MayFest Street Fair In Maplewood Returns For 2025: Event Info

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Springfield Avenue Maplewood's annual MayFest Street Fair will return to the township from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 18.

According to organizers, the fair will run along Springfield Avenue in Maplewood, from Indiana Street to Rutgers Street. The family-friendly event will include free activities for the kids (bounce castle, train rides, and more), plus retail vendors selling a wide variety of food and merchandise. Participants include local businesses and nonprofits as well as craft and food vendors from around the region.

MayFest will feature live music by popular local bands, DJ’s, and special performances and demonstrations by dance troupes and studios.

Performances at the corner of Springfield Avenue and Yale Street include:

• 12:30 p.m. - Blue Life Karate
• 1 p.m. - Groove Theory
• 2 p.m. - LaChaney’s Dance
• 2:30 p.m. - Inspirational Dance

Performance at corner of Springfield Avenue and Rutgers Street include:

• 3:30 p.m. - CHS Acapella singers: Unaccompanied Minors & Noteworthy

The lineup of live music performances at the corner of Springfield Avenue and Prospect Street includes:

• 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. -In Tune Maplewood
• 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. - Lynette Sheard
• 1:15 to 2:00 p.m. -Pistol Paranoia
• 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. -Bruno Lee - Solo trumpet performing gospel, jazz, R&B, & Reggae
• 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. -MPack
• 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. - David Easton
• New Jersey DJ Services

MayFest 2025 is made possible through the support of sponsors The Apothecarium, Roeland Home Improvers Little Gym Maplewood, DCH Millburn Audi, Marigold Dentistry and Orthodontics, British Swim School , Puppy Prep, Green Star Exteriors, Our Gang Travel, CKO Kickboxing, and AMA Waterways and is hosted by the Springfield Avenue Maplewood.

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