Free Outdoor Summer Concerts in New Jersey

GREATER WILDWOODS TOURISM IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Summer concert season is here, with free shows happening all over New Jersey. We’ve rounded up outdoor concerts across the state, so you can pack a blanket or chairs and plan an easy night out with live music, food and drinks.

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Atlantic City
Mardi Gras AC Series
Kennedy Plaza on the Boardwalk, across from Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
7 pm Wednesdays, June 24 to September 2
7 pm Mondays, August 3-31

Chicken Bone Beach Jazz Concert Series
Chicken Bone Beach
7 pm Thursdays, August 5 to September 3

The National R&B Music Society
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
4-8 pm July 12

Buena Vista Twp.
Free Summer Concerts
Michael Debbi Park
7 pm Wednesdays, June 17 to July 22

Somers Point
Somers Point Beach Concert Series
William Morrow Beach (800 Bay Ave.) at Municipal Beach Park
7 pm Fridays, June 12 to September 11

BERGEN COUNTY

Carlstadt
The Summer Concert Series
Village Green Park, Third and Broad streets
Kickoff is 5 pm June 27

Fair Lawn
Summer Street Musicians Series
6-8 pm Wednesdays, June 24 to September 16

Lodi
Lodi Summer Concert Series
Amphitheatre on Memorial Drive
7 pm on select dates, June 12 August 12

Lyndhurst
Music Under the Stars
Town Hall Park, Delafield Avenue
Varied times, July 9-11

North Arlington
Music at Riverside
The Stage at Riverside County Park–South, 453 River Rd.
7 pm Tuesdays, July 7 – August 18

Paramus
Terrific Tuesdays Summer Concerts
Paramus Bandshell
7 pm Tuesdays, June 30 to August 25

Ridgefield Park
Music in the Park
The Amphitheater at Overpeck County Park, 199 Challenger Road
7 pm Thursdays, July 9 – August 6

Ridgewood
Summer Concert Series
Kasschau Memorial Shell, 131 N. Maple Ave.
8:30 pm Tuesdays, June 9 – August 4
7:30 pm Thursdays, June 4 – July 30

BURLINGTON COUNTY

Eastampton
Summer Concert Series
Historic Smithville Park, 803 Smithville Rd.
6 pm July 11 and August 29

Moorestown
Summer Concert Series
Perkins Center for the Arts, 395 Kings Highway; or lawn of the Community House
Mondays, Dates TBA

COURTESY OF BURLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE – Burlington County Summer Concerts

Westampton
Summer Concert Series
Burlington County Amphitheater, 5 Pioneer Blvd.
6 pm, select dates, July 17 – August 22

CAMDEN COUNTY

Camden
Sunset Jazz Series
Wiggins Waterfront Park
8 pm Mondays, June 8 – September 14

Chesilhurst
LeAnna Harris Park
7 pm June 14: Blues People

Borough of Haddon Heights
Sundown Music Series
Haddon Lake Park – McLaughlin Norcross Memorial Dell
7:30 pm select Wednesdays, June 3 – September 16

Lindenwold
Lindenwold Park
7 pm June 26, July 17, August 7

Pennsauken
Twilight Concert Series
Jack Curtis Stadium at Cooper River Park
8 pm Thursdays, June 4 – August 27

Winslow Twp.
New Brooklyn Park
6 pm July 15: Justin Powell & Adoration

CAPE MAY COUNTY

Avalon
Thursdays at Surfside
Surfside Park
5 pm June 20; 4 pm June 21; 6 pm June 24

Cape May
Music in the Park
Rotary Park, 400 Lafayette St.
Select dates (almost nightly), June 19 – September 6

Sea Isle City
Free Concerts Under the Stars
Excursion Park, JFK Boulevard and Pleasure Avenue
7:30 pm Saturdays, June 27 – September 5

CAPE MAY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM / Music in the Plaza

Downtown Wildwood
Music in the Plaza
Byrne Plaza
7:30 pm Thursdays, June 18 to September 10

Wildwood
Fox Park Amphitheater Concert Series
Fox Park, Burk and Ocean avenues
7:30 pm Sundays, July 12 through August 30

Wildwood Crest
Sunset Lake Live Music
Sunset Lake Gazebo, Miami and New Jersey avenues
7:30 pm Mondays, June 29 and July
7 pm Mondays in August, through August 24

Crest Arts Pavilion Original Music Series
Crest Arts Pavilion, 6301 Ocean Ave.
7 pm Tuesdays June 30 – August 25

Summer Music Series & Food Truck Festival
Centennial Park, Fern Road and Ocean Avenue
5-9 pm Wednesdays, July 1 – August 26

