Free Events

Gene Cornish, left, and Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals will perform at The PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, Oct. 3.

Below are listings for free cultural events in New Jersey. They are listed alphabetically and grouped together by county. To request adding something to the list, please email the information to njartsdaily@gmail.com.

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Atlantic City

Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk, at Kennedy Plaza
Aug. 13: Beginnings (Chicago tribute), No Vacancy Orchestra (Quincy Jones tribute)
Aug. 20: Devon Allman’s Blues Summit featuring Jimmy Hall, Larry McCray, Sierra Green
Aug. 27: Dead Zep, tribute to The Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin
Sept. 3: The Cowsills, The Weeklings

Jazz on the Beach at Kennedy Plaza, between Mississippi and Georgia avenues on the Boardwalk
Aug. 14: Marel Hidalgo Organ Trio, Idea Youth Music Collective
Aug. 21: Gabrielle Cavassa, Kevin Valentine
Aug. 28: Papa Vázquez Band, Dwain Davis & Friends
Sept. 4: Helen Sung’s Big Band, Bert Harris Afro Jazz Collective

Somers Point

Concerts on the Beach
Aug. 15: Vanessa Collier
Aug. 22: Tre Twitty, The Nighthawks, Billy C. Wirtz
Aug. 29: Billy Walton Band
Sept. 5: South Jersey All-Stars featuring Patty Blee, Lew London, Bobby Fingers, Danny Eyer, Howard Isaacson, others

Aug. 14 and 28: The Billy Walton Band at The Point

Ventnor

Summer Beach Jam, Newark Avenue and Boardwalk
Aug. 16: Kick It Out, Heart tribute
Aug. 23: Red
Aug. 30: Party Wave Band

Sunset at Ski Beach, Ski Beach at Dorset and Burk avenues
Aug. 13: The Girls Can’t Help It, Ricky Stevens
Aug. 20: Legacy
Aug. 27: The Usual Suspects

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BERGEN COUNTY

Fort Lee

Summer Concert Series at Jack Alter Community Center.
Aug. 19: The Jersey Tenors
Aug. 26: Super Trans Am

Hackensack

Summer Concert Series on the Green
Aug. 19: StoneFlower, Santana tribute

Shakespeare in the Park at Atlantic Street Park
Aug. 13: “The Comedy of Errors”

Sounds of Summer Concert Series at Atlantic Street Park
Aug. 15: Stereo Junkies

Mahwah

March 15: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at Mahwah Public Library.

North Arlington

Music in the Park Summer Series at The Stage at Riverside County Park-South
Aug. 19: Steppin’ Out

Park Ridge

Music at the Barn at Wortendyke Barn Museum.
Aug. 31: Crash Gordon & Debra Dynamite
Sept. 28: Bergen All-Star Jazz Blast
Oct. 26: The Cider Barn Band

Ridgefield Park

Summer Concerts at McGowan Park
Aug. 13: Sandy Stones Trio, Taxi
Aug. 20: JP2 Jazz Band
Aug. 27: Party of Five

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BURLINGTON COUNTY

Eastampton

Summer Concert Series at Smithville Park
Aug. 23: Queen Flash, Queen tribute

Medford

Sept. 19-20: Medford Oktoberfest with Remember Jones, Williams Honor, Nik Greeley & the Operators, Bobby Mahoney, Des & the Swagmatics, others, at Freedom Park.

Westampton

Summer Concert Series at Burlington County Amphitheater
Aug. 15: Larger Than Life, boy band tribute
Aug. 16: Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty tribute
Aug. 22: Jimmy & the Parrots, Jimmy Buffett tribute

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CAMDEN COUNTY

Camden

Sunset Jazz Series at Wiggins Park
Aug. 25: Stanley Clarke Band
Sept. 8: Ruben Studdard, Luther Vandross tribute
Sept. 14: Gospel Fest with Hezekiah Walker & Friends

Haddon Heights

Sundown Music Series at McLaughlin Norcross Memorial Dell, Haddon Lake Park
Aug. 13: Joan Osborne, Jackson Pines
Aug. 27: Wheatus, Bren
Sept. 3: Karina Rykman, David Bakey
Sept. 17: Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, Jay Byham

Haddon Township

Aug. 23: Summer of Love Music Festival with Eddie Berner (of A Flock of Seagulls) & the Rockin’ Road Grill Band, AM Radio, Dancin’ Machine, The Priceless Band, Invasion 65, Haddon Avenue between Strawbridge Avenue and Cooper Street.

