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FAME Festival 2026
4th Annual FAME Festival: Food, Arts, Music, Entertainment
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Orange Road

The 4th Annual FAME Festival.

Food. Arts. Music. Entertainment. A full day of marketplace, live stage, jazz at dusk, and movies under the stars.

There is no fee for vendors to participate this year! The South End is celebrating growth and prosperity in our community.

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"This has never simply been
the other end of Montclair."

Historic Montclair South End Business District
Discover the South End

Not a slogan.
A neighborhood.

The South End is Montclair's historic business corridor, centered along Orange Road and shaped by food, family, entrepreneurship, culture, and community. This has never simply been "the other end of Montclair."

Creativity matters here, but so does history, family, food, and the people who stayed, invested, and built something real. The South End holds all of it: decades of community life, visible and carried with pride.

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  1. The South End

    Where it starts

    One corridor along Orange Road, holding a whole neighborhood's worth of work, family, and history.

  2. 01

    Historic

    Decades of community life carried with pride, not nostalgia.

  3. 02

    Creative

    Artists, chefs, entrepreneurs, and makers building something original.

  4. 03

    Inclusive

    Every background, every generation, every family has room here.

  5. 04

    Soulful

    Relationships come before revenue. You're known by name here.

What the South End is

Five things
worth knowing.

01

Historic

Decades of community life carried with pride, not nostalgia. The corridor along Orange Road has been here through every chapter of Montclair's story.

02

Creative

Artists, chefs, entrepreneurs, and makers building something original, not imported, not franchised, and not for anyone else's benefit.

03

Inclusive

Every background, every generation, every family has room here. That isn't a slogan the district adopted; it's how the block already worked.

04

A hidden gem

A pediatric office, a Peruvian kitchen, a dry cleaner, a fine dining room, a hair salon, all on the same walk. Most of Montclair hasn't found it yet.

05

Community‑centered

Relationships come before revenue. You're known by name here, by the barber, the baker, and the neighbor holding the door.

Leadership

Meet the Board

Community leaders working together to preserve the South End's history, support its businesses, and shape its future.

Dr. Tanya Carter
President
Tasha Williams
Vice President
Jessica Troupe
Secretary
Danielle Pamplin
Treasurer
Zina Floyd
Community Liaison
Dr. Frank Barnes
District Logistics
Art, Culture & Community

Orange Road · Montclair, New Jersey

Built Here

Every business on this page
is a South End original.

No chains. No imports. Every door on Orange Road was opened by someone who chose this neighborhood, and stayed.

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September 19, 2026

FAME Festival
is coming.

100+ vendors. Live music. Jazz at dusk. Film under the stars. One day, every corner of Orange Road. Mark the date.

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Annual Festival · 4th Edition
FAME Festival
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Food. Arts. Music. Entertainment. The South End's largest celebration brings the whole community together on Orange Road, with live performances, vendors, art, and family programming.
Public Art Initiative · Ongoing
Art Walk Row
Ongoing · Orange Road
Residents, families, and businesses commission artists to create public artwork throughout the South End, transforming sidewalks, storefronts, and shared spaces into a living gallery.
Neighborhood Learning · 2026
South End STEM Day
Coming 2026
Small groups of children visit participating South End businesses for intimate science and STEM demonstrations, at the doctor's office, the restaurant, the bank. Learning lives here.
Recurring Event · Every Thursday
South End Jam Night
Thursdays · South End
Musicians, residents, and visitors gather for informal performances and spontaneous jam sessions. No tickets. No stage. Just music, community, and the South End doing what it does best.
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You don't need a storefront to belong to the South End. Consultants, creatives, entrepreneurs, and home-based professionals, join our network, attend events, and grow alongside the district.

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The South End is a neighborhood worth knowing. If you're buying or selling near Orange Road, we want to help connect you to the community you're entering, or honoring as you leave.

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4th Annual FAME Festival
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Whether you're a vendor, a business owner, a sponsor, or someone who just wants to stay connected, there's room for you here.

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