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What to do in Newark in December 2026

61 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 4. Busiest venues: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, The Newark Museum of Art, Express Newark.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Dec 31

Unearthed: Saint Benedict's Archaeology Project

Paul Robeson Galleries · University Heights
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 31

OPEN BOOK(S): Observations

Mana Contemporary · Jersey City - Journal Square
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 1

PIEROGI Flat Files

Mana Contemporary · Jersey City - Journal Square
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 29

Lina Puerta: La Sierpe

Project for Empty Space · Downtown Newark
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Before Identity Takes Form by Kota Onouchi

Mana Contemporary · Jersey City - Journal Square
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 31

"JFK" by Yoon Lee (Mana Highlights)

Mana Contemporary · Jersey City - Journal Square
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 9

Artifactual Echoes: "Jazz" in Their Own Words

Paul Robeson Galleries · University Heights
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 9

Disco Calypso

Paul Robeson Galleries · University Heights
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jun 30

The Opposite Force: From the Collection of the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University-Newark

Paul Robeson Galleries · University Heights
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Animal Kingdom

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 9

Artifactual Echoes: "Jazz" in Their Own Words

Express Newark · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 9

Disco Calypso

Kevin Darmanie

Express Newark · Downtown
- Visual arts
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Visual arts
until Jul 9

Fervor

Raul Ayala

Express Newark · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 9

FOCUS

Anthony Alvarez

Express Newark · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 9

I AM. YOU ARE. WE ARE. Free to Speak. Protest. Dissent.

Express Newark · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Liberty & Legacy

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Risham Syed: Destiny Fractured

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 2

Stay: The Black Women of 19th-Century Newark

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 9

The Good News is not Delivered from Mountaintops but in Clearings

Ayana V. Jackson

Express Newark · Downtown
- Visual arts

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Literature
5:30 PM

Write to the Mic Dodge Poetry Teen Workshops

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
6 PM

Join Brick City Writers!

Newark Public Library · Downtown
- Literature
Tickets

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Theatre
until Dec 24

A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play

Mile Square Theatre · Hoboken
- Theatre
Tickets

Friday, December 4, 2026

Literature
3:30 PM

Children's Story Time: "Sara Discovers the Museum" with author Daniela Palacios

Newark Public Library · Downtown
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7:30 PM

Neil deGrasse Tyson Hope for Civilization

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Literature
Tickets
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Music
Time not announced

JC Fridays

Art House Productions · Jersey City - Downtown
- Music
- Dance
Free Tickets

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Visual arts
11 AM

Creative Play: Shapes Shape Explorers: A Museum Adventure

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
12 PM

Family First Saturdays

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
1 PM

December – Fall Family Drop In

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Music
3 PM

Freestyle: A Love Story

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Pop
- Rock
Tickets

Sunday, December 6, 2026

Visual arts
1 PM

December – Fall Family Drop In

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Music
3 PM

Freestyle: A Love Story

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Pop
- Rock
Tickets

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Write & Share: Prompts & Projects

Hoboken Public Library · Hoboken
- Literature
Free
Comedy
8 PM

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ’N Out Live

Prudential Center · Downtown
- Comedy
Tickets

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Music
7 PM

Black Stone Cherry

Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre · Journal Square, Jersey City
- Music
- Rock
Music
7 PM

Smith & Myers

Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre · Journal Square, Jersey City
- Music
- Rock

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Music
5:30 PM

Chris Tomlin

Chris Tomlin · Terrian

Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre · Journal Square, Jersey City
- Music
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Music
6 PM

jazz jams

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Jazz
Tickets
Music
7 PM

NJPAC Monthly Jazz Jam

Clement's Place · University Heights
- Music
- Jazz
Free Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Ron Taylor

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Comedy
Tickets

Friday, December 11, 2026

Visual arts
1 PM

Meet the Curators – Fall Series: Dreamtime in Newark

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Literature
7 PM

Let Fresh Fire Fall (Faith-Based Open Mic)

Cryout Cave · Central Ward
- Literature
$15
Music
8 PM

Amor 93.1 & La Musica Presentan Amor En Vivo

Prudential Center · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Dru Hill & Mýa

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- R&B
Tickets

Saturday, December 12, 2026

Music
3 PM

Canadian Brass Christmas with Canadian Brass

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Classical
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Mega Bash 2026 by Alex Sensation

Prudential Center · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Pop
- Rock
Tickets

Sunday, December 13, 2026

Visual arts
1 PM

December – Fall Family Drop In

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Other
1 PM

Ritual4Return: A homecoming rite of passage for returning citizens

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
Tickets
Dance
3 PM

The Nutcracker The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Dance
Tickets
Visual arts
4 PM

How Hoboken Celebrated the Bicentennial with Bob Foster

Hoboken Historical Museum · Hoboken
- Visual arts

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

Literature
5:30 PM

Write to the Mic Dodge Poetry Teen Workshops

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
6 PM

Join Brick City Writers!

Newark Public Library · Downtown
- Literature
Tickets

Saturday, December 19, 2026

Visual arts
11 AM

Creative Play: Shapes Shape Explorers: A Museum Adventure

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
1 PM

December – Fall Family Drop In

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts
Music
7:30 PM

New Jersey Symphony: Handel’s Messiah

PEAK Performances at Montclair State University · Montclair
- Music
Tickets
Dance
7:30 PM

Sacred Visions: Oru de Oro

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Dance
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Musiq Soulchild & Kindred the Family Soul

New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- R&B
- Soul
Tickets

Sunday, December 20, 2026

Visual arts
1 PM

December – Fall Family Drop In

The Newark Museum of Art · Downtown
- Visual arts

Monday, December 21, 2026

Music
Time not announced

Jonas Brothers

Prudential Center · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Tuesday, December 22, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Write & Share: Prompts & Projects

Hoboken Public Library · Hoboken
- Literature
Free

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