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50 Things<br />
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48 Years • Family Festival<br />
Bottle Hill Day<br />
Madison’s SIGNATURE EVENT<br />
is better than ever!<br />
First established in 1974 by<br />
Mayor Elizabeth Baumgartner<br />
to promote the downtown business<br />
district, Bottle Hill Day<br />
now draws between 10,000 and<br />
20,000 people from Madison<br />
and other towns in New Jersey<br />
to the heart of the borough every<br />
fall. This year’s Bottle Hill Day is<br />
scheduled to take place on<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7.<br />
There is something for every<br />
kind of New Jerseyan at Bottle<br />
Hill Day. The event, which goes<br />
on rain or shine, features a notto-be-missed<br />
music festival, a<br />
beer garden, amusement areas<br />
that children (and kids at heart)<br />
will adore, and more than 225<br />
vendors selling everything from<br />
jewelry to crafts to clothing.<br />
The music festival—organized<br />
by the Madison Arts & Cultural<br />
Alliance—is a favorite for<br />
music lovers of all ages. Showcasing<br />
local talent, the fest features<br />
performers on various stages<br />
throughout the day. Seating is<br />
available at most of the stages.<br />
As for food and drink, there<br />
is plenty of it. A food court on<br />
Cook Avenue and a food truck<br />
court on Kings Road keep eventgoers<br />
satisfied all day. The DDC<br />
Beer Garden is a must-visit stop<br />
for brew lovers, located on Kings<br />
Road between Maple Avenue and<br />
Prospect Street.<br />
Classic-car fans get a real treat<br />
at the Madison Car Show, a<br />
favorite event every year. Hosted<br />
by the Madison Chamber of<br />
Commerce and Madison PBA<br />
#92, it features antiques, classics,<br />
customs and hot rods in the<br />
Ambulance Corps lot on Kings<br />
Road. Awards are doled out in the<br />
afternoon.<br />
The Museum of Early Trades<br />
& Crafts, meanwhile, is offering<br />
free admission and activities<br />
all day between 10 am and 4 pm,<br />
including historic demonstrations<br />
on the front lawn, crafts<br />
for kids across the street at the<br />
Education Annex, and scavenger<br />
hunts.<br />
Throughout Bottle Hill Day,<br />
family activities and rides—<br />
plus a lot of happy kids—can be<br />
found at two primary amusement<br />
areas, the Central Avenue<br />
School and Kings Road.<br />
More activities can be found<br />
at Dodger Drive on Green Village<br />
Road.<br />
12 Experience MADISON 2023
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