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If you are with a music festival that takes place in New Jersey that is not listed here, please email us with the festival name, town, and website url. Updated 6/12/2025.

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Atlantic County

AC Beer & Music Fest
Atlantic City, NJ

Armageddon Fest Atlantic City

Beardfest
Hammonton, NJ

North to Shore Festival
Held in Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Newark

Submersion Festival
Hammonton, NJ



 




Burlington County

Medford Oktoberfest & Music Festival
Medford, NJ

Camden County

Haddonfield Music Festival
Camden, NJ

Merchantville Music Fest
Merchantville, NJ

MMRBQ
Camden, NJ

XPoNential Festival
Camden, NJ



 


Cape May County

Barefoot Country
Wildwood, NJ

Boots @ The Beach
North Wildwood, NJ

Cape May Music Festival
Cape May, NJ

Exit Zero Jazz Festival
Cape May, NJ

Essex County

Lincoln Park Music Festival
Newark, NJ

Montclair Jazz Festival
Montclair, NJ

North to Shore Festival
Held in Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Newark

Rocktoberfest
Millburn, NJ



 


Hudson County

Hoboken Arts & Music Festival
Hoboken, NJ

Hudson West Fest
Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City Jazz Festival
Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City Latin Jazz Festival
Jersey City, NJ

Hunterdon County

Sourland Mountain Festival
Ringoes, NJ

Mercer County

Princeton Porchfest
Princeton, NJ



 


Middlesex County

Hub City Jazz Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Throughout Middlesex County, NJ

New Brunswick Heart Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

New Jersey Folk Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

Monmouth County

Asbury Park Porchfest
Asbury Park, NJ

Bayzara Music Festival
Keansburg, NJ

EarthVibes Festival
Farmingdale, NJ

Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival
Long Branch, NJ

NJ Clearwater Festival of Music and the Environment
Asbury Park, NJ

North to Shore Festival
Held in Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Newark

Sea.Hear.Now.
Asbury Park, NJ

Morris County

Dark Force Fest
Parissipany, NJ

Giralda Music & Arts Festival
Madison, NJ

Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival
Morristown, NJ



 




Ocean County

Rock the Farm Festival
Seaside Heights, NJ

Passaic County

Autumn Lights Festival
West Milford, NJ

Salem County

Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
Woodstown, NJ

Somerset County

Central Jersey Jazz Festival
Flemington/Somerville, NJ

Sussex County


Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
Sussex County Campgrounds, Augusta, NJ

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Rock, Ribs and Ridges Festival
Augusta, NJ

Union County

Plainfield's Annual House Music Festival for a Cause
Plainfield, NJ

Jazz & Roots Music Festival
Hillside, NJ

Warren County

Festival in the Borough
Washington, NJ

Rock & Roll Steampunk Fair
Washington, NJ

Steampunk Alchemy
Hackettstown, NJ



 



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Tom Papa: Grateful Bread Tour

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ

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A Beat of Our Own

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
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The Moth Mainstage

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

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An Evening of Drink Flights and Tasty Bites to Benefit Union County Performing Arts Center

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 6:00pm
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
Rahway, NJ

Join us for our third annual Flight Night: An Evening of Drink Flights and Tasty Bites to Benefit Union County Performing Arts Center!

 

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Halloween Handbags & Bingo

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 6:00pm
Middletown Arts Center
Middletown, NJ

Join us for a hauntingly fun night of Handbags & Bingo featuring Cash Prizes and Designer Handbag Raffles!

 

ReelAbilities: ReelShorts: Beyond Expectations

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 10:00am
Kean Stage - NAAB Auditorium
Union, NJ

ReelAbilities authentically showcases disability experiences and talent both on screen and behind the camera through award-winning short and feature-length films. Each screening at Kean University includes disability-led discussions that foster community dialogue, challenge stereotypes and promote access — fulfilling ReelAbilities’s mission of reframing disability through powerful storytelling.

 

ReelAbilities: Disposable Humanity

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 2:00pm
Kean Stage - NAAB Auditorium
Union, NJ

ReelAbilities authentically showcases disability experiences and talent both on screen and behind the camera through award-winning short and feature-length films. Each screening at Kean University includes disability-led discussions that foster community dialogue, challenge stereotypes and promote access — fulfilling ReelAbilities’s mission of reframing disability through powerful storytelling.

 

ReelAbilities: Opening Night: Lone Wolves

Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 6:30pm
Kean Stage - NAAB Auditorium
Union, NJ

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Street Survivors - Lynyrd Skynyrd Experience

Friday, October 09, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ

Nationally touring act, Street Survivors, a Lynyrd Skynyrd Experience pays homage to the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Recreating the look and sound of the band and playing classic hits such as "What's Your Name", "Gimme Three Steps", "Sweet Home Alabama" and the rock classic anthem "Freebird", Street Survivors is an audience favorite. Come join us as we go back in time to the early seventies and listen to the foot stompin music that brought Lynyrd Skynyrd to fame.