(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- One day. One place. A full-tilt celebration of Atlantic City's creative spirit—featuring art, live performances, and stories from all 48 blocks...

48 Blocks Atlantic City is the flagship program of the Atlantic City Arts Foundation, which includes an art & culture festival and Atlantic City’s largest mural arts program. This year's festival takes place Saturday, September 20, 2025.

48 Blocks Festival is a fully-loaded festival complete with two stages of local live music, theater, and poetry, a full schedule of art activities and demonstrations, a marketplace of exhibiting artists and vendors, social service resources, and restaurant pop-ups.  

This festival is dedicated to the diverse and unique; to the beautiful and strange; the beloved and misunderstood: to the artist in us all. 

Evolving from a citywide public arts initiative, 48 Blocks Festival is a culmination of Atlantic City’s creative energy presented as a free day-long celebration of art, culture, and community, where everyone is invited and participation is encouraged.

Public art created for 48 Blocks Atlantic City can be found in every neighborhood in the city—murals, adirondack chairs, and planters. The festival incorporates projects by residents and visitors, all intended to celebrate Atlantic City.

The Atlantic City Arts Foundation is a 501(c)3 public arts non-profit, dedicated to increasing public art access and fostering community art education in Atlantic City, NJ. Through programs and partnerships, ACAF promotes arts-based tourism and economic development initiatives while increasing community pride and civic self-esteem. Programs include 48 Blocks, Chalk About AC, and ARTeriors.