Red Bank. Long Branch. Asbury Park. They're the go-to places for the arts when you're heading "Down the Shore"–a place for cutting-edge galleries and professional theater, along with film festivals, major outdoor events and the most legendary homegrown music scene in the Garden State. Not to mention fantastic shopping, destination dining and the sun-kissed coastal breezes of the summertime season.

We're the TriCities of the Jersey Shore–and we know how to do Arts AND Leisure. We're easy to reach, packed with things to do for every kind of crowd, and located just minutes away from each other by train. And if you haven't already seen what we have to offer, now there's one more great reason to pay us a visit on the weekend of June 6, 7 and 8.

The TriCity Arts Tour is a three-day "living exhibit" of all that's new and exciting under our sun and stars. So, whether you're a tourist or a townie, this is your chance to experience some culture "with the top down," here at the start of another event-packed summer season. We invite you to discover for yourself that the TriCity area is a place where arts and entertainment happen year-round–right in your own back yard!

Check out all that’s happening here in the TriCities:

Live Theater by New Jersey Repertory Company • Two River Theater • Provincetown in AP Fringe • Monmouth University and more

Major Regional Events including the Two Rivers Art and Antiques Show, and the Monmouth County debut of the East Coast’s biggest CLOWNFEST

Original short films feat. entries from the Garden State Film Festival

New and exciting artists showing at the area’s leading galleries, including the Art Alliance • Asher Neiman Gallery • McKay Imaging • Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts

Craft and design workshops and seminars at our downtown shops

Guided Tours of historic houses and some of the area’s most beautiful gardens

Live Jazz, Latin Music and Comedy presented under the sun and inside the clubs

Chamber Music both classical and experimental

Rock and Blues at the Shore’s hottest nightspots: Asbury Lanes • Brighton Bar • The Downtown • The Saint • The Stone Pony • Walt Street Pub and more

Lots More Under the Sun and Stars: Outdoor sculpture and art displays, street performers, craft fairs, mural painting and plenty of live music

PLUS Films, Fireworks and Fun for all ages and every taste