The Wiggles will bring their Tree of Wisdom Spectacular! Tour to The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, Aug. 23.
Aug. 1: Warren County Farmers Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival, Phillipsburg.
Aug. 1-2: “Freaky Friday: A New Musical,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough Township.
Aug. 1-2 and Sept. 2-6: “The Little Mermaid” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Aug. 1-8: New Jersey State Fair at Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta.
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: New Jersey Symphony Chamber Musicians, Symphony in the Stacks series at Jersey City Free Public Library, Earl Morgan Branch.
Aug. 5-7: Somerset County 4-H Fair at North Branch Park, Bridgewater.
Aug. 5-9: “Cinderella” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Aug. 6: Ron Albanese, “Sunshine & Good Times, Thursday Family Fun at Southwest Resiliency Park, Hoboken.
Aug. 6 and 10: New Jersey Symphony Chamber Musicians, Symphony in the Stacks series at Jersey City Free Public Library, Five Corners Branch.
Aug. 7-8: Atlantic County 4-H Fair at Atlantic County 4-H Fairgrounds, Mays Landing.
Aug. 8: New Brunswick Heart Festival.
Aug. 8 and 12: New Jersey Symphony Chamber Musicians, Symphony in the Stacks series at Jersey City Free Public Library, Miller Branch.
Aug. 9: “Puppetonia! Construction Party” at West End Arts Center, Long Branch.
Aug. 12-16: “Disney’s Aladdin Jr.” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Aug. 13: New Jersey Symphony Chamber Musicians, Symphony in the Stacks series at Jersey City Free Public Library, Priscilla Gardner Main Library.
Aug. 13: Music Together, Thursday Family Fun at Southwest Resiliency Park, Hoboken.
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. 15: “Royal Tea Party” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Aug. 19-23: “The Wizard of Oz” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
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. 22: New Jersey Symphony Chamber Musicians, Symphony in the Stacks series at Jersey City Free Public Library, Glen D. Cunningham Branch.
Aug. 22: “Royal Tea Party” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Aug. 23: Ninja Kidz at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 23: The Wiggles at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Aug. 26-30: “Snow White” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Aug. 29: Super Jersey Summer Spectacular (comics, collectibles, celebrities etc.) at Iron Peak Sports & Events, Hillsborough.
Sept. 6: Scandinavian Festival at Vasa Park, Budd Lake.
Sept. 12: Mexican Folkloric Festival at Monument Square Park, New Brunswick.
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: Laurie Berkner at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Sept. 20: “Skullduggery: A Magical Pirate Adventure,” sensory friendly theater performance at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Sept. 24-Oct. 3: Jersey City Music & Arts Festival, presented by New Jersey Symphony and other organizations at Provost Square Plaza.
Sept. 26: Lenny Pearce at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Sept. 26-27: Grand Artistry Live arts festival at Plainfield Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 1-5: “Grace for President,” Young Audience Series at Little Theatre at Centenary University, Hackettstown.
Oct. 3: “Sesame Street Live! Elmo’s Got the Moves” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 3: “Con Man: A True Crime Magic Show” featuring Ben Seidman at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 4: Anazala Family Live Show and Concert at Prudential Center, Newark.
Oct. 4: “Plim Plim” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Oct. 4: “Illumination: A Haunted Concert by Candlelight” featuring Ian Fraser & the Biggest Little Wurlitzer Organ, at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Oct. 8-24: “Shrek the Musical” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.
Oct. 10: “Sesame Street Live! Elmo’s Got the Moves” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Oct. 10: “Wheel of Fortune” at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
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. 11: “The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of David Bowie & More” at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 13: “Wheel of Fortune Live!” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Oct. 15: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” presented by United European Ballet Company at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Oct. 15-18: “A Year With Frog and Toad” at Cumberland Players, Vineland.
Oct. 16-25: “Oliver!” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Oct. 20: “Let’s Go Science” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
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. 25: “The Vampire Circus” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
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. 6-8: “Disney on Ice presents Spotlight Magic!” at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
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. 14: “CoComelon Sing-Along Live” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Nov. 14-15: Garden State Comic Fest at Vineland Convention Center.
