Newark Festivals Events

Festivals Happening Next in Newark, NJ

Shen Yun at New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Prudential Hall

 New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Prudential Hall 29 Apr 2026
PERFORMANCES

Community Day: Lunar New Year

 The Newark Museum of Art 14 Feb 2026
CHINESE-NEW-YEAR FREE

Lunar New Year Celebration at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

 New Jersey Performing Arts Center 7 Feb 2026
CHINESE-NEW-YEAR

The Sound of Music

 New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Victoria Theater 28 Feb 2026
PERFORMANCES

New Jersey African Restaurant Week 2025

 TBA 11 Jun 2026
FESTIVALS FREE

Drunk Black History

 Newark Culture Club 27 Mar 2026
COMEDY USD 20

In The Name Of Love Appreciation Celebration

 Essex County West Side Park Community Center 7 Feb 2026
USD 45

WAKANDA BALL 2026

 Express Newark 14 Feb 2026
FESTIVALS USD 34 TO 429

Rutgers IJS Presents Juanga Lakunza Trombonist Composer, and Innovator

 Clement's Place 30 Jan 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Brick City Comedy Revue

 Newark Culture Club 6 Feb 2026
COMEDY USD 12

Rock music festival in Newark

Pour Abbeys 31 Jan 2026
MUSIC-FESTIVALS

Rutgers IJS Presents Manuela Zapata Arbeláez Quintet

 Clement's Place 3 Feb 2026
MUSIC FREE

Independent Film Night!

 Newark Culture Club 27 Mar 2026
ENTERTAINMENT USD 15

Newark Playwrights Festival

 Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall, NJIT Campus 11 Feb 2026
FESTIVALS FREE