Arts & Cars

Arts & Cars: Downtown Art Festival & Classic Car Show
Sunday, September 21, 10am-4pm

Arts Festival: The Summit Downtown Art Festival is an outdoor, juried art show and showcases a diverse range of artistic talents, featuring local artists and artisans presenting their creations in various mediums, including paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and more. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore and purchase unique and original items. The Art Festival, organized by the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will be located on Springfield Avenue between Beechwood Road and Summit Avenue. Find the application HERE.

Live Entertainment: Throughout the day, visitors can enjoy live music and performances by local musicians, adding to the festive atmosphere and providing a lively backdrop for the event. The main stage will include performance by The Carnival Dogs, Four the Record & the Maura Glynn Band; the beer garden will feature Summit Street Sounds favorites firepit & Beth Sherby. Special thanks to Peotter’s Auto Body & Spa, Summit Hearing Aid Center, and Dwell NJ for their entertainment sponsorship. (The stage is located in the middle of the intersection of Beechwood Road and Springfield Ave.)

Classic & Exotic Car Show – all makes and models welcome.
Want to show your car? Pre-register https://bit.ly/ACRegistration25
$20 entrance fee
Cars check in at Bank Street & Summit Avenue.
Cars may arrive after 7am, no cars accepted after 9:30am.

Children’s Activities -will be provided by the Summit YMCA and The Connection on Springfield Avenue between Beechwood Road & Maple Street. Both be providing exciting interactive activities for kids of many ages! Also roaming around for the kids will be Krazy Kevin juggling along on his unicycle and Shawn Yaney the immensely popular balloon artist, and additional activities from Robot Revolution, FPC Car Racing, Airbrush Tattoos by Janis, and more.

Food Trucks – Angry Archies, Just Delicious Kettle Corn, Puras Paletas, Sandwicheria, Jacks Surf & Turf, Pizza Vita

Beer & Wine Garden: The Bank Street parking lot will be transformed into a Beer & Wine Garden sponsored by downtown Summit’s own Cambridge Wines and Peerless Beverage Co. will feature draft beers and a variety of fine wines. Open at 11AM, all are welcome inside the Beer & Wine Garden to enjoy some games or take a seat to enjoy some food, those aged 21 years and older are able to get a wristband to purchase alcoholic beverages. Enjoy live music, kids’ activities, plenty of tables for dining, cornhole and other games, and just a great place to take a break! Grab some food from Food Truck Alley or any downtown eatery and bring it to the Beer & Wine Garden to enjoy! Drink tickets can be purchased at the entrance at Lyric Park on Beechwood Rd. and are CASH only

Summit Farmers Market will be open at 22 DeForest Avenue from 8AM-1PM.