What's on around Cranford on a budget?
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Events around Cranford on a budget
Thu5
Today
At 10 AMFree
Language café
Language Lounge- English Learning Group
Main Library
At 10 AMFree
Story time2–5 yrs
Toddler Tales
Main Library
At 10 AMFree
WellnessSports & fitness
Tai Chi Workshop
Grand Street Branch Library
At 10 AMFree
WorkshopLanguage café
ESL Class
Bayonne Free Public Library
At 10 AMFree
ExhibitionHeritage
Voices of 1776
Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park)
At 10 AMFree
VolunteeringEcology
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park)
At 10:30 AMFree
Story time0–1 yrs
Baby Lapsit Storytime
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
At 11 AMFree
Workshop
Watercolor Techniques and Landscape Study
North Edison Branch Library
At 11 AMFree
Story time0–1 yrs
Baby Bookworms
Main Library
At 11 AMFree
MahjongTournament
Mah Jongg Meetup - Weekly Thursday Morning
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
At 11 AMFree
ExhibitionHeritage
Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park)
At 12 PMFree
Drop-in servicesSeniors
Social Work Drop-In Hours November
Grand Street Branch Library
At 1 PM$10
Guided tourWalk
Fall Foliage Tour
Visitor Information Booth (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center)
At 1:30 PMFree
Cinema
In-Branch Movie - "The Way We Were"
Warren Township branch Library
At 2 PMFree
Workshop
Tech Time
Grand Street Branch Library
At 3:15 PMFree
Creative workshop6–10 yrs
Arts & Crafts (Ages 6-10)
Bayonne Free Public Library
At 3:30 PMFree
Story time0–5 yrs
After School Story Time
Grand Street Branch Library
At 4 PMFree
Board games
Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club
Lyndhurst Public Library
At 4 PMFree
Story time3–7 yrs
Con Mis Amigos (Ages 3-7)
Summit Free Public Library
At 6 PMFree
Tabletop RPG
Dungeons and Dragons at the Nutley Library
Nutley Free Public Library
At 6 PMFree
Volunteering
Teen Volunteer Night
Warren Township branch Library
At 6 PMFree
Wellness
Working with Your Angels, Guides & Master Teachers by RoseMarie Rubinetti Cappiello
West Caldwell Public Library
At 6 PMFree
Literature
Rory Gilmore's Book Club
Montclair Public Library
At 6 PMFree
WorkshopCrafts
Inman Crochet Club
Henry Inman Branch Library
At 6:30 PMFree
Workshop
Knit 4 Joy Club
Fords Branch Library
At 6:30 PMFree
AnimalsStory time5–12 yrs
Read to a Dog
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
At 6:30 PMFree
LiteratureCinema
Read and Watch Book Club: Rez Ball
Bayonne Free Public Library
At 6:30 PMFree
WorkshopLanguage café
ESL Class
Bayonne Free Public Library
At 6:30 PMFree
Workshop
English as a Second Language (ESL) Class
Nutley Free Public Library
At 6:30 PMFree
Workshop
Advanced Woodworking
Montclair Public Library
At 6:30 PMFree
WorkshopCrafts
Let's Make: Wax Botanical Sachets
Nutley Free Public Library
At 7 PM$10–15
BachataSalsa
Bachathursdays (FREE SOCIAL)
Newark ArtSpace
Fri6
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 7:30 AMFree
Volunteering
MAS SI Weekly Food Distribution!
MAS Staten Island Center
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
WorkshopCareer
Skills Development for English Proficiency Tests
North Edison Branch Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
Story time2–2 yrs
Fall Two-Year-Old Story Time
Nutley Free Public Library
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
Volunteering
Voter Registration Drive Volunteering!
MAS SI Center
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
Volunteering
MAS SI Weekly Food Distribution!
