NJ Performing Arts Center (NJ PAC)

Recreation

05/15/2018

Summer 2018: Sounds of the City

Summer 2018 schedule for Sounds of the City includes EPMD, Rah Digga and Jon B

Recreation

09/27/2017

Open Doors Kids Debuts this year!

A day of arts aimed at engaging youth and their families - debuts for the first time as part of Open Doors 2017

Recreation

09/06/2017

Rundown: Halsey Festival 2017

Rundown of vendors, entertainment, games, activities and so much more at the Halsey Festival tomorrow!

Recreation

08/31/2017

Celebrate NJPAC’s 20th Anniversary with $20 Tickets to 20 Performances

Celebrate NJPAC’s 20th Anniversary Season with $20 tickets to 20 performances!

Recreation

05/18/2017

Summer 2017: NJPAC’s Sounds of the City

Sounds of the City line-up showcases Talib Kweli, Kurtis Blow, Black Sheep and more for Summer 2017 at NJPAC

Recreation

08/01/2016

Our Top 12 Event Picks for August 2016

August ends the summer with hot free concerts, the largest outdoor adult slip n' slide, comic con, and an all-white pop-up secret dinner party.

Sounds of the City 2015: Jose Alberto

Celebrations in Newark: 1916-2016

Christian McBride with Pat Metheny: One on One

UB40

WOFABE 10th Anuual African Dance and Drum Festival

NJPAC and NJMEA Present All-State Jazz

Gilbert Gottfried

Kwanzaa Festival 2015

Year of the Monkey: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Disney FANTASIA: Live In Concert

Mint Condition and Floetry at NJPAC

State of the City

NJSO Pops: Bond & Beyond

Michio Kaku - New Jersey Speakers Series

Paul Reiser

Todd Rundgren / The Tubes featuring Fee Waybill

Earthquake’s Father’s Day Celebration

SalsaPalooza

Jon Meacham - New Jersey Speakers Series

New Edition and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds

Get On Up: A James Brown Celebration!

Arlo Guthrie / Taj Mahal

Celtic Woman: The Destiny Tour

Sounds of the City: Tortured Soul

Newark History Society: Ethnicity & Community

The Brandee Younger Quartet

Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook at NJPAC

Jose Feliciano: Feliz Navidad Show

One Hand, One Heart: One Hundred Years of Leonard Bernstein

Swan Lake: Moscow Festival Ballet

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2017

Paul Anka

John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring

Lets Play Live

Sounds of the City 2017: Kurtis Blow/Universal Hip Hop Museum

Tango Buenos Aires: The Spirit of Argentina

NJ Speakers Series: Jeffrey Toobin

Christian McBride & Dianne Reeves: One on One

The Scarf Diaries

Handel’s Messiah

Johnny Mathis: Voice of Romance Tour 2018

Sounds of the City 2015: Alice Smith

Newark’s Jewish Frontier: Weequahic and its High School

Mystic India: The World Tour

Price is Right Live

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Day of Swing

Tom Papa

Russia’s Romeo & Juliet

Progressives and Reformers: Newark Takes the Lead

Shen Yun

Rhythm Revue’s 30th Anniversary WBGO FUNdraiser

Dodge Poetry at NJPAC: Newark Voices

NJSO: Lacombe Conducts Rachmaninoff & Ravel

San Francisco Symphony

Ethan Bortnick

Sinatra at the Movies

David Cassidy: Up Close & Personal

Rita Moreno - New Jersey Speakers Series

La Casa es su Casa Annual Event

Jill Scott

Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses

Gen. Martin Dempsey: New Jersey Speakers Series

Sounds of the City: Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue Dance Party

Sounds of the City: Bilal

Second City’s Paved & Confused 2: Please Don’t Feed the Candidates

FELA! The Concert: Afro Beat Party

Broadway Sings The Muppet Christmas Carol

Dance Theatre of Harlem: MLK Celebration

Orchestre National de Lyon

Cecile McLorin Salvant with Sullivan Fortner

Jersey NEW Moves!

