Here is a list of free entertainment happening near Dunellen (within about 30 minutes by car or train) arranged by town
Bernards Township
MUSIC
Wednesday Evenings, 7:30-9:00 PM at Memorial Park
July 8: 5nd Street Band
July 22: The Infernos
July 29: Parrot Beach
August 5: Jersey Four
MOVIES
Thursday Evenings, 8:15 PM or Dusk at Memorial Park
July 23: TBD
August 6: TBD
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Bernards Township
THEATER
8pm at Pleasant Valley Park
July 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25:
Amphitheater Trilogy Repertory Company Presents Mary Poppins
MUSIC
Tuesdays, 7pm at Pleasant Valley Park
July 7: Jesse Garron’s Tribute to Elvis
July 14: Jimmy & the Parrots
July 21: Rhyme & Reason Dave Matthews Tribute
July 28: Beatlemania Again
MOVIES
Wednesdays, 8:30pm at Dunham Park
July 8: Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,Very Bad Day
July 15: Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
July 22: Big Hero 6
July 29th: Back to the Future II
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BridgewaterDuke Island Park, Old York Road, Bridgewater
July 19, 7pm-8:30pm: Marc Antoine
July 26: 19th Annual Bayou Fest
5:30pm – 6:30pm: The VooDudes
7pm – 8:30pm: Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots
August 2, 7pm – 8:30pm: Gerald Esposito
August 9, 5pm-8:30pm: 2nd ANNUAL DOO-WOP AND FOOD TRUCK FEST
5pm: Food Trucks Open
5:30pm – 6:30pm: The Cameos
7pm – 8:30pm: Emil Stucchio & the Classics
August 16: Blues In The Park
5:30pm – 6:30pm: Johnny Charles
7pm – 8:30pm: Tweed & the Sugardaddies
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Dunellen
BLUES/R&B/FUNK
Lenny’s Night Out on Wednesdays at Roxy & Dukes Roadhouse
Thursday Night Jams at Maggie Murray’s Pub House
JAZZ
Sunday Jazz Jams at Maggie Murray’s Pub House
Highland Park
MOVIES
Municipal Parking Lot (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
June 27: 9pm Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown; 10:15pm The Warriors
July 11: 9pm The Black Hole; 10:30pm The Thing (1982)
July 25: 9pm Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
August 8: 8:30pm Leonard Bernstein’s Young Peoples Concert (1958); 9:30pm The Song Remains the Same
August 22: 8:15pm Fantastic Mr. Fox; 9:45pm Deep Red (Profundo Roso)
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Newark
NJPAC, Thursdays at 5pm (second act starts at 7pm)
July 9: Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue
July 16: DJ Spinna / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
July 23: Angela Johnson / Eric Roberson
July 30 Milo Z / The Family Stone
August 6: Valarie Adams and the Dimension Band / Motor City Revue
August 13: DJ Kaos / Slick Rick
Aug 20: Michael Tate & 3D Ritmo de Vida /José Alberto "El Canario"
August 27: Steve Lovell & Friends / Alice Smith
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Somerville
MOVIES
Wednesdays July 8th – August 12th at 8:30pm
Division Street Plaza
MUSIC
Every Saturday from July 11th to August 15th at 7pm
Downtown Somerville
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Warren
Municipal Complex Pavilion off Bardy Road
MOVIES
Starting at dusk. Municipal Complex Pavilion off Bardy Road
June 17: Mr. Peabody & Sherman
August 5: How to Train Your Dragon 2
MUSIC
June 24, 7pm-9pm: Mr. Ray
July 15, 7pm-9pm: Sal Ritz Band
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Watchung
MOVIE IN THE PARK
June 12th at 8:30 pm @ Mobus Field (Rain Date June 19th) Dispicable Me II
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Westfield
Live Jazz Every Tuesday Night in July & August, 7pm-9pm
Downtown Westfield
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Woodbridge
MONDAYS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
7:30 p.m. at the lawn at Woodbridge High School
June 29: The Duprees
July 6: The Bronx Wanderers
July 13: The Happenings
July 20: The Brooklyn Bridge
July 27: The Fabulous Greaseband
Aug. 3: Jersey Sound
Aug. 10: 1910 Fruitgum Company
Aug. 17: The Cameos
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