Invasion 65: 2:00 to 3:15 pm

AM Radio: 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm

Eddie Berner, lead guitarist for A Flock of Seagulls from 1988–1998, with his Rockin’ Road Grill Band: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

The Priceless Band: 6:45 pm to 8:15 pm

Dancin’ Machine: 8:30 to 10 pm

Pennsauken

Twilight Concert Series at Jack Curtis Stadium, Cooper River Park
Aug. 21: 4 Peace of Mind, tribute to Foreigner and Boston
Aug. 28: Yacht Rock Gold featuring Elliot Lurie (of Looking Glass)

Voorhees

Summer Concert Series at Connolly Park
Aug. 21: The Beat Tells, The Beatles tribute

Winslow Township

Camden County Rocks at New Brooklyn Park
Aug. 23: Everyday People, Sly & the Family Stone tribute

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CAPE MAY COUNTY

Avalon

Thursdays at Surfside series at Surfside Park
Aug. 14: Jesse Garron, Elvis Presley tribute
Aug. 21: Still Surfin’, The Beach Boys tribute
Aug. 28: Big Hix
Sept. 4: Triple Rail Turn

Sea Isle City

Sea Isle City Concerts in Excursion Park
Aug. 16: Street Life Serenade, Billy Joel tribute
Aug. 23: Yacht Rock Gold
Aug. 30: Fearless, Taylor Swift tribute

Wildwood

Sunday Night Concert Series at Fox Park
Aug. 17: The Infernos
Aug. 24: The FM Band

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ESSEX COUNTY

Maplewood

Sept. 1: “Broadway in the Park: Miscast,” presented by SOMA Stage at Memorial Park Amphitheater. With Whitney Bashore, Haven Burton, Kennedy Caughell, Miguel Cervantes, Becky Gulsvig, Briga Heelan, Rosena M. Hill Jackson, Andy Kelso, Andrew Kober, Manu Narayan, Zal Owen, Charlie Pollock, Lance Roberts, Dana Spialter, Mariand Torres, Rebecca Covington Webber, Donald Webber Jr., Jared Zirilli.

Montclair

Church Street Live
Aug. 15: Meg Beattie Patrick Band
Aug. 16: School of Rock
Aug. 22: Jason Didner & the Drive
Aug. 23: Dave & the Divas (songs of Elton John and Jenny Amlen), Stacia Thiel
Aug. 29: The Ones You Love, R.E.M. tribute
Aug. 30: Nobody Anonymous

Sept. 13: Montclair Jazz Festival. Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix, The Jazzmeia Horn Quartet, Christian McBride’s Ursa Major, The Jazz House Collective (playing the music of James Moody), Alphonso Horne’s Gotham Kings, DJ Prince Hakim, others.

Newark

Aug. 16: International Music and Food Festival, Essex County Free Summer Concert Series at Ivy Hill Park.

Orange

Aug. 23: Latino Festival, Essex County Free Summer Concert Series at Monte Irvin Park.

Roseland

Summer Concert Series at Harrison Complex
Aug. 14: Suit and Mai Tai, yacht rock tribute
Sept. 5: Super Trans Am, ’70s rock tribute

West Orange

Aug. 15: “Theater Rocks” (Broadway revue), Essex County Free Summer Concert Series at Eagle Rock Reservation.
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GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Deptford

Aug. 23: Cynical Z at Deptford Memorial Park.

Glassboro

Aug. 29: Tequila Rose Band at Rowan Boulevard.

Sewell

Aug. 16: Right Turn at 40 at James G. Atkinson Park.

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HUDSON COUNTY

Bayonne

Summer Sounds by the Bay Music Concert Series at 16th Street Park (lower level)
Aug. 13: We May Be Right, Billy Joel tribute
Aug. 20: Super Trans Am, ’70s tribute

Hoboken

Concerts in the Park at Sinatra Park
Aug. 14: Julio Fernandez & Friends

Concerts in the Park at Shipyard Park
Aug. 13: George Naha & the Aftertones
Aug. 20: Gene D. Plumber
Aug. 27: Glenn Morrow’s Cry for Help

Jersey City

Chamber Music After Hours at Provost Square Plaza (151 Bay St.)
Aug. 13: New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players, “The Music of India” with Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury, sitar, and Kulture Kool dancers

Berry Lane Music Fest at Berry Lane Park
Aug. 14: Daniel Bennett Group

Summer Fest at North Cove Field at Liberty State Park
Aug. 17: Lil’ Maceo

Sept. 13: Hudson West Music Fest with Amythyst Kiah, Dori Freeman, Quadrature, Christina Courtin, Alice Howe & Freebo, Niall Connolly, American Family Jamboree with Elena & Boo at Nimbus Arts Center.

