Jazz Festival Travel Guide: How to Plan a Music Weekend

Jazz Festival Travel Guide: How to Plan a Music Weekend

Tickets for the 2026 Newport Jazz Festival are sold out. A fan-to-fan ticket exchange is available. You can join a waitlist or return your pass if you can no longer attend. Specially-priced 3-Day passes, Student passes, and Lounge passes are not eligible for the exchange.

Information regarding tickets, transportation, and tips for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2027.

For information on riding your bike to Fort Adams, please visit bikenewportri.org. The Newport Harbor Shuttle runs continuous service during the Festival between Perotti Park and Fort Adams. It is a 15-minute ferry ride and reservations are not required. Allow extra time to wait in line during peak hours. The Reserved Express will also run between Ann Street Pier and Fort Adams State Park during Folk and Jazz weekend. The Jamestown Newport Ferry runs continuous service to Fort Adams with departures from One East Ferry Wharf in Jamestown. SeaStreak offers a ferry service between Providence and Newport. Regular service runs from India Point in Providence to the Seastreak Ferry Terminal at 39 America’s Cup Avenue in Newport. On site parking is limited at Fort Adams State Park. Purchase a parking pass in advance to guarantee a spot. On site parking sales are credit card only. Cash is not accepted on site for parking as of 2026. Once parking is full, you will be directed to an offsite satellite lot. Parking for patrons with disabilities is located within a designated lot and requires a handicapped license plate, placard, or other state-issued identification. The holder of the placard or identification must be a passenger in the vehicle. There will be a shuttle bus fitted with a wheelchair accessible lift to bring patrons from the parking lot directly to the event entrance. If you use a ridesharing service such as UBER or LYFT, please follow the signs for designated dropoff and pickup locations. Look for “Ridesharing” signs posted at the entrance to Fort Adams State Park on Harrison Avenue.