Time to Rock at Bergenstock
PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergenstock Music Festival, a celebration of original music from Bergen County, returns to the Overpeck County Park Amphitheater on Saturday, September 20 from 1 to 7 p.m. in the Ridgefield Park section of the facility (use 40 Fort Lee Road, Leonia for driving directions).
The free event features songwriters and original bands hailing from Bergen County, covering a wide array of musical genres including pop, rock and R&B. Bergen Community College faculty member Dan Sheehan founded the festival in 2021 and continues to lead the planning and organization of the event.
Bergenstock’s 2025 lineup features a variety of homegrown Bergen-based acts including pop/R&B artists Gabbi, DiViNiTy & the Band Fam and East Clay Ave alongside rockers Crescent Kings, Curiosity Shop, Kurley Skeletons and LiFT. Professor Sheehan, and fellow Bergen faculty member Andy Krikun, will also perform with their bands at Bergenstock. Bergen faculty member, chef and Patisserie Florentine owner Tomer Zilkha will provide food and beverages for purchase. Attendees should bring blankets and lawn chairs for the open-air, grass amphitheater setup.
Bergen Community College, the Bergen County Parks Department, Columbia Bank and the Puffin Foundation will sponsor the event.
For more information on Bergenstock, visit bergen.edu/event/bergenstock-music-festival.
Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 14,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.
Photo Caption: The Crescent Kings will join other local artists at the Bergenstock Music Festival.