Things To Do

Find the best things to do in NJ this weekend, including food festivals, concerts, family-friendly events, performances and art exhibits. Our events calendar is your go-to guide for fun in New Jersey.

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Things To Do In NJ This Weekend

See the Cherry Blossoms in Branch Brook Park
In Branch Brook Park, more than 4,000 blooming trees create one of the largest cherry-blossom extravaganzas in the world.

Pick Your Own Tulips at Holland Ridge Farms
Beginning in mid-April, walk through the rainbow fields, cut your own flowers, snap photos and grab some food-truck grub.

Morven Museum & Garden’s Online Plant Sale
Through April 12, browse a wide array of perennials, annuals, shrubs and more.

Cape May Lighthouse Reopens Daily
Beginning March 26, the 160-year-old nautical relic welcomes visitors to climb 199 steps to the watch gallery and take in the panoramic views.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Stages Festival
Forty professional theaters come together each year to offer more than 60 free and low-cost performances, classes and events for all ages.

NJSO Everywhere
In this prerecorded, virtual series, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra musicians perform solo and chamber concerts outdoors in iconic New Jersey locations.

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Jersey Shore Restaurant Week

Festival

April 16–25: Enjoy a three-course meal for $23 or $33 at participating Shore restaurants.

Pop-Up Outdoor Artisan Market Launches in Hoboken

Shopping

March 21–Dec 19: On the third Sunday of each month, shop for handmade goods from local makers under the 14th street viaduct.

Smithville Artwalk

Art

April 17: This curated show celebrates offbeat work by more than 75 artists. Other activities include entertainment and contests.

Bard at Bell Works is an Outdoor Arts Festival of Shakespeare-Themed Performances

Family/Kids

April 11–25: In Holmdel, experience three Shakespeare-themed performances by the Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.

Pick Your Own Tulips at Holland Ridge Farms

Family/Kids

Walk through the rainbow fields, cut your own flowers, snap photos and grab some food-truck grub.

See the Cherry Blossoms in Branch Brook Park

Family/Kids

Visit Branch Brook Park when it turns pink with more than 4,000 blooming trees, creating one of the largest cherry-blossom extravaganzas in the world.

Visit NJ’s Newest Arboretum at Kean University

Tours

The Arboretum at Liberty Hall is home to some of the state’s most historically significant trees, including a horse chestnut planted in 1770 by the daughter of New Jersey’s first elected governor and Liberty Hall’s first resident, William Livingston.

Cape May Lighthouse Reopens Daily

Family/Kids

Beginning March 26, the 160-year-old nautical relic welcomes visitors to climb 199 steps to the watch gallery and take in the panoramic views.

Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Safari Kicks Off 2021 Season

Family/Kids

Get your fill of thrills beginning March 27 at Six Flags Great Adventure. Catch a glimpse of a new ride that opens this summer, the Jersey Devil Coaster and stop by the Wild Safari drive-through.

Crossroad Theatre’s Genesis Festival of New Plays

Theater

April 14–17: This year’s playwright laboratory experience consists of three pre-recorded readings and a live Q&A.

Join Luna Stage for a Politically Charged Text-Message Play Experience

In Gabriel Jason Dean’s #RIFT, watch interactions unfold between two real-life brothers—one, a liberal playwright; the other, an alt-right convicted murderer.

Asbury Park Music Foundation Announces New Virtual Music Series

Benefits/Fundraisers

March 7–May 23: The Asbury Park Music Foundation will offer a new, free virtual music series, Sunday Sounds, which features video performances available on YouTube and Facebook.

Shakespeare Theatre of NJ’s New Book Club

Authors/Books

March 23–April 27: Join the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s weekly virtual book club focused on King Henry V. Participants will dive into Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Stages Festival

Festival

Thru May 31: The New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s 40 professional theaters come together each year to offer more than 60 free and low-cost performances, classes and events for all ages.

Jewish Heritage Museum Presents 2021 Virtual Film Festival

Festival

The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County presents its 2021 Virtual Film Festival from January 31 to April 20.

See New Exhibits at the Passaic County Arts Center

Art

Thru May 30: See three exhibits at the Passaic County Arts Center. “Sense and Sustainability” is an installation comprised entirely of recycled materials. “The Full Moon Series” is a display of paintings. “The Infinite: Arch and Line” showcases a complex layering technique.

Watch the 2021 Oscar-Nominated Shorts With Lighthouse International Film Society

Festival

For this year’s annual Lighthouse International Film Society tradition, patrons can watch all nominated short films in-person at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences and at home ahead of the Oscars telecast on April 25.

Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center Reopens

Art

Beginning April 2, WheatonArts will open the Museum of American Glass, the Down Jersey Folklife Center and the museum stores.

Battleship New Jersey Tours Return

Family/Kids

Embark on a self-guided Fire Power tour, which takes guests five levels up and two decks below on this floating Navy museum.

Watch a Movie at Basie Center Cinemas

Film

This weekend’s lineup at the former Bow Tie Cinemas Red Bank includes Fences, Blithe Spirit, The Father and Amistad.

Morris Museum: “Threads of Consciousness: The Tapestries of Jon Eric Riis” Exhibition

Art

Thru May 2: Silk and metallic threads are embellished with pearls, gemstone beads and crystals in the exhibit “Threads of Consciousness: The Tapestries of Jon Eric Riis.”

Montclair Art Museum: “Fragile Freedoms: Maggie Meiners Revisits Rockwell” Exhibition

Art

Thru June 13: “Fragile Freedoms: Maggie Meiners Revisits Rockwell” is a series of 18 photographs that reinterpret Norman Rockwell’s iconic images and address contemporary issues, including racism, sexuality, gender roles and the impact of technology.

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey: “Spandita Malik: Threads of Identity” Exhibition

Art

Thru April 25: For “Spandita Malik: Threads of Identity,” the New York-based artist from India traveled to several small villages in her home country.

The Morris Museum Presents “Natural Essence—Motion Perceived”

Art

April 1-–Aug 15: In the exhibit “Natural Essence—Motion Perceived,” four artists transform everyday materials into kinetic works.

Morven Museum & Garden: “In Nature’s Realm: the Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh” Exhibition

Art

Thru Jan 9, 2022: The exhibit “In Nature’s Realm: the Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh” displays wildlife paintings by the ornithologist who is also the great-great-grandson of Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh—the first president of Queen’s College (Rutgers University).