Downtown Westfield Concert Canceled; Track Storms Here

WESTFIELD, NJ — The first night of the 24th Annual Sweet Sounds Downtown Music Festival —which was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to thunderstorms — has been canceled because another thunderstorm watch was issued for Union County for Wednesday night.

But don't despair. More downtown "Sweet Sounds" concerts are on the way on future Tuesdays. The link to the schedule is below.

As for the weather, you can see all of the Wednesday night and Friday advisories for the Westfield area here.

And you can track Tropical Storm Elsa as it moves toward New Jersey Thursday and Friday with this link to the National Hurricane Center. Check out this map to see the flash flooding potential in New Jersey.

If you get weather photos within Westfield, send them to caren.lissner@patch.com and let us know whom to credit.

Sweet Sounds Downtown Music Festival lineup

Click this link to see the lineup of concerts in future weeks.

See the town's comprehensive events calendar, including weekend events, here.

Changes To Downtown

• Starting April 30, Quimby Street became a one-way street, with cars moving in the direction from Central Avenue to Elm Street.
• This year's version of Open Quimby was enhanced from last year, with the advent of new tents for outdoor dining and activities, bistro lighting to the plaza, and aesthetic features such as a newly installed sign pole displaying the distance between Quimby Street and local and international destinations.
• Open Quimby was created in 2020 as the result of the restrictions placed on retail and restaurant establishments arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
• For more information on Open Quimby's programming as the season unfolds, visit westfieldtoday.com.

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