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.
BERGEN COUNTY
Mahwah
March 15: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at Mahwah Public Library.
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CAMDEN COUNTY
Collingswood
March 21: All Around This World Global Orchestra, “We All Speak Music” at Perkins Center for the Arts.
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ESSEX COUNTY
Montclair
Aug. 15: Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree. Lineup TBA.
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MERCER COUNTY
Princeton
July 30: The Blawenburg Band, “Listening to the Revolution: 250 Years or American Music” at Morven Museum & Garden.
Titusville
July 4: The Blawenburg Band, “Listening to the Revolution: 250 Years or American Music” at Washington’s Crossing State Park.
Trentonton
June 13: The Blawenburg Band, “Listening to the Revolution: 250 Years or American Music” at Old Barracks Museum.
July 8: The Blawenburg Band, “Listening to the Revolution: 250 Years or American Music” at Cadwalader Park.
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MONMOUTH COUNTY
Freehold
Thursdays Rock Summer Concert Series at Hall of Records
June 4: Winslow, The Eagles tribute
June 11: BreakTime
June 18: Rockit Fish
June 25: Mission Dance
July 2: The Eddie Testa Band
July 16: Joe Baracata Band
July 23: N&D Electric Duo
July 30: Sean Patrick & The Alibis
Aug. 6: Turnstyles
Aug. 13: Van Halen Tribute Band
Aug. 20: Generation NJ
Jazz, Blues & More Summer Concert Series at Gazebo
July 5: Chuck Lambert Band
July 12: La Stella Brothers
July 19: Erez Lirov & Guest
July 26: Fast Forward
Aug. 2: WCT Band
Aug. 9: Owen’s Heavy Mellow Acoustic Duo
Aug. 16: Vel Johnson/Kelli Sanders
Aug. 23: Lousy Neighbors Band
Aug. 30: CMJ Jazz Band
Fall Concert Series at Hall of Records
Sept. 2: Almost Santana, Santana tribute
Sept. 9: Elton John/Billy Joel Tribute
Sept. 16: NRG Trio
Sept. 23: Black Dog, Led Zeppelin tribute
Sept. 30: The Ruckus
Oct. 7: Pat Roddy Band
Oct. 14: Eddie Testa Band
Long Branch
Summer Concert Series, West End Park
June 7: Philadelphia Funk
June 14: Soulstirs
June 24: Soundwave Jazz Band
June 28: Chuck Lambert
July 19: West End Dogs
Aug. 9: Aguilar Family Band
Aug. 30: The VooDudes
Thursdays by the Sea, Great Lawn
June 11: Tim McLoone & the Shirleys
June 18: Joe Baracata Band
June 25: Pat Guadagno Band
July 2: J.O. & Highland Express
July 9: Mushmouth
July 16: The Discoteks
July 23: Bix Hix
July 30: Mission Dance
Aug. 6: Motor City Revue
Aug. 13: ’80s Revolution
Aug. 20: Pat Roddy Band
Aug. 27: Nine Deeez Nite, ’90s tribute
Sept. 3: Brian Kirk & the Jirks
Tuesdays on Broadway, Broadway Bandshell
July 7: Tito Puente Jr.
July 14: Almost Santana, Santana tribute
July 21: David Cedeño & His Orchestra
July 28: El Grupo K’ndela
Aug. 11: Tempo Allegre
Aug. 18: Xol Azul
Aug. 25: Rumbaile
Sept. 1: Grupo Warachando
Bands on the Sand, West End Beach
July 12: Ocean Avenue Stompers
July 26: Moroccan Sheepherders
Aug. 23: Bob Burger & Friends
Sept. 7: The Cliffs
Aug. 29: Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival, Great Lawn & Promenade. Lineup TBA
Red Bank
Red Bank Chamber Music Society concerts at Trinity Episcopal Church
April 19: Lydian Quartet.
May 17: Frisson Winds.
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MORRIS COUNTY
Morristown
Aug. 15: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival at Morristown Green. Lineup TBA.
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PASSAIC COUNTY
Ringwood
Ringwood Friends of Music at Community Presbyterian Church
March 22: Aaron Wunsch, piano, Julia Bruskin, cello, and Todd Palmer, clarinet. Program includes music by Bernstein, Brahms, Beethoven and Nino Rota.
May 2: Telegraph Quartet. Eric Chin, violin; Joseph Meile, violin; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello. Program includes Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 7, Opus 59, No.1; Debussy’s String Quartet.
June 7: Youth Performance Festival.
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