Newark New Jersey Entertainment & Events

Cinema

• Sony Theatres Newark Metroplex
  360-394 Springfield Avenue • Newark, NJ 07101
  973-642-5555
  This six screen cinema features four two-hundred-fifty-four-seat theatres, two two-hundred-ninety-four-seat theatres, state of the art stereo surround sound, handicapped accessibility and headphones for the hearing impaired.

Concerts & Performances

• New Jersey Performing Arts Center
  1 Center Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-642-8989
  This performing arts center is host to a great variety of productions and events, including dramatic plays, musicals, concerts, ballets, dance productions, and many other types of productions and presentations, as well as providing a variety of education programs.  more...

• Newark Symphony Hall
  1020 Broad Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-643-8468
  This symphony hall is host to a variety of fine musical concerts, as well as theatrical productions, and more.  more...

• Cathedral Concert Series
  89 Ridge Street • Newark, NJ 07104
  973-484-4600
  This concert series takes place throughout the year at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and features choral and instrumental performances.  more...

• Kikamo's Blues People
  808 South 10th Street • Newark, NJ 07101
  973-242-1346
  This cultural nightspot is located in the residence of the renowned playwright and poet, Amiri Baraka, and features Saturday evening performances that may include music, dance, theatre, and literary performances by a host of nationally known artists.

• Newark School of the Arts
  89 Lincoln Park • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-642-0133
  This school of fine and performing arts presents faculty performances, student recitals, and annual performances that feature the entire student body; every aspect and genre of art is studied and presented through the school.  more...

• New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The
  50 Park Place • Newark, NJ 07102
  The Robert Treat Center, 11th Floor
  973-642-3713
  With Newark as its home base, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents a variety of virtuoso Classical concerts, as well as Pops offerings, throughout the state.  more...

• Power Forward
  49 Washington Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  The Newark Museum
  215-625-7988
  GrassROOTS Community Foundation presents the Power Forward cocktail fundraiser & concert. The evening will have musical performances by Black Thought of the Grammy Award winning group The Roots, Malene Younglao, Maya Azucena and Nneka Best. There will be DJ sets performed by Questlove. All proceeds go to improve the health of impoverished women and girls. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert will begin at 9 p.m.  more...

Plays & Productions

• African Globe Studios
  1028 Broad Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-624-1584
  This African American based theatre company presents productions that showcase the works of new artists in the realm of drama and theatre.

• Garden State Ballet Company
  45 Academy Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  973-623-0267
  The Garden State Ballet Company is the oldest dance company in New Jersey and presents performances throughout the state, with an annual series being held in Newark at the Symphony Hall.

Sporting Events

• Newark Bears
  450 Broad Street • Newark, NJ 07102
  Riverfront Stadium
  973-483-6900
  The Newark Bears bring the excitement of professional baseball to Newark and the surrounding region.  more...

• Garden State Rollergirls
  Seventh Avenue and Clifton Avenue • Newark, NJ 07104
  Branch Brook Park
  973-482-8900
  Check out New Jersey's premier all women's Roller Derby League. Their season runs from May through November.  more...

Parades

• St. Patrick's Day Parade
  Held in Downtown Newark
  201-859-5605
  Organized in 1936, the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Newark will start from the Prudential Center on Mulberry Street at 1:00 p.m. and end at Washington Park.