Events

Junebug Nights

More than the art pieces and little trinkets on display. The Junebug Artfest during Metuchen summers is a community gathering. A celebration of the arts and the people that help create and support it. Music, poetry, literature and artistry are […]

Lincoln Highway 100th anniversary tour

Vehicles old and new rolled into town Saturday as part of thecross-country Lincoln Highway 100th anniversary tour. They rode in from New York City to traverse the nation’s first coast-to-coast highway. The visitors were here as part of the Lincoln […]

Fuce 5K 2013

The Fuce 5K is an event sponsored by the Fuccile Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the service and support of local families affected by tragedy. Metuchen Father’s Day race to help those in need Father’s Day event honors memory […]

Metuchen Farmers Market 2013

By Nelson Li – The Metuchen Farmers Market has been in existence since 1997, but has enjoyed a revitalization starting 2011, when it grew from a few farmers to more than a dozen top-notch vendors. Managed entirely by community volunteers, […]

Junebug Artfest 2013

Inspiration for the Junebug surfaced in Linda Vonderschmidt-LaStella’s studio in the Fall of 2007. Since then, she has been an enthusiastic promoter of the event. As such, has dreamed of the day it would be “her turn” to create the […]

Edgar School Arts Festival

The Fifth Annual Edgar Middle School Arts Festival – an evening exhibiting the artwork of the students of Edgar Middle School on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm. Features artwork from the school’s fine arts, woodshop, tech lab, […]

Cruise Nights 2013

Motors are running, oldies are playing and families are enjoying both. Cruise Nights offer the opportunity for a stroll down Main Street while viewing the art, muscle and uniqueness of antique, collectible and performance cars and motorcycles. With 45 cars […]

17th Annual Spring Street Fair

On Sunday, June 2, 2013, the Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 17th Annual Spring Street Fair along Main and New Streets in downtown Metuchen. The Street Fair and Craft Show attracts thousands of visitors from in and around […]

Memorial Day Parade 2013

On Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013 the Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce honored our Purple Hearts with its 86th Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. This Metuchen tradition is one of the area’s longest established Memorial Day parades. Due to […]

Disney Performing Arts meets Metuchen

Metuchen High School students (marching band, orchestra, chorus) got to experience what it’s like performing in front of an international audience from March 15-18, 2013. Disney Performing Arts OnStage is a unique educational program designed for students of the arts. […]

2012 Jingle Bell Run/Walk®

2012 Jingle Bell Run/Walk® – Middlesex County, NJ Metuchen High School 400 Grove Avenue- Metuchen, NJ Sunday, December 2, 2012 Youth Honoree – Ryan Donnelly My name is Ryan Donnelly and I am 13 yrs. old and I have Juvenile […]

59th Annual Winter Festival Parade 2012

The Season of Giving This year’s parade is different from past years. Not because of any gimmicks or special participants. It’s unique because we felt a real sense of community that afternoon. Even with the freezing cold, there was warmth […]

Halloween Parade 2012

We’ll venture out to say that this could arguably be the most successful event the Chamber has sponsored this year! Or perhaps Metuchenites just couldn’t wait to get out of their homes after Sandy. And boy did we come out […]

Metuchen vs Spotswood

via Star-Ledger Spotswood (26), Metuchen (28) Andre Corvil rushed 35 times for 176 yards and four touchdowns and Metuchen’s Dorian Miller stopped a two-point conversion attempt with 1:05 left as Metuchen beat Spotswood, 28-26, yesterday in Metuchen for its third […]

25th Annual Marching Band Home Show

On Oct. 7, JP Stevens High School Marching Band hosted the 25th annual Marching Band Home Show. Fifteen high school marching bands competed for honors that included best band, best music and best percussion. The Pride of Metuchen Marching Band […]

49th Annual Metuchen Country Fair

October 6, 2012 was the perfect day for the 49th Annual Country Fair in downtown Metuchen. The Fair, geared for non-profit organizations and Chamber members was attended by hundreds of visitors filled Main Street and adjoining streets enjoying the wonderful weather, […]

Edison Festival of Marching Band Competition

The weather could not have been more spectacular on Saturday, September 15th for the first weekend of USBands competition which kicked-off at four sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic. The Pride of Metuchen Marching Band participated in the Annual US Bands Sanctioned Edison Festival of […]

Middlesex Greenway Dedication

The old Lehigh Valley railroad corridor has now officially been transformed into the Middlesex Greenway. The Middlesex Greenway evolved by converting the abandoned Lehigh Valley Railroad into a 3.5-mile linear County Park Trail from Crows Mill Road in Woodbridge to […]