MAS Staten Island Center
Tomorrow · 3:30 PMFree
Story time0–12 yrs
Feel Good Friday
Grand Street Branch Library
Tomorrow · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshopScience8–12 yrs
Robotics Workshop
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
Literature
Porch Light Story House Publishing House Premiere
Just Fish Bar & Grill
Tomorrow · 6 PM$15–15.99
Karaoke
Charismatic Karaoke: Come Sing, Sip & Celebrate for Rachel's Birthday!
BOBA TEA TIME | Bubble Tea & Karaoke
Sat7
Saturday 7 November
Sat 7 · 8:45 AMFree
RunningSports & fitness
NYRR Open Run: Shore Road Park
Lawn Near 79th Street Entrance (in Shore Park and Parkway)
Sat 7 · 9 AMFree
Kids' show0–15 yrs
Harry Potter Wizarding World Celebration
Target
Sat 7 · 9 AMFree
VolunteeringOutdoors
It's My Park at Westerleigh Park
Westerleigh Park
Sat 7 · 9 AMFree
Other
It’s My Park at Wolfe’s Pond Park
Staten Island
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
Language café
Language Lounge- English Learning Group
Main Library
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
Workshop
Fiber Arts Group
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
Sat 7 · 10 AM$10
Guided tourHeritage
Tour: History and gardens of Frelinghuysen Arboretum
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
ExhibitionCrafts
THWACK. An ode to production
Brooklyn Army Terminal, Building A, Dock 1
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
WalkGuided tour
Fall Foliage Bike Tour
Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue (in Brookfield Park)
Sat 7 · 10:30 AMFree
Chess7–13 yrs
Fords - Chess Club
Fords Branch Library
Sat 7 · 11 AM$10
Creative workshopVideo games5–12 yrs
Makerspace November 7
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Education Annex
Sat 7 · 11 AMFree
YogaWellness7–15 yrs
Iselin - Yoga/Meditation
Iselin Branch Library
Sat 7 · 12 PMFree
Human rights
No Kings: Vote Early
Tesla
Sat 7 · 12 PMFree
HeritageGuided tour
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park)
Sat 7 · 1 PMFree
Language café
Language Lounge - English Learning Group
Main Library
Sat 7 · 1 PMFree
Cinema
Saturday Movie Matinee — You've Got Mail
North Plainfield branch Library
Sat 7 · 1:30 PMFree
Activism
Defrosting ICE Together
Verona
Sat 7 · 3 PMFree
MahjongTournament
Mah Jongg Meetup - Weekly Saturday Afternoon
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Sat 7 · 7 PM$20
Stand-up
Stand-Up Comedy Brooklyn | Sunset Park Comedy Club at L'wren
Sunset Park Comedy Club at L'Wren
Sat 7 · 7 PM$15
JazzSoul / Funk
Jané Miranda
Newark Culture Club
Sat 7 · 8 PM$12.51–23.18
Stand-up
Stand-Up Comedy in a Motorcycle Garage!
