Your official guide to Festival Season!
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FESTIVAL SEASON
IN NEWARK
June 7-8th
2025
2nd Annual Newark Fit Fest
June 14
2025
13th Annual River Day
Riverfront Park
June 19th
2025-2026
Juneteenth Around the Square
Harriet Tubman Square
July 7-13th
2025
Newark Pride Festival
Newark Pride Festival has been a cornerstone in promoting LGBTQ+ awareness
July 12th
2025
Afro Beat Fest
Afrobeat Fest is Newark’s largest annual family festival, celebrating African diaspora culture
July 23-27th
2025
Aug 1-5th
2025
Lincoln Park Music Festival
Largest music experience rooted in the African American and Afro Caribbean diaspora traditions in the tri-state region
July –
2025
Newark Arts Festival
July 18th
2025
Karaoke on Halsey: R&B Edition
Aug 16th
2025-2026
2nd Annual Newark Caribbean Festival
Mulberry Commons
Aug 25th
2025
Ondas de Mar – Lusophone Festival
Mulberry Commons
Sept 13th
2025
8th Annual Dance Newark!
Sept 18th
2025-2026
Halsey Festival
Newark’s historic Halsey Street district attracts hundreds with activations
Oct 9th
2025
Halsey Art Block Party
Halsey Street
Oct 25th
2025
Fall Festival
Military Park
Nov 15
2025-2026
Newark Uncorked
Nov 27th
2025
Annual Turkey Trot
Nov 28- Jan 10th
2025-2026
Newark Winter Village
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