The COVID-19 Coronavirus situation led arts organizations and venues to cancel, postpone, and reschedule shows throughout the country. Many of these arts organizations are non-profits who are still struggling to rebound from this period. Sadly, many arts organizations had to close. Please consider making a donation to help these organizations going.
We have created a list of New Jersey based performing arts centers, professional and community theatres, film festivals, dance companies, orchestras, museums, and some non profit arts presenters. The list contains quick links to their donate pages. If you are an non profit arts organization that is not listed here, please email us with your name, town, and website url.
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Art House Productions, Jersey City
Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park
Bergen Performing Arts Center (BergenPAC), Englewood
Black Box Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ
Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown
Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank
Jay and Linda Grunin Center, Toms River
The Levoy Theatre, Millville
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), Morristown
McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities, Cape May
Newark Symphony Hall, Newark
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Newark
The Newton Theatre, Newton
Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township
RVCCArts - Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg
Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood
South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), South Orange
State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick
Stockton Performing Arts Center (StocktonPAC), Galloway
Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), Rahway
WP Presents! at William Paterson University, Wayne
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American Theater Group, East Brunswick
Art House Productions, Jersey City
Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park
Cape May Stage, Cape May
Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown
Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick
Dreamcatcher Repertory Company, Summit
Eagle Theatre, Hammonton
East Lynne Theatre Company, Cape May
George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick
The Growing Stage, Netcong
Hudson Theatre Works, Weehawken
Luna Stage, West Orange
McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton
Midtown Direct Rep, Maplewood
Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken
New Jersey Repertory Theatre, Long Branch
Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn
Passage Theatre Company, Trenton
Premiere Stages at Kean University, Union
Pushcart Players, Verona
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Florham Park
Skyline Theatre Company, Fair Lawn
South Camden Theatre Company, Camden
Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven
The Theater Project, Union
Two River Theater, Red Bank
Women's Theater Company, Lake Hiawatha
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4th Wall Theatre, Upper Montclair
Barn Theatre, Montville
Bergen County Players, Oradell
Burlington County Footlighters, Cinnaminson
Center Players, Freehold
Chatham Players, Chatham
Circle Players, Piscataway
Cranford Dramatic Club, Cranford
Exit 82 Theatre, Toms River
Gas Lamp Players, Glen Ridge
Haddonfield Plays & Players, Haddonfield
Holmdel Theatre Company, Holmdel
Monmouth Players, Atlantic Highlands
Moorestown Theater Company, Moorestown
Nutley Little Theatre, Nutley
Off Broad Street Players, Bridgeton
Old Library Theatre, Fair Lawn
Pennington Players, Pennington
Players Guild of Leonia, Leonia
Princeton Festival, Princeton
Radburn Players of Fair Lawn, Fair Lawn
The Road Company, Williamstown
Rhino Theatre, Pompton Lakes
Somerset Valley Players, Hillsborough
Spotlight Players, Matawan
Spring Lake Theatre, Spring Lake
Stony Hill Players, Summit
The Strollers, Maplewood
Studio Players, Upper Montclair
Summit Playhouse, Summit
Trilogy Repertory Company, Basking Ridge
Villagers Theatre, Somerset
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Asbury Park Music + Film Festival, Asbury Park
Black Maria Film Festival, Multiple locations
Film OneFest, Atlantic Highlands
Garden State Film Festival, Asbury Park
Lighthouse Film Festival, Long Beach Island
Monmouth Film Festival, Red Bank
Montclair Film Festival, Montclair
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10 Hairy Legs, Highland Park
Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, Woodbridge
American Repertory Ballet Company, New Brunswick
Ariel Rivka Dance, Jersey City
Art Of Motion, Ridgewood
Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Union
Dance On The Lawn, Montclair
Freespace Dance, Upper Montclair
Jersey City Ballet, Jersey City
Lydia Johnson Dance, South Orange
Mosaic Dance Theater Company, Glen Ridge
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Fort Lee
New Jersey Ballet, Florham Park
New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet, Hackettstown
Neww Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, Summit
Nimbus Dance Works, Jersey City
River Ballet Company, Frenchtown
Roxey Ballet Company, Lambertville
The Moving Architects, Montclair
XY Dance Project, Sparta
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Adelphi Orchestra, River Edge
The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, Dover
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Teaneck
Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra, Bloomfield
Bravura Orchestra, West Windsor
Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey, Trenton
Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Neshanic Station
The Discovery Orchestra, Summit
Encore Orchestra of New Jersey, Short Hills
Garden State Philharmonic, Toms River
The Glen Rock Pops Orchestra, Glen Rock
The Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra (GPYO), Princeton
Metropolitan Orchestra of New Jersey, Chatham
The Monmouth Symphony Orchestra, Red Bank
The Montclair Orchestra, Montclair
New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, New Brunswick
New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Westfield
New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO), Red Bank
New Jersey State Youth Orchestra, Newark
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Newark
New Jersey Youth Symphony, New Providence
Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey, Moorestown
The Plainfield Symphony, Plainfield
Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Princeton
South Orange Symphony, South Orange
The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey, West Windsor
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American Labor Museum, Haledon
Aviation Hall of Fame of NJ, Teterboro
Battleship New Jersey, Camden
Blairstown Museum, Blairstown
Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May
Alice and Leonard Dreyfuss Planetarium, Newark
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison
Esther Raab Holocaust Museum and Goodwin Education Center, Cherry Hill
Franklin Mineral Museum, Franklin
Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken
Liberty Hall Museum, Union
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown
Meadowlands Museum, Rutherford
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities, Cape May
Monmouth Museum, Lincroft
Morris Museum, Morristown
NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May
Newark Museum of Art, Newark
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial , Holmdel
The Old Barracks Museum, Trenton
John F. Peto Museum, Island Heights
Stone Harbor Museum, Stone Harbor
Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, Little Falls
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick
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Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton
Outpost In The Burbs, Montclair
Colab Arts, New Brunswick
(UNION, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG) presents the East Coast premiere of Destroying David at the DMK Theater at Union Arts Center from October 9-18 and at the Sieminski Theater from October 23-25, 2026. Destroying David is a thrilling, witty and heartfelt solo show about the power of art to help us through our darkest hours. The play is written and performed by Emmy Award-nominee Jason Odell Williams. ATG's new Producing Artistic Director Charlotte Cohn will direct.
