Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 05/16/2024
Little Hag
(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- The 2024 Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival will take place on Sunday, May 19 from 11:00am to 6:00pm. It takes place on Washington Street between Observer Highway and Seventh Street. The free festival features displays and sales by over 250 artists, crafters, food vendors, and local businesses.
There will also be two stages of live musical performances located on Washington Street between Newark Street and Observer Highway and on Washington Street between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. Accessible restrooms will be located near the main stage on Observer Highway as well as on Washington Street and Third Street.
The Seventh Street Stage’s musical line-up is as follows:
12:15pm - 12:25pm - All Saints Bold Dancers: All Saints students will perform a dance routine
12:30pm - 12:40pm - Arya Dance Company: Arya students will perform a Bollywood dance routine
12:55pm - 1:15pm - Drum Den: Students of this Hoboken drum school will show their skills
1:25pm - 1:50pm - Dream Boys: Hoboken’s own boy band
2:10pm - 3:10pm - Zydeco Revelators: Cajun country boogie by Hudson County’s own Zydeco band
3:30pm - 4:30pm - The Brooklyners: Reggae music from Brooklyn to the world
5:00pm - 6:00pm - The Ebony Hillbillies: The real roots of country music, played by one of the last Black String Bands in America.
The Observer Highway Stage’s musical line up is as follows
12:00pm - 12:30pm - 3 Dollars: High school rockers
12:50pm - 1:30pm - Dracu-Las: Surfy garage punk for the beach goth punks
1:35pm - 2:05pm - Little Hag: A thrilling songwriter with rock star magnetism
2:45pm - 3:45pm - Lulada Club: New York’s All-Women Salsa Orchestra
4:45pm - 5:45pm - DJ Dugspin: Hoboken-born Open Format DJ
The Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival is funded in part by a grant from the NJ Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism and sponsored by Ironstate, Veolia, WFUV, and the Hudson County Division of Parks & Roads.
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