One day. One place. A full-tilt celebration of Atlantic City’s creative spirit featuring art, live performances, and stories from all 48 blocks.

48 Blocks Festival is a fully-loaded festival, complete with two stages of local live music, theater, and poetry, a full schedule of art activities and demonstrations, a marketplace of exhibiting artists and vendors, social service resources, restaurant pop-ups, and most importantly, you.

This festival is dedicated to the diverse and unique; to the beautiful and strange; the beloved and misunderstood: to the artist in us all. 

We are seeking artists and vendors to be a part of 48 Blocks Festival 2025 happening all-day on Saturday, September 20, 2025 in Uptown and Fisherman's Parks in Atlantic City. Please complete the application below to be considered for selection. All submissions will be evaluated by our Advisory Committee and scored based on completeness, authentic creativity, originality, and capacity to fulfill obligations, with preference given to local artists and vendors.

Application deadline is August 25 at 11:59 PM EST ⏳
On-site information meeting is August 19 at 5:00 PM at Fisherman's Park 🔎 420 Melrose Ave, Atlantic City
Rain date ☔️ is Sunday, September 21, 2025

48 Blocks is a program of the Atlantic City Arts Foundation to bring public art to every Atlantic City neighborhood, made possible by our networks of artists, volunteers, donors, and community partners. 

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