The Black River Music and Art Fest is a FREE all day event in Chester, NJ which features some of the best local original musical acts as well as numerous visual artists displaying their work. Last year’s event drew an estimated 9,000 people. We expect an even bigger turnout this year! This year's event will take place on August 16, 2007. In the event of rain, the event will take place on August 17.

We are no longer accepting applications for musical performers for the 2008 event!!!
If you want to be considered for next year's event, please join our mailing list and we will let you know when we start accepting applications.
We will begin contacting the selected performers on May 1.
Please read the application before contacting us with any questions.
Submitting an application is the ONLY way to be considered for this event.
If you send us a link to your myspace account or an email asking how to participate, we will deduct points for your inability to follow directions, and you will run the risk of receiving a sarcastic response.
If you have any questions after reading the application, then by all means, feel free to contact us.

We are still accepting applications from visual artists for the 2008 event!!!
Artists who would like to participate in the event can still download the application in PDF format by clicking here.

In the meantime, make sure to join our e-mail list and become our friend on myspace so that we can keep you informed!