Displaced Motoco
Sat 7 · 10 PM$12
ClubDJ set
Nights of Fire with The IZM
Newark Culture Club
Sun8
Sunday 8 November
Sun 8 · 8:30 AM$18–86
RunningTrail & ultra
Giralda Farms Run
3 Giralda Farms
Sun 8 · 8:30 AMFree
HikingVolunteering
Walk With JM Vibes | Breakthrough T1D Walk 2026
Liberty State Park | Jersey City, NJ
Sun 8 · 8:45 AMFree
RunningHiking
NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park
Conference House Park
Sun 8 · 10 AMFree
ExhibitionCrafts
THWACK. An ode to production
Brooklyn Army Terminal, Building A, Dock 1
Sun 8 · 10 AM$0–10
Guided tourPhotography
Capturing Change: Photography Tour
Freshkills Park
Sun 8 · 11 AMFree
HeritageGuided tour
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Folktales
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
Sun 8 · 11 AMFree
Outdoors
Outdoor Skills: Orienteering and Geocaching Hike
Lawn Area (in Seaside Wildlife Nature Park)
Sun 8 · 11:30 AMFree
JazzBlues
Blues and Blessings feat Pianist Singer Mala Waldron
Mt Zion AME Millburn
Sun 8 · 12 PM$12.07–14.61
Flea market
The Closet Edit "A Style Exchange"
Gant-Gilbert Arts Collective
Sun 8 · 12 PMFree
MarketFood
Faire & Flourish Holiday Market
Jody's Club Forest
Sun 8 · 12 PMFree
Career
Holistic Connections
300 Communipaw Ave
Sun 8 · 1:30 PM$20
Guided tourHeritage
Immaculate Conception Cemetery Tour
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Sun 8 · 2 PMFree
Cinema
Classic Films Now: Rocky
Montclair State University / University Hall / 1st Floor
Sun 8 · 2 PMFree
Workshop
Adult Craft Class: Make your own hand-colored silk scarf
Summit Free Public Library
Sun 8 · 3 PMFree
Politics & EconomyVolunteering
Montclair Sundays Weekly Peaceful Protest
Montclair
Sun 8 · 3:30 PMFree
Workshop
Chinese Corner: Calligraphy Workshop
Summit Free Public Library
Sun 8 · 7:30 PM$15–20
PunkConcert
lady lychee + Nectarine Girl + Trichor + Teddy Grump = Live
Qxts Night Club
Mon9
Monday 9 November
Mon 9 · 10 AMFree
Language café
Language Lounge- English Learning Group
Main Library
Mon 9 · 10 AMFree
Story time0–1 yrs
Shake, Rattle, & Read: A Lapsit Storytime
Main Library
Mon 9 · 10 AMFree
Story time0–2 yrs
Baby Bookworms (6 months - 2 years)
Summit Free Public Library
Mon 9 · 10 AMFree
WorkshopCrafts
Yarns and Threads
Warren Township branch Library
Mon 9 · 10 AMFree
WorkshopLanguage café
ESL Class
Bayonne Free Public Library
Mon 9 · 10 AMFree
Other
Fall Social Mixer
60 Park Pl
Mon 9 · 10 AM$0–46.33
Literature
Co-Co Member Exclusive: Time to Write
23 Vreeland Rd
Mon 9 · 10:30 AMFree
Literature
Prompt & Polish: A Guided Creative Writing Workshop
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
Mon 9 · 10:30 AMFree
Music for toddlersStory time1–2 yrs
Lapsit Program (Ages 18-24 Months)
Bayonne Free Public Library
Mon 9 · 11 AMFree
Story timeMusic for toddlers2–5 yrs
Toddler Tales
Main Library
Mon 9 · 11 AMFree
Language caféLiterature
Learn English Book Club
Montclair Public Library
Mon 9 · 11 AMFree
Story timeCreative workshop0–8 yrs
Storytime & Take-away Craft
Bloomfield Public Library
Mon 9 · 11 AMFree
Mahjong
Mah Jongg Meetup - Weekly Monday Morning
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Mon 9 · 11 AMFree
Mahjong
Teach Yourself Mah Jongg - Weekly Monday Morning - NEW
Montclair Public Library
Mon 9 · 1 PMFree
YogaWellness
Chair Yoga
Clara Barton Branch Library
Mon 9 · 1 PMFree
Language caféCareer
Language Lounge- English Learning Group