ESSEX COUNTY

Essex County Summer Music
7 pm June 16 at Yanticaw Park, Nutley
7 pm June 17 at Verona Park, Verona
7 pm June 23 at Veterans Memorial Park, Newark
7:30 pm June 24 at Weequahic Park, Newark (fireworks after)
7:30 pm June 26 at Branch Brook Park, Newark (fireworks after)
7 pm July 1 at Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair (fireworks after)
7 pm July 7 at Riverbank Park, Newark
7 pm July 8 at Watsessing Park, Bloomfield
7:30 pm Fridays, July 10 – August 7, at Essex County Branch Brook Park
7 pm July 14 at Ivy Hill Park, Newark
7 pm July 15 at Vailsburg Park, Newark
7 pm July 21 at Cedar Grove Park, Cedar Grove
7 pm July 22 at Grover Cleveland Park, Caldwell
7 pm July 28 at Independence Park, Newark
7 pm July 29 at Belleville Park, Belleville
7 pm August 4 at Irvington Park, Irvington
7:30 pm August 14 at Eagle Rock Reservation, West Orange

Millburn
Summer Concerts in Taylor Park
375 Millburn Ave./44 Whittingham Terrace
7 pm June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23

Montclair
Montclair Jazz Festival Soundcheck Series
Wellmont Arts Plaza, off Bloomfield Avenue outside of Wellmont Theater
6 pm Tuesdays, June 16, July 14 and 28, August 4
6 pm Wednesday, July 1

Newark
Horizon Sounds of the City
Chambers Plaza of NJPAC, Newark
June 25-26; July 9, 16, 23, 30; August 6

South Orange
South Orange Summer Nights
Meadowland Park / Flood’s Hill
6:30 pm Wednesdays, June 3 – July 29

Downtown After Sundown
Spiotta Park
6:30 pm Saturdays, June 6 to September 5

HUDSON COUNTY

Hoboken
Sinatra Summer Concert Series
Sinatra Park Amphitheater, 340 Sinatra Dr.
7 pm Thursdays, June 11 – August 13

Tuesday Family Fun at The Shipyard
Shipyard Park, 1 13th St.
6:30 pm Tuesdays, June 2 – July 2

Wednesday Evening Concert Series
Church Square Park, 400 Garden St.
7 pm Wednesdays, July 1 – August 29

Thursday Family Fun at the Farmers’ Market
Southwest Resiliency Park, 58 Jackson St.
3-7 pm Farmers Market
5:45-6:45 pm Family Fun
June 25, July 23 and 30, August 6 and 13

Jersey City
Summer Fest Free Summer Concert Series
July 9 to August 25
Sundays, 6 pm, North Cove Field
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm, South Lawn
Thursdays, 6:30 pm, Berry Lane Park

Berry Lane Music Fest
Berry Lane Park
6:30 pm Thursdays, July and August

HUNTERDON COUNTY

Flemington
Music Under the Stars Series
Deer Path Park, 120 West Woodschurch Rd.
7-9 pm Select Thursdays, June 25 to August 6

COURTESY OF BLUE CURTAIN SUMMER CONCERT SERIES – Nanny Assis

MERCER COUNTY

Princeton

Blue Curtain Summer Concert Series
Princeton High School Performing Arts Center
8 pm Saturdays, July 11, 18 and 25

Palmer Square Summer Music Series
Palmer Square, 40 Nassau St.
1 pm select Saturdays and Sundays, June 27 to August 29

Summer Concert Series
Princeton Shopping Center, 201 N. Harrison St.
6-8 pm Fridays, August 21 – September 11

COURTESY OF WEST WINDSOR ARTS / Briz and the Revival

West Windsor Arts Summer Music and More Series
Nassau Park Pavilion, 510 Nassau Park Blvd. (behind Panera)
5 pm July 18, August 8, August 29

Robbinsville
Free Summer Concerts
Lake Drive Gazebo
7 pm Tuesdays, July 7 to August 11

MIDDLESEX COUNTY

Metuchen
Downtown Summer Sounds
7-8:30 pm Wednesdays, beginning July 1

Middlesex County Music-in-the-Park
2-3:30 pm, Wednesdays, July 1 – September 9, at Thompson Park in Monroe Twp.
6:30-8:30 pm, Wednesdays, July 1 – September 9, at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy
6-7:30 pm, Saturdays, July 5 – August 30, at Spring Lake Park in South Plainfield
Children’s Series: 5-6:30 pm July 15 at Spring Lake Park in South Plainfield
Children’s Series: 5-6:30 pm July 21 at Johnson Park in Piscataway
Children’s Series: 5-6:30 pm August 4 at Fords Park in Fords
Children’s Series: 5-6:30 pm August 18 at Joseph Medwick Park in Carteret
Labor Day concert: 4 pm Sunday, September 6 at Roosevelt Park in Edison

Monroe Twp.
Free Summer Concerts
Thompson Park gazebo (on the lake)
6 pm Thursdays, July 9 – August 13

North Brunswick
Tunes at Twilight
Community Park, Route 130
Kicks off 6:30 pm July 9

