Summer concerts are back and we couldn’t be more excited to get outside with live music, food and drinks. We’ve rounded up free concerts happening all over NJ, so grab a picnic blanket and chairs and plan a night of live music under the stars.
ATLANTIC COUNTY
Absecon
Concerts in the Park
Heritage Park, 699 Bleinheim Ave.
7 pm Sundays, June 22 to August 17; and Saturday, August 23
Buena Vista Twp.
Free Summer Concerts
Michael Debbi Park
7 pm Wednesdays, June 18 to July 30
Hammonton
Live Music Series
Sharrott Winery, 370 S. Egg Harbor Rd.
Select dates, through September 11
Somers Point
Somers Point Beach Concert Series, The William Morrow Beach at Municipal Beach Park
7 pm Fridays, June 13 to September 5
BERGEN COUNTY
Carlstadt
The Summer Concert Series
Village Green Park, Third and Broad streets
Kickoff is 7 pm June 20
Fort Lee
Summer Concert & Movie Series
Jack Alter Fort Lee Community Center, 1355 Inwood Terrace
Tuesdays, July 8 to August 26
North Arlington
Music at Riverside
The Stage at Riverside County Park–South, 453 River Rd.
7 pm Tuesdays, July 8 – August 19
Ridgefield Park
Music in the Park
The Amphitheater at Overpeck County Park, 199 Challenger Road
7 pm Thursdays, July 10 – August 7
Ridgewood
Summer Concert Series
Kasschau Memorial Shell, 131 N. Maple Ave.
8-10 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 5 to August 7
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Westhampton
Summer Concert Series, Burlington County Amphitheater, 5 Pioneer Blvd.
6 pm Fridays-Saturdays, June 21 to August 22
Moorestown
Free Outdoor Concert Series
Perkins Center for the Arts, 395 Kings Highway
Mondays, Dates TBA
Historic Smithville Park
June 20: Fearless
August 23: Queen Flash
Summer Concert Series
Select dates, June 20 to August 23
Various locations around Burlington County
CAPE MAY COUNTY
Avalon
Thursdays at Surfside
Surfside Park
Thursdays, June 29 to September 4
Cape May
Music in the Park
Rotary Park, 400 Lafayette St.
Select dates: June 21-23, 25, 27-30
Middle Twp.
Summer Concert Series
Ockie Wisting Complex, Rio Grande
6-8:30 pm Tuesdays, July 9 to August 20
Sea Isle City
Excursion Park, JFK Boulevard and Pleasure Avenue
7:30-9:30 pm Saturdays, June 28 – August 30
Downtown Wildwood
Music in the Plaza, Byrne Plaza
7:30 pm Thursdays, June 19 to August 28
North Wildwood
Concerts Under the Stars
Lou Booth Amphitheater, 2nd & Ocean Ave.
8 pm Thursdays and Saturdays
Wildwood
Fox Park Amphitheater Concert Series
Fox Park, Burk and Ocean avenues
7:30 pm Sundays, June 29 – August 24
Wildwood Crest
Sunset Lake Live Music
Sunset Lake Gazebo, Miami and New Jersey avenues
7 pm Mondays, June 30 to August 25
Crest Arts Pavilion Original Music Series
Crest Arts Pavilion, 6301 Ocean Ave.
7 pm Tuesdays July 1 – August 19
Summer Music Series & Food Truck Festival
Centennial Park, Fern Road and Ocean Avenue
5-9 pm Wednesdays, July 2 to August 20
ESSEX COUNTY
Essex County Summer Music
All performances are at 7 pm
June 24 in Belleville
June 25 in Verona
July 8-9, 16, 22-23; and August 5 in Newark
July 15 in Bloomfield
July 29 in Caldwell
July 30 in Cedar Grove
August 6 in Nutley
August 12 in Irvington
August 15 in West Orange
Millburn
Summer Concerts in Taylor Park
375 Millburn Ave./44 Whittingham Terrace
7-8:30 pm every other Thursday, June 12 to July 31
Montclair
Outdoor Concert Series, Wellmont Arts Plaza
In collaboration with New Jersey Hall of Fame, Wellmont Theatre and Jazz House Kids
Select dates, June 1 to September 13
Newark
Horizon Sounds of the City
Chambers Plaza of NJPAC, Newark
June 27-29; July 10, 17, 24; August 7
Nutley
Rock Hunger Summer Concert Series, NFSB and Nutley Masonic Lodge
Select dates, June 7 to August 20
South Orange
South Orange Summer NightsÂ
Flood’s Hill, 100 N Ridgewood Rd.
