Summer concerts are back and we couldn’t be more excited to spend time outside with live music, food and drink. We’ve rounded up free concerts happening all over NJ, so grab a picnic blanket and chairs and plan a chill night of live music under the stars.
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Series
June 22 in Madison
June 25 in Toms River
June 26 in South Amboy
June 28 in Newark
June 29 in Red Bank
June 30 in Jersey City
ATLANTIC COUNTY
Absecon
Concerts in the Park
Heritage Park, 699 Bleinheim Ave.
7 pm Sundays, June 23 to August 24; August 24 concert is at 4 pm
Buena Vista Twp.
Free Summer Concerts
Michael Debbi Park
7 pm Wednesdays, June 19 to August 14
Hammonton
Live Music Series
Sharrott Winery, 370 S. Egg Harbor Rd.
Select dates, through June 30
BERGEN COUNTY
Carlstadt
The Summer Concert Series
Village Green Park, Third and Broad streets
Dates TBA
Fort Lee
Summer Concert & Movie Series
Jack Alter Fort Lee Community Center, 1355 Inwood Terrace
Tuesdays, July 9 to August 27
North Arlington
Music at Riverside
The Stage at Riverside County Park–South, 453 River Rd.
7 pm Tuesdays, July 16 – August 13
Paramus
PCAC Summer Concert Series
Bandshell behind Paramus Public Library, 116 E. Century Rd.
Dates TBA
Ridgefield Park
Music in the Park
The Amphitheater at Overpeck County Park, 199 Challenger Road
7 pm Thursdays, July 11 – August 8
Ridgewood
Summer Concert Series
Kasschau Memorial Shell, 131 N. Maple Ave.
8-10 pm Thursdays, June 6 to September 5
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Westhampton
Summer Concerts 2024
Burlington County Amphitheater, 5 Pioneer Blvd.
6 pm Fridays-Saturdays, June 28 to August 24
Moorestown
Free Outdoor Concert Series
Perkins Center for the Arts, 395 Kings Highway
6:30 pm Tuesdays, July 2-23
CAMDEN COUNTY
Somerdale
Summer Concert Series
Somerdale Park Amphitheater
6:30-9 pm every other Thursday, June 27 to September 5
CAPE MAY COUNTY
Avalon
Thursdays at Surfside
Surfside Park
Thursdays, June 20 to September 5
Cape May
Music in the Park
Rotary Park, 400 Lafayette St.
7 pm Fridays through Mondays in July
Cape May Court House
Free Summer Concerts in the Park
Cape May County Park & Zoo Bandstand
Select dates, June 8 to August 23
Middle Twp.
Summer Concert Series
Ockie Wisting Complex, Rio Grande
6-8:30 pm Tuesdays, July 9 to August 20
Sea Isle City
Concerts Under the Stars
JFK Blvd. and Pleasure Ave.
7:30-9:30 pm Saturdays, June 29 to August 31
Stone Harbor
Tuesday at the Tower Concert Series
Water Tower Lot
7-9 pm Tuesdays in July
Downtown Wildwood
Music in the Plaza
Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Ave.
7:30-9 pm Thursdays, June 20 to August 29
North Wildwood
Concerts Under the Stars
Lou Booth Amphitheater, 2nd & Ocean Ave.
8 pm Thursdays and Saturdays, July 6 to August 31
Wildwood
Fox Park Amphitheater Concert Series
Fox Park, Burk and Ocean avenues
7:30 pm Sundays, June 30 – August 25
Wildwood Crest
Sunset Lake Live Music
Sunset Lake Gazebo, Miami and New Jersey avenues
7 pm Mondays and Thursdays, June 17 – August 22
Crest Arts Pavilion Original Music Series
Crest Arts Pavilion, 6301 Ocean Ave.
7 pm Tuesdays June 25 – August 20
Summer Music Series & Food Truck Festival
Centennial Park, Fern Road and Ocean Avenue
5-9 pm Wednesdays, July 3 to August 21
ESSEX COUNTY
Millburn
Summer Concerts in Taylor Park
375 Millburn Ave./44 Whittingham Terrace
7-8:30 pm Thursday, July 11
Montclair
Wellmont Arts Plaza Outdoor Concert Series
Wellmont Arts Plaza, 5 Seymour St.
