You don’t have to trek into New York for Shakespeare under the stars. For one more weekend, Much Ado About Nothing shines in Morris Township.
The outdoor fun doesn’t stop there. Morristown has a sidewalk fair. The Morris Museum presents jazz on its parking deck. A mighty carillon will thunder over a church lawn. A band will rock Morris Plains.
And if you prefer air conditioning, there are lots of great indoor entertainment options in Greater Morristown this weekend, too.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events as well.
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022:
The Morristown & Township Library presents yoga on its side lawn at 10 am. Free. Please bring your own yoga mat and equipment. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Meet Me in Morristown, the monthly summer sidewalk fair, returns to West Park Place, near the Green, from 5 pm to 9 pm. Free. DJ Frank D will spin family-friendly world music on the Green at 7 pm. Arts and crafts vendors, too. Presented by Morris Arts and the Morristown Partnership. Rain date: Friday.
Jazz favorite Grover Kemble performs at Rockaway’s Caffe Navona, 147 Route 46, from 6 – 9 pm.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents The Disco Nights at 8 pm. Tickets: $29-$49. Rescheduled from January 2022. At 100 South St., call 973-539-8008.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents its final weekend of Much Ado About Nothing on the Outdoor Stage, on the campus of St. Elizabeth University in Morris Township, at 8 pm. Tickets: $30-$45; children 17 and under, free. At 2 Convent Road, 973-408-5600. Read our review.
FRIDAY, JULY 29:
Looking for a summer road trip? The 39th annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning runs through Sunday at Solberg Airport in Readington. Billed as North America’s largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival, the event will include twice-daily flights of more than 100 sport and specialty balloons; concerts by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Todd Rundgren, Kansas, Collective Soul, and best-selling children’s recording artist Laurie Berkner; fireworks and family attractions. Daily general admission: $12-$32; lawn seating for concerts is included. Call 973-882-5464 for more.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents the Soundscape Singers Cabaret at 7:30 pm in the Starlight Room. Tickets: $25; $75 per table. Cheer for MPAC’s own Erin Pach! At 100 South St., call 973-539-8008.
Video: The Soundscape Singers Cabaret:
At 7:30 pm, the Folk Project’s Troubadour series presents its 47th anniversary celebration, featuring random pairings of talented members, at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Admission: $10; children 12 and under, free. Livestream: $4.99. Proof of vaccination required; masks again required; limited capacity. At 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Much Ado About Nothing on the Outdoor Stage at St. Elizabeth University in Morris Township, at 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
SATURDAY, JULY 30:
The Morris Plains Farmers Market is back for 20th season, from 9 am – 1 pm every Saturday through Oct. 8, at 771 Speedwell Ave., the Speedwell Avenue Extension — across from The Plaza Restaurant and Taylor’s Consignment Shop.
Dig it! Plant it! Eat it! Family Saturdays return to Morristown’s Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 10 am to 11:30 am. Free. Register here. At 45 Macculloch Ave.
The Morris County Tourism Bureau continues its 2022 Summer Walking Tours at 11 am, with a Secrets and Lore of Morristown tour. Tickets: $25, registration required. Guided by Bonnie-Lynn Nadzeika, author of Morristown-A Postcard History. Tour recipients will receive $10 gift certificates from the Morristown Partnership. Email here for more, or call 973-631-5151.
Jazz on the Back Deck continues at The Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre, featuring Antoinette Montague at 8 pm. Tickets: $50 for an 8’x8′ block that accommodates up to two patrons. Patrons may arrive as early as 6:30 PM to set up and enjoy the evening sun. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township, 973-971-3706.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Much Ado About Nothing on the Outdoor Stage at St. Elizabeth University in Morris Township, at 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
SUNDAY, JULY 31:
The Morristown Farmers Market is back for its 32nd season, every Sunday through Nov. 20, 2022, from 8:30 am to 1 pm, behind the Post Office in Morristown Parking Authority Lot 10 at Spring and Morris Streets. Presented by the Morristown Partnership.
Do you like ice cream? Check out Alstede Farms 40th Anniversary Ice Cream Taste Testing, in Chester from 9 am to 6 pm. Free. Continues each day through July 31, 2022. At 1 Alstede Lane. Three new homemade ice cream flavors–Blueberry Lemon, Peach Cobbler and Carrot Cake — will vie for 40th anniversary honors.
The New Jersey Festival Orchestra performs An American AND Paris at 2:30 pm inside the Fellowship Cultural Arts Center, Basking Ridge. Pre-concert lecture at 1:30 pm by Yifei Xu. Tickets: $43-$85. At 8000 Fellowship Road, (866) 307-8532.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey concludes its summer run of Much Ado About Nothing on the Outdoor Stage at St. Elizabeth University in Morris Township, at 4 pm and 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey continues its Summer Festival at 4 pm at The Madison Arts Center with world premieres of new chamber music by
David Williams, Michael DeMaio, maestro Robert Butts, and others. Tickets: $20. Performers include violinist Alyson Whelan, soprano Timothy Maureen Cole and pianist John Pivarnik. Seating is indoors in cabaret style. At 10 Kings Road, 973-669-1640.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown continues its six-week series of free carillon performances with a 5 pm concert by Anna Kasprzycka. Bring a lawn chair or beach blanket to the Great Lawn, at South Street and Miller Road.
The Morris Plains Recreation Department free summer concert series presents The Genessee Stills from 6 pm to 8 pm at Roberts Garden. (Rain date: Aug. 7.) Call 973-538-3455 for more.
