Mark your calendar! Throughout the entire year, Somerset County, NJ wows with distinctive diversions. Lively. Enlightening. Internationally recognized. Gather with community members for events and entertainment encompassing arts, culture and music, open-air and athletic activities, revealing classes and tours, and wholesome fairs, festivals and farmers markets.
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Messy Play at Chimney Rock Park

Chimney Rock Park 736 Chimney Rock Rd, Bridgewater

Messy Play at Chimney Rock Park Come play, meet friends, and make a mess at Chimney Rock Park. Children ages 1.5 to 4 (and their grown-ups) explore sensory play stations and process art. Classes are offered at 9:30 & 11am. They will be held at Chimney Rock Park, 736 Chimney Rock Rd, Martinsville. The rain date for this class is Sunday, July 21. Register at PlayLearnConnect.com

$35

Washington’s Headquarters on Horseback for Somerset County’s History on the Green

Washington’s Headquarters on Horseback for Somerset County’s History on the Green Meet George Washington and William Lee with three dragoons of the Continental Army all on horseback at Washington’s Headquarters at Wallace House State Historic Site. Renowned reenactor John Koopman portrays Gen. Washington in the summer of 1779. As the Continental Army’s Middlebrook Cantonment in Somerset County concludes, Gen. Washington prepares to depart headquarters at the Wallace House and tells stories of the Revolutionary War in New Jersey including the “Ten Crucial Days” of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. At 12 p.m. join Gen. Washington, William Lee and the dragoons as they march from Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites to Somerset County’s Courthouse Green, a ¾ mile flat walk on Main Street in Downtown Somerville. Somerset County’s History on the Green featuring a pop-up encapmment and more living history continues all day 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the Courthouse Green between N. Bridge St. & Grove St. on Main Street in Downtown Somerville: https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/public-works/cultural-heritage/history-on-the-green

Free
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History on the Green

History on the Green Step back into the past and visit Revolutionary-era New Jersey at Somerset County's living history event for the whole family - History on the Green! Explore a pop-up encampment & visit with Revolutionary War soldiers! Meet General George Washington and his valet, William "Billy" Lee, on horseback! Experience early-American artisan demonstrations! Play colonial toys & games And SO MUCH MORE LOCATION: The Courthouse Green on Main Street (between N. Bridge St. & Grove St.) Somerville, NJ 08876 NJ Fifes & DrumsEnjoy the NJ Fifes & Drums live performances of late 18th-century music that would have been performed by a military corps of music during the Revolutionary War. This local group will be dressed in field musician uniforms of the 2nd New Jersey Regiment. Hand-Cut Colonial Silhouettes Watch in awe and excitement as professional artist Lauren Muney creates a hand-cut, colonial style portrait of you to take home. You have the easy part - sit and enjoy the experience! Basketweaving of Colonial America Watch the talented artisan, Mary May, demonstrate colonial-era basketweaving techniques and traditions! Learn how basketweaving was an integral domestic activity in early America. Colonial Toys & Games with Liberty Hall Museum Experience the toys and games of the past with Liberty

Brunswick Resolves for Somerset County’s History on the Green

Brunswick Resolves for Somerset County’s History on the Green 250 years ago in July 1774 Somerset County convened a committee of correspondence and 71 delegates from 11 of New Jersey’s 13 counties gathered in New Brunswick to appoint delegates from New Jersey to the First Continental Congress. Visit Old Dutch Parsonage, historic home of two delegates to New Jersey’s Provincial Congress, for an open house discussing Somerset County’s role on the road to revolution 250 years ago this summer. Somerset County’s History on the Green featuring a pop-up encampment and more living history continues all day 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the Courthouse Green between N. Bridge St. & Grove St. on Main Street in Downtown Somerville: https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/public-works/cultural-heritage/history-on-the-green

Free

90’s Nostalgia Crafts: Spin Art

90’s Nostalgia Crafts: Spin Art Relive the magic of 90’s camp craft classics in this come-when-you-can, open studio workshop. Drop in between the hours of 2-5PM, no registration required. Step up to the wheel, drop a bit of paint and create a mini masterpiece! The same fun you had 20 years ago, but you get to leave the mess with us. Gather your friends and come walk down memory lane, or share the crafts you loved as a child with the next generation (10 and up).

