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Pinelands Heritage and Americana Festival
Waretown, NJ · Music
- When
- September 19, 2026
- Where
- Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mill Road · Waretown · NJ
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Albert Music Hall, a cornerstone of Pinelands folk and bluegrass music since 1974, hosts its Heritage and Americana Festival each September with local musicians, craft vendors, authors and 4-H demonstrations. The daytime event opens with the Burlington County 4-H Cloggers before a run of Pinelands style acts on the hall's stage. It is a fundraiser for the nonprofit that has kept live old-time and bluegrass music going in Waretown for half a century.
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