Critical Conversation about Race and Policing

Creating Community in Modern Newark

Chaka Khan

YES

Vic DiBitetto

Sounds of the City 2017: Septeto Santiaguero

King Crimson

Kashmir - Live Led Zeppelin Show

NJSO: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

John McLaughlin/Jimmy Herring: Meeting of the Spirits

Trilogy Opera Company: Kenyatta

Joe with 112, Next and Total

Follow Me: TV & Online Sensations

True Diversity Films: Selma

El Gran Combo

The Summit II: Redefining Public Safety

Judy Carmichael Trio with Harry Allen

Bill Charlap Presents: Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool

Piff The Magic Dragon

Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds

Puritans, Protesters and Patriots: Newark in the Colonial Period

Invincible

Johnny Mathis

Down Neck

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat

Michel Camilo: Solo Piano

The Gipsy Kings feat. Nicolas Reyes & Tonino Baliardo

Colors of the Rainbow

Jorge Celedon / Grupo Niche

Ehud Barak - New Jersey Speakers Series

PoemJazz with Robert Pinsky & Laurence Hobgood

Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths and Luciano

Trilogy: An Opera Company - Five

Festival of Praise 2016

Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias: #FluffyBreaksEven

Betty Buckley

Jazz in the Key of Ellison

GRP Jazz Revisited: Honoring Larry Rosen

Cinderella - State Ballet Theatre of Russia

Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Quartet at Dorthaan’s Place

A Year with Frog and Toad

Wayne Shorter: Weather Report and Beyond Reimagined

Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy

Keyshia Cole, Tank, Jagged Edge & Monifah

Trevor Noah

Adegoke Steve Colson

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live

Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles

Sounds of the City 2017: Tower of Power

John Cleese & Monty Python and the Holy Grail

An Evening with Patrizio Buanne

Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science

Camille Thurman & The Darrell Green Trio

Kirk Franklin & Ledisi

Chick Corea

Robert Dubac’s The Book of Moron

Progressives and Reformers: Newark Takes the Lead

Keith Sweat and Brian McKnight

One Night of Queen

The Real Sinatra Songbook

Jazz, Soul & Funk with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

Hip-Hop Nutcracker

Winter Festival: Symphonie Fantastique

Winter Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Brian Regan

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Live

NJSO: Zhang Conducts Tchaikovsky 4

WBGO Kids Jazz: Celebrating Jazz Masters

Dodge Poetry at NJPAC: PoemJazz

Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Dress Casual

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Boyz II Men & En Vogue

An Evening with Patrizio Buanne

Musiq Soulchild

Styx

Simply Three

Creating Tomorrow: The Aljira 2016 Benefit

Sounds of the City: Tiempo Libre

Newark History Society: Innovation & Industry

Bernstein & Parsonnet: Concert & Conversation

Day of Swing 2016

Brown Bear, Brown Bear & Other Treasured Stories by Eric Carle

Year of the Rooster: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

Rob Paparozzi at Dorthaan’s Place

Wayne Shorter Quartet, with special guest Herbie Hancock

An Evening in Paris: Newark’s 1st City-Wide LGBTQ Prom

An evening of Elegant Soul

Brain Candy Live!

State of the City Address 2017

Beres Hammond: Take Time to Love Tour

The Price is Right Live

Sounds of the City 2017: Louis Prima, Jr. & The Witnesses

Comedy: Gary Owen, Deon Cole, Talent, Smokey Suarez

Jazz Jam at Clement’s Place (2018)

The Manhattan Transfer

Grupo Niche / Willy Chirino

NJ Speaker Series: Cokie Roberts

Shen Yun 2018

Michael Carbonaro

The Jacksons & The Commodores

Diana Ross: In the Name of Love Tour

NJPAC Spotlight Gala

Joe Alterman Trio

Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition 2015

Garvey Opera

Jersey Moves Festival of Dance: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Simply Streisand

Garrison Keillor

NJSO Pops: Music of the “Mad Men” Era

Dancing in the Streets

Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton

Hispanic Youth Showcase

Richard Nader’s 27th Annual Summer Doo Wop Concert

Chris Tucker Live

London Symphony Orchestra

Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music

Farhan Akhtar Live in Concert

Steve Martin and Martin Short

Sounds of the City: Universal Hip Hop Museum

Broadway’s Best with Seth Rudetsky

Carefree: Dancin’ with Fred & Ginger

Sarah Vaughan Celebration: Christian McBride Trio and guests

Kwanzaa Festival

James Monroe Iglehart in Concert!

Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play!