(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced the 2027 Monmouth County Travel Guide cover photo contest is accepting submissions now through November 1, 2026.
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton University Library celebrates the art and evolution of Japanese publishing with a new exhibition "The Art of Japanese Publishing: A Selection of Japanese Illustrated Books from the Marquand Library Collection 1660-1960," curated by Nicole Fabricand-Person, Japanese Art Specialist, Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology and Holly Hatheway, Director, Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology.
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Alfa Art Gallery presents "Pigmented Perceptions," from September 1 to October 24, 2026. This exhibition explores oil and mixed media through the work of local fine artists. The Alfa Art Gallery invites you to experience the perspectives of twelve artists as they examine themes of architecture, landscapes, emotions, and identities.
From the Tony Award-winning producers of Hadestown comes A Beat of Our Own — a brand-new musical comedy that pulls you straight into the pulsating rhythms, kaleidoscopic colors and raw energy of competitive bhangra dance.
Classical Arts Entertainment presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a stunning Broadway-style ballet production performed by the United European Ballet Company.
This enchanting show brings one of the world’s most beloved fairy tales to life with beautiful choreography, expressive storytelling, hand-painted scenic designs, and bright, detailed costumes created by European designers.
The world-renowned ensemble Vitamin String Quartet joins forces with the captivating harmonies of acclaimed vocal trio Girl Named Tom to bring their genre-defying arrangements to stages across the U.S. Known for transforming pop and rock anthems into virtuosic instrumentals, and fresh off Season 4 in Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton, VSQ will team up with Girl Named Tom, whose breathtaking harmonies and heartfelt songwriting won The Voice in 2021 and have solidified their status as one of the leading lights in new American Folk Music. Enjoy music-making at its highest level, with reimagined classics and modern hits, stunning performances, and unforgettable collaborative moments.
Veronica Swift has established herself as one of her generation’s iconic voices in Jazz. Throughout her childhood, she toured nationally with her parents (Jazz musicians Hod O’Brien and Stephanie Nakasian), singing at renowned clubs and festivals such as Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz Standard (NYC), Jazz Showcase (Chicago), and Telluride Jazz Festival. She recorded her first album at age nine, and since then has had a career spanning two decades, which saw a 2nd place win at The 2015 Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition, a twice-a-year residency at Birdland Jazz Club, joining Chris Botti’s touring band, as well as touring with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and recording with Jeff Goldblum. Her 2021 album This Bitter Earth received a 5-star review and the cover of DownBeat magazine, and in 2024, she was honored with a French knighthood as Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters.
Effa Manley manages the Newark Eagles, a team she wants to take all the way to the Negro League World Series. Effa battles the press, coaching staff, segregation, and sometimes herself to win at the business of the game she loves most of all. She doesn’t worry about what it will cost her, even if it’s everything. Effa Loves Baseball is about the first woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Written by and Starring Kathryn Grody
Directed by Timothy Near
A Radical, Rollicking Rumination on the Optimism of Staying Alive
Barb desperately needs friends. That’s why she moved to this 55+ community in the first place. So what better way to meet new people than to join a good old fashioned Bingo Night? When Bingo Night turns into a full-blown orgy, Barb must decide: does she stay in her safe, predictable world? Or does she play a new game of chance and truly live before it’s too late?
Join us Thursday, October 15 at 6:00pm for an unforgettable evening of music and philanthropy celebrating the power of classical music.
References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot is an Obie Award-winning surrealist play by José Rivera that follows Gabriela, a lonely housewife in Barstow, California, awaiting her soldier-husband Benito’s return from the Gulf War in 1991. In the poetic fantasy world she creates as she drifts through her days in the Mojave desert, her housecat and a local coyote strike up a romance, while the celestial man-in-the-moon and her very real teenage neighbor Martín vie for her affection.
Step into an outrageous adventure of arts: Artrageous – Sensory Friendly Theater. This is the only show where you can witness the fusion of live art, rock concert, imaginative movement, vocal performance, comedy, blacklight Bunraku, Artpunk wear, and inclusion in one magical experience!