COVID-19 Update: the 2020 Hillsborough Music Fesitval was canceled due to health safety concerns. Stay tuned for updates regarding the 2021 festival.

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Hillsborough Music Festival is collaborating with the Township of Hillsborough to present to you an Independence Day celebration featuring live music, great food, fun activities, plus a dose of fireworks on top! On top of that, the event is also a fundraising platform for a very worthy cause: youth suicide prevention and mental health awareness. Come join us and party with a purpose!

Created by the Allegra School of Music and Arts
​co-sponsored by Hillsborough Township​

Along with Amazing Live Music, the festival features Crafters, Artisans, Children's Activities, Free Giveaways, Great Food..AND YOU!

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In support of My Son, Your Daughter:
The Jonah Johnson Youth Scholarship Fund

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About the festival

The Hillsborough Music Festival was created in 2008 by Donnetta Bishop-Johnson, founder and owner of the Allegra School of Music & Arts  to celebrate the talent of Hillsborough and surrounding communities. Having attended many outstanding music festivals in the tri-state area, she believed that Hillsborough would greatly benefit from one of its own. 

The proceeds for this event will again benefit the My Son Your Daughter Jonah Johnson Youth Scholarship Fund which is dedicated to suicide prevention and anti-violence education in our local school systems along with scholarships in the arts for post-secondary students. Some of the festival proceeds will also support BoroSafe, a Hillsborough suicide education organization that was formed to address the serious and increasing problem of suicide in the Hillsborough school system. This year’s festival is co-sponsored by Hillsborough Township. 

Local businesses have been thrilled to part of a movement to make Hillsborough an arts destination. Vendors and crafts people will also be invited to join in. We are very excited about this year’s event that will be held at the Hillsborough Promenade with generous support from Applebee's Restaurant and surrounding businesses.

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Fulfilling our mission

Party with a purpose: in 2014 & 2016, and 2018 the Jonah Johnson Youth Scholarship Fund donated proceeds from the Hillsborough Music Festival, along with a donation from the Allegra School of Music and Arts to BoroSAFE, an organization dedicated to suicide awareness and prevention within the HIllsborough school system.

Donations were also made in support of arts programming at Hillsborough Middle School.

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