I love Freehold Borough. This Downtown Freehold is the central gathering place for Monmouth County. It is a quaint town that boasts of many fine eateries and yet does not feel at all uppity. They have high end and well as local eateries to suit for all types of desired spending. From June to October, there is the Farmers Market right in front of the Hall of Records. You can obtain not only fresh fruits and vegetables, but you can also find organic produce there as well. Sunday, October 13th, 2019, from 12:00 - 7:00 pm, Downtown Freehold held their 3rd annual Jazz & Blues Festival which took place on West Main Street between Court Street and Throckmorton Street. Companies such as Abel HR, Remax Homeland Realty, The Earle Companies, & New Jersey Natural Gas.Re/Max realtors and CVS, just to name a few, sponsered this event. There were many crafters ranging from hand rolled cigars, many crafted jewelry, handmade dog buscuits, sales of various clothing, soaps, honey and there was even a fire truck for hte kids to get to know what it feels like to ring that bell! Plenty of street food from ice cream to BBQ. How could I fail to mention my favorite, the live bands?! Chairs were generously supplied for those who wish to sit and enjoy the music. Those of us who start feeling the rythme can start dancing. Nobody judges here. I was lucky as I had just finished eating at a local restaurant, A Little Bit of Cuba Dos, my hubby and another couple noticed the Jazz and Blues Fest. By the time we finished our lunch, we crossed over the corner street and started dancing to CMJ Jazz Band. The next time you are in the area, check out Freehold Borough, aka Downtown Freehold and see what events are happening. There's always something fun going on. read more

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