Select dates, June 21 to September 18
Nutley
Nutley Summer Concert Series
Memorial Park “Mud Hole,” Passaic and Vreeland avenues
7-9 pm, Wednesday, August 14
South Orange
South Orange Summer Nights – Summer Concerts and Moonlit Movies
Flood’s Hill, 100 N Ridgewood Rd.
7:30 pm Wednesdays, July 3 – 31
Downtown After Sundown
Spiotta Park
6:30-8:30 pm Saturdays, May 27 to September 2
Summit
Summit Concerts in the Green
356 Broad St.
7 pm Tuesdays, July 16 – August 20
Verona
Essex County Summer Concert Series
Verona Park, Porcello Lane
7-8:30 pm, Wednesday, June 26
HUDSON COUNTY
Hoboken Dancing and Concerts in the Park
Mondays, June 10 to August 12, 6:30-7:30 pm, Southwest Park, 38 Harrison St.
Tuesdays, June 11 to July 30, 7-8 pm, Shipyard Park, 13th Street and McFeely Dr.
Thursdays, June 6 to August 15, 7-9 pm, Sinatra Park, 525 Sinatra Dr.
Mondays, July 15 to 29; and Tuesdays, August 6 and 13, 6-7 pm, ResilienCity Park, 1201 Madison St.
SummerFest
North Cove Field, Liberty State Park, Jersey City
Sundays, July 7 to August 11, the field comes alive with music from 6-8 pm.
HUNTERDON COUNTY
Flemington
Music Under the Stars Series
Deer Path Park, 120 West Woodschurch Rd.
Select Thursdays, June 27 to August 8; and Saturday, July 27
MERCER COUNTY
East Windsor
East Windsor Summer Concert Series
Etra Lake Park, 9 Disbrow Hill Rd.
6 pm July 21 and 28, and August 18
Princeton
McCarter Concerts in Palmer Square
Palmer Square, Princeton
4-6 pm Sundays through June 20; 1-5:30 pm June 27
Palmer Square Summer Music Series
40 Nassau St.
12-2 pm Saturdays, through June 29
Summer Concert Series
Princeton Shopping Center, 201 N. Harrison St.
6-8 pm Thursdays, through August 8
Robbinsville
Free Summer Concerts
Lake Drive Gazebo
7 pm Tuesdays, July 2 to August 12
West Windsor
Mercer County Summer Concert Series
Mercer County Festival Grounds, West Windsor
6:30 pm Fridays, July 12 to August 23
Summer Music and More: El Noordzo
Nassau Park Pavilion, West Windsor
5-7:30 pm July 13
El Noordzo will perform their instrumental, psychedelic, Afro-Cuban surf-jazz interpretations of classic rock, punk and alternative songs. They will be joined by Dan Kassel, a cellist who performs classical, electronica, jazz and rock. There will be hands-on art activities and two different projects.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Middlesex County’s Free Concert Series
6:30-8:30 pm Wednesdays, June 26 to August 28 Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, South Amboy
2-3:30 pm Wednesdays, July 10 to August 28, Thompson Park, Jamesburg
6-7:30 pm Sundays, July 7 to August 25, Spring Lake Park, South Plainfield
6:30-8 pm Thursdays, August 1-15, Joseph Medwick Park, Carteret
Metuchen
Downtown Summer Sounds on the Plaza
Corner of New and Pearl streets
7-9 pm July 10, Yacht Rock Gold
7-9 pm July 30, Sugarhill Gang and C+C Music Factory
Monroe Twp.
