Summer of Love 60s, 70s, 80s Music Festival
Downtown streets don’t close for just any event. Haddon Township shuts down a full stretch of Haddon Avenue once a year for exactly this reason, and on Saturday, August 29, the Summer of Love 60s, 70s, 80s Music Festival returns to claim it once again, running from 2:00 p.m. straight through 10:00 p.m.
August 29 @ 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Summer of Love Turns Haddon Avenue Into Three Decades of Music, One Street Party at a Time
Eight hours, five bands, and a full closure of downtown Haddon Avenue add up to one of South Jersey’s most reliably packed street festivals, and this year’s lineup covers the 60s, 70s, and 80s without skipping a beat.
Downtown streets don’t close for just any event. Haddon Township shuts down a full stretch of Haddon Avenue once a year for exactly this reason, and on Saturday, August 29, the Summer of Love 60s, 70s, 80s Music Festival returns to claim it once again, running from 2:00 p.m. straight through 10:00 p.m.
The festival takes over Haddon Avenue between Strawbridge Avenue and Cooper Street, transforming a stretch of everyday downtown into a full pedestrian block party for the day. That closure isn’t a minor logistical footnote either. It’s the entire foundation the event is built on, giving thousands of attendees room to move freely between stages, food vendors, and activity zones without a single car in the way.
Five Bands, Three Decades, Zero Downtime
The heart of the festival sits squarely on the main stage, where five dedicated tribute and cover acts take turns covering an enormous stretch of popular music history. Rather than one band trying to stretch across sixty years of hits, each act owns its specific decade, which keeps the entire day feeling purpose built rather than like a generic cover band lineup.
Invasion 65
High energy sets built around the 1960s British Invasion, the era that first proved rock and roll could dominate American radio from across the Atlantic.
Dancin Machine
An eleven piece outfit bringing full choreography and authentic 1970s disco funk, a scale of production that goes well beyond a typical cover band setup.
Priceless
Upbeat pop, rock, and dance classics spanning a broad, crowd pleasing range built to keep the energy moving between the more decade specific sets.
The Boy Band Project
An award winning, interactive show built entirely around the boy band era, leaning into the choreography and crowd participation that made the genre such a spectacle in the first place.
The B Street Band
The longest running Bruce Springsteen tribute band in the country, a fitting closing act for a New Jersey street festival with this much local pride built into it.
A Full Block Party, Not Just a Concert
Music is only part of what makes this event worth the full eight hour commitment. A dedicated beer garden anchors The Square right on Haddon Avenue, pouring cold local drafts throughout the afternoon and evening for anyone looking to pair the music with a proper street festival drink. Lining the rest of the avenue, a curated fleet of regional food trucks handles everything from savory street food to festival desserts, giving attendees plenty of reason to wander the full length of the closure rather than parking themselves in one spot all day.
Families are far from an afterthought here either. A dedicated Kid Zone runs throughout the day, complete with a specialized dance dome, large bounce houses, and a full slate of interactive activities built specifically for younger attendees. That combination, serious live music paired with genuine all ages programming, is exactly what turns an event like this from a standard concert into a true community wide celebration.
Three full decades of music, a beer garden, a fleet of food trucks, and a Kid Zone built for the youngest attendees, all packed into one closed off stretch of downtown Haddon Avenue.
Festival Details
- DateSaturday, August 29
- Time2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- LocationHaddon Avenue between Strawbridge Avenue and Cooper Street
- LineupInvasion 65, Dancin Machine, Priceless, The Boy Band Project, The B Street Band
- TransitShort walk from the Westmont PATCO Station
Skip the Parking Hassle Entirely
Street festivals of this scale can come with real parking headaches, but Haddon Township’s downtown location largely solves that problem on its own. The festival sits just a short walk from the Westmont PATCO Station, giving anyone coming from Philadelphia or elsewhere along the line a simple, car free way to get in and out without fighting for a parking spot near a fully closed downtown corridor.
For a community that clearly takes pride in bringing this event back year after year, that kind of accessibility matters. It’s the difference between a festival that stays a genuinely local, walkable tradition and one that quietly turns into a parking nightmare disguised as a party. Haddon Township has clearly worked out that balance, and it shows in how consistently this event draws a crowd.
Why This Festival Keeps Growing
Plenty of towns run a single band and a few food trucks and call it a summer festival. Haddon Township built something with genuinely more ambition behind it, covering three distinct musical eras with acts specifically chosen to represent each one well, while still leaving plenty of room for the food, drink, and family activities that make a street festival feel like a true community event rather than just a concert with a bigger footprint. That combination is exactly why Summer of Love has become an annual fixture worth planning a Saturday around, whether the pull is the British Invasion energy of the opening set or the unmistakable Jersey pride of closing the night out with a Springsteen tribute.
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