6:30 pm Wednesdays in June and July
Downtown After Sundown
Spiotta Park
6:30-8:30 pm Saturdays, June 7 to August 30
Summit
Hot Summer Nights Concert Series
Village Green
7 pm Tuesdays, July 15 – August 19
HUDSON COUNTY
Concerts in the Park
Hoboken
- Monday Community Showcases: 6:30-7:30 pm June 9, July 7 and August 4 at Shipyard Park
- Tuesday Family Fun Nights: 6:30-7:30 pm June 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 7th and Jackson
- Tuesday Family Fun Nights: 6:30-7:30 pm July 1, 8 and 15 at Shipyard park
- Dancefest: 7-8 pm July 22 and 29, and August 5, at Resiliencity Park
- Wednesdays, 7-9 pm, July 2 to August 27 at Church Square Park
- Thursdays, 7-9 pm June 5 to August 14 at Sinatra Park
Jersey City
Summer Fest
6-8 pm Sundays, July 6 to August 17, at North Cove Field
6:30-8:30 pm Tuesdays, July 8 to August 12, South Lawn
Berry Lane Music Fest
Berry Lane Park
6:30-8:30 pm Thursdays, July 10 to August 14
HUNTERDON COUNTY
Flemington
Music Under the Stars Series
Deer Path Park, 120 West Woodschurch Rd.
7-9 pm Select Thursdays, June 26 to August 9
MERCER COUNTY
East Windsor
East Windsor Summer Concert Series
Etra Lake Park, 9 Disbrow Hill Rd.
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, June 26 to August 28
Princeton
Palmer Square Summer Music Series
40 Nassau St.
12-2 pm Saturdays, through August 30
Summer Concert Series
Princeton Shopping Center, 201 N. Harrison St.
6-8 pm Fridays, July 4 to August 15
Robbinsville
Free Summer Concerts
Lake Drive Gazebo
7 pm Tuesdays, July 1 to August 12
West Windsor
Mercer County Summer Concert Series
Mercer County Festival Grounds, West Windsor
6:30 pm Fridays, July 18 to August 22
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Middlesex County’s Free Concert Series
2-3:30 pm Wednesdays, July 2 to August 78, Thompson Park, Jamesburg
6-7:30 pm Sundays, July 6 to August 24, Spring Lake Park, South Plainfield
6:30-8 pm Thursdays, August 7 and 14, Joseph Medwick Park, Carteret
North Brunswick
Tunes at Twilight
Community Park, Route 130
6:30 pm, June 12
Woodbridge
Summer Concert Series
Oldies Mondays, 7:30 pm Mondays, June 16 to September 8, Woodbridge High School Fields, 1 Samuel Lupo Pl., Woodbridge
Tribute Tuesdays, 7:30 pm Tuesdays, June 10 to September 30, Woodbridge High School Concert Field, 1 Samuel Lupo Pl., Woodbridge
Woodbridge Wednesdays, 7:30 pm Wednesdays, June 11 to September 24, Parker Press Park, Rahway Avenue (Main Street), Woodbridge
Local Thursdays, 7:30 pm Thursdays, June 12 to August 28, 7:30 pm, Herbert Rankin Park, Ferry Street, Sewaren
Fun Fridays: 7:30 pm Fridays, June 20 to September 5, Anchors Tiki Bar, 616 Cliff Rd., Sewaren
Country Sundays, 7:30 pm Sundays, June 22 to September 14, Woodbridge High School Concert Field, 1 Samuel Lupo Pl., Woodbridge
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Aberdeen Twp.