Nov. 15: “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Nov. 15: “CoComelon Sing-Along Live” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Nov. 17: “A More Perfect Union” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
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. 27: “A Magical Cirque Christmas” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Nov. 27: “A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Nov. 27-Dec. 13: “Disney’s Frozen the Musical,” presented by Centenary Stage Company at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.
Nov. 28 and Dec. 5, 12 and 19: “Frosty and Rudolph” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.
Dec. 3-20: “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Chatham Community Players at Chatham Playhouse.
Dec. 4: “A Christmas Carol” at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
Dec. 5: “Be Like Blippi” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 5: “Elf Shelf Holiday Spectacular” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 5-6: “The Nutcracker,” presented by New Jersey Ballet at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Dec. 5-13: “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol” at The Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
Dec. 5-20: “Frozen” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Dec. 5-20: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” presented by Bergen County Players at Little Firehouse Theatre, Oradell.
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. 11: “The Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights” at Republic Bank Performing Arts Center, Sewell.
Dec. 11-12: The Nutcracker,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Dec. 11-13, 18-20, 24 and 26-27: New Jersey Ballet with New Jersey Symphony, “The Nutcracker” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Dec. 12: “Clifford the Red Dog” at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
Dec. 12: “A Christmas Carol” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 13: “The Nutcracker,” presented by State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 17-20: “The Nutcracker,” presented by American Repertory Ballet at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 18: “Santa’s Circus” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Dec. 18-20: “The Nutcracker,” presented by New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.
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.
Dec. 26: Cirque Dreams Holidaze at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Jan. 9: “Mutts Gone Nuts: Unleashed!” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Jan. 17: “Cinderella,” presented by State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
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. 24: Vitaly at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
Jan. 27: Cirque Alice at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Jan. 30: New Jersey Symphony, “2027 Lunar New Year Celebration” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Naomi Woo, conductor; Sophia Liu, piano. Program TBA.
Jan. 30: Reza, “The Edge of Illusion” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Jan. 31: “Pinkalicious the Musical” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Feb. 6: “Puppy Pals Live: The Action-Packed Comedic Stunt Dog Show” at Berrie Center at Ramapo College, Mahwah.
Feb. 6-7: “Bluey’s Big Play” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Feb. 7: “Puppy Pals Live: The Action-Packed Comedic Stunt Dog Show” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Feb. 9: “Let It Shine: The American Civil Rights Movement” at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Feb. 12-14: “Disney’s Frozen” presented by Phoenix Productions at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Feb. 20: “Dog Man the Musical” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Feb. 20-27: “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Feb. 27: Grand Shanghai Circus at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
March 6: “The Three Little Pigs and Other Tales” at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
March 9: “Ellis Island: Gateway to a Dream,” presented by Sundog Theatre at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
March 12: “Sonic Live in Concert” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
March 16: “Sonic Live in Concert” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
March 20: Michael Carbonaro, “Wonderboy” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 2: The Peking Acrobats at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
April 3: “Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
April 16: “Magic After Dark” comedy and magic show featuring Mike McLaughlin, Meadow Perry and Joe Holiday at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
April 17: The Canine Stars, stunt dogs show at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
April 24: “Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
April 25: “Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
April 25: “Magic Rocks!” featuring illusionist Leon Etienne, at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 25: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway. Program includes Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” (featuring narrator Carlos Espinal); Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.”
April 27: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway. “How Music Talks” educational concert.
May 1-8: “A Little Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at Two River Theater, Red Bank.
May 2: “Harold and the Purple Crayon” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 2: 123 Andrés at Berrie Center at Ramapo College, Mahwah.
May 15: 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.
June 25-27: “Matilda: The Musical,” presented by Phoenix Productions at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
July 2-25: “Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
July 9-Aug. 1: “Seussical” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
Oct. 22-Nov. 14, 2027: “Annie” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
Dec. 3-19, 2027: “A Christmas Carol” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
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