This weekend, Jersey City is packed great events: Jersey City Pride, Jersey City Night Market, Summer Fest at Liberty State Park, a Peach Pie Contest, and more.
August Nature Programs at LSP: Monarch Magic! | Fri., Aug. 4 | 10-11 a.m. | meet at the Nature Center, 275 Freedom Way, Jersey City | Come on out to Liberty State Park and get up close and personal with the monarch butterfly! We’ll learn all about the life cycle, feeding habits, and migration journey of this amazing little insect! For more info, go here.
Adult Book Swap Adult Read (Summer Learning Program) | Fri., Aug. 4 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | West Bergen Branch Library, 546 West Side Ave, Jersey City | Please join us for our Book Swap Adult Read! Bring in your favorite book or library book and swap out for a new book. Light refeshment will be served. For more info, go here.
Movies on the Pier: Black Adam | Fri., Aug. 4 | 8-9 p.m. | J. Owen Grundy Park, Hudson Street, Jersey City | This event is free and open to the public. Please bring your own chair. There will be food and drink onsite available for purchase. We hope to see you! For more info, go here.
White Eagle Hall Presents Emo Night Brooklyn | Fri., Aug. 4 | 8 p.m. | White Eagle Hall, 337 Newark Ave., Jersey City | “Calling all Jersey City proud elder emos! EMO NIGHT BROOKLYN, the traveling dance party dedicated to celebrating emo & pop punk, is coming to your beautiful city Friday, 8/4. For more info, go here.
PFF Walk – New York City Metro | Sat., Aug. 5 | 9:09 a.m.-12 p.m. | Liberty State park, 1 Audrey Zapp Drive , Jersey City | The PFF Walk unites the community in raising funds and awareness for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. For more info, go here.
August Nature Programs at LSP: Catch Those Lanternflies! | Sat., Aug. 5 | 10-11:30 a.m. | meet at the Nature Center, 275 Freedom Way, Jersey City | You’ve probably seen this eye-catching but invasive insect almost everywhere over the last few summers. For more info, go here.
Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community | Sat., Aug. 5 | 2-4 p.m. | Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, 140 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City | Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community Come join us for an enlightening event focused on mental health in the LGBTQ community! For more info, go here.
Strength Through Visibility – 20 Years of Pride in Jersey City | Sat., Aug. 5 | 3-5 p.m. | Art House Productions, 345 Marin Blvd, Jersey City | In 2021, JC Pride celebrated its twentieth anniversary, but with the changing political climate in the country can we count on celebrations to come? For more info, go here.
Jersey City Night Market | Sat., Aug. 5 | 3-9 p.m. | Jersey City | Jersey City Night Market Is Back! Join us as we celebrate small business and everything chill about Chilltown. For more info, go here.
Drag Me to the Garden | Sat., Aug. 5 | 4-8 p.m. | Riverview Fisk Park, 498 Palisade Ave, Jersey City | Join us for an enchanting garden-themed, family-friendly drag show presented by JC Pride and the Riverview Neighborhood Association. For more info, go here.
Robert Koch Opening Reception | Sat., Aug. 5 | 5-8 p.m. | Art House Gallery, 345 Marin Blvd, Jersey City | You are invited to the opening reception at the Art House Gallery for Robert Koch’s exhibition of new sculptures and paintings. The exhibit will be on display from August 5th – August 27th. For more info, go here.
Salsa on the Grove | Sat., Aug. 5 | 6-10 p.m. | Grove Street, Between Bay Street & Morgan Street, Jersey City | A free monthly music festival series from May through September, for the last 18 years Salsa on the Grove features various local musicians and performers from Jersey City, NJ. For more info, go here.
Los Nuevos Reyes Del Reggaeton | Sat., Aug. 5 | 9 p.m. | White Eagle Hall, 337 Newark Ave., Jersey City | N.D.V.S.T PRESENTS: LOS NUEVOS REYES DEL REGGAETON DJ NIGHT La mejor musica de Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro y Feid toda la noche White Eagle Hall – Jersey City For more info, go here.
August Nature Programs at LSP: Fabulous Fungi | Sun., Aug. 6 | 10-11 a.m. | meet at the Nature Center, 275 Freedom Way, Jersey City | Come to Liberty State Park to discover the hidden world of the often overlooked fungi and learn all about these unusual organisms. We will meet at the Nature Center located at 275 Freedom Way. For more info, go here.
Peach Pie Contest & Peach Festival | Sun., Aug. 6 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Riverview Fisk Park, 498 Palisade Ave, Jersey City | Join us for our annual Peach Pie Contest & Festival at the Riverview Farmers Market! Registration for the Peach Pie & Cobbler Contest is open!! View rules and sign up online. For more info, go here.
Pride With Your Pup | Sun., Aug. 6 | 2-6 p.m. | Corgi Spirits at the Jersey City Distillery, 1 Distillery Dr, Jersey City | The Jersey City LGBTQ+ Pride Festival and Corgi Spirits at the Jersey City Distillery invite you to come celebrate JC Pride doggy style. For more info, go here.
Summer Fest Liberty State Park Music Series | Sun., Aug. 6 | 6-8 p.m. | Liberty State Park, North Cove Field, Jersey City | For more info, go here.
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