Mark your calendars for NJPAC's Kwanzaa Family Festival & Marketplace on Dec 23!

 

Sat, Dec 23 @ 9AM – 9PM NJPAC One Center Street, Newark Free Event Celebrate culture, community and creative expression at NJPAC’s annual Kwanzaa Family Festival & Marketplace Join the hundreds of families who make the free Kwanzaa Family Festival part of their annual celebration. It’s a full day of uplifting programs based on the seven principles of Kwanzaa. From 9AM – 2PM, enjoy holiday-infused activities including dance classes, arts and crafts, storytelling, face painting and a candle lighting ceremony. Energetic performances — with audience participation! — by Umoja Dance Company and Zawadi African Dance & Drum, Inc. honor the spirit and joy of the week-long holiday.   The Kwanzaa Marketplace, open 10AM – 9PM, takes place over two floors of the Arts Center. Shop one-of-a-kind items from local crafters and artisans such as custom and cultural clothing, handcrafted jewelry and accessories, bath and body products, crystals, artwork, books and more.   Your live entertainment is covered with free performances in the Prudential Hall Lobby every hour from 10AM – 9PM, in addition to The Hip Hop Nutcracker ticketed shows at 2PM and 7:30PM and Forces of Nature Dance Theatre at 3PM.   rsvp today!    standing in solidarity  Building An Environmentally Equitable New Jersey Mon, Dec 18 @ 7PM Join us for a virtual discussion on climate change legislation in New Jersey. Can environmental laws reverse the damage done to under-resourced communities? rsvp NJPAC’s Kwanzaa Family Festival & Marketplace are made possible through the generosity of Leon and Toby Cooperman ADP is the official Community Engagement Partner of NJPAC The Hip Hop Nutcracker and Forces of Dance Nature Theatre are part of the M&T Bank Dance Series Generous support for The Hip Hop Nutcracker is provided by the Smart Family Foundation/David S. Stone, Esq., Stone & Magnanini Single-performance tickets are available online at njpac.org or the NJPAC Box Office, One Center St., Newark. All tickets are subject to a per-ticket handling fee, which varies by performance and method of purchase. The fee for telephone and online orders is always the same. Fees paid at the box office are always the lowest available fee for a performance. Box Office hours are here. For groups of 9 or more, find Group Sales here or call 1.888.696.5722, Monday-Friday from 9AM to 5PM. One Center Street • Newark, NJ 07102 • 1.888.466.5722 • njpac.org Copyright © 2023 New Jersey Performing Arts Center, All rights reserved.