WBGO Newport Jazz Festival Trips
WBGO Day Trips go on sale to WBGO Members on 3/22/23 at 1pm and to the public 3/23/23 at 1pm. Weekend packages will be announced in the coming weeks.
WBGO Day Trips to the Newport Jazz Festival
Friday, August 4, 2023
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Sunday, August 6, 2023
Departing Newark, NJ 5:30am, Manhattan 6:00am
Packages on sale Thursday, March 23 at 1pm - WBGO Members check your email for exclusive member presale info. Public on sale is Wednesday, March 22, 1pm.
The Bus Stops Here, and takes you straight to the gate of the world famous Newport Jazz Festival!
WBGO Travel welcomes you to join us for a day trip to one of the best festivals in the world: The Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island! The bus departs from Newark, with a stop to pick up in Manhattan, and will bring you right to the doorstep of the hippest, jazziest music-filled event of the year!
This excursion includes round trip bus travel from one of our departure locations directly to the festival gate on the date of your choice and general admission ticket to the festival for the full day.
DAILY LINE UPS ANNOUNCED
BUS PACKAGES AVAILABLE UNTIL NOON THE DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE.
Pickup locations include:
- Newark, NJ: NJPAC, 1 Center St. - Departure time is 5:30 AM
- Manhattan, NY: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center, Columbus Circle - Departure time is 6:00 AM
Fort Adams State Park, the site of the iconic Newport Jazz Festival, is picturesque, pristine and, well, kind of a pain to reach. What's the best way to enjoy a full day of the music without feeling drained? WBGO provides the solution with the only "straight-to-the-gate" transportation option to the festival.
Arrive at the festival as the doors open, rested and ready to take on a day of fun, fresh air and jazz! And aren't we all excited for the return of live music!
COVID protocols for bus travel with WBGO and for admittance to the Newport Jazz Festival -
- If you are positive for COVID-19 and/or have symptoms of COVID-19, do not come to the Festival.
- Self-testing before coming to the Festival is strongly encouraged.
- We suggest masking in on the bus and in crowds at the festival if you are immunocompromised.