Local Guides NJ : Upcoming Events In NJ 2017

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`I don’t see much New Jersey stuff up here so here are some events coming up which I found online. If this post gets some feedback I’ll host a meet up.

There’s some concerts as well as food festivals listed below for the summer.

Concerts

Montclair Jazz Festival

Aug. 12, Nishuane Park, Montclair

Why it’s worth it: This free, rain-or-shine event is an annual highlight of the Montclair summer, and again will be headlined by Grammy-winning jazz bassist and Montclair’s own Christian McBride.

Jimmy Buffett

Aug. 17, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Why it’s worth it: Another summer, another Jimmy Buffett summer tour. Buffett, now 70, released his 28th studio album “Songs from St. Somewhere” in 2013. Go sing “Margaritaville,” drink a beer or one of those terrible margarita-in-a-can concoctions and enjoy the warm weather.

Shawn Mendes

Aug. 17, Prudential Center, Newark

Why it’s worth it: Your teens will thank you greatly for the tickets to see Mendes, the latest teen-pop megastar who is inescapable on radio right now. Think Justin Bieber, but with a more unassuming, singer-songwriter side. New Jersey’s own Charlie Puth will open.

John Mayer

Aug. 18, BB&T Pavilion, Camden; Aug. 19, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

Why it’s worth it: The Connecticut singer-songwriter every girl loved in the early 2000s is back in a big way in 2017, with a new LP “The Search for Everything” he’s been rolling out little by little online (set for full release in April) and his first full-size U.S. tour — without members of the Grateful Dead — in a while. Grab a ticket and check out the new tunes, plus some big singalongs to “No Such Thing” and “Daughters.”

Lionel Richie + Mariah Carey

Aug. 18, Prudential Center, Newark

Why it’s worth it: After Mariah’s major lip-sync faux pas on New Year’s Eve, this is her chance to remind why she was the pop artist on the ‘90s — and that she can still sing. Of course, the ever-silky Lionel Richie will be along as co-headliner, and whichever duets they choose should be awesome (or awesomely bad, which could be even better)!

Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival

Aug. 19, On the Green in Morristown

Why it’s worth it: The Green in Morristown is always a day full of tremendous talent from New Jersey and beyond. This year the Ocean County-native Walter Trout Band and the virtuosic guitarist Ana Popovic will headline. Last year the pedal-steel virtuoso Robert Randolph headlined and blew the place away.

Santana

Aug. 20, Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City

Why it’s worth it: One of the greatest guitarist to ever strap on a six-string is still touring. And in a venue as small as Borgata’s Event Center, you’ll have a great view no matter where you sit. Mark your calendar!

Food Festivals in New Jersey 2017

August 2017

September 2017

October 2017

November 2017

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