Downtown Westfield: What's Happening This Weekend?

WESTFIELD, NJ — Open Quimby, Downtown Westfield's popular pedestrian plaza, will host more events, outdoor dining, and live music over this weekend.

[Note: Downtown Westfield has asked businesses to dismantle outdoor dining items before Hurricane Henri arrives; see an update here.]

• You can find out the updated events list each week via this Westfield Today link.
• To register for yoga and fitness classes, click on this link and go to the bottom of the page.
• That above link also takes you to a list of al fresco dining options and the weekend concert schedule, which is also below.

Here are the musical acts tentatively scheduled for the next several weekends. Check the links above for last-minute updates.

Aug. 20: Daniel Rufolo
Aug. 21: Cumbersome
Aug. 27: Blue Sphere
Aug. 28: Blue Americana—Glenn Alexander and Oria

Other Recurring Westfield Events

Find out more about the Westfield Farmers Market here.

Find out more about the mental health wellness initiative here: Westfield Wants You To Try New 'CAKE Crumb Trail' For Wellness

See the town's comprehensive events calendar, including weekend events, here.

Sweet Sounds Downtown Music Festival On Tuesdays. Click this link to see the lineup of concerts each Tuesday.

Past Changes To Downtown

• Effective April 30, Quimby Street became a one-way street, with cars moving in the direction from Central Avenue to Elm Street.
• This year's version of Open Quimby was enhanced from last year, with the advent of new tents for outdoor dining and activities, bistro lighting to the plaza, and aesthetic features such as a newly installed sign pole displaying the distance between Quimby Street and local and international destinations.
• Open Quimby was created in 2020 as the result of the restrictions placed on retail and restaurant establishments arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
• For more information on Open Quimby's programming as the season unfolds, visit westfieldtoday.com.

Other Union County Events

Here are some other recurring events in the area.

• Union County Mayor's Concert Series: Find out more about the series here.
• Cranford Storytime, Summer Concerts: Downtown Cranford has planned storytime events, as well as Thursday and Saturday summer concerts. Want to know more about these various series? Click here.
• Arboretum in Summit: The Arboretum garden in Summit, which has been open to the public for 40 years, offers concerts on Wednesdays. The next one is a reggae concert later this month. There is a charge in this case. Find out more here.

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