Samantha Fish will perform at the May 2026 Crawfish Fest at Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta.
This list of major arts events scheduled for New Jersey will be constantly updated throughout the year, as new events are announced.
April 30: NJ Film Expo at Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford.
May 15-17: Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Cape May. With Miles Electric Band (Miles Davis Centennial Celebration), Ravi Coltrane, Carmen Lundy, José James’ Facing East (John Coltrane tribute), Will Calhoun’s Mali Project, Walter Smith III Trio, others.
May 29-31: The 33rd annual Crawfish Fest, featuring Louisiana music and food, will take place at The Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta. With Samantha Fish, From Good Homes, The Rebirth Brass Band, Kenny Neal, Cowboy Mouth, Bonerama, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters and others.
June 4: “Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us” at OceanFirst Bank Center at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. With Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Chesney, Dropkick Murphys, Rosanne Cash, Trombone Shorty, Shemekia Copeland, Keb’ Mo’, Tony Trischka & Sister Sadie, Valerie June, The Disciples of Soul, others.
June 5: “Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us” at OceanFirst Bank Center at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. With Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Jackson Browne, Darlene Love, Stevie Van Zandt, Gary Clark Jr., Dion, Mavis Staples, Public Enemy, Nils Lofgren, David Sancious, Jimmie Vaughan, The Disciples of Soul, more.
June 7: The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music opens at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.
June 13-18: North to Shore Festival in Newark, Asbury Park and other cities. With The Black Crowes, Janelle Monáe, Alison Krauss, Joe Bonamassa, The Head and the Heart, The Bouncing Souls, Iliza Shlesinger, Jessica Kirson, The Church, others.
June 18-21: Barefoot Country Music Festival, Wildwood. With Post Malone, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice, Shaboozey, Ty Myers, Chase Matthew, The Fray, others.
June 26-28: Rock, Ribs & Ridges Festival at Sussex County Fairgrounds, August. With Blackberry Smoke, 38 Special, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Almost Queen (Queen tribute), Artimus Pyle Band, Gary Hoey, Matt O’Ree Band, others.
July 3: “250/Concert” with Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul, The Jake Clemons Band, Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (with Gary U.S. Bonds), Low Cut Connie, The Weeklings at ParkStage, Freehold.
July 11-12: Maplewoodstock at Memorial Park, Maplewood. Lineup TBA.
Aug. 12: Guns N’ Roses will perform at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, with Public Enemy opening.
Aug. 15: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival at Morristown Green. Lineup TBA.
Aug. 15: Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree. Lineup TBA.
Sept. 4-6: Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival at Salem County Fairgrounds, Woodstown. With Kathy Mattea, Dan Tyminski Band, The Travelin’ McCourys, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, Blue Highway, The Gibson Brothers, others.
Sept. 18-20: XPoNential Music Festival, Camden Waterfront. Lineup TBA.
Sept. 19-20: Sea Hear Now festival, Asbury Park. With Mumford & Sons, The Strokes, The Offspring, Goo Goo Dolls, Chaka Khan, Fontaines D.C., The War on Drugs, Moby, The All-American Rejects, Pixies, Shaggy, Ziggy Marley, Men at Work, Kim Gordon, Susanna Hoffs, Ben Howard, Fitz & the Tantrums, Anders Osborne and others.
Oct. 15-17: Dodge Poetry Festival with Patti Smith, Arthur Sze, Tyehimba Jess, Elizabeth Acevedo, others, at NJPAC and other Newark venues.
Oct. 16-25: Montclair Film Festival.
Oct. 23-25: Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Cape May. Lineup TBA.
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