Holmdel's Annual Arts & Music Festival at Bayonet Farm

The Annual Holmdel Arts and Music Festival at beautiful Bayonet Farm will take place today, Sunday, Sept. 25, from 12 - 5 p.m. at  41 Middletown Road in Holmdel.  

Over 50 juried artworks (many available for purchase) will be shown in the Red Barn Gallery while en plein air (outdoor) artists diligently work at their easels all afternoon, capturing the beauty of the lovely pastures and noteworthy structures. Potters will explain the wheel, hand building, the Japanese art of Raku and more.

This is the festival's eighth year. On Saturday, dedicated volunteers spanning generations were arranging decorations and flowers, erecting a massive tent, seting up chairs and tables and giving a final sweep to the magnificent barns and historic farmhouse.  

There is something for everyone. If you arrive early, you will be able to catch the a Portrait Painting demonstration in the Red Barn Gallery at 12:30 p.m.

Continuous live performances will include more international rhythms as well as 1940's Big Band, and Rock, too! The Gray Barn will be pulsing with the sound of the Latin Beat of Los Mas Valientes.  

Be sure to sign up at the Festival Tent for one of the two guided tours of the gracious Harding House, and be serenaded by live violin music on the porch in between.  

There will be performances and plenty of activities "just for kids" so bring along the whole family in this wonderful Festival.  

Delicious lunches and desserts will be available at the Red Barn Cafe courtesy of Holmdel's Villa Somma and Ralph's Italian Ices.  

Don't miss this cultural event of the season! Admission is free for children 12 and under, and just $5 per adult