What’s on in Downtown Newark

133 upcoming events across 2 venues.

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New Jersey Performing Arts CenterPrudential Center

What's coming up

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Pop
Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Le Sserafim
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Classical
Sun Oct 11 · 2:00 PM
New Jersey Symphony: Hollywood Hits: From West Side Story to Spirited Away
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Latin
Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM
Don Omar
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 1 other date, through Wed Mar 3
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Tue Oct 13 · 11:00 AM
crossroads nj democracy forum: fighting for the future
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Tue Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
For Such a Time as This in America: Angela Davis & Salamishah Tillet in Conversation
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Thu Oct 15 · 10:00 AM
Dodge Poetry Festival
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sat Oct 17
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Jazz / Blues
Thu Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
jazz jams
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 5 other dates, through Thu Mar 25
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Thu Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
EvoluCulture Open Mic & Mixer
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Fri Oct 16 · 10:00 AM
Dodge Poetry Festival
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sat Oct 17
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Jazz / Blues
Fri Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Patti Smith
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sat Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Dodge Poetry Festival
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sat Oct 17
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Sat Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Family Fun Day: Dodge Poetry Festival
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sat Oct 17 · 5:00 PM
Def Poetry Reunion
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Do the Write Thing
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sun Oct 18 · 3:00 PM
My Hero Academia in Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Country
Thu Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Little Big Town
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Fri Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Darren Fleet
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Jazz / Blues
Fri Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Mavis Staples
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sat Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Jared Freid Special Taping
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Classical
Sat Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
New Jersey Symphony: Opening Weekend: Beethoven’s “Emperor” & Schubert’s Great
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sun Oct 25 · 3:00 PM
An Afternoon with Itzhak Perlman
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sun Oct 25 · 3:30 PM
Lullaby Project Celebration Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Pop
Sun Oct 25 · 7:30 PM
Journey
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Mon Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
Hablando Huevadas
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 1 other date, through Wed Oct 28
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Wed Oct 28 · 12:00 PM
Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic!
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Wed Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Hablando Huevadas
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 1 other date, through Wed Oct 28
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Thu Oct 29 · 8:30 AM
Real Talk: A Conversation with Governor Chris Christie
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Fri Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Jon Bramnick with special guest Vinnie Brand
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Latin
Fri Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Eva Ayllon with special guest Daniela Darcourt: Reunion Tour
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Folk / Americana
Sun Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
Mariza with special guests Derek Gripper & Duo Andalus
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Mon Nov 2 · 12:00 AM
Seton Hall vs St. Peter's
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Classical
Tue Nov 3 · 7:30 PM
a.r. rahman symphonic experience with the new jersey symphony
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 1 other date, through Wed Nov 4
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Classical
Wed Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
a.r. rahman symphonic experience with the new jersey symphony
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 1 other date, through Wed Nov 4
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Thu Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Dante Gebel: World Tour Despedida 2026
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Fri Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Niladri Kumaar: The Space Between the Notes Honoring Zakir Hussain
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sat Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Justin Silva Sorta Rican Tour
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Classical
Sat Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Undertale: The Determination Symphony
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sun Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
Lucy Darling Simply Darling
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Mon Nov 9 · 8:00 PM
BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of KING CRIMSON
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Tue Nov 10 · 12:00 PM
Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Thu Nov 12 · 7:30 PM
Miles @100 with Jon Faddis & Friends
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Jazz / Blues
Fri Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
NJMEA All-State Jazz Band and NJMEA All-State Jazz Choir
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Jazz / Blues
Fri Nov 13 · 8:00 PM
Gregory Porter with special guest Madeleine Peyroux
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Our Pick
Sat Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
WBGO Kids’s Concert Series Catherine Russell: Who is Louis Armstrong?
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
One of the best traditional-jazz singers working takes on the Louis Armstrong repertoire.
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Latin
Sat Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
Jesse Cook
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sat Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
Xg World Tour
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Bluegrass
Sun Nov 15 · 3:00 PM
Bruce Hornsby with Christian McBride: One on One
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sun Nov 15 · 6:00 PM
NJMEA All-State Mixed Chorus and Orchestra
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Electronic
Thu Nov 19 · 1:30 PM
New Jersey Symphony: Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 1 other date, through Sun Nov 22
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Jazz / Blues
Thu Nov 19 · 6:00 PM
jazz jams
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 5 other dates, through Thu Mar 25
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Metal
Thu Nov 19 · 6:30 PM
Motionless In White
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Thu Nov 19 · 8:00 PM
Robby Hoffman
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Fri Nov 20 · 8:00 PM
Matt McCusker: The Healing Frequency Tour
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Jazz / Blues
Our Pick
Sat Nov 21 · 3:00 PM
Charles Lloyd Quartet
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
One of jazz's great late-career runs continues with a quartet that still leaves plenty of air in the music.
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Sat Nov 21 · 8:00 PM
Ben Vereen's 80th Birthday Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Sat Nov 21 · 8:00 PM
Nataly Aukar
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Indie / Alt
Sat Nov 21 · 8:00 PM
Sombr
Prudential Center · Downtown Newark
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Sun Nov 22 · 1:30 PM
Dorthaan's Place: Wallace Roney Jr.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
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Electronic
Sun Nov 22 · 2:00 PM
New Jersey Symphony: Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Downtown Newark
Also plays 1 other date, through Sun Nov 22
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