What's on in Bloomfield on a budget?
25 upcoming events
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Events in Bloomfield on a budget
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Wed 14 · 11 AMFree
📖Story time🌳Outdoors0–12 yrs
Bilingual Storytime with our Community Partners
Bloomfield Public Library
Wed 14 · 12:30 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Bloomfield Public Library
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time5–12 yrs
After School Crafts
Bloomfield Public Library
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Excellus Plans Class
Bloomfield Public Library
Thu15
Thursday 15 October
Fri16
Friday 16 October
Thu 15 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Adult Craft Night: Fall Word Decor on Books
Bloomfield Public Library
Thu 15 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Obal's Inn
Obal's Inn
Fri 16 · 10:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Our Morning Out
Bloomfield Public Library
Fri 16 · 1 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Drop-In Knitting
Bloomfield Public Library
Fri 16 · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Drop-In Knitting
Bloomfield Public Library
Later
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
Connecting Greenways in Bloomfield
180 Baldwin Pl
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early
1 Municipal Plaza
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Hops & Horror Market
Other Half Brewing Company: Finger Lakes
Sat 17 · 5 PMFree
💿DJ set🌳Outdoors
STORMS meets Saved & Social at GOLDEN HOUR
Gillette Ridge Golf Club
Sat 24 · 9 AM$20–45
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Boooo-mfield 5k
33 Carteret St
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM$16.88
🏷️Other
CTY Hyphen Service - Afterburner
Destiny Church
Thu 12 Nov · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop🔬Science
Davis County Hospital – Spark Innovation Workshop + Maker Fair
Davis County Hospital & Clinics - Conference Room D
Fri 13 Nov$0–44.52
Giant Slayers 2026
Rehoboth Church of God
See also in Bloomfield on a budget
Tue 13 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Egan & Sons
Egan & Sons, Montclair
At 8 PM
🎫Concert
Freya Skye, Alex Sampson
The Wellmont Theater, Montclair
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Live Jazz - Bleu Coffee Montclair, NJ
Bleu Coffee, Montclair
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Fri 30 · 8 PM$88–101
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Suzanne Vega
Outpost In The Burbs At First Congregational Church, Montclair
Sat 31 · 7 PMFree
🎸Rock✨Pop
Garden State Rewind live at Montclair Brewery
Montclair Brewery
Sun 8 Nov · 9 PM$19.03
🤘Metal🎫Concert
SLUDGE MOTHER MEATLOCKER
The Meatlocker, Montclair
Sat 17 · 7 PM$50–54.40
🎻Classical🎫Concert
TMF'S Cultural Arts Series: The New Jersey Symphony Returns!
Van Vleck House & Gardens Living Room, Montclair
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🎷Jazz🌐World music
Misti Peruvian Jazz Duo
West Orange Public Library
Sun 18 · 4 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Organ Recital - Jeremiah Mead, Organist
Our Lady of the Lake Church, Verona
Fri 30 · 8 PM$12.51
🎸Rock🎫Concert
“THE CURE” listening party
MRS. G'S LOUNGE & RESTAURANG (FORMERLY SWEET'S LOUNGE), East Orange
At 12 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
2026 Bloomfield HarvestFest
Bloomfield Center
Sat 24 · 7 PM
🎪Street party
The Purple Diamond Awards Gala
The Brookside Banquets
Fri 23 · 9 PM$0
💿DJ set🏠House
Sweet Rotation: Halloween Edition w/ Davalz! + Cher La Luna
Porta Montclair
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🎪Street party🥁Afro
Brazilian Carnival
Afro Brazilian Cultural Center of New Jersey, West Orange
Thu 29 · 7 PM$0–115.75
🎪Street party
Join us for UNMASKED: The Unity Table Masquerade
The Highlawn, West Orange
Thu 5 · 7 PM$23.11
🌳Outdoors🎊Socials
Bodega Nights
The Splendid Rooftop, Montclair
Fri 30 · 7 PM$125
💿DJ set
Jusmotivated Presents: A SPOOKTACULAR EVENING FOR A PURPOSE
The Main Room, City of Orange
Fri 6 · 8 PM$24.72
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Yell Comedy! November 6 in Bloomfield, NJ
Every Day Grind Coffee Co, Bloomfield
At 8 PM
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
Into the Woods
180 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042, United States
At 8 PM$23.18
🎤Stand-up
Laughs on the Books X
Montclair Book Center
Fri 16 · 7 PMFree
🎭Theatre🌊Contemporary
Cassandra: An Ongoing Tragedy, in Montclair presented by Mosaic Dance Theater Company
First Congregational Church, Montclair
Thu 5 · 8:30 PM$11.07–19.03
🎤Stand-up
Matt Jenkins - Collective Comedy at Tierney’s Tavern
Tierney's Tavern, Montclair
Wed 14 · 3:45 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Branching Out Story Time
Glen Ridge Free Public Library
At 1 PM$81.61–87.30
🍽️Food🗺️Guided tour
Perú Fusion Festival | Grand Tasting 2026
18 Label Studios, Montclair
Sat 17 · 5:30 PM$23.18
📚Literature🧺Market
One Night in Comala: A Spooky Season Book Club Social & Market
UUMontclair, Montclair
Sat 17
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
2026 Bloomfield Fall Art and Fine Craft Show
Brookdale Park, Bloomfield
Wed 14 · 3 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Manga & Anime Club
Nutley Free Public Library
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Thy Kingdom Come: A Love & Marriage Conference
30 Morton Pl, East Orange
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
Free Guided Trolley Bus Tour Explores Newark Forest Hill Historic District
Ballantine Gateway, Newark
Fri 6 · 7 PM$15.99
🗣️Talk
Recovery’s Remedy: Exploring Psychedelics, Addiction & Recovery
3 Claridge Dr, Verona
At 11 AMFree
📚Literature📜Poetry
"Tales from Ovid" by Ted Hughes: Read-Aloud and Discussion of an Often Banned Poet NEW
Montclair Public Library
Tue 13 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Spicy Romance Book Club (18+) 🌶️
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Sat 17 · 3 PM$23.18
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
UTCM Beyond Pink: The Power of Knowing
280 S Harrison St, East Orange
Sun 18 · 7 PM
🎬Cinema
Josephine
The Bellevue Theatre, Montclair
At 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🎩Ballroom
Waltz & Wills
Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Cedar Grove
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