Family Entertainment, June 2026-May 2027

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The May Performing Arts Center in Morristown will present the “Be Like Blippi” tour, June 6.

June 5-7 and 12-14: “Seussical the Musical,” presented by Theater to Go at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

June 6: “Blippi: Be Like Blippi Tour” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
June 6: Steampunk Alchemy Fest at Vasa Park, Hackettstown.

June 7: Oran Etkin: Timbalooloo at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

June 2-3: “Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

June 5: Oz “The Mentalist” Pearlman at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.

June 6-7 and 13-14: NJ Renaissance Faire at Burlington County Fairgrounds, Columbus.

June 6, 13, 20 and 26-27: “Disney’s Moana JR.” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

June 7: “Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got the Move” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

June 13: “Sesame Street: Elmo’s Got the Moves” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
June 13: “American Folktales,” part of “Classics for Kids!” series at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.
June 13: “The Musical Adventures of the Caribbean Pirates” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

June 16-17: “Bluey’s Big Play” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

June 18-21: Tri-County Fair at Christ Church, Rockaway.

June 21: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Phish & More for Kids featuring Uncle Ebenezer, at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.

June 24-28 and Aug. 5-9: “Cinderella” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 1-3: “Jack and the Beanstalk” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

July 1-3 and 5 and Aug. 19-23: “The Wizard of Oz” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 3-4 and 10-11: “Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

July 7-11: Cumberland County Fair, Millville.

July 8-12 and Aug. 26-30: “Snow White” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 10-12 and 17-19: “The Little Mermaid,” presented by The Yardley Players at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

July 11-26: “Shrek: The Musical” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

July 15-19: Ocean County Fair at Robert J. Miller Airpark, Berkeley Township.

July 15-19: “Peter Pan” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 17-18 and 24-25: “The Little Mermaid” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

July 17-Aug. 2: “Freaky Friday: A New Musical,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough Township.

July 18: “A Toy’s Tale” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

July 21-25: Burlington County Farm Fair at Burlington County Fairgrounds, Columbus.

July 22-26: Monmouth County Fair at East Freehold Showgrounds.

July 22-26 and Aug. 12-16: “Disney’s Aladdin Jr.” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 23-24: “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, West Orange.

July 23-26: Gloucester County 4-H Fair at 4-H Fairgrounds, Mullica Hill.

July 24-26: Morris County 4-H Fair at High View Farms, Mount Olive.

July 25-26: Mercer County 4-H Fair at Howell Living History Farm.

July 25-Aug. 1: Warren County Farmers Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival, Phillipsburg.

July 29-31 and Aug. 1-2 and Sept. 2-6: “The Little Mermaid” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

July 31-Aug. 8: New Jersey State Fair at Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta.

July 31 and Aug. 1, 7-8 and 14-15: “Disney’s Aladdin KIDS” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Aug. 3-9: Middlesex County Fair at Middlesex County Fairgrounds, East Brunswick.

Aug. 5-7: Somerset County 4-H Fair at North Branch Park, Bridgewater.

Aug. 7-8: Atlantic County 4-H Fair at Atlantic County 4-H Fairgrounds, Mays Landing.

Aug. 9: “Puppetonia! Construction Party” at West End Arts Center, Long Branch.

Aug. 14-15: Monster Jam at Prudential Center, Newark.

Aug. 14-16: Monster-Mania Con at DoubleTree by Hilton, Cherry Hill.

Aug. 15: The Clairvoyants at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.

Aug. 19-23: Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair at Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, Lambertville.

Aug. 21-22 and 28-29: “Alice in Wonderland” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Aug. 23: The Wiggles at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.

Aug. 29: Super Jersey Summer Spectacular (comics, collectibles, celebrities etc.) at Iron Peak Sports & Events, Hillsborough.

Sept. 12, 19 and 26: “Disney’s The Lion King KIDS” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Sept. 19: “Learn to Tame a Dragon” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Sept. 20: “Skullduggery: A Magical Pirate Adventure,” sensory friendly theater performance at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Oct. 4: “Plim Plim” at BergenPAC, Englewood.

Oct. 8-24: “Shrek the Musical” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.

Oct. 10: “The Little Ghost Who Couldn’t Say Boo” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Oct. 10, 17 and 24: “The Great Pumpkin” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Oct. 10-11: Catsbury Park Cat Convention at Bell Works, Holmdel.

Oct. 15-18: “A Year With Frog and Toad” at Cumberland Players, Vineland.

Oct. 16-25: “Oliver!” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Oct. 23-Nov. 15: “A Christmas Story” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.
Oct.-23-Nov. 15: “Disney’s Freaky Friday” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Oct. 24: “The Dragon King,” presented by The Tanglewood Marionettes as part of “Classics for Kids!” series at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.

Oct. 30-31: “The Price Is Right Live” at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

Oct. 31: “Hansel & Gretel” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 and 14: “James and the Giant Peach JR.” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Nov. 6-29: “The Wizard of Oz” at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal.

Nov. 7: “Puppy Squad” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Nov. 7-8: Gormánuður: A Viking Harvest Festival at Vasa Park, Hackettstown.

Nov. 10-Dec. 20: “A Playhouse Christmas” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.

Nov. 13-22: “Annie” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Nov. 18-Jan. 3: “Mary Poppins” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Nov. 20-22: “A Christmas Story: The Musical” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Nov. 20-Dec. 13: “A Christmas Carol” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Nov. 28 and Dec. 5, 12 and 19: “Frosty and Rudolph” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Dec. 5: “Elf Shelf Holiday Spectacular” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.

Dec. 5-13: “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Dec. 5-20: “Frozen” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Dec. 5-31: “The Gifts of the Magi,” presented by Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.

Dec. 8-27: “A Christmas Carol” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Dec. 18-20: In Progress Jazz Orchestra, “Holiday Concert” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Dec. 19: “Holiday Pops!” with Princeton Symphony Orchestra and Princeton High School Choir at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. John Devlin, conductor.
Dec. 19: “Merry, Merry Mischief!” (seasonal short stories and poems), part of “Classics for Kids!” series at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.
Dec. 19: “Mrs. Tinkerton’s Christmas Toy Shop” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

Dec. 19-24: “Twas the Night Before Christmas” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Jan. 23: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Discover Rachmaninoff” interactive family concert. Xian Zhang, conductor; Tony Siqi Yun, piano. Program includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

Jan. 30: New Jersey Symphony, “2027 Lunar New Year Celebration” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Naomi Woo, conductor; Sophia Liu, piano. Program TBA.

Feb. 12-14: “Frozen: The Broadway Musical,” presented by Phoenix Productions at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Feb. 20-27: “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

March 6: “The Three Little Pigs and Other Tales” at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

April 16: “Magic After Dark” comedy and magic show featuring Mike McLaughlin, Meadow Perry and Joe Holiday at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

May 1-8, 2027: “A Little Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

May 15, 2027: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Discover Tchaikovsky” interactive family concert. Xian Zhang, conductor. Program includes Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

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