# Free live music near Montclair

> Free concerts and live sets within 25 km, closest first. Closest to Montclair first.

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### [Bergen Town Center Fall Festival](https://wknd.app/r/r3ppp2/bergen-town-center-fall-festival)

- When: 2026-11-08 12:00-17:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Bergen Town Center, Paramus, NJ 07652 (40.91531, -74.05672)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: food, live-music
- About: Fourth annual fall festival in Paramus with food trucks, a beer garden, a DJ, kids entertainment, mini golf, face painting and football screens. Rain date November 15.
- Source: https://carreventproductions.com/new-events
- Distance: about 10 mi away (10.2 mi, straight line)
- Feed: [Street and food truck festivals near Jersey City](https://wknd.app/f/dw2547/street-and-food-truck-festivals-near-jersey-city)

### [Jersey City Day of the Dead Festival](https://wknd.app/r/bwej74/jersey-city-day-of-the-dead-festival)

- When: 2026-10-29 18:00-19:00 (America/New_York), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: few_dates
- Cadence: run
- Where: Riverview-Fisk Park, 498 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307 (40.74456, -74.04339)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: food, cultural-heritage, live-music
- About: The 12th annual Day of the Dead festival in the Heights: a giant skeleton puppet parade, mariachi music, folkloric dance, a community ofrenda, plus food and craft activations.
- Source: https://riverviewfarmersmarket.org/day-of-the-dead-soaring-to-new-heights-in-2026/
- Distance: about 10 mi away (10.4 mi, straight line)
- Feed: [Street and food truck festivals near Jersey City](https://wknd.app/f/dw2547/street-and-food-truck-festivals-near-jersey-city)

### [Hudson County Fall Fest (5th Annual)](https://wknd.app/r/ra7yvh/hudson-county-fall-fest-5th-annual)

- When: 2026-10-31 11:00-15:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: 902 Brewing Co, 101 Pacific Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304 (40.7069, -74.0695)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: halloween, fall, live-music, costumes
- About: Fifth annual Hudson County Halloween festival at 902 Brewing Co, with trick-or-treating, train rides, face painting, live music on two stages, artisan vendors, an all-ages costume contest at 1:30, and a 21+ stein-holding contest at 2:30. Free, but registration is required.
- Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hudson-county-fall-fest-2026-free-halloween-festival-in-jersey-city-tickets-2001032558248
- Distance: about 11 mi away (11 mi, straight line)
- Feed: [Fall events in Jersey City](https://wknd.app/f/kvyajv/fall-events-in-jersey-city)

### [Diwali Together (Jersey City)](https://wknd.app/r/k9beef/diwali-together-jersey-city)

- When: 2026-11-07 16:00-20:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Grundy Pier at Exchange Place, 1 Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (40.71588, -74.03382)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: festival-of-lights, cultural-heritage, outdoor, live-music
- About: Exchange Place turns into an open-air kirtan dance floor for Diwali, with live bhajans, dhol beats, and hundreds of diyas lit at dusk against the Manhattan skyline. Free to attend.
- Source: https://www.njfamily.com/events/diwali-together-jersey-city/
- Distance: about 12 mi away (11.9 mi, straight line)
- Feed: [Fall events in Jersey City](https://wknd.app/f/kvyajv/fall-events-in-jersey-city)

### [Sea Shanty Sessions](https://wknd.app/r/xtemwr/sea-shanty-sessions)

- When: 2026-11-15 14:00-16:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Noble Maritime Collection, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301 (40.64498, -74.1019)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: concert
- Topics: live-music, indoor, drop-in
- About: Sing along to traditional maritime work songs led by the Folk Music Society of New York in the historic Snug Harbor museum, a free and family friendly session.
- Source: https://noblemaritime.org/events/2026/11/15/sea-shanty-sessions
- Distance: about 14 mi away (13.7 mi, straight line)
- Feed: [Staten Island family events](https://wknd.app/f/kecex7/staten-island-family-events)

### [Dumboween: March to the Arch and Archway Party](https://wknd.app/r/a2uf5q/dumboween-march-to-the-arch-and-archway-party)

- When: 2026-10-31 14:00-18:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: DUMBO (Washington St and the Archway), Washington St, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (40.70269, -73.98965)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: halloween, parade, outdoor, live-music, crafts, drop-in, alcohol-served
- About: Annual family-oriented neighborhood Halloween: a 2pm dog costume contest, a 3pm parade behind brass bands and puppets to the Archway under the Manhattan Bridge, then crafts, a photo booth, live music, candy, and costume prizes. Free; 60+ businesses hand out candy 3-6pm. Drinks available at the Archway Bar.
- Source: https://dumbo.nyc/dumboween/
- Distance: about 14 mi away (14.4 mi, straight line)
- Feed: [Brooklyn family events](https://wknd.app/f/fsarjt/brooklyn-family-events)

### [BAMboo!](https://wknd.app/r/4cbt83/bamboo)

- When: 2026-10-31 14:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (40.68673, -73.97775)
- Ages: 2 to 12
- Price: free
- Category: kids
- Topics: halloween, crafts, live-music, indoor, outdoor
- About: BAM's annual free community Halloween celebration, indoors and out: carnival games, arts and crafts, candy giveaways, and family-friendly music for ages 2-12. Costumes encouraged.
- Source: http://www.bam.org/kids/2026/bamboo
- Distance: about 16 mi away (15.5 mi, straight line)
- Feed: [Brooklyn family events](https://wknd.app/f/fsarjt/brooklyn-family-events)

### [Playback's Street Party at BAM](https://wknd.app/r/nmgpd5/playbacks-street-party-at-bam)

- When: 2026-11-07 11:00-17:00 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (40.68673, -73.97775)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: fall, film, live-music, outdoor
- About: A free all-day street party outside BAM Rose Cinemas for Spike Lee's Playback festival: local DJs, Bring Your Own Vinyl, Double Dutch, food and art.
- Source: https://www.bam.org/community/2026/playback-street-party
- Distance: about 16 mi away (15.5 mi, straight line)
- Feed: [Fall events in Brooklyn](https://wknd.app/f/5aqc4q/fall-events-in-brooklyn)