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Bergenstock Music Festival Returns September 20th

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 08/14/2025

(RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ) -- The Bergenstock Music Festival, a celebration of original music from Bergen County, returns to the Overpeck County Park Ampitheater in Ridgefield Park on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 1:00pm to 7:00pm. The free event features songwriters and original bands hailing from Bergen County, covering a wide array of musical genres including pop, rock, and R&B.

The 2025 lineup welcomes a variety of acts currently making waves in the North Jersey music scene with upcoming pop/R&B artists Gabbi and DiViNiTy & the Band Fam alongside a variety of rock acts from indie to prog including Kurley Skeletons, LiFT, Curiosity Shop and Crescent Kings all making their Bergenstock debuts. Returning to the festival for the first time since 2022 are Bergen Community College music professors Andy Krikun and Dan Sheehan with their respective bands.

Come celebrate the last official day of Summer and ring in the Autumn of 2025 at scenic Overlook County Park Ampitheater.  Food from Patisserie Florentine will be available for purchase.  Just bring blankets and/or lawn chairs!

Bergenstock is proudly sponsored by The Puffin Foundation, Bergen Community College, and the Bergen County Parks department.

For more information including rain date info, please visit www.facebook.com/bergenstockfestival




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1601 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ


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Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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Denise Miller & Son And Friends

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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Tusk

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