIVAL is a FREE music festival featuring some of the finest f… Hear in Rhode Island needs your support for Rhode Island Folk Festival

05/06/2025

"Goodnight Irene" encore closing song by all the performers at the Pete Seeger Tribute Show, May 2, 2025 at The Greenwich Odeum

05/05/2025

More photos from the Pete show (thank you Nancy Sherman)

05/05/2025

"This Land Is Your Land" closing song by all the performers at the Pete Seeger Tribute Show, May 2, 2025 at The Greenwich Odeum

05/04/2025

Video of the PETE SEEGER TRIBUTE at The Greenwich Odeum Friday, May 2, 2025

On Friday, May 2, Hear In Rhode Island (HIRI), producer of the Rhode Island Folk Festival (RIFF), presented a fundraising tribute concert to legendary folk p...

05/01/2025

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!

04/22/2025

The next RI Folk Fest benefit happens this Friday 4/25 at Galactic Theatre w/ Anthony Loffredio of Barn Burning, Jodie Treolar, and The Whelks!! Suggested $10 donation at the door. Give what you can!

https://barnburning.bandcamp.com

https://jodietreloarsampson.bandcamp.com/album/i-thought-i-was-dead-but-i-was-really-alive

https://www.whelkswhelkswhelks.com

04/05/2025

The Rhode Island Folk Festival is now accepting artisan vendors until June 1st. The festival is free to the public and will have three stages of music, food and a beer garden! Located on the water in beautiful Crescent Park in Riverside Rhode Island, the Festival Takes place August 24th.

Apply at the link below:
https://rhodeislandfolkfestival.com/vendors-1

03/01/2025

https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/stronger-through-song-event-will-raise-funds-to-keep-folk-music-free/article_330a3a24-f2e4-11ef-a7b4-8f428476b8c2.html

WOONSOCKET – When Rhode Island music community leader John Fuzek saw “The Cher Show” at the Providence Performing Arts Center earlier this month, a single line from the musical stuck

02/05/2025

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! https://www.facebook.com/events/636805092032152

02/03/2025

Vendor sign ups for the 2025 festival are open!