Summer with the Symphony

Bring your family and friends to summer outdoor concerts, film performances and more at venues across the Garden State with your New Jersey Symphony!

Join us in June for free performances in locations across New Jersey, including Ocean County College in Toms River, Sayreville War Memorial High School in Parlin, Branch Brook Park in Newark, Marine Park in Red Bank and Margaret Williams Theater at New Jersey City University in Jersey City. Plus, tickets for our return to the annual Giralda Music & Arts Festival in Parsippany are on sale now.

The fun doesn’t stop there! In July, the Symphony will present the future of classical music with the 10th Edward T. Cone Composition Institute Concert at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, along with the North American premiere of the Indian film Baahubali: The Beginning in Newark and New Brunswick. We then have two free chamber concerts in Jersey City, featuring an ecentric performance of the Music of India and a performance introducing our new Resident Artistic Partner Allison Loggins-Hull. We wrap up the summer in August with a free 2024–25 season preview concert at NJPAC and special performances of the Academy Award®-winning film The Godfather in Newark and Red Bank.

Come be a part of the fun and celebrate the summer with great music and performances from your New Jersey Symphony!

Upcoming Events

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The New Jersey Symphony’s appearance at the Giralda Music & Arts Festival is presented by Morris Arts.

The Ocean County College concert is sponsored by the Ocean County College Foundation and supported by the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission and Ocean County Board of Commissioners.

The Raritan Bay concert is sponsored by Middlesex County and is presented in collaboration with the Arts Institute of Middlesex County.

The Branch Brook Park concert is sponsored by the County of Essex with additional support from Citizens Bank and is presented in collaboration with the Prudential presents North2Shore Festival.

The Marine Park concert is presented by Red Bank RiverCenter.

The Liberty State Park concert is supported by Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Office of Cultural Affairs. Supported with public funds from the Arts and Culture Trust Fund and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation. Paid for with State of NJ UEZ funds.

The Symphony presents the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute in collaboration with the Princeton University Department of Music. Major underwriting support for the New Jersey Symphony Edward T. Cone Composition Institute is generously provided by the Edward T. Cone Foundation and Princeton University.

Baahubali: The Beginning is licensed by Arax Media Group and was produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni. The presentation of Baahubali: The Beginning Live in Concert is a production of Avex Classics International.

Music of India - Ragas & Rhythms is supported by the Exchange Place Alliance and is sponsored by the PSEG Foundation.

An Evening with Allison Loggins-Hull is supported by the Exchange Place Alliance.

Jessica Rivero Altarriba is the 2023–24 Colton Conducting Fellow, made possible by the generous support of Judy and Stewart Colton.

The presentation of The Godfather Live in Concert is licensed by CineConcerts.