HOBOKEN – Legendary singer Darlene Love will headline the 21st Annual Hoboken Fall Arts & Music Festival, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 28. The City of Hoboken-organized event will stretch along Washington Street from Observer Highway to 7th Street.
The festival’s three stages will also feature Union City-based singer-songwriter Allison Strong, Hoboken based singer-songwriter Maddy Bowes, Weehawken-based Jeremy Beck & the Heavy Duty Horns and the Sensational Soul Cruisers from Freehold. Other scheduled performers include Tom Vincent & the Romance Commandos, Emily & the Ideals, Gene D. Plumber (of Hoboken), Preschool of Rock, and The Garden Street School Band.
In addition to live music, this year’s festival will feature over 300 vendors along Washington Street. Among the expected offerings are crafters, photographers, sculptors, local restaurants and businesses, non-profits and car dealers.
Fine artists will be featured between First and Newark, Second and Third and Fifth and Sixth Streets, including artists from Hoboken’s Monroe Center for the Arts. A special children’s area adjacent to the Third Street Stage will offer rides, facepainting, balloons, and games.
In addition, street cafes will offer cuisine from a variety of cultures, including Thai, Indian, Greek, French, Mexican, Cajun and Italian.
The Hoboken Reporter is a sponsor of the event.
Performance Schedule
Observer Highway Stage
11:50 a.m. Allison Strong
12:40 p.m. Jessy Carolina & the Hot Mess
1:40 p.m. The Harmonica Lewinskies
2:45 p.m. The Sensational Soul Cruisers
4:30 p.m. Darlene Love
3rd Street Stage – Children’s area
noon Garden St. School Band
12:50 p.m. Mad Science
1:30 p.m. Hoboken School of Music
1:55 p.m. Studio L Dance Co.
2:20 p.m. Preschool of Rock
3:10 p.m. Erin Lee & the Up Past Bedtime Band
4:10 p.m. Jason Didner & the Jungle Gym Jam
7th Street Stage
12:30 p.m. Maddy Bowes
1:00 p.m. Gene D. Plumber
1:35 p.m. Emily & the Ideals
2:35 p.m. Tom Vincent & the Romance Commandos
3:45 p.m. Jeremy Beck & the Heavy Duty Horns
5:00 p.m. Frankie Morales & the Mambo of the Times Orchestra
Schedules are tentative and subject to change.