Weehawken

Summer Concerts on the Hudson, presented by Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Harbor Park
Aug. 13: Charlie & the Tropicales featuring singer and violinist Mireya Ramos.
Aug. 27: TBA

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY

Carteret

Music-in-the-Park at Joseph Medwick Park
Aug. 14: Greg Giannascoli

Sept. 26: Middlesex County Jazz Fest with Lezlie Harrison at URSB Carteret Performing Arts Center.

Dunellen

Music in the Park at Washington Memorial Park
Aug. 21: MPack

Highland Park

Parkstock at Donaldson County Park
Aug. 14: Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise
Aug. 28: Bryan Hansen Band

Jamesburg/Monroe Township

Music-in-the-Park at Thompson Park
Aug. 13: Greg Giannascoli
Aug. 20: Kraus Memorial Band
Aug. 27: Underwater Airlines

Metuchen

Sept. 7: “Peter & the Wolf” with the Phoenix Woodwind Quintet, presented by Friends of Metuchen Arts at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

Sept. 27: Middlesex County Jazz Fest at Metuchen High School Auditorium. With Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, AAPI Jazz Collective led by Peter Lin, Metuchen Jazz Ensemble, Metuchen High School Orchestra, Metuchen High School Jazz Combo, Metuchen Dance Center.

New Brunswick

Aug. 13: Tempo Alegre at George Street Pedestrian Plaza.

Sept. 28: Middlesex County Jazz Fest at Livingston Avenue. With Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All Stars, Antoinette Montague, Mike Noordzy & the Rutgers Alumni Jazz Orchestra.

Piscataway

Aug. 21: Bilingual Birdies at Johnson Park.

Summer Concert Series at Riverside Park
Aug. 14: The VooDudes
Aug. 21: Tequila Rose
Aug. 28: Block Party Band

South Amboy

Music in the Park at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park
Aug. 13: The Chronicles of Rock & Roll
Aug. 20: Step by Step, Johnny Maestro tribute
Aug. 27: Vinyl Madness
Sept. 3: JoBonanno & the Godsons
Sept. 10: Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day

South Plainfield

Music-in-the-Park at Spring Lake Park
Aug. 17: Garden State Symphonic Band
Aug. 24: Kraus Memorial Band

South Brunswick

Aug. 23: New Jersey Folk Festival at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park. With Jackson Pines, Tempo Alegre, Spook Handy, Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise, New Brunswick Jazz Project Brass Band, Long Time Coming (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tribute).

Woodbridge

Woodbridge Wednesdays at Parker Press Park
Aug. 13: Sweet Lizzy Project, Incendio
Aug. 20: Sunny Sweeney, Goldpine
Aug. 27: Light of Day benefit featuring Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan and The Emily Duff Band
Sept. 3: Flow Tribe, The Outcrops
Sept. 10: Joe Cirotti Trio, American Patchwork Quartet
Sept. 17: Screaming Orphans, Ordinary Elephant
Sept. 24: Middlesex County Jazz Fest with Elizabeth Bougerol, Brass Queens, Woodbridge High School Jazz Choir.

Local Band Thursdays at Herbert Rankin Park, Sewaren
Aug. 14: Vinyl Madness
Aug. 21: 9 South
Aug. 28: BuckShot Band

Fun Fridays at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren
Aug. 15: E-Boro Bandits
Aug. 22: Jeff Slate Band (Bob Dylan tribute)
Aug. 29: High in the Mid ’80s
Sept. 5: Simon & Garfunkel Forever

Country Sundays at Woodbridge High School Concert Field
Aug. 17: Sailin’ Shoes (Little Feat tribute)
Aug. 24: Southpaw
Aug. 31: Jake Thistle (Tom Petty tribute)
Sept. 7: Tequila Rose
Sept. 14: Panama Dead (New Riders of the Purple Sage tribute)

Oldies Mondays at Woodbridge High School Concert Field
Aug. 18: Jesse Garron (Elvis Presley tribute)
Aug. 25: Emil Stucchio & the Classics
Sept. 8: The Infernos