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Joy2Dance 178 US Highway 206, Hillsborough

Country Saturday's at Joy2Dance July 20th -SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTOR - Kayla Cosgrove will be with us ALL REQUESTS - ALL NIGHT Dance to all your favorites. Family and Beginner friendly environment. Open to everyone of ALL ages. Plenty of room for Line and Partner Dancers. Free water - Feel free to bring your own snack, drinks or BYOB Doors open at 6:30 PM Dancing Starts at 7PMLessons at 8 PM Cover $15 / person

Riverside Inn presents the debut of Relapse

Riverside Inn presents the debut of Relapse New Jersey's Premier Powerhouse Rock Party Dance Band. We get the crowd rocking and the register ringing

Free

Ultraviolet & Good Damage at 22 West

Ultraviolet & Good Damage at 22 West Join on July 20th for a special night featuring a double set with ULTRAVIOLET & GOOD DAMAGE! It’s their first time performing on our stage, and we’re excited to rock the night with them. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of live music and great vibes. See you there!

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Joy2Dance 178 US Highway 206, Hillsborough

Country Saturday's at Joy2Dance July 20th -SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTOR - Kayla Cosgrove will be with us ALL REQUESTS - ALL NIGHT Dance to all your favorites. Family and Beginner friendly environment. Open to everyone of ALL ages. Plenty of room for Line and Partner Dancers. Free water - Feel free to bring your own snack, drinks or BYOB Doors open at 6:30 PM Dancing Starts at 7PMLessons at 8 PM Cover $15 / person

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Joy2Dance 178 US Highway 206, Hillsborough

Country Saturday's at Joy2Dance July 20th -SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTOR - Kayla Cosgrove will be with us ALL REQUESTS - ALL NIGHT Dance to all your favorites. Family and Beginner friendly environment. Open to everyone of ALL ages. Plenty of room for Line and Partner Dancers. Free water - Feel free to bring your own snack, drinks or BYOB Doors open at 6:30 PM Dancing Starts at 7PMLessons at 8 PM Cover $15 / person

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Joy2Dance 178 US Highway 206, Hillsborough

Country Saturday's at Joy2Dance July 20th -SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTOR - Kayla Cosgrove will be with us ALL REQUESTS - ALL NIGHT Dance to all your favorites. Family and Beginner friendly environment. Open to everyone of ALL ages. Plenty of room for Line and Partner Dancers. Free water - Feel free to bring your own snack, drinks or BYOB Doors open at 6:30 PM Dancing Starts at 7PMLessons at 8 PM Cover $15 / person

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Joy2Dance 178 US Highway 206, Hillsborough

Country Saturday's at Joy2Dance July 20th -SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTOR - Kayla Cosgrove will be with us ALL REQUESTS - ALL NIGHT Dance to all your favorites. Family and Beginner friendly environment. Open to everyone of ALL ages. Plenty of room for Line and Partner Dancers. Free water - Feel free to bring your own snack, drinks or BYOB Doors open at 6:30 PM Dancing Starts at 7PMLessons at 8 PM Cover $15 / person

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Country Saturday’s at Joy2Dance

Joy2Dance 178 US Highway 206, Hillsborough

Country Saturday's at Joy2Dance July 20th -SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTOR - Kayla Cosgrove will be with us ALL REQUESTS - ALL NIGHT Dance to all your favorites. Family and Beginner friendly environment. Open to everyone of ALL ages. Plenty of room for Line and Partner Dancers. Free water - Feel free to bring your own snack, drinks or BYOB Doors open at 6:30 PM Dancing Starts at 7PMLessons at 8 PM Cover $15 / person

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