Woodbridge
Summer Concert Series
Oldies Mondays, 7:30 pm Mondays, June 8 to August 31, Woodbridge High School Fields, 1 Samuel Lupo Pl., Woodbridge
Tribute Tuesdays, 7:30 pm Tuesdays, June 9 to September 29, Woodbridge High School Concert Field, 1 Samuel Lupo Pl., Woodbridge
Woodbridge Wednesdays, 7:30 pm Wednesdays, June 10 to August 26, then 7 pm September 2-23, Parker Press Park, Rahway Avenue (Main Street), Woodbridge
Local Band Thursdays, 7:30 pm Thursdays, June 11 to September 3, 7:30 pm, Herbert Rankin Park, Ferry Street, Sewaren
Fun Fridays: 7:30 pm Fridays, June 12 to September 18, Anchors Tiki Bar, 616 Cliff Rd., Sewaren
Country Sundays, 7:30 pm Sundays, June 28 to September 13, Anchors Tiki Bar, 616 Cliff Rd., Sewaren

MONMOUTH COUNTY

Aberdeen Twp.
Summer Concert Series
Veteran’s Memorial Park, Ocean Boulevard and Lakeshore Drive
6-8 pm Wednesdays, July 8-29

Avon-by-the-Sea
Boardwalk Summer Concert Series
Woodland Avenue Boardwalk and Pavilion
Tuesdays, July 14 to August 11
Thursdays, July 9 to August 6
Fridays, July 10 to August 7
Saturdays, July 11 to August 8

Bradley Beach
Saturday Night Concert Series
Riley Park
6 pm July 11 and 18, August 1 and 29

90.5 The Night (Brookdale Public Radio) Songwriters on the Beach Summer Concert Series
Newark Avenue Beach
7 pm Thursdays, July and August

STAFF PHOTO / Downtown Freehold Summer Concert

Downtown Freehold
Thursdays Rock! Summer Concert Series
The Hall of Records, 1 East Main Street
7:30-9:30 pm Thursdays, June 4 to August 20

Funky Fridays at the Gazebo
Gazebo, 10 E. Main St.
Fridays, 7-9 pm, July 3 to September 25

Saturday Serenade Gazebo Concerts
Gazebo, 10 E. Main St.
Saturdays, 7-9 pm, July 4 to September 25

FBAC Jazz, Blues & More Summer Concert Series
Gazebo, 10 E. Main St.
Sundays, 7-9 pm, July 5 to August 30

Long Branch
Summer 2026 Concert Series
Bands by the Beach: 7 pm Sundays, June 7 – August 30, at West End Park on Brighton Avenue
Bands on the Sand, 7 pm Sundays, July 12, July 26 and August 23, and Monday, September 7, at West End Beach
Tuesdays on Broadway, 7 pm July 7 to September 1, Broadway Band Shell, 3rd Avenue and Broadway
Thursdays by the Sea, 7 pm June 11 to September 3, Great Lawn Stage on Ocean Avenue

BRIGITTE CARUCCI OF TWO GIRLS MEDIA / Music in the Park

MORRIS COUNTY

Denville
Music in the Park
Gardner Field, 2 Savage Rd.
7-9 pm Tuesdays, July 14 – August 25

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 Tuesdays, June 14 to August 18

Roxbury
Summer Concert Series
6:30 pm Mondays, June 15, June 22 and July 13 at Horseshoe Lake Gazebo
6:30 pm Mondays, July 20, August 10 and 17 at Library Gazebo

OCEAN COUNTY

Barnegat
Barnegat Dock Concert Series
Barnegat Municipal Dock, 427 E. Bay Avenue
6:30 pm Saturdays, June 6 to August 29

Brick Twp.
SummerFest
Windward Beach Park, 265 Princeton Ave.
7 pm Thursdays, July 2-23

Lavallette
Summer Concert Series
Gazebo, Bay Boulevard
7 pm Sundays, June 28 to September 6

PASSAIC COUNTY

Clifton
Obser Concert Series
Main Memorial Park, Park Slope and Main Avenue
7:30 pm Sundays, July 12 to August 30

Wayne
Wayne Summer Concert Series
7 pm Friday, June 26 at Ballfield, 1 Pike Dr.
Wednesdays, July 8, 22 and 29 at Ballfield, 1 Pike Dr.
Wednesdays, August 5, 12 and 26 at Wayne Town Hall, 475 Valley Rd.
Tuesday, September 1 at Wayne Town Hall, 475 Valley Rd.

SOMERSET COUNTY

Somerville
Somerville Summer Stage
Division St., Somerville
6 pm Saturdays, May 22 to September 5

UNION COUNTY

Westfield
Westfield Community Concert Band Summer Concert Series
Mindowaskin Park, Westfield
7:30-9 pm Thursdays, June 25 to July 16

Sweet Sounds Downtown
Quimby Street, 6-9 pm Tuesdays, July 7 to August 25
Foundation Park, 7-9 pm Tuesdays, July 7 to August 25
Quimby Street, 6-9 pm Thursdays, July 18 to August 27

Editor’s Note: Always check times, dates and weather updates before heading out.

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