Main Library
Mon 9 · 3:30 PMFree
Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Maker Monday
Grand Street Branch Library
Mon 9 · 4 PMFree
Theatre6–11 yrs
Mad Libs Drama for ages 6-11
Battery Park City Library
Mon 9 · 5:45 PMFree
Kids9–11 yrs
Math Circle
Grand Street Branch Library
Mon 9 · 6 PMFree
Story timeCreative workshopfrom 2 yrs
Pajama Story Time (Ages 2 and Up)
Nutley Free Public Library
Mon 9 · 6 PMFree
Story time
Inman- Dogman Party
Henry Inman Branch Library
Mon 9 · 6:30 PMFree
Creative workshopfrom 8 yrs
Anime Your Way (Ages 8 and up)
Springfield Free Public Library
Mon 9 · 7 PMFree
Talk
Pilgrims and the Mayflower
Main Library
Mon 9 · 7 PMFree
WorkshopCard games
Intuitive Tarot Card Reading
Bayonne Free Public Library
Mon 9 · 7 PMFree
Workshop
Hookah & Paint · MONDAYS
El Nacho’s Cantina Mexican Restaurant and Bar
Tue10
Tuesday 10 November
Tue 10 · 9:30 AMFree
Story time0–1 yrs
Fall Babygarten (23 months and younger)
Nutley Free Public Library
Tue 10 · 10:30 AMFree
Story timeCreative workshop1–3 yrs
Rise & Read
Grand Street Branch Library
Tue 10 · 10:30 AMFree
Story time1–3 yrs
Toddler Storytime
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
Tue 10 · 10:30 AMFree
Story time
Parent/Toddler Time (Ages 2-3 Years Old)
Bayonne Free Public Library
Tue 10 · 10:45 AMFree
Story time0–23 yrs
Fall Babygarten (23 months and younger)
Nutley Free Public Library
Tue 10 · 11 AMFree
Kids
Exploration Station
Main Library
Tue 10 · 11 AMFree
Story time0–1 yrs
Lapsit Storytime - Baby and Me
Battery Park City Library
Tue 10 · 12:30 PMFree
Wellness
Tai Chi Workshop
Grand Street Branch Library
Tue 10 · 1 PMFree
Drop-in services
Flu and COVID Vaccination Clinic
Bayonne Free Public Library
Tue 10 · 2 PMFree
WorkshopCrafts
Adult Craft: Rock Painting
Warren Township branch Library
Tue 10 · 3 PMFree
Good Vibes & Great Health: Sample & Learn
om.life Wellness * Modern Recovery Spa
Tue 10 · 3:30 PMFree
WorkshopSeniors
Tech Time
Grand Street Branch Library
Tue 10 · 4 PMFree
Kids4–15 yrs
Wonder Worksheets
Grand Street Branch Library
Tue 10 · 4:30 PMFree
Kids5–11 yrs
Paint and Snack: Fall Leaves
Watchung branch Library
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
Board games
Dungeons and Dragons at the Nutley Library
Nutley Free Public Library
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
TalkCinema
Cinema Studies: Wilder & the War
Rutherford Free Public Library
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
WorkshopLanguage café
English Conversation Group
North Plainfield branch Library
Tue 10 · 6:30 PMFree
Language café
Inman - ESL Classes
Henry Inman Branch Library
Tue 10 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkScience
You Enabled Virtual Threads. Now What Breaks?
Dorothy Young Center for the Arts Lancaster Rd, Madison, NJ 07940
Tue 10 · 6:45 PMFree
Literature
Challenge Yours(h)elf Book Club
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
WorkshopCareer
AI for Small Business
North Edison Branch Library
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
Workshop
Yarn Group & Knitting Class
Bayonne Free Public Library
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
Drop-in services
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Bayonne Free Public Library
Tue 10Free
Drop-in services
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Bayonne Free Public Library
Tue 10 · 7:30 PMFree
