Festival of Hope 2026

2026 Festival of Hope

Our 2026 Festival of Hope will take place on Thursday May 14 at 6pm at Msgr. Glotzbach Park. We have a lot of exciting things planned, so please mark your calendars now. Our goal is to make this an upbeat community event, to celebrate the HOPE that we have that one day we will see a cure for cancer! The goal of this event is to raise money for the Foundation, so if you are interested in having an on-site fundraiser, please let us know!

What can you do before the Festival of Hope to help raise money for the Greater Nutley Cancer Foundation?

We rely on community members like you to help us fulfill our mission! We encourage you to host grass-roots fundraisers to help raise funds. We will help you promote your event.

How do you get started?

Visit our website to sign up for the 2026 Festival of Hope. It will let you set up a team, or you can fundraise as an individual. You can send your link to your friends, or you can raise money and donate it online.

Do you have a fundraising idea? We will support you! Let us know what event you have planned, and we will send out your information to our distribution.

Some ideas include:

• Dine & Donate – great way to support local businesses while help-ing raise money for GNCF

• Car Wash – low upfront costs, and potentially a good way to bring in a lot of money, while having fun washing some cars!

• Sports Tournaments – baseball, pickleball, bowling, cornhole…. You name the sport, you can have a tournament!

• Yard Sale – help clean out your house, sell the items you no longer love, and help support the charity you love

• Gym Day – organize a yoga, pilates or Zumba class and charge an admission to donate back!

Team and Festival Events

• IWF - April 11, 2026
  Come see your favorite wrestlers in IWF: I Will Not Break, For Tickets: CampIWF.com. You do not want to miss the 30th Anniversary Card!

• Bank Night - April 30, 2026
  Turn in any funds you’ve raised for the Festival of Hope and get all the infor-mation you need to set up an on-site fundraiser the night of the festival. Pick up any fundraising rewards

• Festival of Hope - May 14, 2026
  A celebration of the Hope for a cure for cancer. There will be live music and other performances as well as food trucks, and on-site fundraisers. This is meant to be an upbeat celebration of commu-nity, survivors, and caregivers.