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
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
Bridgewater
Duke 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
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)
- 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
- June 17: Mr. Peabody & Sherman
- August 5: How to Train Your Dragon 2
- June 24, 7pm-9pm: Mr. Ray
- July 15, 7pm-9pm: Sal Ritz Band
- Dispicable Me II
- 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
- Aug. 24: Emil Stucchio and the Classics
- Aug. 31: The Infernos
Newark
NJPAC, Thursdays at 5pm (second act starts at 7pm)
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
Warren
Municipal Complex Pavilion off Bardy Road
MOVIES
Starting at dusk. Municipal Complex Pavilion off Bardy Road
MUSIC
Watchung
MOVIE IN THE PARK
June 12th at 8:30 pm @ Mobus Field (Rain Date June 19th)
Westfield
Live Jazz Every Tuesday Night in July & August, 7pm-9pm
Downtown Westfield
More information regarding musicians and locations
Woodbridge
MONDAYS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
7:30 p.m. at the lawn at Woodbridge High School
TUESDAY TRIBUTE BANDS
7:30 p.m. on the lawn at Woodbridge High School
- June 20: The B Street Band (Bruce Springsteen tribute)
- July 7: Forever Ray (Ray Charles tribute)
- July 14: The British Invasion
- July 21: Scarborough Fair (Simon & Garfunkel tribute)
- July 28: Hotel California (Eagles tribute)
- Aug. 4: Back to the Garden (Woodstock tribute)
- Aug. 11: The Glimmer Twins (Rolling Stones tribute)
- Aug. 18: Introduction (Chicago tribute)
- Aug. 25: Beatles Faux Sale
- Sept. 1: ABBA Girlz
WOODBRIDGE WEDNESDAYS
7:30 p.m. at Parker Press Park, 400 Rahway Ave.
- June 24: The Quebe Sisters Band
- July 1: The Four Legged Faithful
- July 8: Red Molly
- July 15: The Black Lilies
- July 22: Yarn
- July 29: Brother Sun
- Aug. 5: Guy Davis
- Aug. 12: Ari Hest
- Aug. 19: Joe D’Urso and Stone Caravan
- Aug. 26: El Caribefunk
- Sept. 2: Kenny White
LOCAL BAND THURSDAYS
7:30 p.m. at Woodbridge Community Center lawn, 600 Main St.
- June 18: The Tim Gillis Band
- June 25: Saloonatics
- July 9: Love Revolution
- July 16: Seven Stone
- July 23: 9 South
- July 30: Smokehouse
- Aug. 6: Smoke & Mirrors
- Aug. 13: The Kickback Band
- Aug. 20: Smokin’ Catfish
- Aug. 27: Marty and the Martians
- Sept. 3: City Hicks
COUNTRY SUNDAYS
6 p.m. at Parker Press Park, 400 Rahway Ave.
- July 12: Eilen Jewell
- July 19: Moot Davis & the Good Americans
- July 26: Front Country
- Aug. 2: Amy Helm
- Aug. 9: “A Tribute to Patsy Cline”
- Aug. 16: Cricket Tell the Weather
- Aug. 23: Spirit Family Reunion
- Aug. 30: Girls, Guns and Glory