Things to Do in NJ This Weekend

Looking for something fun to do this weekend in New Jersey? New Jersey Monthly has you covered! Below we highlight recommendations for events across the state, from festivals to concerts to family-friendly events and more.

If you’re looking to make the most of fall in New Jersey, check out our guide to fall day trips, a list of can’t-miss seasonal festivals and fairs, and a roundup of places to go pumpkin picking and apple picking. Ready for Halloween? Head out on a local ghost tour or visit a haunted house. And don’t forget to check out our list of the 52 things you must do in New Jersey all year, no matter the season or weather.

Our picks for November 7-10:

FAMILY FUN

Christmas at the Farm: Holiday Market
📅: Saturday, November 9 (10 am-4 pm)
📍: Riamede Farm • Chester
ℹ️: Do some holiday shopping with more than 50 artisan vendors, plus hayrides and apple picking at this charming farm.
💸: $5-$30

ARTS

Teaneck International Film Festival
📅: Thursday, November 7-Thursday, November 14
📍: Puffin Cultural Forum • Teaneck
ℹ️: This local film festival is back for its 19th year.
💸: Free-$10

Creative Forces
📅: Friday, November 8 (7:30 pm)
ℹ️: With a dual performance of Justin Peck’s Murder Ballades and Jerome Robbins’s In the Night, this staging promises bravura choreography set to classical compositions.
📍: Mayo Performing Arts Center • Morristown
💸: $29+

Jersey Shore Comic Book Show
📅: Sunday, November 10 (10 am)
📍: Toms River Elks Lodge • Toms River
ℹ️: Celebrate all things comic books with likeminded fans.
💸: $5

LIVE MUSIC

Dionne Warwick
📅: Thursday, November 7 (8 pm)
ℹ️: The East Orange native is a six-time Grammy winner whose iconic tunes include “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Walk on By.”
📍: Bergen Performing Arts Center • Englewood
💸: $39+

TD James Moody Jazz Festival
📅: Thursday, November 7-Sunday, November 24
📍: NJPAC • Newark
ℹ️: Presented by NJPAC, this festival at venues across Newark celebrates many modern jazz artists, including Christian McBride, Dave Crawford and Cindy Blackman. The festival ends with the 13th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.
💸: $29+

Samara Joy
📅: Thursday, November 7 (8 pm)
ℹ️: At 24 years old, this jazz singer has already won three Grammys.
📍: Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre • Red Bank
💸: $29+

Nick Carter
📅: Friday, November 8 (8 pm)
📍: Levoy Theatre • Millville
ℹ️: The Backstreet Boy takes a solo show on the road.
💸: $69+

Houndmouth
📅: Friday, November 8 (7 pm)
📍: Stone Pony • Asbury Park
ℹ️: The alternative rock and blues band is behind songs like “Sedonna.”
💸: $30+

Smokey Robinson
📅: Friday, November 8 (8 pm)
ℹ️: The legend of R&B and soul is beloved for hits like “The Tracks of My Tears,” “Tears of a Clown” and “Shop Around.”
📍: Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre • Red Bank
💸: $50+

FOOD

Taco & Empanada Festival
📅: Saturday, November 9 (11 am-5 pm)
📍: Memorial Park • South Bound Brook
ℹ️: Taste a variety of tacos and empanadas while listening to music, enjoying family-friendly activities and more.
💸: Free-$5

MUSEUM EXHIBITS

New Sculpture/New Jersey
📅: Ongoing
📍: Morris Museum • Morristown
ℹ️: Eleven New Jersey sculptors display work made from an array of materials, from cold-worked glass to industrial robotics to forged iron to ceramics.
💸: Free-$12

Bark! Indigenous Cultural Expression
📅: Ongoing
📍: New Jersey State Museum • Trenton
ℹ️: The ancient uses of bark are highlighted with items from indigenous communities.
💸: Free

Interwoven Power
📅: Ongoing
📍: Montclair Art Museum • Montclair
ℹ️: A reinstallation of the Montclair Art Museum’s’s indigenous-art exhibition explores themes of human connection to nature, sovereignty and more.
💸: Free-$17

Slow Motion
📅: Ongoing
📍: Grounds for Sculpture • Hamilton
ℹ️: This exhibition seeks to reevaluate our understanding of monuments and their place in our collective memories.
💸: Free-$30

Animal Kingdom
📅: Ongoing
📍: Newark Museum of Art • Newark
ℹ️: Immersive and interactive experiences teach visitors of all ages about animals living in a variety of habitats.
💸: Free-$10

Dinosaurs: Fossils Exposed

📅: Ongoing
📍: Monmouth Museum • Middletown
ℹ️: Take the kids to this interactive exhibit featuring life-sized dinosaur skeletons and a paleontological dig. Various special events will take place throughout the exhibit’s duration.
💸: Free-$14

Elisa D’Arrigo: Making Moves

📅: Runs through 2025
📍: Hunterdon Art Museum • Clinton
ℹ️: Sculptor Elisa D’Arrigo explores form and color through her clay figures.
💸: Free

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