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AC Beer & Music Fest
Atlantic City, NJ
Beardfest
Hammonton, NJ
North to Shore Festival
Held in Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Newark
Submersion Festival
Hammonton, NJ
Medford Oktoberfest & Music Festival
Medford, NJ
Haddonfield Music Festival
Camden, NJ
Merchantville Music Fest
Merchantville, NJ
MMRBQ
Camden, NJ
XPoNential Festival
Camden, NJ
Barefoot Country
Wildwood, NJ
Boots @ The Beach
North Wildwood, NJ
Cape May Music Festival
Cape May, NJ
Exit Zero Jazz Festival
Cape May, NJ
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
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
Sourland Mountain Festival
Ringoes, NJ
Princeton Porchfest
Princeton, NJ
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
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
Dark Force Fest
Parissipany, NJ
Giralda Music & Arts Festival
Madison, NJ
Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival
Morristown, NJ
Rock the Farm Festival
Seaside Heights, NJ
Autumn Lights Festival
West Milford, NJ
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
Woodstown, NJ
Central Jersey Jazz Festival
Flemington/Somerville, NJ

Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
Sussex County Campgrounds, Augusta, NJ
Rock, Ribs and Ridges Festival
Augusta, NJ
Plainfield's Annual House Music Festival for a Cause
Plainfield, NJ
Jazz & Roots Music Festival
Hillside, NJ
Festival in the Borough
Washington, NJ
Rock & Roll Steampunk Fair
Washington, NJ
Steampunk Alchemy
Hackettstown, NJ

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