The Black Potatoe Music Festival is a nationally-recognized festival now in its 16th year. Acclaimed for presenting famous and emerging independent artists in folk, rock, blues, bluegrass and jazz, Black Potatoe has been dubbed “the Sundance of Music Festivals.” Up to 20,000 people came to Clinton to enjoy 100 of the finest live music acts during the four-day event. Headliners for this year's festival included: Grammy Winner Buckwheat Zydeco, Sonny Landreth, Ellis Paul, Willy Porter, Graham Parker, Chris Smither, John Hammond, Patty Larkin and many more. 

This year’s festival was be presented by The Black Potatoe Music Festival Charitable Organization. The BPMFCO is a not-for-profit organization based in Clinton, New Jersey, and was organized through a partnership with The Town of Clinton, Black Potatoe Presents and the donation of the event to the charity by Black Potatoe Music Festival originator, Matt Angus. Over the course of 15 years, Matt established the festival as a top-quality, premier showcase for independent musicians and singer/songwriters, and as a family-friendly outing that spotlights the Town of Clinton and all it has to offer.