The Music City program of the University of Orange, Orange, NJ, is celebrating its 7th annual Music City Festival on May 10-12, 2024, with rain dates the following weekend, May 17-19, 2024. Our Music City Festival highlights the music that is made by musicians in Orange and the surrounding areas. The music festival features many genres of music, including Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Classical, Gospel, High School Marching band, and school dance ensembles. All events are free of charge and open to the public. Below is some information on the University of Orange from our website: universityoforange.org:

The University of Orange is a free school of restoration urbanism in Orange, NJ founded in 2008 and building on a 64-year history of progressive organizing in the city. We build collective capacity for our friends, neighbors, and partners to cultivate a just and equitable city. We offer free courses, work in local coalitions to promote education across the lifecycle, and advocate for equity in urban planning. We hold at once the recognition that racist and classist policies continue to shape cities everywhere, and that the resources we need to heal already exist within our neighborhoods. We solve the problems of our world by learning to see the richness of our cities, becoming lifelong learners, participating in civic life, and having fun with our neighbors.