Arts And Cars: Downtown Art Festival And Classic Car Show

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.

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 Wag, Maura Glynn Band and Rusty Monks; the beer garden will feature Summit Street Sounds favorites Matt & Rob. Special thanks to Summit Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Dwell NJ and M&T Bank for their entertainment sponsorship. (The stage is located in the middle of the intersection of Beechwood Road and Springfield Ave.)

Classic & Exotic Car Show with an exciting new sponsor, Peotter's Auto Body & Spa - all makes and models welcome. This year’s War of Art is proudly presented by Peotter’s Autobody & Spa alongside Detailing World.

Compete for amazing prizes, including spa days, automotive care packages, ceramic jet washes, and more

Want to show your car? Register and pay here.

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, Henna by Helen, and more.

Food Trucks: Angry Archies, Just Delicious Kettle Corn, Puras Paletas, The Mexi Boys, The Blue Lady Food Truck

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