Hub City Sounds - 3rd Annual New Brunswick HEART Festival

3rd Annual New Brunswick HEART Festival at Monument Square!

On August 12th and August 13th, the New Brunswick HEART Festival returns! This year’s festival will be full of fun activities, performances, and vendors in front of the theaters at Monument Square at 2 Livingston Ave as well as several parties hosted at local venues throughout New Brunswick!

Join us for the third annual New Brunswick Heart Festival, hosted by New Jersey Hall of Famer Bert Baron and Founder of TSO Productions, Sharon Gordon! The FREE family-friendly festival, which celebrates all of the vibrant arts and history that New Brunswick and the County of Middlesex have to offer, will feature live music and dance performances; a visual art exhibit; craft and food vendors; interactive crafts, activities, and games; fun giveaways; a Health & Wellness tent with Garden of Healing; and so much more!

Friday, August 12, 7-11 PM

Art Battle at Above Art Studio from 7-9 PM

• Above Art Studios - 55B Morris St.
• The Art Battle is a competition featuring seven artists, three rounds, and one cash prize winner.
• Open for the public to watch. Donations accepted. Streaming will happen on Above Arts Studio Instagram & Facebook Pages. 

"Ignite The Night" Pre-Party as Barca City from 9-11 PM

• Barça City Cafe & Bar - 47 Easton Ave.

Saturday, Aug. 13, 3-6 p.m.

The Third Annual New Brunswick Heart Festival will take place at Monument Square, 2 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The street will be closed by Noon for setup. 

Above Arts Studio Block Party from 1-7 PM

• BMX Bikes
• Boxing Organizations
• Paint Class
• Books from Hidden Gems Literary Emporium

Specialty Drink & Menu Items at Supporting Businesses

• Mozzarella Cucina Italiana & Pizzeria - 40 Jersey Ave Unit B
  
• Tavern on George - 361 George St
• Clydz - 55 Paterson St
• Evelyn's Restaurant -  45 Easton Ave
• Barça City Cafe & Bar - 47 Easton Ave.

Stage Performances 

• 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM - New Brunswick Brass Band
• 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Sonido Latino
• 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM - Grupo de Danza Folklórica La Sagrada Familia
• 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM - Fyutch
• 4:25 PM - 4:40 PM - Omar Edwards
• 4:50 PM - 5:05 PM - InSpira Performing Arts & Cultural Center
• 5:20 PM - 5:50 PM - Salsa Dance Class with Elvis Ruiz

Enjoy various other activities happening throughout the day including: 

• A Health & Wellness Section hosted by Garden of Healing Yoga & Wellness Center
  
• Thinkery & Verse will host Love Letter Readings at 3:30 PM, 4 PM, 5:20 PM
• The American Repertory Ballet will host an Open House & Dance Class for kids, with a Beginner Dance Class for ages 4-8 from 4-4:30 PM, and a Flamenco Dance Class for ages 9-16 from 5-5:30 PM
• Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a History Corner featuring a Printer & Surgeon from the 1700's  reenactment
• State Theatre backstage tours at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30

State Theatre New Jersey is a proud presenter of the New Brunswick Heart Festival!

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Looking for Parking? New Brunswick Parking Authority offers several parking garages and on-street metered parking to get you close to every venue in town. Use the ParkMobile App to reserve & pay on the go, wirelessly.

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