Maplewoodstock is back – you won’t want to miss it!
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The 12th annual Maplewoodstock Music and Arts Festival — the premier homegrown, local music fest in the region — is Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12 from noon until 10:00 pm each day. This free, live music and art event is at Memorial Park, Maplewood, NJ, (160 Dunnell Rd, directly opposite New Jersey Transit’s Maplewood train station).
According to its organizers:
Maplewoodstock has grown from a lazy afternoon jam in the park to a lively free two-day music and arts festival. Our stage has hosted artists like Marshall Crenshaw, Raul Malo, Joan Osborne, Norah Jones’ Puss N Boots, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, and The Smithereens – enjoyed by upwards of 5,000 attendees each day. In addition to the music, there will be local arts and craft vendors, food of all sorts, a beer garden, and a large KidZone with games, inflatable rides, crafts, and more.
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“Our goal is to provide a family-friendly event: the best possible free experience of music and art – by and for the community,” says Maplewoodstock Chairperson Drew Dix. “Maplewoodstock is a Maplewood tradition of families, friends, and neighbors bringing out blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets for a fantastic weekend of music, art, food, and the best of the Maplewood community.”
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Saturday’s lineup will headline international reggae artists The Wailers. Sunday’s show will close with headliner acoustic, rock, and world music band Rusted Root and featured Tex-Mex artist Alejandro Escovedo. A total of 24 bands will perform over the two-day festival — many with local ties to the robust Maplewood and South Orange music scene.
A full line-up of band bios can be found on the website.
For more information, check the website or contact maplewoodstock@gmail.com
