ROOMS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE SHOW!!!!!
Stay at the Hilton where the event happens.
Call Koren 973-455-7920 at the Hilton to reserve your room!!!!!
To register your car or buy your event entrance please call 908-876-9100.
Lead East the worlds greatest oldies party!
Join us for a mega shake, rattle and roll never ending Labor day weekend, with leather jackets, poodle skirts, concerts and classic cool cars.
Get transported back in time to the greatest American era. Come experience the coolest place on earth.
Unquestionably the largest and highest quality classic car and Rock “n” Roll event in the tri-State area. With more than 34 live bands and musicians plus five DJ’s inside and out. We deliver a family-oriented festival packed full of events that celebrates decades of legendary Rock "n" Roll. Over the years more than One Million people have come to our events. Many have told us it is the best, most fun, most nostalgic event they have ever attended.
Since 1982 we’ve produced a 100% American, 100% family, 100% fun weekend of classic cars and legendary music with a full array of activities unmatched by any other event anywhere! Our events are held at first-class hotels with air-conditioned indoor events. We have two indoor and two outdoor stages with live entertainment on all four stages simultaneously! We’ve had old fashion Drive-In Movies for all 40 years! indoor movies also with a verity of titles and cartoons for the children. There are activities and clowns for the children and young at heart.
Once again Lead East, the world’s biggest and best oldies festival, will be held at the Hilton Hotel 1 Hilton court Parsippany New Jersey on Labor Day weekend and will prove to be our best event ever. Our 40th year, under new Ownership, has many surprises and improvements in store we hope to see you there.
Lead East is home to the biggest showcase of classic cars, trucks and exciting cruisers.
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What's an oldies festival without great music?
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From food trucks and restaurants to indoor and outdoor dancing, the Lead East party lasts all day and all night.
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Pinstripe art by the very talented "Gooch Freehand Pinstriping"
Unquestionably the largest and highest quality classic car and Rock 'n' Roll event in the NJ/NY/CT Tri-State area. With more than 34 live bands and musicians plus five DJ's inside and out. We deliver a family oriented festival packed full of events that celebrates decades of legendary Rock 'n' Roll. Over the years more than 250,000 people have come to our events. Many have told us it is the best, most fun, most nostalgic event they have ever attended!
Food ranges from several restaurants and vendors inside the hotel to outdoor food trucks and vendors with a nice array of reasonably priced items. The Hilton sells alcoholic beverages in the hotel and beer in the parking lot.
House Of Cupcakes, winners of the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, will be joining us again this year at LEAD EAST!!! Such a delightful treat!