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Welcome
 

NIMFest  –  The Newport Independent Music Festival is a summer series of outdoor concerts free and open to the public held at the King Park gazebo on the Newport Harbor.  Presented by the City of Newport with funding from Mrs. Samuel M.V. Hamilton, the concerts are Sundays from 3pm to 6pm featuring the best in local and regional artists.  The series kicks off with a special Saturday night concert on June 28 with Abbey Rhode, a favorite Beatles band. 

Bring lawn chairs or blankets.  The website is www.nimfest.com 

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Schedule of Appearances


Date Artist Genre
Saturday June 28   6:00 – 7:30 pm Abbey Rhode Beatles
Sunday June 29   3:00 – 6:00 pm Maher Brothers

M&M
 
Classic R&B

Delta Blues
July 6   3:00 – 6:00 pm Well Strung

Kevin & Gianna Sullivan
 

Popular & Originals

Original Songs

 

July 13   3:00 – 6:00 pm

Chelley Bill & Dyl

Tom Pacheco

 

Reggae, Pop, Blues

Original Songs
 
July 20   3:00 – 6:00 pm MSD

 
Jazz
July 27   3:00 – 6:00 pm The Reprobates

Rhode To Dublin

 
Celtic, Folk & Maritime

Irish Session
 
Aug 3   3:00 – 6:00 pm

Diane Blue

Big Jack Ward  

 

Soul, pop and R&B

Acoustic Blues
 
Aug 10   3:00 – 6:00 pm Mike Walsh & Blitz

Bill Lewis
 
Original pop music

Original Songs
 
Aug 17   3:00 – 6:00 pm Beyond Blonde

Ace Derrick
Original Rock

Popular Songs
 
Aug 24   3:00 – 6:00 pm Patchy Caubeen

JP Jones
Irish Folk Music

Original songs
 
Aug 31  3:00 – 6:00 pm Abbey Rhode

Elderly Brothers
 
Beatles

Popular Classics
Sept 7   3:00 – 6:00 pm John Hillman and Friends Blues & folk

Rain Dates are Mondays 5pm - 7pm

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This summer concert series is underwritten by
Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton



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