Tribute Tuesdays at Woodbridge High School Concert Field
Aug. 19: Best of the Eagles
Aug. 26: The Launch (Boston/Styx tribute)
Sept. 2: Time Travelers (The Moody Blues tribute)
Sept. 9: Human Wheels (John Mellencamp tribute)
Sept. 16: ELO Tribute Show (Electric Light Orchestra tribute)
Sept. 18: Frontiers (Journey tribute)
Sept. 23: Saints in the City (Bruce Springsteen tribute)
Sept. 30: Best Friend’s Girl (The Cars tribute)

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MONMOUTH COUNTY

Asbury Park

Music Mondays at Springwood Park
Aug. 18: Ms. G & Da Guyz, Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise
Aug. 25: Alexander Simone & WHODAT Live Crew
Aug. 26: The Sensational Soul Cruisers

AP Live on the Boardwalk
Aug. 20: Mike Frank & Friends, Foes of Fern
Aug. 28: Alors Alors, Soulfood, Des & the Swagmatics

Belmar

Belmar Friday Night Concerts at Pyanoe Plaza
Aug. 15: Tommy B & the Deep Blue Sea
Aug. 22: The Black Ties

Bradley Beach

Songwriters on the Beach at Newark Avenue Beach
Aug. 14: The Tisburys, The dt’s
Aug. 21: The Jaws of Brooklyn, Tyler Ballgame

Summer Jazz Series at Riley Park
Aug. 13: Anthony Fuscaldo Group
Aug. 20: Jersey Swamp Cats
Aug. 27: Marel Hidalgo Quartet

Freehold

Rock! Summer Concert Series at Hall of Records
Aug. 14: Van Halen Tribute Band
Aug. 31: Turnstyles

Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series at Downtown Freehold Gazebo.
Aug. 17: Lousy Neighbors
Aug. 24: Rogues on the Run
Aug. 31: CMJ Jazz Band

Fall Concert Series at Hall of Records
Sept. 3: Phil Engel Band
Sept. 10: NRG Trio
Sept. 17: Smokin’ Jackets
Sept. 24: Ready or Yacht
Oct. 1: Mushmouth
Oct. 8: Almost Santana, Santana tribute
Oct. 15: The Gab Cinque Band

Holmdel

Garden State Arts Foundation shows at PNC Bank Arts Center
Sept. 9: Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone; The Association
Sept. 19: “Malt Shop Memories Live III” with Bobby Wilson, Frankie Pizarro, The Knockouts, The Classics, The Fortunes, The Duprees, Jay Siegel’s Tokens, The Coasters, Johnny Farina, Pop Divas Through the Decades (featuring The Chiclettes), Sounds of the Street, Tommy Cono, WABC’s Vinnie Medugno
Sept. 29: “An Afternoon of Music & Memories” with John Scupelliti & the Reactions, Vito Picone & the Elegants, Bob Miranda & the Happenings, The Coda Band, host-singer Rhett J
Oct. 3: Cousin Brucie Presents The Rascals (60th Anniversary Fan Appreciation Show featuring Felix Cavaliere and Gene Cornish); Gary Lewis & the Playboys

Lincroft

Summer Concerts at Thompson Park
Aug. 15: The Fumos
Aug. 17: Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association of New Jersey jam session
Aug. 23: Creative OPERAtions, music of Kurt Weill, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein

Long Branch

Aug. 23: Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival at Great Lawn and Promenade. With The Blues Beatles, Peter Karp, Tommy LaBella Allstars featuring Arne Wendt, Red 123, New Watchdog Blues Band, Sweet Music Academy Youth Band.

Bands by the Beach at West End Park and Brighton Avenue
Aug. 24: The VooDudes

Bands on the Sand on West End Beach, at West End Avenue
Sept. 1: The Cliffs

Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell
Aug. 19: Midnight Jack
Aug. 26: Almost Santana, Santana tribute

Thursdays by the Sea at Pier Village, Ocean Avenue
Aug. 14: Nine Deeez Nite, ’90s tribute
Aug. 21: Joe Baracata Band
Aug. 28: Brian Kirk & the Jirks

Matawan

Family Night Under the Stars Summer Concert Series at Terhune Park
Aug. 14: Saltwater Country
Aug. 21: Mission Dance
Aug. 28: Steve Forbert

Ocean Grove

Aug. 13 and 27: Atlantic Wind Ensemble at Boardwalk Pavilion.

Aug. 20: Atlantic Wind Ensemble at Great Auditorium.

