Haddon Township is closing out summer the same way it has for years, by shutting down a full stretch of its own downtown and turning it into a free, all day music festival. The Summer of Love 60s, 70s & 80s Music Festival returns Saturday, August 29th from 2 to 10 p.m., taking over Haddon Avenue between Strawbridge Avenue and Cooper Street for an eight hour run of live tribute acts, a beer garden built almost entirely around South Jersey craft brewers, and a glow party finale once the sun goes down.

Five Bands, One Continuous Decade-Hopping Set List

The festival’s format has become something of a signature for Haddon Township, stacking five distinct tribute acts back to back across the afternoon and evening rather than headlining a single act. Each band is built around a specific era, giving the day a genuine sense of moving chronologically through popular music rather than simply booking whichever cover acts happened to be available.

Invasion 65 opens the day with a set built entirely around the 1960s British Invasion, replicating the harmonies and guitar tones of early Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, and Who records. From there, Dancin Machine takes over with an 11 piece disco outfit complete with a full horn section, multiple lead vocalists, and choreographed routines built around Earth, Wind & Fire, KC and the Sunshine Band, and the Bee Gees. Priceless follows with a higher tempo set of pop, rock, and dance floor hits designed to keep the avenue moving between the more theme driven acts surrounding it, before The Boy Band Project, an award winning act out of New York City, delivers tightly choreographed, note perfect recreations of the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and New Kids on the Block.

Closing out the night is The B Street Band, the longest running Bruce Springsteen tribute act in the country, performing continuously since 1980 and logging thousands of shows across the United States. Their closing set brings the festival home with a run of authentic E Street classics, Born to Run, Rosalita, and Thunder Road among them, giving the night a genuinely fitting New Jersey ending after four decades’ worth of borrowed sound.

A Beer Garden Built Around South Jersey’s Own Breweries

Rather than pouring standard domestic taps, the festival’s open air beer garden, set up right at The Square on Haddon Avenue, leans specifically into regional craft options, including seasonal draft lines from Haddonfield’s King’s Road Brewing Company and other nearby Cherry Hill area producers. The street itself is fully licensed for open air consumption within the festival’s boundaries, letting attendees carry a local pour in a designated cup while walking the avenue to check out vendors, food trucks, and the rotating lineup of live stages.

Worth the Walk Off the Main Drag

Because the festival closes down the heart of Haddon Township’s downtown, attendees walk directly past several of the neighborhood’s established food and drink destinations along the way, giving the day a natural rhythm of alternating between the main stage and a quick stop at a local favorite.

Free, Family Friendly, and a Short Walk From PATCO

The festival remains completely free to enter, with food and beer garden pours sold a la carte throughout the day. A dedicated kid zone runs alongside the main event, featuring a dance dome, bounce houses, and family activities to keep the day genuinely all ages rather than built purely around the evening crowd. Once night falls during the final headlining sets, the event shifts into an all ages glow party, with free neon giveaways distributed through the crowd as The B Street Band closes out the night. For anyone hoping to skip the parking hassle entirely, the festival sits just a short walk from the Westmont PATCO station, giving Philadelphia area visitors an easy, car free way to spend the day in downtown Haddon Township.