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September Events in Downtown Denville

Your ultimate guide for everything happening in Downtown Denville this month! Did we miss anything? Send us a DM on Instagram, and we will update the blog!

Thursday, September 5th

Weekly Beer Garden Trivia

7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Join the Diamond Spring Brewing Co. crew in their beer garden for Weekly Trivia with Best Men Trivia. No reservations. First come, first play!

Saturday, September 7th

Live Music by Lunch Hour Six Pack

3:00 – 6:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Enjoy live music by Lunch Hour Six Pack (LH6P) at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. starting at 3:00 PM.

Lunch Hour Six Pack (LH6P) is a 4 piece cover band founded in 2007 by JZ. They played their first show in March 2008 and haven’t looked back!! Dom joined in 2010 on lead vocals. Frank and Gary joined as full time members 6 years ago.

The bands sweet spot is 90/00’s and classic rock. You’ll hear everything from Foo Fighters and Green Day to Kings Of Leon, Pearl Jam, The Doors, Van Halen, and Soundgarden. Nothing is off limits!!

Sunday, September 8th

Denville Arts Council – Fall Art in the Park

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Hogan’s Memorial Park

Denville Arts Council’s Fall Art in the Park is back for the season!

Enjoy an outdoor art gallery on a nice Sunday afternoon at Hogan’s Park in Denville, NJ during the Denville Arts Council’s bi-annual Art in the Park event. Stroll through the grounds of the Historical Society and park, meet visual artists displaying their work, and maybe take some art home. Live painting and demonstrations as well as an outdoor children’s art gallery will be displayed. Concessions provided by the Denville Arts Council so come out and show your support for the arts in Denville!

Live Music by Brian Grieger

2:00 – 5:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

End the weekend at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. with live music by Brian Grieger from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Thursday, September 12th

Weekly Beer Garden Trivia

7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Join the Diamond Spring Brewing Co. crew in their beer garden for Weekly Trivia with Best Men Trivia. No reservations. First come, first play!

Friday, September 13th

Free Outdoor Movie Night – Hotel Transylvania

7:00 PM | Gardner Field

Bring your family and friends for a free movie night in Gardner Field, presented by the Denville Education Foundation. There is no charge for the movie; concessions will be available.

Live Music by 3-Piece Suit

6:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Kick off the weekend in Downtown Denville with live music by 3-Piece Suit at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. starting at 6:00 PM.

3-Piece Suit is comprised of Morris County musicians, Pete Pizza, Dan Scott, and Gus Mato. They aim to play the party standards while also peppering in some crazy throwbacks you wouldn’t expect. Their camaraderie is infectious and you’ll soon find yourself singing and dancing along like old friends.

Sunday, September 15th

Live Music by Shakey: An afternoon with Neil Young (Almost!)

2:00 – 5:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Close your eyes and you’ll swear that you’re listening to Neil Young. End the weekend with live music at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. by Shakey Neil Young Tribute Band.

Thursday, September 19th

Weekly Beer Garden Trivia

7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Join the Diamond Spring Brewing Co. crew in their beer garden for Weekly Trivia with Best Men Trivia. No reservations. First come, first play!

Saturday, September 21st

Boots & Brews Country Day with Bullet Boots

12:00 – 10:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

It’s Country Day at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.! Put on your boots & enjoy some brews at our local brewery. There will be country performers all day, line dancing, a mechanical bull, BBQ, and the Bullet Boots Mobile Hat Bar!

Live Music by Brother Jerome: Reggae!

6:00 PM | Sweet Vinyl Cafe

Enjoy reggae music by Brother Jerome at Sweet Vinyl Cafe starting at 6:00 PM!

Sunday, September 22nd

Denville Feast of San Gennaro Italian Street Fair

12:00 – 6:00 PM | Downtown Denville

Two Girls Media is thrilled to bring the first annual Feast of San Gennaro, an Italian Street Fair, to Downtown Denville. Whether you’re a proud Italian-American or love a good outdoor party, there’s something for everyone!

Taste of Denville Restaurant Week

September 22nd – 26th | Throughout all of Denville, NJ

2024 Taste of Denville Restaurant Week by Two Girls Media starts Sunday, September 22nd til September 26th, throughout all of Denville, NJ.

Live Music by Electric Pandemonium

2:00 – 5:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

End the weekend with live music by Electric Pandemonium at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. starting at 2:00 PM.

Pickleball for Pink Witches

12:00 PM | PowerZone – 3 Luger Road, Denville, NJ

It’s time to rally for a cause! Sign up your doubles team for the Pickleball for Pink Witches Tournament now! All proceeds go to support Pink Witches Night Out. Don’t miss your chance to make a difference on and off the court!

