# Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas — Popcorn & Pajamas at UCPAC Hamilton Stage, Rahway > Event for families in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area (NY / NJ). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM - Where: UCPAC Hamilton Stage, 360 Hamilton St., Rahway, NJ 07065 - Ages: Children and families - Price: Tickets: $10 (All-In Pricing) - Organizer: Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Official page: https://ucpac.org/event/emmet-otters-jug-band-christmas-popcorn-pajamas/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/emmet-otter-s-jug-band-christmas-popcorn-and-pajamas-at-ucpac-hamilton--listing-aa3e385252783a2457b42b6c ## About UCPAC's Popcorn & Pajamas film series for young children screens Jim Henson's 1977 holiday special Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas at the intimate Hamilton Stage in Rahway, with two Saturday shows. Kids are invited to come in their PJs, get a free popcorn (one per person), and stop at a craft table before the movie to make something to take home. The story, based on O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi' with songs by Paul Williams, follows Emmet and his Ma in Frogtown Hollow as each secretly enters a talent contest to buy the other a Christmas present — gentle, short and well suited to preschoolers and early-elementary children. Doors open an hour before each film for the crafts. Tickets are $10 all-in; popcorn and crafts are available while supplies last. The presentation is digital. ## Similar picks in New York - [Santa's Circus — UCPAC, Rahway](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/santa-s-circus-ucpac-rahway--listing-738ac1df5bb4fe203dc3418f) — Fri, Dec 18 · 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) Main Stage, Rahway · All ages · From $37 · checked Oct 24. Santa's Circus, a new Christmas-themed circus production, plays UCPAC's Main Stage in Rahway on a Friday evening a week before Christmas. 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