Jersey City Music & Arts Festival
Come together. Create. Share the joy.
Thursday, September 24–Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Provost Street between Bay and Morgan Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Eight days of music, movement, and making, right in the heart of Jersey City. Dance, listen, paint, create, and taste your way through a festival built for the whole community.
Hands-On & Family Fun
Try a painting class, get henna tattoos, try out an instrument at our Instrument Discovery Zone, catch outdoor movies, settle in for Library Bookmobile story time, and unwind with wellness meditations.
Live On Stage
- New Jersey Symphony Chamber and Family concerts
- Nimbus Dance performances
- Riverview Jazz Festival with salsa lessons
- Kulture Kool South Asian dance performances
- Undead Arts performances
Eat & Shop Local
Food trucks and craft vendors line the square all festival long.
Upcoming Events
- New Jersey Symphony Chamber Concert (Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 pm)
- Family-Friendly Movie Night (Friday, September 25 at 7:30 pm)
- Kids Fest (Saturday, September 26 at 10 am)
- Featured tables:
- Instrument Discovery Zone (New Jersey Symphony)
- Bollywood Dancing, Henna & Instrument Demos (Kulture Kool)
- Library Bookmobile table
- Educational Arts Team table
- Undead Arts / Zombie Opera table
- And more...
- Featured performances:
- Peter and the Wolf (New Jersey Symphony)
- Bollywood Dancing (Kulture Kool)
- Arias (Undead Arts)
- Global Grooves (New Jersey Symphony)
- And more...
- Featured tables:
- Wellness Day: Sound Bowls with Salvation Wellness (Sunday, September 27 at 12 pm)
- Family-Friendly Movie Night (Tuesday, September 29 at 7:30 pm)
- Salsa Night with Riverview Jazz (Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30 pm)
- Nimbus Dance Performance (Friday, October 2 at 6:30 pm)
- New Jersey Symphony Chamber Concert (Saturday, October 3 at 6:30 pm)
Presented by New Jersey Symphony
Founded in 1922, New Jersey Symphony is a non-profit organization. As the state orchestra of New Jersey, we are a century-plus institution that has grown from a small Montclair ensemble into a cornerstone of New Jersey's cultural life. We connect communities across the state through live music, education, and shared experiences. This festival carries that same spirit into Jersey City.
Festival Partners: Educational Arts Team; Jersey City Night Market; Jersey City Public Libraries; Kulture Kool; Let’s Talk Women’s Health and Wellness; Nimbus Dance; Riverview Jazz Festival; Studio 14C; Undead Arts.
The Jersey City Music & Arts Festival is supported by funding through the NJEDA’s A.R.T. – Phase II Grant Program.