# Things to do with kids in Newark, NJ

> 11 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Newark, NJ (Essex County, NJ), in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Newark Museum Community Day: Autumn Fling](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/newark-museum-community-day-autumn-fling--listing-94b8ecd115f3f2a29b3f3c6a) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Newark Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 11. Join harvest games, craft activities and a gallery pumpkin hunt. A visiting petting zoo is scheduled outside the museum during part of the afternoon.
- [Newark Museum October Family Drop-In](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/newark-museum-october-family-drop-in--listing-08f36f847204e0f049a0d069) — Sun, Oct 25 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · The Newark Museum of Art · With admission · checked Oct 11. Make seasonal art inspired by harvest traditions, with different projects on Saturdays and Sundays. Saturday science activities also explore plants and pollinators.
- [Halloween Harvest Night at NJPAC](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/halloween-harvest-night-at-njpac--listing-4e766b4ff6bb341801a0f507) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM · New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) — Chambers Plaza, Newark · All ages · checked Oct 14. Halloween evening on NJPAC's Chambers Plaza with a silent disco with two DJs, dance performances, glow-in-the-dark pumpkin decorating and warm drinks, plus a costume contest for…
- [Family First Saturdays — The Newark Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-first-saturdays-the-newark-museum-of-art--listing-c5476eb47d6d2b53a648a2f8) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · The Newark Museum of Art — South Wing · With admission · checked Oct 14. A monthly family fun day on the first Saturday: family games, hands-on art activities designed for the whole family and a featured Character of the Day for photos. November adds…
- [WBGO Kids Jazz Concert with Catherine Russell](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/wbgo-kids-jazz-concert-with-catherine-russell--listing-72b05654331721ee687c5920) — Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM · The Newark Museum of Art · checked Oct 14. Part of the WBGO Children's Concert Series (with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation) and NJPAC's TD James Moody Jazz Festival: vocalist Catherine Russell, daughter of…
- [Brick City Run Club Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/brick-city-run-club-turkey-trot--listing-55fb7e81f6745885f4802708) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Brick City Run Club meeting point, Newark · All ages · Free · checked Oct 21. Newark's Brick City Run Club hosts a free Thanksgiving morning mile on Raymond Boulevard, organized with the City of Newark and the Newark City Parks Foundation. Every option is…
- [December Family Drop-In: Cultural Heritage — The Newark Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/december-family-drop-in-cultural-heritage-the-newark-museum-of-art--listing-445592afe68155ce6560ddb7) — Sat, Dec 5 (+4 more dates) · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · The Newark Museum of Art · With admission · checked Oct 16. The Newark Museum of Art's December family drop-in studio takes cultural heritage as its theme, inviting families to share the stories, traditions and customs passed down through…
- [Community Day: Winter Wonderland — The Newark Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/community-day-winter-wonderland-the-newark-museum-of-art--listing-47a65a8de817dbb1f0099e1a) — Sat, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Newark Museum of Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. The Newark Museum of Art's free Winter Wonderland Community Day returns on Saturday, December 12, from noon to 5 pm, spread across the Main Building, the North and South Wings…
- [The Nutcracker — State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine at NJPAC](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-nutcracker-state-ballet-theatre-of-ukraine-at-njpac--listing-5ee27f53acff8695a76bc467) — Sun, Dec 13 · 3:00 PM · New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) — Prudential Hall, Newark · Paid · checked Oct 14. Holiday family ballet: The Nutcracker performed by The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine with hand-painted sets, 200+ costumes and Tchaikovsky's score. NJPAC lists it under Dance…
- [Cirque Dreams Holidaze at NJPAC](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/cirque-dreams-holidaze-at-njpac--listing-f8462bd1b0a4cc71ef79d5fc) — Sat, Dec 26 · 4:00 PM · New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) — Prudential Hall, Newark · Paid · checked Oct 14. Day-after-Christmas circus spectacular wrapped in a Broadway-style holiday show, reimagined for 2026: aerial acts, jugglers, acrobatics, singers, dancers and Christmas…
- [Cinderella — State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine at NJPAC, Newark](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/cinderella-state-ballet-theatre-of-ukraine-at-njpac-newark--listing-64d336e843e0789b23529183) — Sun, Jan 17 · 3:00 PM · New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) — Prudential Hall, Newark · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. On the Sunday of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine performs a full-scale Cinderella in NJPAC's Prudential Hall in Newark. Set to Sergei…

## Recently ended

- [Family Fun Day: Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/family-fun-day-dodge-poetry-festival-at-njpac--listing-f7d48f0f87b2392191fabdf8) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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