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The Wizard of Oz” Musical Theatre Production
A show packed with music and magic, suitable for families and friends.
The Artists Avenue is a Bayonne-based youth musical theatre program which is presenting
“Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Witches, Wonders & Wizdom” December 2025, featuring Oz-inspired music and performances by local young artists at Washington School. Founded by the Enriquez sisters, it offers accessible training, and while they put on Oz-themed shows, this specific production was a showcase of songs from The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz, and Wicked, not a full stage production of
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the classic film.
If You Go: Washington School (191 Avenue B) Friday, December 19th & Saturday, December 20th, 7:00 PM
Menorah Lighting
A community cultural event to celebrate Hanukkah. Thursday, December 18th, 4:00 PM Thursday, December 18th, 4:00 PM
Jersey City City Hall (280 Grove Street)
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Hasbrouck Heights Friday
December 19th. 2025 7:30pm-10:30pm
128 Baldwin Avenue Hasbrouck Heights NJ
Historic Downtown Jersey City Happy Holiday Handmade Market
Shop locally from various artists and vendors, with activities like a bounce house, gift bagging service, photo booth, and holiday drinks. Free to attend.
Grove St PATH Plaza: December 20th and 21st, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Rooftop at The Ashford (145 Newark Ave): December 20th and 21st, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
OUTSIDE HUDSON
Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
A multi-sensory musical experience featuring Christmas carols performed on string instruments under candlelight. If You Go: City Hall City Hall - City of Newark (920 Broad Street, Newark - nearby area) Sunday, December 21st, 6:00 PM
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The Jersey City SantaCon 2025
Calling all Santa’s, the Jersey City Santa Con 2025, is taking place on Saturday, December 20th. Beginning at the Grove Station.
If you plan to attend tickets must be purchased in advance to receive a branded wristband, which grants access to participating venues without cover fees and provides exclusive drink specials. The event is for adults 21+ and encourages full festive costumes (a Santa hat alone is not enough). A portion of the proceeds is typically donated to local charities like Toys for Tots.
If You Go: Various locations Saturday, December 20, 2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
(check-in times may vary) Start Location Grove Station, 116 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Price Range $0 - $25.60, depending on ticket type PubCrawls.com
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A Christmas Carol -A Live Radio Play!:
A classic holiday performance.
Location & Times: Mile Square Theatre; December 18th–21st (various times including Thu 7 PM, Sun 3 PM). The Young King by Oscar Wilde: A theatre production adapted by Nikki Bloom.
Location & Times: Mile Square Theatre; December 15th–21st (multiple times).
If You Go: 1400 Clinton Street Hoboken, NJ for tickets:info@ milesquaretheatre.org 201-683-7014
Featuring over 300 works of art by 133 local artists, all priced at $500 or less, theAffordableArt Show highlights an incredible variety of unique, giftready pieces. This year’s collection includes paintings, photography, small sculptures, handmade gifts, jewelry, and more— perfect for holiday shopping or adding to your personal collection. The Affordable Art Show will run from Friday, December 5th —Saturday, January 24th
If You Go:
Art House Gallery at The Hendrix 345 Marin Blvd, Jersey City NJ 07302
Holiday Caroling
Join in Seranading at the Hoboken Historical Mueum Annual Holiday Caroling Event
If You Go: Begins at the Museum Walkway Tuesday, December 16
6pm. -8pm 1301 Hudson Street. Hoboken NJ
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REGISTER NOW FOR SPRING 2026 CLASSES AT HCCC!
FREE TUITION for Eligible Students through the Community College Opportunity Grant (for those who qualify) For more information, go to: www.hccc.edu/freetuition
The
Big Small Show at Drawing Rooms
12/12/25 - 1/18/26
Over 100 artist’s works will be featured in our year-end fundraiser exhibit. The Big Small Show 2025 is a review of works made in the past 2 years.
Now in its tenth year at Drawing Rooms, their goal is to gather together a large array of innovative and exceptional new works to produce an exciting survey show. Join to meet the Artists on Sundays 12/20/25 & 1/11/26 3pm to 5pm. Closing Reception
Sunday, 1/18/26, 3-5pm Curated by Anne Trauben.
To find out more, please visit our website: www. drawingrooms.org
Director: James Pustorino, 201-2088032 victoryhall1@ msn.com
Join Community Awareness Series for their Annual Kwanzaa Celebration! Come and celebrate the seven principles of Kwanzaa through music, poetry, ancestral remembrance, candle lighting, African Dance & Drum and community harvest. All are welcome! Saturday, December 27 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Daoud-David Williams Cultural Arts Center, Miller Branch Library
Hudson is Home! DISCOVER WHY
Loura Van Der MeuleFig Tree in the Winter Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
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Sandwich or Platter
Italian Meatballs
With homemade organic tomato sauce.
