Thank you for your past support of Maplewoodstock! As we plan for Maplewoodstock 2026 – our 21st festival – we’ve kicked off a new campaign to keep Maplewoodstock groovin’ with an initial goal of $20K, and we need your help to make it happen.
DONATEDid you know:
- For the last 23 years, Maplewoodstock has been our community’s best FREE live music and arts event;
- Maplewoodstock is run by an all-volunteer committee;
- While Maplewood Township is supportive of our festival, the Maplewoodstock festival receives no direct financial contribution from the township or your tax dollars;
- We fund this festival almost entirely through merchandise sales, advertising, sponsorships, food and arts vendor fees, the beer garden (in partnership with the local South Orange Elks lodge #1154);
- Maplewoodstock is produced by Music & Arts Education Project (MAEP), a Maplewood-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting arts education in SOMA and in the SOMSD public schools;
- Our costs to produce this festival have increased almost 30% since COVID 2019;
- Costs include a professional production company for sound and stage, compensating headline acts and local bands, and all other logistics (including Port-a-Potty rentals, township police and public works expenses, insurance, permitting, signage, and more).
Our motto has long been “a festival OF and FOR the community”. We invite for your support to keep Maplewoodstock the amazing free event that it is. Our goal this winter/spring 2025 is to raise at least $25,000 of additional funds so our 21st festival (over 23 years) can be the best ever!
What’s in it for you?
- A fantastic and epic two-Day Maplewoodstock experience July 11-12, 2026, with opportunity to commune with friends, family, and neighbors;
- That feel good feeling of giving back to your community;
- The opportunity to join our Donor’s Circle!
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Did you know….
- For the last 23 years, Maplewoodstock has been our community’s best FREE live music and arts event
- Maplewoodstock is run by an all-volunteer committee
- While Maplewood Township is supportive of our festival, Maplewoodstock receives no direct financial contribution from the township or any tax dollars;
- We fund this festival almost entirely through merchandise sales, advertising, sponsorships (including YOUR donations), food and arts vendor fees, and the beer garden (in partnership with the local South Orange Elks lodge #1154)
- Maplewoodstock is produced by Music & Arts Education Project (MAEP), a Maplewood-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting arts education in SOMA and in the SOMSD public schools
- Our costs to produce this festival have increased substantially in the past years
- Festival expenses include a professional production company for sound and stage, compensating headline acts and local bands, and all other logistics (including Port-a-Potty rentals, township police and public works expenses, insurance, permitting, signage, and more).
Our motto has long been “a festival OF and FOR the community”. We ask for your support to keep Maplewoodstock the amazing free event that it is. Our goal this winter/spring 2026 is to raise at least $25,000 from our community so our 21st festival (over 23 years) can be the best ever!
What’s in it for you?
- A fantastic and epic two-day Maplewoodstock experience on July 11-12, 2026 in Maplewood Memorial Park, with opportunity to commune with friends, family, and neighbors
- Enjoy 20+ musical acts, 60+ arts vendors, 20+ food vendors, a kids zone with inflatables, the misting “cool down” tent, accessibility (sensory friendly) area, “long hall” art exhibit, and more!
- That feel good feeling of giving back to your community
- A potential tax deduction (to the extent permitted by law)
- The opportunity to join our Donor’s Circle and be publicly recognized for your generosity and support of the arts!
- $100 donation: Name in the printed festival program booklet mailed to 10,000 SOMA families
- $250 donation: Name in program booklet and on “Donor’s Circle” banner near Maplewoodstock Merchandise Tent next to the Main Stage
- $500: Name in festival program booklet and on “Donor’s Circle” banner, and Maplewoodstock t-shirt of your choice
- $750: Name in festival program booklet and on “Donor’s Circle” banner, Maplewoodstock merchandise pack, and opportunity to have your photo taken on stage
- $1,000: Name in festival program booklet and on “Donor’s Circle” banner, (2) Maplewoodstock merchandise packs, opportunity to have your photo taken on stage, and a two-day reserved parking pass (parking pass limited to first 15 donors at this level)
And, if you’d like to drop a check in the mail, make it out to Maplewood Music & Arts Education Project, lick a stamp, and send it along to the address of Maplewoodstock, 25 Clinton Ave., Maplewood, NJ. 07040.
Your donations to our MAEP 501(3)(c) parent organization are tax-deductible.
