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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Outdoor Fun
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week
Festival
April 16–25: Enjoy a three-course meal for $23 or $33 at participating Shore restaurants.
Read morePop-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.
Read moreSmithville Artwalk
Art
April 17: This curated show celebrates offbeat work by more than 75 artists. Other activities include entertainment and contests.
Read moreBard 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.
Read morePick 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.
Read moreSee 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.
Read moreVisit 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.
Read moreCape 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.
Read moreSix 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.
Read moreVirtual Entertainment
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.
Read moreJoin 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.
Read moreAsbury 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.
Read moreShakespeare 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.
Read moreNew 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.
Read moreJewish 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.
Read moreIndoor Arts & Entertainment
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.
Read moreWatch 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.
Read moreWheaton 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.
Read moreBattleship 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.
Read moreWatch 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.
Read moreMorris 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.”
Read moreMontclair 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.
Read moreVisual 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreMorven 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).
Read more‘Those Beautiful Rags,’ A Tribute to Ragtime Music and Tin Pan Alley, To Open at Morris Museum
Art
Jan 30–Oct 10: The exhibition “Those Beautiful Rags” features rare ragtime sheet music cover art from the museum’s world-renowned Guinness Collection.
Read moreSeason Announcements
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre Announces Winter/Spring 2021 Productions & Programs
Theater
Jan 10–May: Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre’s new online season, running through May, begins on January 10 with a live virtual gala featuring performances and interactive activities.
Read moreGeorge Street Playhouse Announces Virtual Season
Theater
Audiences can stream four plays during the New Brunswick-based theater’s virtual season. The season kicks off with Bad Dates, available from February 23 through March 14.
Read moreAC Ballet Announces 2021 Virtual Season
Performance/Dance
Jan 29–May 28: With their residency at the Circus Maximus theater on hold, the Atlantic City Ballet has leapt into the virtual world. This Friday’s season premiere features Waiting In Time, a new ballet inspired by the pandemic shutdown.
Read moreComing Up
Get Your Tickets for the Basie Center’s Concerts On the Green
Festival
May 14–AUG 26: The lineup for this summerlong outdoor concert series at Suneagles Golf Club in Eatontown includes Brian Fallon, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes and Judy Collins.
Read moreNewark Symphony Hall, WACO Theater To Present ‘Black Terror’ Play by Richard Wesley
Theater
This summer, Symphony Hall’s inaugural company-in-residence, Yendor Theatre Company, will release a livestream production of Richard Wesley’s ‘Black Terror,’ in partnership with the Los Angeles-based WACO Theater Center.
Read moreBarefoot Country Music Fest Announces August 2021 Headliners
Country
Aug 19–22: The Barefoot Country Music Fest will officially be welcoming back headliners Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to the 2021 lineup.
Read moreJersey Shore Restaurant Week
04/16/2021 - 04/25/2021Pick Your Own Tulips at Holland Ridge Farms
Holland Ridge Farms - Cream Ridge
04/17/2021 - 05/15/2021Millburn Street Fair & Craft Show
Millburn Street Fair - Westfield
04/18/2021Tenafly Street Fair & Craft Show
Tenafly
04/24/2021Tenafly Street Fair & Craft Show
Tenafly
04/25/2021Cranford Street Fair & Craft Show
Cranford
04/25/2021- View more Festival events
Pick Your Own Tulips at Holland Ridge Farms
Holland Ridge Farms - Cream Ridge
04/17/2021 - 05/15/2021Rocket into Scouting
Quail Hill Scout Reservation - Manalapan
04/17/2021Girl Scouts Girl Power Drive-Thrus
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore - Farmingdale
04/18/2021 - 05/07/2021Register for Inaugural AHA Middle School Open House
The Academy of the Holy Angels - Demarest
04/21/2021Macculloch Family Recipes Revived: Composition Cake
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum - Morristown
04/22/2021Implied Scale Community Celebration
Mana Contemporary - Jersey City
04/24/2021- View more Family/Kids events