Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County this Weekend, October 16-18, 2020:

By Greg Kelly

Note: In keeping with Coronavirus concerns, all attendees should practice social distancing and wear facemasks. And confirm if the event is being held before going.

Friday, October 16

• The Trial of the Chicago 7 at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• On the Rocks at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Stories & Songs with Dave McCarthy (Union Beach) – MORE INFO

• Dracula at JSAC (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO

• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO

• “Mark Weiss: The Decade that Rocked” Exhibit at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO

• XtremeXperience ’20 at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO

• Virtual Current Topics in Counseling Conference at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO

• West End Trio (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Movie in the Park (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Pumpkin Picking & Painting at the Farm (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

• Fall Festival + Pumpkin Patch (Manalapan) – MORE INFO

• Rocky Horror Picture Show, Drive-In Showing (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

• Tusk: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, October 17:

• Fall Car Show (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Fall Taste of Highlands – MORE INFO

• Hazlet Town-Wide Garage Sale – MORE INFO

• Harvest Fest ’20 (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO

• The Trial of the Chicago 7 at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• On the Rocks at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Go Now! Music of The Moody Blues LIVE streamed at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO

• Meet Author Muriel Smith (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Fall Music Jamboree at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

• Sea Girt 5k – MORE INFO

• Haunted Trail (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO

• “Wedding Dresses” Exhibit (Shrewsbury Boro) – MORE INFO

• Little Silver Environmental Day – MORE INFO

• Outdoor Screening of Nosferatu with Live Music (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Library Outdoor Book Sale (Hazlet) – MORE INFO

• Jackson Woods Park Clean-Up (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO

• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO

• Farmers’ Market (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• “Mark Weiss: The Decade that Rocked” Exhibit at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• The Weeklings: Music of the Beatles at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

• “the Woods” exhibit at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Haunted Birdhouse at Dearborn Market (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

• XtremeXperience ’20 at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO

• Mayor’s Virtual Challenge 5k (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Virtual Current Topics in Counseling Conference at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO

• Blessing Bag Brigade NJ Supply Gathering & Packing Event (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• Classic Radio Road Show: Our Miss Brooks (Port Monmouth) – MORE INFO

• Shore AYF Football (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO

• Highlighting and Contouring Make-Up Class (Aberdeen Twp.) – MORE INFO

• Harvest Arts Festival (Toms River) – MORE INFO

• Pumpkin Picking & Painting at the Farm (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

• Strauss Mansion Museum Open (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Fall Festival + Pumpkin Patch (Manalapan) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, October 18:

• Fall Festival (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO

• Dr. George Sheehan Track Reception at CBA (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Fall Sidewalk Sale (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO

• Fall Freedom Festival (Sea Bright) – MORE INFO

• The Trial of the Chicago 7 at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Fall Music Jamboree at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

• Red Bank CROP Hunger Walk – MORE INFO

• MSC Fall Fest (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Brookdale Community College Fall Open House (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Township of Ocean Historical Museum Open – MORE INFO

• Fall Festival & Scarecrow Building Contest (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO

• On the Rocks at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Red Bank Farmers Market – MORE INFO

• Whitney Cummings & Taylor Tomlinson at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO

• XtremeXperience ’20 at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO

• Shrewsbury 5k Classic and One-Mile Any Style – MORE INFO

• Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO

• “the Woods” exhibit at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Sundays on St. John’s Music: Glen Burtnick& Friends / Emily Grove (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

• Virtual Current Topics in Counseling Conference at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO

• Ocean Grove Beach Church – MORE INFO

• Shore AYF Football (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO

• Fall Festival + Pumpkin Patch (Manalapan) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend

• October 23: Grace Potter at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• October 24: COA Fall Beach Sweeps (Monmouth County beaches) – MORE INFO

• October 25: Long Branch Fall Bazaar – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

• October 31: Halloween Craft & Trunk or Treat at JSAC (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO

• Nov. 8:Garden Walk (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Nov. 14:Elf the Musical by Phoenix Productions (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Nov. 21:Melissa Jacobs: Wildlife Rehabilitation (Aberdeen Twp.) – MORE INFO

Greg Kelly, a longtime journalist, is publisher of MonmouthBeachLife.com. He welcomes comments at [email protected].