The 2018 American Music & Harvest Festival line-up includes Barrence Whitfield, Jenny Dee & the Delinquents, Julie Rhodes, Soggy Po Boys, Busted Jug Band, Freevolt, The Portermen, and Chuck Walker Jazz.

The Newburyport Education Foundation is the primary sponsor of this community event to benefit local education foundations and schools. Proceeds also benefit: Amesbury Education Foundation, Georgetown Education Foundation, Gloucester Education Foundation, Immaculate Conception School, Ipswich Education Foundation, Masconomet Education Foundation, Pentucket Education Foundation, Triton Education Foundation, River Valley Charter School Foundation, and Rockport Education Foundation. The recipient of the funds is selected when tickets are purchased; simply choose the education foundation you would like to donate proceeds to at checkout.