Summit Plans Outdoor Movies, Concerts, Family Dance Parties

Caren Lissner
·2 min read

SUMMIT, NJ — The City of Summit Department of Community Programs has announced its schedule for free summer movies and concerts on the Village Green. There will be family dance parties before each movie, and pizza to order. The rules for attending, including coronavirus distancing precautions, are also listed below.

(For more outdoor fun, including a map of restaurants offering outdoor dining, closed streets with streateries, and new dining rules, click here.)

Music

Presented by Investors Bank, the 2020 Hot Summer Nights concert series will feature music performances on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. during July and August.

The lineup includes Daddy Pop on July 14, The Chiclettes on July 21, Shorty Long and the Jersey Horns on July 28, Brian Kirk and the Jirks on August 11, and The Nerds on August 18. Rain dates will be scheduled according to band availability.

Movies

The 2020 Screen on the Green movie series will take place on Thursday evenings in July and August with Aladdin on July 9, Abominable on July 16, Angry Birds on July 23, Frozen II on July 30, and Dora and the Lost City of Gold on Aug. 6. The rain date is the Monday following the postponed movie.

Family dance

The family dance party begins at 7:15 p.m. on movie nights, and movies are shown at dark.

Food

The concerts and movies will be accompanied by the Pizza Vita food truck beginning on Tuesday, July 14.

Rules and precautions for movies and concerts

  • Movie and concert participants should bring a blanket or chair.

  • All city of Summit events are alcohol and tobacco- free.

  • Social distancing guidelines will be enforced.

  • A mask is required if social distancing is not possible or to visit the food truck or a sponsor table.

  • Sanitizer stations will be located throughout the park and masks will be provided to people who need one.

  • In an extra effort to prevent disease spread, please consider carrying out any trash that is generated during the event. No restroom facilities will be provided for movie or concert goers this year.

Full event details for the 2020 Hot Summer Nights Concert Series and the 2020 Screen on the Green Movie Series including vendor and sponsorship information can be found online at summitcommunityprograms.org.

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This article originally appeared on the Summit Patch