Live Entertainment To Return To Camden County This Summer

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — After a year without concerts due to the coronavirus pandemic, live music is set to return to Camden County.

Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden will play host to a summer of socially distanced concerts, according to county officials.

“We are extremely excited to bring concerts back to Wiggins Park and to provide our residents with a much-needed dose of fun and relaxation,” Camden County Commissioner Jeff Nash, liaison to the Parks Department, said. “While we don’t know exactly what the pandemic will look like come June, we feel confident at this time that we will be able to bring back concert-goers in a reduced capacity.”

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The return of live outdoor entertainment is possible due to increased outdoor capacity limits and the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said. Read more here: NJ Lifts More Outdoor Gathering, Entertainment Venue Restrictions

Earlier this week, county officials announced that thousands of new appointments have become available at the county's vaccination center in Gloucester Township after a "significant amount" of the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines became available. Read more here: Thousands Of New COVID Vaccine Appointments Up In Camden County

Under restrictions put in place by Governor Phil Murphy, outdoor events are limited to 30 percent of venue capacity. If these restrictions remain in place at the start of the concert season, Wiggins Park would still be capable of hosting approximately 1,500 people.