Thursday, September 26th

Weekly Beer Garden Trivia

7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Join the Diamond Spring Brewing Co. crew in their beer garden for Weekly Trivia with Best Men Trivia. No reservations. First come, first play!

Friday, September 27th

Intro To Procreate Workshop

6:00 – 8:00 PM | Art Classes with Mary Shadbolt

Join the Intro To Procreate Workshop by Art Classes with Mary Shadbolt to learn the basics of Procreate for iPad and explore the world of 2-D digital art!

Live Music by Doug McClure

6:00 – 9:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Kick off the weekend at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. with live music by Doug McClure starting at 6:00 PM.

Saturday, September 28th

The Great Denville Duck Race

10:00 AM | Gardner Field

You don’t want to miss the Denville Sunrise Rotary Club’s annual Great Denville Duck Race and Duck Decorating Contest! Check-in starts at 10:00 AM at Gardner Field. Decorated Duck Judging starts at 10:00 AM and goes on until 10:45 AM and the race starts at 11:00 AM. There will be fun activities for all ages!

Live Music by The Hendersons

2:00 – 5:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Enjoy live music at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. by The Hendersons starting at 2:00 PM.

Sunday, September 29th

Denville Food Truck Festival

12:00 – 6:00 PM | Gardner Field

Two Girls Media is bringing a tasty treat to Gardner Field with the Denville Food Truck Festival! Enjoy beer, bands, kids activities, and, of course, food trucks! Proceeds benefit Denville PAL (youth sports) and American Legion Post #309.

More Downtown Denville Events

To see future Downtown Denville events head to https://downtowndenville.com/upcoming-events/.

Holiday 2024 Sponsorship Options

WHY SPONSOR?

  • We are a not for profit organization whose sole purpose is preserving, improving and promoting our small business downtown district. Your sponsorship funding directly preserves our downtown shopping district.
  • Downtown shopping districts are disappearing all over the country due to the rise in online-shopping.  We are the leading shopping district in the area and our success greatly increasing our property values and community.
  • We have tremenouse reach with social, search, email and more reaching nearly 100k with our events, social posts, press releases and more
  • Sponsoring Downtown Denville provide massive reach, awarness and engagement for your business or company and it’s for a good cause.  (We are a 501.3c organization)

2024 HOLIDAY SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS
(discounts available for businesses within the business improvement district)

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE (EVENT)
A flagship event with an ice skating rink, firepits, carolers and more. It’s been highlighted on local tv, radio and news outlets for years making Downtown Denville a leading holiday destination. This year our theme is Retro Holiday. The promotion of the event has massive reach through social, display, PR and more.

PRESENTING SPONSOR-  $5000 Exclusive or $2500 Co-Sponsor (SOLD OUT)
Your name featured on every mention (social, email, poster, banner, announcements, Route 46/10 Billboard, posts, web, and more) , Also include 15×15 space at the event for an activity, tent, giveaways, etc…. and special featured social post/video, and email about your services. etc… We will also feature you in a banner at the event.

FLAGSHIP SPONSORS – $1000 (4) (3 Remaining)
We will only be taking 4 but these sponsors and they will be featured on the bottom of our flyer, on display at the event and will be allowed a 15 x 15 space at the event for tent set-up, activity (without audio) in addition to acknowledgment in 2 social posts/stories.

HOLIDAY TRAIN/TRACTOR RIDE – $600 (Sold out)
Sponsor our holiday ride throughout our event. We’ll place your name/logo on our ride, include you in every announcement/mention and social post.

FIRST SKATE – $200
Be the first to take the ice with a ceremonial skate, interview and video featured on social

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY – Presenting Sponsor   $1000 (Sold Out)
Your name and business presenting our Small Business Saturday on all mentions, posts, notices, etc… 

HOT COCOA CONTEST – Presenting Sponsor-  $1000 or Co-sponsor $500 (1 co-sponsor left)
Several week contest from our coffee shops which generated nearly 11k votes last year.  Sponsor will receive mention on every post, email, mention, etc…  as well as social kickoff, 50 mugs with DD logo and your logo given away on our social and by you.  Final award presented at your business.

WINDOW DECORATING CONTEST – Presenting Sponsor-  $1000
Our stores compete for the best decorated store windowns and displays and they get into it.  The sponsor will be featured on every mention, post, promotion and will also present the award for massive press exposure. 

CAROLS BY THE CLOCKTOWER  – Presenting Sponsor – $500
Sponsor our artist or carolers performing at the Clocktower during the holiday season.