Red Bank

Jazz in the Park at Riverside Gardens Park
Aug. 14: Julius Tolentino Quintet
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MORRIS COUNTY

Montville

Summer Concert Series at Montville Community Park Amphitheater
Aug. 13: The Mighty Spectrum
Aug. 20: Lost in Place
Aug. 27: Three Day Weekend

Morristown

Aug. 16: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. With Samantha Fish, King Solomon Hicks, Blues People, The Jazz Ambassadors (U.S. Army Band), Dani G & Friends.

Summer Arts in the Community series
Aug. 20: Megan Chappius and Jeiris Cook at Vail Mansion Plaza.

Succasunna

Summer Concert Series at Roxbury Library Gazebo
Aug. 18: Kevin DeFeo, Tina Ross

Wharton

Summer Concert Series at Betty Poyer Field
Aug. 15: BonJourney, tribute to Bon Jovi and Journey

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OCEAN COUNTY

Lavalette

Summer Concerts at the Gazebo
Aug. 17: Underwater Airlines Band
Aug. 31: We’ll Be Fine

Seaside Heights

Boardwalk Concert Series, Franklin Avenue Stage
Aug. 15 and Sept. 1: “Broadway Meets the Beach”
Aug. 18: Step by Step, Johnny Maestro tribute
Aug. 25: The Cameos

Tribute Band Series, Grant Avenue Beach
Aug. 14: The Breakers, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tribute
Aug. 15: Splintered Sunlight, Grateful Dead tribute

Stafford Township

Summer Concert Series at Manahawkin Lake Park Pavilion
Aug. 18: Naughty Pines
Aug. 25: Joey D & Johnny B

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PASSAIC COUNTY

Pompton Lakes

Summer Concert Series at Free Public Library of Pompton Lakes
Aug. 14: Jingo, Santana tribute
Aug. 21: Rave On

Ringwood

Music in the Woods
Aug. 14: Andy Lackow & Mess Around (at Fieldstone Shopping Center)
Aug. 21: Acoustic Songwriters Showcase with Rick Norman, Joe Trentacosta, Anthony Martinelli and Garrett Gardner (at Fieldstone Shopping Center)

Totowa

Totowa Summer Concert Series, Municipal Front Lawn
Aug. 13: Invited Guests
Aug. 20: Al Russo’s Sound of Sinatra
Aug. 27: Back in the Day
Sept. 3: Biagio

Wayne

Summer Concert Series at Wayne Municipal Complex
Aug. 13: Frontiers, Journey tribute
Aug. 27: Street Hassle
Sept. 5: Reminisce

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SOMERSET COUNTY

North Plainfield

Summer Concert Series at Vermeule Outdoor Stage
Aug. 14: The Grey Man Group
Aug. 21: Soul Seduction
Aug. 28: Jim Barone, Elvis Presley tribute

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SUSSEX COUNTY

Sparta

Sparta Arts Concert Series at Dykstra Park
Aug. 15: Southpaw
Aug. 22: Peter Karp
Aug. 29: Skyla Burrell

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UNION COUNTY

Clark

Aug. 13: Hey Bulldog, Beatles tribute at Oak Ridge Park.
Aug. 23: Zabo Circus, Michael & the Rocknesss Monsters, Joanie Leeds at Oak Ridge Park.

Cranford

Summer Sounds at Eastman Clock Plaza
Aug. 14: Mission in the Rain Band
Aug. 21: Genessee Stills Band
Aug. 28: Burnside Manor

Plainfield

Downtown Plainfield Concert Series at Park Plaza
Aug. 14: Anthony Nelson & Trio
Aug. 21: Doni Nicole
Aug. 28: Boyd Plus

Rahway

Mayor’s Summer Concert Series, outside Union County Performing Arts Center
Aug. 14: We May Be Right, Billy Joel tribute
Aug. 21: Frankie Negrón
Aug. 28: DJ Funk Flex, DJ Drewski

Westfield

Sweet Sounds Downtown at Quimby Street
Aug. 19: Swingadelic
Aug. 26: Saxsations

Sweet Sounds Downtown at Foundation Park
Aug. 19: Drop the Needle
Aug. 26: Higher Ground

Thursday Night Live at Quimby Street
Aug. 14: Twilight Disciples
Aug. 21: Rusty Monks
Aug. 28: Nikki Briar
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WARREN COUNTY

Washington

Sept. 20: Festival in the Borough. With Sarah Borges, Rubix Cube, Jimmy & the Parrots (Jimmy Buffett tribute), Tennessee Honey Band, Cellar Dwellers, JerZGirls, others.
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