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Celebrate 27 Years of Oktoberfest in Leonia on September 26th

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originally published: 08/28/2026

(LEONIA, NJ) -- The Rotary Club of the Palisades invites the community to celebrate the 27th Annual Leonia Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 3:00pm to 10:00pm at Wood Park in Leonia. Enjoy a fun-filled day of live music, beer, dancing, entertainment, crafts, face painting, Dolly the Clown, and a Beer Stemming Competition. NEW this year: a variety of Food Trucks and Vendor Craft Tables featuring fun crafts, unique items, and more!

Admission is $5 in advance, $10 at the door, and children under 12 are FREE!

Tickets are available for purchase online.

And the best part? Your good time does good! Proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of the Palisades' charitable programs, including the Weekend Snack Pack Program, which helps provide food to children in Leonia, Edgewater, and Palisades Park, as well as their Haiti Project, supporting life-saving neonatal equipment for premature infants at Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, Haiti.

Come enjoy great food, music, beer, and family fun while helping Rotary make a difference locally and around the world!





 

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All

All The Devils Are Here

There are multiple performances including:

Friday, August 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm

McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ

Dubbed “The Villain of Broadway” by Playbill, Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Patrick Page (Hadestown) steps into the darkness and invites us along. In a tour-de-force performance, “one of America’s finest classical actors”(The Wall Street Journal) turns to the twisted motivations and hidden humanity at the heart of Shakespeare’s greatest villains, embodying Macbeth’s ruthless ambition, Iago’s seductive manipulation, Richard III’s gleeful cunning, Shylock’s fury, and more. 



 
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Take

Take Me Home - The Phil Collins Tribute

Friday, August 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ

Experience the sound, energy, and emotion of one of pop and rock's most iconic catalogs. Take Me Home: The Phil Collins Tribute, celebrates the legendary music of Phil Collins, from the powerful drum-driven anthems to the unforgettable ballads that defined a generation.



 

George

George Street Playhouse presents Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares

There are multiple performances including:

Friday, August 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm

New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ

Direct from an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe and two sold-out Off-Broadway engagements comes Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award® winner Laura Benanti. Known for her dazzling Broadway performances and razor-sharp wit, Benanti takes the stage to share her hilarious, heartfelt, and sometimes brutally honest takes on motherhood, people pleasing and the joys of aging. Blending side-splitting storytelling with original songs, New York Times Critic's Pick Nobody Cares is a love letter to recovering people pleasers, mothers, and anybody working on themselves.

 
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Ammy

Ammy Virk

Friday, August 28, 2026 @ 8:30pm
Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
46 Washington Ave, Carteret, NJ

Presented by Amit Jaitly of SAI USA

 

The

The John Fogerty Tribute Project

Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ

The John Fogerty Tribute Project, formerly known as Willy & The Poor Boys, is a high energy tribute to the music of John Fogerty & Creedence Clearwater Revival. We have been playing the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival in and around the New York Area for many years. We are the area's ORIGINAL and premier CCR/John Fogerty tribute band.



 

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(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- New Jersey Lyric Opera returns to Kelsey Theatre for the fourth consecutive year with a weekend of opera favorites on Mercer County Community College's West Windsor Campus, August 28-30, 2026 during the Summer Opera Festival.

Art House Productions presents "Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties"

Art House Productions presents "Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties by Jen Silverman from August 28-29, 2026. Betty is rich; Betty is lonely; Betty's busy working on her truck; Betty wants to talk about love, but Betty needs to hit something. Five different women named Betty collide at the intersection of anger, sex, and the "thea-tah."

The Stress Factory Comedy Club presents Michael Blackson this Weekend

The Stress Factory Comedy Club presents Michael Blackson this Weekend

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Stress Factory Comedy Club presents Michael Blackson from August 28-29, 2026. He has been called one of the most original stand-up comics in the country, and his performances have audiences laughing in tears.

Triumph Brewery presents NY Blues Hall of Fame Artist Regina Bonelli on Friday

Triumph Brewery presents NY Blues Hall of Fame Artist Regina Bonelli on Friday

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Triumph Brewing in Red Bank presents NY Blues Hall of Fame Artist Regina Bonelli on Friday August 28, 2026 from 9:00pm-11:30pm. Regina is a tour de force musician.

Haddon Township presents the Summer of Love Music Festival on August 29th

Haddon Township presents the Summer of Love Music Festival on August 29th

(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Haddon Township invites residents and visitors to celebrate the sounds of three unforgettable decades at the Summer of Love 60's-70's-80's Music Festival on Saturday, August 29, 2026 from 2:00pm to 10:00pm. The festival will take place along Haddon Avenue between Strawbridge Avenue and Cooper Street.

Surflight Theatre presents "Ghost, The Musical"

Surflight Theatre presents "Ghost, The Musical"

(BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre presents Ghost, The Musical from September 1-20, 2026. Based on the iconic 1990 film, Ghost, this romantic fantasy is brought to the stage, blending heartfelt emotion, gripping suspense, and supernatural wonder.

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center to Hold Auditions for "Gypsy"

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center to Hold Auditions for "Gypsy"

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center will hold auditions for Gypsy on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm. Callbacks will be on Thursday, September 3rd from 5:00pm to 10:00pm. All roles are available.

RVCC Art Gallery presents "Sylvia Perkel at 100 – An Artistic Journey from Brooklyn to Branchburg"

RVCC Art Gallery presents "Sylvia Perkel at 100 – An Artistic Journey from Brooklyn to Branchburg"

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department will present Sylvia Perkel at 100 - An Artistic Journey from Brooklyn to Branchburg, a solo exhibition showcasing the work of Sylvia Perkel, a local artist who celebrated her 100th birthday this year, September 2 to October 1, 2026. The exhibition will be on view in the RVCC Art Gallery at the College's Branchburg campus.

Masquerade Theatre presents The Long Story Short Play Festival on September 3rd

Masquerade Theatre presents The Long Story Short Play Festival on September 3rd

(RIVERSIDE, NJ) -- Masquerade Theatre presents The Long Story Short Play Festival on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 7:30pm.  Come celebrate the birthday of local playwright Amber Kusching and watch a collection of new plays written by the local theatre community.

New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2026 to open with "Your Lips Never Left Mine" on September 4th

New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2026 to open with "Your Lips Never Left Mine" on September 4th

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2026 kicks off with a screening of Your Lips Never Left Mine on Friday, September 4, 2026. Matthew Kozlark's thriller will be available via video on demand starting at 12:00am with an in-person screening at Rutgers University movie theater at 7:00pm.