Jersey Moves! Festival of Dance: Carolyn Dorfman Dance

Patti LaBelle

Valentine’s Michael Bolton & Stephanie Mills

Bill Maher 2017

The Art of Rap: DMX, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Mobb Deep

Women’s Association of NJPAC Spring Luncheon

Earthquake & Friends: Father’s Day Celebration 2017

Sounds of the City 2017: Black Sheep / Das EFX

The Ultimate Queen Celebration Starring Marc Martel

NJPAC Speakers Series: David Cameron

Hiromi Duet featuring Edmar Castaneda

Dorthaan’s Place: Kevin Mahogany

An Evening with Savion Glover

An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets

Russell Peters’ Almost Famous World Tour

Tamela Mann, Mary Mary, & Tasha Cobbs

Tony Bennett with Antonia Bennett

Bernadette Peters

Film: Keep on Keepin’ On

Mariza

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles

Valentine’s Celebration with Babyface

S13: Hadelich Plays Tchaikovsky

Lea DeLaria

Wells Fargo Jazz for Teen & Brick City Jazz Orchestra

Dodge Poetry at NJPAC: Oigo Cantar a América: Latina/o Poets

Bill Burr: The Third Party Tour

Bring It! Live

Renée Fleming in Recital

Aretha Franklin: Musical Moments for MS

The Hot Sardines

The Piano Guys

Stanley Jordon & Billy McLaughlin

Sounds of the City: Junior Marvin’s Wailers

Squeeze with special guest The English Beat

The Brubeck Songbook

Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition: The Sassy Awards

Forces of Nature Dance Company with special guest Les Nubians

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Judy Kuhn

Shen Yun

Kevin James

Nelly

Will Downing

Young Frankenstein with Mel Brooks

The Temptations and The Four Tops

Diana Krall

Sounds of the City 2017: Talib Kweli

PAW Patrol Live

Nathan Lane Plus the Birdcage

Crosscurrents: Zakir Hussain & Dave Holland

Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

Hip Hop Nutcracker featuring Kurtis Blow

Sounds of the City: Motor City Revue

Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again

The Barefoot Contessa: Ina Garten

Renaissance: Songs of All Our Times

Sarah Vaughn Jazz Vocal Competition Deadline

Dorado Schmitt & Django Festival Allstars

Mo’Nique and Friends

Jethro Tull

Riverdance 20 Years Anniversary Tour

Richard Marx

Mike Epps with Special Guests

NJSO Family: Athletes of the Orchestra

New Jersey Ballet Company - 57th Anniversary Celebration

Mother’s Day Good Music Festival

An Evening with Tedeschi Trucks Band

Jersey (New) Moves! Emerging Choreographers

Bonnie Raitt: Dig in Deep Tour 2016

Ted Koppel - New Jersey Speakers Series

The Chieftains with special guests Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy

Racism in America - Panel Discussion - New Jersey Speaker Series

An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Akeelah and the Bee

Ron White

Buena Vista Social Club’s Omara Portuondo & special guests

Antonio Hart Quartet

Festival of Soul

The Hip Hop Nutcracker featuring Kurtis Blow

Mayhem Poets

Trilogy: An Opera Company: Das Rheingold

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

The Gipsy Kings

NJSO: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Newark and the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Jill Scott

Zakir Hussain & Dave Holland

Sounds of the City 2017: Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue Dance Party

Jazz House Kids 15th Anniversary Concert

Ella & Dizzy: The Centennial Celebration

SHU: Prayer for Peace Concert

WBGO Presents Carrie Jackson

NJMEA All State Jazz with Wallace Roney

Forces of Nature Dance Company

Sounds of the City 2015: Slick Rick

Lang Lang

Victor Manuelle

Jerry Seinfeld

Christian McBride with Bruce Hornsby: One on One

Masters of Ceremony

Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny

Cinderella: Russian National Ballet Theatre

Valentine’s Day All-Star Comedy Jam 2016

Alvin Ailey American Master Class

Jessye Norman with the NJSO

Freddy Cole Quartet

An Evening with Tedeschi Trucks Band

You’ve Got a Friend: Music of The Brill

Bill Charlap: Solo Piano

Savion Glover’s Chronology of a HooFer

Munich Philharmonic

Mariza with special guest Bebel Gilberto

Last Fan Standing featuring Bruce Campbell

John Cleese - New Jersey Speakers Series

Júlio Pereira and James Hill

Sounds of the City: Avery*Sunshine

Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar

Cole Porter from A to Z: Celebrating 125 Years

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Handel’s Messiah with NJ Symphony Chamber Orchestra

Kevin Mahogany at Dorthaan’s Place

Dorthaan’s Place: The Bucky Pizzarelli / Ed Laub Duo

Paulo Szot

Soul Sounds Social: UVSO Fundraiser

Peppa Pig Live

Bring It! Live

Ringo Starr

Men are from Mars/Women are from Venus Live!

Sounds of the City 2017: Jon B.

Erykah Badu

American Song: The Wizard and I

An Evening with Chris Botti

NJSO: Shooting for the Stars

The Nutcracker