Summer Concert Series
Veteran’s Memorial Park, Ocean Boulevard and Lakeshore Drive
6-8 pm Tuesdays, July 8-29
Avon-by-the-Sea
Boardwalk Summer Concert Series, Woodland Avenue Boardwalk and Pavilion
Tuesdays, July 15 to August 12
Thursdays, July 10 to August 7
Fridays, July 11 to August 8
Saturdays, July 12 to August 9
Bradley Beach
Saturday Night Concert Series, Riley Park
6 pm Saturdays, July 12 to August 30
90.5 The Night (Brookdale Public Radio) Songwriters on the Beach Summer Concert Series, Newark Avenue Beach
7 pm Thursdays, July 10 to August 21
Downtown Freehold
Thursdays Rock! Summer Concert Series
The Hall of Records, 1 East Main Street
7:30-9:30 pm Thursdays, June 5 to August 21
Funky Fridays at the Gazebo
Gazebo, 10 E. Main St.
Fridays, 7-9 pm, July 4 to September 26
Saturday Serenade Gazebo Concerts
Gazebo, 10 E. Main St.
Saturdays, 7-9 pm, July 5 to September 27
FBAC Jazz, Blues & More Summer Concert Series
Gazebo, 10 E. Main St.
Sundays, 7-9 pm, July 6 to August 31
Highlands
Summer Concert Series
Veterans Park, Bay Avenue
6-8 pm Thursdays, June 26 to July 31
Long Branch
Bands by the Beach
West End Park
7 pm Sundays, June 8 to August 24
Tuesdays on Broadway
Broadway Band Shell
7 pm Tuesdays, July 8 to August 26
Bands on the Beach
West End Beach, West End Avenue
7 pm July 13, August 10 and September 1
Thursdays by the Sea
Pier Village, Ocean Avenue
7 pm Thursdays, June 12 to August 28
MORRIS COUNTY
Denville
Music in the Park, Gardner Field, 2 Savage Rd.
7-9 pm Tuesdays, July 8 – August 26
Madison
Downtown Concert Series
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, 9 Main St.
6-8 pm Fridays, June to September
Morristown
Mayo Performing Arts Center Free Summer Events
Various locations
6 pm select Wednesdays, June 18 to August 20
Roxbury
Summer Concert Series
6:30 pm June 16, June 23 and July 14 at Horseshoe Lake Gazebo
6:30 pm July 21, August 4 and 18, September 6 at Library Gazebo
OCEAN COUNTY
Barnegat
Barnegat Dock Concert Series
Barnegat Municipal Dock, 427 E. Bay Avenue
6:30 pm Saturdays, June 7 to August 30
Brick Twp.
SummerFest
Windward Beach Park, Princeton Avenue
7 pm Thursdays, July 3-18
Lavallette
Summer Concert Series
Gazebo, Bay Boulevard
7 pm Sundays, June 29 to August 31
Note: July 6 concert, part of Independence Day celebration, starts at 8 pm
PASSAIC COUNTY
Wayne
Wayne Summer Concert SeriesÂ
Wayne Municipal Complex, 475 Valley Road
7 pm Wednesdays, June 25 – September 5
SOMERSET COUNTY
Somerville
Somerville Summer Stage
Division St., Somerville
6 pm Saturdays, May 24 to September 28
UNION COUNTY
Cranford
Summer Sounds, Eastman Clock Plaza
Thursdays, 6-8 pm, June 5 to August 28
Westfield
Community Concert Band Summer Concert Series
Mindowaskin Park, Westfield
7:30-9 pm Thursdays, June 26 to July 17
Editor’s Note: Always check times, dates and weather updates before heading out.
Do you know of another awesome outdoor concert taking place this summer? Email jennifer@njfamily.com.
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