Imported aged grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese on fresh baked Brooklyn artisan bread
Chicken Parmigiano
Fresh chicken cutlet with homemade organic tomato sauce mozzarella cheese and aged grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese on fresh baked Brooklyn artisan bread
Eggplant Parmigiano
Fresh eggplant with homemade organic tomato sauce aged grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese on fresh baked
Brooklyn artisan bread
Grilled Italian Sausage
With grilled onions & roasted peppers homemade organic tomato sauce imported aged grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese on fresh baked Brooklyn artisan bread
Meatball and Sausage Combo
With grilled onions & roasted peppers homemade fresh organic tomato sauce aged grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese on fresh baked Brooklyn artisan bread
Daily Specials
Lasagna
Stuffed Peppers
Baked Ziti
Pasta with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage
Pasta with Broccoli Rabe
Pasta with Bolognese Sauce
Muffuletta Sandwiches
Chicken Cutlet Sandwiches
Focaccia Bread
Prosciutto Bread
Seafood Salad
Sauteed Asparagus
Sautted String Beans
Sautted broccoli rabe
Bring on the Jersey Holidays!!
Nimbus
Brings Jersey Nutcracker to NJPAC, Kean Stage/Wilkins Theater, & Nimbus Arts Center/Jersey City
This December, Nimbus Dance’s Jersey Nutcracker embarks on its first-ever New Jersey tour, bringing its beloved, distinctly local twist on Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet to audiences in Jersey City, Newark, and Elizabeth. With dazzling new sets and costumes, an expanded youth cast from across the state, and performances at the Nimbus Arts Center, Kean University, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), this year marks a bold new chapter for Nimbus’ signature holiday production. 2025 Performance & Ticket Information:Nimbus Arts Center – Jersey City, NJ 329 Warren Street, Jersey City, NJ
Friday, Dec. 19 at 7 PM
Saturday, Dec. 20 at 3 PM & 7 PM
Sunday, Dec. 21 at 3 PM & 7 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 3 PM & 7 PM
Tickets: $30- $70 (group rates available)
Ticket Link: HERE
Hoboken Santa Con is Back!
Back for another year, Hoboken’s Santa Con will transform Hoboken into a sea of Red and white when it takes place on Saturday, December 20th, 2025.
This event draws thousands of Holiday -lovers dressed as Santa’s, Elves, Reindeer, and all kinds of merry misfits as explained in Pubcrawl.com.
Running From 10am to 5pm, where participants roam the streets and hop between the city’s top venues.
The venues this year are:
Madd Hatter
The Shannon Wicked Wolf
The Lola
Willie McBrides
Black Bear
Tally Ho
The Ainsworth
the Pig & Parrot
The Pig & Parrot Last Resort
The Brass Rail
The Ale House
Union Hall Hoboken
The Ferryman
10th & Willow Bar & Grill
The Madison Bar & Grill
The Shepherd & Knucklehead (includes welcome voucher!)
Hoboken Biergarten
Baja Mexican Cuisine
The Grove Station
The Ashford
Boots & Bones
If You Go:
Hoboken Santa Con
Hoboken, NJ
Saturday, December 20, 2025
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tickets in advance at Pubcrawls.com
Receive your digital pub crawl map the week of the event
Check in at the designated venue during the times listed Collect your event wristband
Visit Pubcrawls.com for group rates, FAQ and
tickets
Hoboken SantaCon is about community, too. A portion of proceeds will support Toys for Tots, helping bring joy to children in need
Bayonne Free Four-Hour Parking for NonCommerical Vehicles
Mayor Jimmy Davis of Bayonne recently announced that the Bayonne Parking Utility lots will offer free fourhour parking for noncommercial vehicles in its parking lots from Monday, December1, 2024, through, Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Regular parking charges in the lots will resume for non-commercial vehicles on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Mayor Davis said, “The goal of the four-hour free parking program in the lots is to encourage people to shop and dine in Bayonne during the holiday season.”
Mayor Davis thanked the Bayonne Parking Utility for supporting the fourhour free parking policy
again this year. He said, “The Parking Utility deserves our gratitude for offering free four-hour parking to non-commercial vehicles in the lots during the 2024 holiday season.”
The four-hour program does not apply to commercial vehicles or to on-street parking meters. All commercial and non-commercial drivers must continue feeding the meters on the streets. The paid permit program for commercial vehicles that park overnight in the lots will remain in effect.
On certain dates in the holiday season that will be announced, parking charges will not be enforced for the entire day. Otherwise, the free parking will be limited to four hours. In some previous years, there was free parking around the clock for a month. However, the program was abused by certain commuters who left their vehicles in free spaces all day, in order to avoid paying for spaces at Light Rail stations. That is why the holiday season parking program was modified a few years ago to allow four hours of free parking at a time in the lots for a given noncommercial vehicle.
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