Merchantville's Music Fest returns from 3:00-9:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026! This FREE annual music festival held in downtown Merchantville, NJ. Every year, Music Fest draws a large crowd to our wonderful town to enjoy a day of music and fun. Music Fest 2026 will feature local bands, a DJ, food trucks and an event wide beer garden. Our 2026 Lineup includes: ​​3:00 to 3:50 - The Michele Show; 4:10 to 5:00 - Lackadaisical Lemons; 5:30 to 6:30 - Hickstown Road; and

The Borough of Merchantville is currently establishing an eligibility list for future Public Works openings, including potential positions for Public Works Laborers and Supervisors. If you take pride in hard work, enjoy working outdoors, and want to make a visible difference in your community, we want to hear from you. Our Public Works Department plays a critical role in keeping Merchantville running every day by maintaining roads, parks, public buildings, stormwater systems, and Borough

Merchantville is among these 45 New Jersey towns just named the healthiest in the state. The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute announced the Mayors Wellness Campaign “Healthy Town” winners for 2025. These communities are recognized for initiatives improving physical activity, nutrition, safe environments and mental health resources. Merchantville advanced from "Healthy Town Up-and-Coming" in 2024 to "Healthy Town" in 2025, reflecting the borough’s growing

Hi neighbors! You may have seen my post last week about interest in starting a porch fest here in town. Well, we're working on bringing something really special to town this fall. Please give Merchantville Porch Fest a follow and share to help get the word out. The Porch Fest is coming together and we need your help spreading the this news. Please share our posts and help us make some noise! To answer some of your questions: No - you don't need to have a porch to host - just some

In January, Merchantville's Mayor Ted Brennan announced that he was not running for re-election. At that time he proudly endorsed Ray Woods for Mayor and Ruby Delarosa and Sean Fitzgerald for Borough Council expressing confidence that their team would continue to meet the needs of our residents first while offering a “next generation of leadership” that can continue the work of his administration while bringing new energy to local issues most critical to our town.

Who will your neighbors vote for when they head to the polls for New Jersey’s upcoming primary election? While campaign signs might give you a good idea before Tuesday’s primary, newly published town-by-town voter registration data offers an even better insight into how your town leans politically. Between 2011 and 2026 Democratic party registration has grown from 37.9% to 50.95%, Republican registration has fallen from 18.7% to 15.59% and, Unaffiliated numbers has dropped