THIS WEEK IN DOWNTOWN DENVILLE – $150 (1 week), $500 (4 weeks)
This weekly social post, blog post and email reach over 12-15k individuals. You’ll receive a @mention on the social post, link on the blog post and link and banner in the email which has 3000 subscribers, 65% open rate and 35%+ click through rate.

OTHER OPTIONS EXCLUSIVELY FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES – $200
We promote downtown businesses regularly and it’s our main focus but we do offer our downtown businesses added options. This will include 3 social mentions throughout the holidays and an official sign for your business to highlight as well.
-Official Pizza Sponsor for the Holidays
-Official Fitness Sponsor for the Holidays
Contact us for more.

Labor Day Weekend in Downtown Denville

Spend the long weekend with us! Check out everything happening from August 28th – September 1st in Downtown Denville below and come back for updates:

Wednesday, August 28th

Dungeons n’ Drafts

6:00 – 9:30 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Enjoy Dungeons-n-Drafts in the beer garden at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.! Enjoy $1 off pints and table service under their outdoor game tent (heaters available as needed).

Get your tickets to play!

Thursday, August 29th

Kids Night

4:00 – 8:00 PM | Greece Lightning & DooWop Eats Denville

Kids night is this Thursday at Greece Lightning & DooWop Eats Denville! There will be balloon art from 4-6PM, arts and crafts, and so much more!

Themed Trivia Night – Animal Kingdom Beer Garden Trivia

7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Thursday night is trivia night at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. with Best Men Trivia, and this Thursday is themed Animal Kingdom!

No reservations. First come, first play. 

Tables for teams of 2 to 4 players are available. Teams of 5 or 6 may be comprised of both sitting and standing players in order to maximize how many teams can play

Friday, August 30th

Live Music by Dani Zanoni & Co. at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

You don’t wanna miss live music by Dani Xanoni & Co. this Friday night Diamond Spring Brewing Co.! Dani Zanoni & Co. is a 4-piece band that blends a wide range of cover songs from the 60s to today into their setlist, adding their own original spin. Audiences will be sure to hear songs they know and love while even being introduced to something new, like Dani’s indie/pop originals. They are so excited to play at Diamond Spring and jam out with you! 

Saturday, August 31st

Live Music by Uncle John’s Band at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

4:00 – 7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Kick off the Diamond Spring Brewing Co. Labor Day Weekend Party on Saturday with live music by Uncle John’s Band.

Sunday, September 1st

Live Music by Rick Barth at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

The Diamond Spring Brewing Co. Labor Day Weekend Party continues on Sunday with live music by Rick Barth.

Rick Barth is a singer/songwriter from NJ whose music is influenced by the singer/songwriters of the 70’s, the pop and hard rock of the 80’s, the alternative sounds of the 90’s, and today’s current Americana and country artists.

He also plays a wide mix of rock, pop, and country cover songs from the 50’s to today’s favorite music!

He performs regularly throughout the tri-state area with his acoustic guitar or as a member of his original band, Rick Barth and The Line (winners of the 2018 WNNJ 103.7 FM Battle of the Bands).

More Downtown Denville Events

To see future Downtown Denville events head to https://downtowndenville.com/upcoming-events/.

Denville Music in the Park, Weekly Trivia, and More!

This weekend is filled with fun and live music in Downtown Denville!

Check out everything happening from August 20th – August 25th in Downtown Denville below and come back for updates:

Tuesday, August 20th

Denville Music in the Park

7:00 – 9:00 PM | Gardner Field

Denville Music in the Park

Enjoy free live music on a warm summer evening at the bandstand in Gardner Field in Denville, NJ during the Denville Arts Council’s annual Music in the Park series. This Tuesday enjoy two hours of live music with Mid-Life Crisis!

Thursday, August 22nd

Downtown Denville B.I.D. Public Board Meeting

7:00 PM | Denville Town Hall

Join the Downtown Denville B.I.D. public board meeting this Thursday at Denville Town Hall to stay updated on all things Downtown Denville! Our meetings are generally held in-person, the last Thursday of the month, however this meeting has been moved up to August 22, 2024. We encourage all to come!

Weekly Beer Garden Trivia

7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Thursday night is trivia night at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. with Best Men Trivia. 

No reservations. First come, first play! 