Summer Concert Series
Thompson Park, Perrineville Road
Dates TBA
North Brunswick
Tunes at Twilight
Community Park, Route 130
Dates TBA
South Brunswick
Summer Concerts
Woodlot Park, 124 New Road
Dates TBA
Woodbridge
Summer Concert Series
Oldies Mondays, 7:30 pm Mondays, June 24 to August 26, Woodbridge High School Fields, 1 Samuel Lupo Pl., Woodbridge
Tribute Tuesdays, 7:30 pm Tuesdays, June 25 to September 24, Woodbridge High School Concert Field, 1 Samuel Lupo Pl., Woodbridge
Woodbridge Wednesdays, 7:30 pm Wednesdays, June 12 to September 18, Parker Press Park, Rahway Avenue (Main Street), Woodbridge
Local Band Thursdays, 7:30 pm Thursdays, June 13 to August 29, 7:30 pm, Herbert Rankin Park, Ferry Street, Sewaren
Fun Fridays: 7:30 pm Fridays, June 28 to August 23, Parker Press Park, 400 Rahway Ave. (Main Street), Woodbridge
Country Sundays, 7:30 pm Sundays, June 23 to September 8, 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 9 to August 27
Asbury Park
Music Mondays
Springwood Park
Dates TBA
Downtown Freehold
Thursdays Rock! Summer Concert Series
The Hall of Records, 1 East Main Street
7:30-9:30 pm Thursdays, June 6 to August 22
Freehold
Summer of Fun Concert Series
Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold
6:30-8 pm Tuesdays, July 9 to August 20
Highlands
Summer Concert Series
Veterans Park, Bay Avenue
6-8 pm Thursdays, June 20 to August 29
Long Branch
Bands by the Beach
West End Park
7 pm Sundays, June 9 to August 25
Tuesdays on Broadway
Broadway Band Shell
7 pm Tuesdays, July 9 to August 27
Bands on the Beach
July 21: The Get Down Committee
August 4: The Cliffs
Thursdays by the Sea
Pier Village
7 pm Thursdays, June 13 to August 29
Middletown
Music in the Park Summer Concert Series
Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street
Dates TBA
Red Bank
Summer Series in the Park: Jazz Nights
Riverside Gardens Park, West Front Street
7-8:30 pm Thursdays, July 11 to August 15
Westside Jazz Concerts
Johnny Jazz Park, 270 Shrewsbury Ave.
3 pm Sundays, August 4-18; and 1 pm Sunday, August 25
MORRIS COUNTY
Denville
Gardner Field, 2 Savage Rd.
7-9 pm Tuesdays, July 9 – August 20
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 12 to August 21
Mount Arlington
Free Summer Concert Series
Mt. Arlington Memorial Park, Mountainside and North Glen avenues
3 pm May 25: Malachy
Succasunna
Summer Concert Series
Horseshoe Lake Bandshell, 72 Eyland Ave.
Thursdays, June 20 to July 25
OCEAN COUNTY
Barnegat
Barnegat Dock Concert Series
Barnegat Municipal Dock, 427 E. Bay Avenue
6:30 pm Saturdays, June 15 to August 31
Brick Twp.
SummerFest 2023
Windward Beach Park, Princeton Avenue
Dates TBA
Lavallette
Summer Concert Series
Gazebo, Bay Boulevard
7 pm Sundays, June 30 to September 1
PASSAIC COUNTY
Hawthorne
2024 Summer of Fun Concert Series
Hawthorne Boro Band Shell
Select dates, June 23 to August 25
Little Falls
Summer in the Park Concert Series
Memorial Park, Main St. and Wilmore Rd.
Dates TBA
Wayne
Wayne Summer Concert Series
Wayne Municipal Complex, 475 Valley Road
7 pm Wednesdays, June 26 – August 28
SOMERSET COUNTY
Somerville
Somerville Summer Stage Concert Series
Division St., Somerville
7 pm Fridays and Saturdays, May 25 to September 14
Bound Brook
Rhthym on the Rails Music Series
Van Horn Plaza Train Station, Van Horn Plaza
7:30 pm July 12, August 2, September 6 and October 4.
UNION COUNTY
New Providence
Summer Concert Series
Dates TBA
Summit
Sounds of a Summer Night Concert Series
Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave.
7 pm Wednesdays, June 26, July 10 and 24, August 14
Westfield
Sweet Sounds Downtown Music Festival
Downtown Westfield
7 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 2 to August 29
Westfield Community Concert Band 2024 Summer Concert Series
Mindowaskin Park, Westfield
7:30-9 pm Thursdays, June 20 to July 11
Do you know of another awesome outdoor concert taking place this summer? Email jennifer@njfamily.com.
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