Art, music and dance will all converge in Dennis P. Collins Park next month when Bayonne hosts its first-ever Bridge Arts Festival.

The festival, set for Sept. 9 in Dennis P. Collins Park, will be a celebration of music, arts and culture in Bayonne. Key festival elements will include an artist vendor market, a kids craft corner, food trucks and two stages for entertainment -- one for music and one for dance.

"We purposely selected the Dennis P. Collins Park located by the Bayonne Bridge as our festival location to let people know that Bayonne is more than just a bridge," said Cheryl Mack, co-founder of the festival and co-owner with her husband, Christopher, of the Bridge Art Gallery at 199 Broadway.

"My husband and I moved to Bayonne from Brooklyn in 2010 and we just fell in love with the city,'' Mack said. "We hosted an art show in February 2016 at (the now-defunct) Bee's Art Studio and we received such an overwhelming reception that we decided to open up our own gallery."

For the festival, the musical stage will showcase talents such as Beninghove's Hangman, an instrumental surf rock sextet based in New York City; V Music featuring Dave Watson, a jazz group with funk and soul elements; and culminate with a Latin jazz performance from Son 3 y Mas featuring Grammy Award winner Ralph Irizarry.

The dance stage, led by internationally renowned choreographer Diana Castore, will feature the Dance with Me Dance Studio, the award-winning Jersey City Ballroom Dancers and a performance by the Surati Dance Company. The master of ceremonies for the dance stage is Lynn Hazan, who runs the ChicPeaJC blog.

"Bayonne brings together people of many different nations from all over the world," said Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis. "Through the performing arts, we can learn to appreciate the special gifts that each culture brings to our city, state, and nation."

The festival's corporate partners include RWJBarnabas Health, Bayonne Community Bank, PSEG and Target. The free event, which is open to the public, will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Dennis P. Collins Park is located on First Street, adjacent to the Bayonne Bridge.

A reception for sponsors and partners will be held Sept. 7.