Tables for teams of 2 to 4 players are available. Teams of 5 or 6 may be comprised of both sitting and standing players in order to maximize how many teams can play

Friday, August 23rd

Live Music PickPocket at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

You don’t wanna miss live music by PickPocket this Friday night Diamond Spring Brewing Co.! Enjoy this local teen band and brews from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Saturday, August 24th

Live Music by Bard at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

4:00 – 7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

You don’t wanna miss live music by Bard this Saturday night Diamond Spring Brewing Co.! The BARD Band’s blend of original rock, funk, country and more is inspired by some of history’s great poets. Shakespeare. E.E. Cummings. Robert Browning. C.P. Cavafy. All set to music that will get you moving and grooving. Our new album, Come Back Often, is streaming everywhere.

More Downtown Denville Events

To see future Downtown Denville events head to https://downtowndenville.com/upcoming-events/.

Denville Fire Department Clam Bake, Live Music, and More!

The summer is starting to wind down, but it’s not over yet! This week is packed with fun events from live music to the Denville Fire Department Clam Bake, and more!

Check out everything happening from August 13th – August 18th in Downtown Denville below and come back for updates:

Tuesday, August 13th

Denville Music in the Park

7:00 – 9:00 PM | Gardner Field

Denville Music in the Park

Enjoy free live music on a warm summer evening at the bandstand in Gardner Field in Denville, NJ during the Denville Arts Council’s annual Music in the Park series. This Tuesday enjoy two hours of live music with Country Comfort! Music will be from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Indian Lake Bistro will be on hand with tasty bites and cold drinks for purchase.

The Denville Library will also be there with games and activities for kiddos to enjoy. Bring your picnic blankets, beach chairs and friends – see you there!Denville-Music-

Intermediate/ Advanced Jazz Drop-In Classes

7:30 PM & 9:30 PM | Gateway to the Arts

It’s the last week of summer drop-in classes at Gateway To The Arts! Join their Intermediate/Advanced Jazz Drop-In Class with Shannon at 7:30 PM or 8:30 PM this Tuesday. Classes are $20 each. For more information see their website

Thursday, August 15th

Weekly Beer Garden Trivia

7:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

Thursday night is trivia night at Diamond Spring Brewing Co. with Best Men Trivia. 

No reservations. First come, first play! 

Tables for teams of 2 to 4 players are available. Teams of 5 or 6 may be comprised of both sitting and standing players in order to maximize how many teams can play

Gateway To The Arts Drop-In Classes

5:30 PM & 6:30 PM | Gateway To The Arts

It’s the last week of summer drop-in classes at Gateway To The Arts! Join their Performer’s Prep class with Anna H at 5:30 PM or join their Teen Acting / Improv class with Joey at 6:30 PM this Thursday. Classes are $20 each. For more information see their website

Friday, August 16th

Live Music at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

You don’t wanna miss live music by Summers Off this Friday night Diamond Spring Brewing Co.! Enjoy this teachers band and brews from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Saturday, August 17th

Denville Fire Department 1st Annual Clam Bake

12:00 – 4:00 PM | 2 Indian Road – Fireman’s Field

The Denville Fire Department’s 1st Annual Clam Bake is this Saturday at Fireman’s Field at the Main Street Firehouse. Tickets are $60, and include two dozen steamers, fried shrimp, chicken fingers, hamburgers, hotdogs, French fries, and corn on the cob! Your ticket also includes a mug and unlimited beverages! Local beer from Diamond Spring Brewing Co. will also be available. You also automatically are in for the running to win a 30 inch Blackstone flat top grill!

You must have a ticket for entry. Tickets can be purchased many ways. The first option is by calling Chief Sampson at (973)-809-6940. The second option is by visiting any of the three fire stations on Monday Nights, during their weekly maintenances, between the hours of 7:30pm and 9pm. Purchasing at the firehouse is also a great opportunity to visit and check out your neighborhood’s fire company!

Live Music at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

5:00 – 8:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

You don’t wanna miss live music by Turkey Mountain Brothers this Saturday night Diamond Spring Brewing Co.!

Sunday, August 18th

Duck Sale & Duck Decorating Day

1:00 – 4:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

In preparation for the Great Denville Duck Race and Duck Decorating Contest on September 28th to support the Sunrise Rotary, Diamond Spring Brewing Co. is holding a Duck Sale and Decorating Day on August 18th. Purchase your duck, decorate your duck at our complimentary decorating table, enjoy free caricatures in the Beer Garden, PLUS, live music by Doug McClure from 2:00 – 5:00 PM.

Live Music at Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

2:00 – 5:00 PM | Diamond Spring Brewing Co.

You don’t wanna miss live music by Doug McClure this Saturday night Diamond Spring Brewing Co.!

More Downtown Denville Events

To see future Downtown Denville events head to https://downtowndenville.com/upcoming-events/.