Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 06/12/2024
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ) -- Middlesex County's annual Music-in-the-Park Summer Concert Series is back for the 2024 season with shows from some of the finest musicians in the County! Spend your summer evenings enjoying free live music at one of Middlesex County's many picturesque parks, all you need to bring is your favorite lawn chair and love of music.
REPLENISH and Feeding Middlesex County will also be present at each event collecting food donations for County residents in need of assistance. Be sure to bring a non-perishable food donation to the park, your support is vital!
Concerts range from classical music to classic rock; polka, swingin' big bands, zydeco and music with a Caribbean flavor.
Performances take place Wednesday nights at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy and Thompson Park in Jamesburg; Thursday nights at Joseph Medwick Park in Carteret; and Sunday nights at Spring Lake Park in South Plainfield.
Throughout the summer, visit www.middlesexcountynj.gov/music for full details on this summer’s concerts and many more!
2024 Summer Concert Series:
Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm @ Raritan Bay Waterfront Park
O’Leary Boulevard | South Amboy
June 26 New Jersey Symphony Orchestra **7:30pm-9:30 pm**
July 10 Danny V’s 52nd St Band – A Tribute to Billy Joel
July 17 Sounds of the Street – Golden Oldies at its Best!
July 21 Garden State Groove
July 24 The Wood Vibrations
August 7 Zydeco a Go GO
August 14 Parkway Soul – A Variety of Motown Classics
August 21 Underwater Airlines
August 28 Perry Brothers
Wednesdays 2:00pm-3:30pm @ Thompson Park
Forsgate Drive | Jamesburg/MonroeTownship
July 10 Mark Heter Band
July 17 The Crosswinds Trio
July 24 Jersey Polka Stars
July 31 Sandy Sasso and her Swingin’ Big Band
August 7 Zydeco a Go GO
August 14 Greg Giannascoli, Marimba
August 21 St. Peters Brass
August 28 Kraus Memorial Band
Sundays 6:00pm-7:30pm @ Spring Lake Park
Plainfield Avenue | South Plainfield
July 7 Mark Heter Band
July 14 St. Peters Brass
July 21 Sandy Sasso and her Swingin’ Big Band
July 28 Jersey Polka Stars
August 4 Perry Brothers
August 11 Greg Giannascoli, Marimba
August 18 Garden State Symphonic Band
August 25 Kraus Memorial Band
Thursdays 6:30pm-8:00pm @ Joseph Medwick Park
Post Boulevard | Carteret
August 1 Parkway Soul - A Variety of Motown classics
August 8 Verdict – Music with Caribbean Flavor
August 15 Greg Giannascoli, Marimba
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