TUITION, ACCOMMODATIONS & MEALS, DATES & POLICIES
Tuition
$3250, due upon registration.
Hotel Rate
$145 per night, plus hotel and sales tax
Campers check-in on November 2, 2025 (Sunday) and depart on November 7 (Friday)
Rooms are reserved at the Best Western Plus Fairfield Executive Inn.
(You must reserve your room with our discounted room block code to receive this rate).
Meals
A full hot and cold breakfast is included with your room.
Each camper will receive a $100 Gift Card to Cucina Calandra to use for lunches/dinners.
Besides the hotel restaurant, there are numerous food offerings in the vicinity.
All meals, snacks, alcohol, room service, etc. are the responsibility of each camper.
Check In
Campers check-in Sunday, November 2, 2025 at the Best Western Plus Fairfield Executive Inn, Address: 216 Route 46 E #234, Fairfield, NJ 07004. Phone: (973) 575-7700
Campers check out on Friday, November 7, 2025.
Welcome Package
Upon camp check-in, all campers will be provided a schedule, and a collectible, exclusive Big Jersey Guitar Camp t-shirt.
Birdland Field Trip
We will be chartering a bus to bring all campers (who wish to attend) to Birdland on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 to attend Frank’s weekly Jazz Guitar Residency. This week at Birdland the camp instructors will join Frank at the storied venue. There is no additional charge for this. Note: campers are responsible for their own dinner/drinks at the club. Also note: there is no obligation to attend.
POLICIES
Age requirement: Participation limited to those 18 years of age and older.
COVID 19 Vaccination Policy: Big Jersey is now requiring that all camp attendees be vaccinated against the COVID 19 virus—and provide proof of vaccination upon request—as a prerequisite to camp attendance. Please note this policy reflects Big Jersey’s commitment to the health and safety of all of its campers and staff.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: We are able to refund 50% for cancellations made before September 1, 2025. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide refunds for cancellations made on or after September 1, 2025. Please note this General Policy reflects the difficulty of producing events that do require a given number of participants in order to plan for and to succeed. However, if there is a camper who is able to take your spot, we will work to substitute them and, in that circumstance, provide a refund.
Sick Policy: If you feel sick or unwell, do not come to camp. Call us and explain the situation and we will apply your tuition toward an upcoming similar camp. No one will forfeit their tuition fee for making the responsible decision to recuperate safely at home because they are sick. The health of all campers and staff is paramount.
Reservation of Rights: Frank Vignola’s Big Jersey Guitar Camp, Big Jersey, LLC, and Big Jersey Music Camps, LLC, and Big Jersey Recording Experience (“Big Jersey” or “Company”) reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at the event, without the expressed written permission of persons included within the photograph/video. Big Jersey may use the photograph/video in print or digital publications or other media material produced, used or contracted by Big Jersey including but not limited to: brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites and all other media. A person attending the event who does not wish to have their image recorded for publication/distribution should make their wishes known upon registration. All likenesses of said individual will be obscured prior to any use by Company.
By participating in the event without prior notification, in writing, of your desire to withhold such permission for publication/distribution of images containing your photograph by Big Jersey, you are agreeing to release, defend, hold harmless and indemnify Big Jersey from any and all claims involving the use of your picture or likeness.
Instructor Substitution: Big Jersey reserves the right, in the extremely rare event that an advertised instructor is not able to attend camp, to substitute an instructor of similar ability and stature.
Intellectual Property: Frank Vignola’s Big Jersey Guitar Camp, Big Jersey Music Camps, LLC, and Big Jersey, LLC (“Big Jersey” or “Company”) reserves all rights in the Intellectual Property comprising the various teaching approaches, methodologies and lessons presented at the Event.
No commercial Use of Product: Participants agree that they will will not use any recordings resulting from the Big Jersey Recording Experience for any commercial use whatever, including spotify, itunes and the like.
Copyrights in the Recordings: Participants understand and agree that participating in this event does not confer any copyrights on the participant. Participants further understand and agree that any copyrights in the songs are retained by the owners of those rights and copyrights in the sound recordings produced at this event vest with the recording producer (Big Jersey).
Camp “No Taping” policy: We desire to create a ‘safe artistic space’ at out camps where participants can explore their creativity and expressive capacity freely. Accordingly, we have, and you agree to abide by, a strict “no taping” policy at our camps, and to refrain from any videotaping or audiotaping, by any means, any of the educational and/or performance activities at the Event.
Force Majeure: Big Jersey will not be liable to any camp participant for any failure, delay or disruption to provide services caused by a Force Majeure event, whether or not such matters were foreseeable, and any such failure or delay will not constitute any breach of Big Jersey’s obligations. “Force Majeure Event” means an event beyond the reasonable control of Big Jersey, that could not, by reasonable diligence, be avoided, including acts of God, acts of the public enemy, acts of war, invasion, insurrection, civil or social unrest, riot, action of a court or public authority, epidemic, pandemic, quarantine restriction, earthquake, typhoon, lighting, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricane, tornado, explosion, tidal wave, fire, flood or other natural calamities, accidents or strikes, or travel cancelations, restrictions or bans due to the foregoing, that prevent, delay or interrupt the performance of any of Big Jersey’s obligations.
Liability for Damage: Participants in this event agree that they, and not Big Jersey, are solely responsible for any damage they may cause to the property of others including hotel property, or personal property of others. (We can’t believe we actually have to state this. But there it is).
Agreement:
I have read and accept the above Policies of Frank Vignola’s Big Jersey Recording Experience Camp and Big Jersey, LLC, and I understand that my reservation/registration for this event constitutes acceptance of and willingness to be bound by these Policies.
Thank You!
If you have any questions or would like to reserve a space, feel free to reach out anytime using our contact page or reaching out to a Big Jersey team member.
We are looking forward to seeing return campers and meeting new friends as we continue our tradition of excellence and good times at camp!
Frank & the Big Jersey team