Live Acoustic Music Near Newtown, Pennsylvania

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are many house concerts being held in and around the Newtown area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Newtown host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together. Local libraries also host free concerts that are open to the general public.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Newtown area. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

July 16
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Listening Room)
Bethlehem, PA
July 17
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
July 18
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
July 18
Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (Outdoor Music Series)
Bryn Mawr, PA
July 18
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
July 19
Founding member of Colorado's Elephant Revival turns to his acoustic guitar for memorable melodies
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (Outdoor Music Series)
King of Prussia, PA
July 20
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Listening Room)
Bethlehem, PA
July 20
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
July 24
Sara Ullrika Watkins is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as fiddler and founding member of the progressive bluegrass group Nickel Creek
Keswick Theatre (Concert Hall)
Glenside, PA
July 24
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (Outdoor Music Series)
King of Prussia, PA
July 24
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
July 24
Hymn for Her is a touring Americana Rock and Roll duo. “Drive Til U Die” charted in the top 5 for Americana Releases on radio, and also in the top 5 for Blues. It’s a bit of those 2 elements along with bluegrass, folk, and psychedelic rock and roll.
The Fallser Club (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
July 25
Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (Outdoor Music Series)
Bryn Mawr, PA
July 25
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (Outdoor Music Series)
King of Prussia, PA
July 30
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (Outdoor Music Series)
King of Prussia, PA
July 31
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
July 31
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
August 1
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (Outdoor Music Series)
King of Prussia, PA
August 1
Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (Outdoor Music Series)
Bryn Mawr, PA
August 1
A gang of sweet angels punching you in the heart
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Listening Room)
Bethlehem, PA
August 2
If folk, roots, and Americana were on a Venn diagram, Grace Morrison would be squarely in the center. With a career that began as a backup singer for rock icons like Eddie Money and Joey Molland (of
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Listening Room)
Bethlehem, PA
August 3
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Listening Room)
Bethlehem, PA
August 3
118 North (Neighborhood Bar)
Wayne, PA
August 6
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
August 7
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
August 8
Healing, inspiring and outrageously joyful. “If you can get to a Meghan Cary show, run, don't walk.”
 (Time Out NYC)
The Fallser Club (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
August 9
Krobath Concert Series (House Concert)
Hatfield, PA
August 9
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
August 9
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Listening Room)
Bethlehem, PA
August 10
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Listening Room)
Bethlehem, PA
August 12
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
August 14
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
August 16
There?s a gritty, road-seasoned grace to the words and music of Larry Ahearn. His music is steeped in the classic singer-songwriter tradition, with folk and blues-based melodies
Philadelphia Folk Festival (Festival)
Harleysville, PA
August 16
Philadelphia Folk Festival (Festival)
Harleysville, PA
August 17
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (Outdoor Music Series)
King of Prussia, PA
August 24
118 North (Neighborhood Bar)
Wayne, PA
August 24
The Honey Badgers performing outdoors (weather permitting) at Jackyard House Concerts with Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt in West Chester, PA, on Sunday 8/24/25 from 4-7pm. Contact us for more information.
Jackyard House Concerts (House Concert)
West Chester, PA
August 30
Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (Outdoor Music Series)
Bryn Mawr, PA
September 4
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
September 5
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts (Concert Hall)
Philadelphia, PA
September 5
“Polished yet rootsy Chicago outfit Empty Pockets” (Rolling Stone) celebrates old-school classic rock, folk, and the blues, skillfully blending singer/songwriter catharsis with rich harmonies and
Keswick Theatre (Concert Hall)
Glenside, PA
September 5
The Fallser Club (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
September 7
Epic of melody, intimate of feeling and plugged into the roots of Scotland but blasting out to the world
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Listening Room)
Bethlehem, PA
September 9
Keswick Theatre (Concert Hall)
Glenside, PA
September 9
City Winery (Listening Room)
Philadelphia, PA
September 10
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts (Concert Hall)
Philadelphia, PA
September 11
118 North (Neighborhood Bar)
Wayne, PA
September 12
Stangl Stage (Listening Room)
Flemington, NJ
September 13
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (Outdoor Music Series)
King of Prussia, PA
September 13
Musical Lairs House Concert Series (House Concert)
Villanova, PA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Newtown, Pennsylvania

House Concerts

Camp Marshall House Concerts (Robbinsville Township)
Chris and Deb's House Concerts (Riverton)
Circle of Friends House Concerts (Riverton)
Concerts in the Studio (Freehold)
Corner House Concerts (Philadelphia)
CubiZm Cafe (Lafayette Hill)
Evergreen House Concerts (Plainfield)
Jackyard House Concerts (West Chester)
Krobath Concert Series (Hatfield)
Musical Lairs House Concert Series (Villanova)
Northern Light House Concerts (Washington)
Pete and Lisa's Ewing House Concerts (Ewing)
Salon 33 (West Windsor Township)
Stone Turtle House Concerts (Southampton)

Listening Rooms

City Winery (Philadelphia)
Godfrey Daniels (Bethlehem)
Harmonie Hall (Philadelphia)
Jamey's House of Music (Lansdowne)
Kelly Center for Music, Arts and Community (Havertown)
Keswick Theatre Annex (Glenside)
Lansdowne Folk Club (Lansdowne)
MilkBoy (Philadelphia)
More Barn Studios (Stockton)
Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest (Bethlehem)
Puck (Doylestown)
St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley (Malvern)
Stangl Stage (Flemington)
The Birdhouse Center for the Arts (Lambertville)
Underground Arts (Philadelphia)
War3house 3 (Swarthmore)

Folk Music Societies

Princeton Folk Music Society (Princeton)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Gwynedd Friends Coffeehouse (Gwynedd)
The Folk Factory Coffeehouse (Philadelphia)
Trinity Spotlight Concert Series (Berwyn)

Vineyards & Breweries

Beneduce Vineyards (Pittstown)
Hopewell Valley Vineyards (Pennington)
New Hope Winery (New Hope)
Stone Farm Cellars and Vineyard (Center Valley)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Easton Public Market (Easton)
Edge (Bethlehem)
Espresso Yourself Book Cafe (Pottstown)
Ron's Original Bar and Grille (Exton)
Shanghai Jazz Restaurant and Bar (Readington Township)
Steel City Coffeehouse (Phoenixville)
SURV (Easton)
Terrain Gardens at DelVal (Doylestown)
The Riegelsville Inn (Riegelsville)

Libraries

Bridgewater Library (Bridgewater)

Small Theaters

Sellersville Theater (Sellersville)
The Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)
The Fallser Club (Philadelphia)
The Ice House (Bethlehem)
The Newtown Theatre (Newtown)
World Cafe Live (Philadelphia)

Outdoor Music Series

Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (Bryn Mawr)
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (King of Prussia)
Proprietor's Park (Gloucester City)
Chet Tyson Pavilion (Narberth)

Bars & Nightclubs

118 North (Wayne)
The Parlor at Hailey’s and The Hangout at Hailey’s (Metuchen)
The Royal Glenside (Glenside)