MigrationHuman rights
Asian Aunty Brigade: Workshop, Dinner, and Community
Montclair
Wed11
Wednesday 11 November
Wed 11 · 10 AMFree
WorkshopLanguage café
ESL Class
Bayonne Free Public Library
Wed 11 · 10:30 AMFree
Story timeCreative workshop3–5 yrs
Fall Preschool Story Time (Ages 3-5)
Nutley Free Public Library
Wed 11 · 10:30 AMFree
WorkshopLanguage café
English Conversation Group
Warren Township branch Library
Wed 11 · 11 AMFree
Story timeOutdoors0–12 yrs
Bilingual Storytime with our Community Partners
Bloomfield Public Library
Wed 11 · 12 PMFree
WorkshopCrafts
Drop-In Crochet Group
Lyndhurst Public Library
Wed 11 · 1 PMFree
MahjongChess
Senior Happy Hour
Arts and Crafts Room (in Blood Root Valley)
Wed 11 · 2 PMFree
WorkshopSeniors
Painting Patterns
800 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd
Wed 11 · 2:30 PMFree
Story time1–3 yrs
Little Mover's Storytime
Battery Park City Library
Wed 11 · 3:15 PMFree
Creative workshopStory time4–5 yrs
Story Time (Ages 4-5 Years Old)
Bayonne Free Public Library
Wed 11 · 6 PMFree
WorkshopChess
Chess Club (Ages 8-18)
Bayonne Free Public Library
See also around Cranford on a budget
At 11 AMFree
JazzConcert
Jesus and Jazz • Mt. Zion AME Millburn 4th Sunday -Inspiration for You
Mt Zion AME Millburn
Mon 16 · 6:30 PM$7.18
PoetryConcert
Pass the Mic at the DMK Black Box Theater
DMK Black Box Theatre, Union
At 8 PM$20
Hip-HopConcert
Underground Exposure Level 2 Showcase-Irvington, NJ
Antojitos, Irvington
At 8 PM$26.15
Concert
Flycatcher & special guests
Crossroads, Garwood
Tue 17 · 2:30 PMFree
Folk / AcousticConcert
' Mountainside Concert Series' presents:TAL NACCARATO, LIVE! Unplugged!
Mountainside Public Library
Fri 20 · 7:30 PM$97–160
PopConcert
Back To Back To Black
South Orange Performing Arts Center, New York
At 8 PM
Concert
Dalvin La Melodia
Ritz Theatre - NJ, Elizabeth
At 7 PMFree
Karaoke
Karaoke Night
McLoone's Boathouse, West Orange
Sat 14 · 10 AM$13.34
Jam / Open micPoetry slam
Empressed: An Open Mic
966 Bergen St, Newark
Sat 5 Dec
Street party
2026 Union Township Winter Wonderland and Holiday Village
Union Town Hall, Union Township
Mon 9 · 5 PMFree
DJ setR&B
DJ Ream Supreme presents Monday Night Raw & B
Aloha Krab, Union
Tomorrow · 4 PM$23.18–44.52
Parties
Party time again
10 Osborne Pl, Irvington
Sat 7 · 1:30 PM
Village danceClasses
Swingin’ Tern Contra Dance
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chatham
At 7 PM$58.86–104.37
Parties
Chef Abu & Yanna Bear Birthday Celebration
Serrant Bouyon, Irvington
Sat 7 · 2 PM$0–54.13
DJ set
THE RED & BLACK SCORPIO BRUNCH | 2 ROOMS | LIVE DJ
Dolce, Elizabeth
Tomorrow · 10 PM
Club
ISLAND VIBES
24K Lounge, Elizabeth
Sat 7 · 8 PMFree
Soul / Funk
Pre‑Thanksgiving Old School R&B / Funk Party – Giving Thanks for the Groove
Shady Rest Country Club, Scotch Plains
Sat 14 · 8 PM$24.72
Stand-up
DIESEL LAUGHS FRIENDSGIVING COMEDY SHOW
Cafe Z, Union
At 7 PM$26.38
Theatre
Miss Betty‘s On-The-Line Dating
Union Arts Center DMK Black Box Theater
Tue 10 · 7:30 PM$30.41
Stand-upComedy
Pallet Comedy
Pallet Brewing Company, Maplewood
Thu 19 · 1:30 PM
Theatre
Mary Poppins (Touring)
Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn
Fri 13 · 8 PM$13.34
Improv
We Learned Some Forms
The Episcopal Church of St. Andrew & Holy Communion, South Orange Village
Fri 4 Dec · 7:30 PM$38
TheatrePuppetry
A Christmas Carol
Wilkins Theatre
Wed 11 · 7 PM$25
Stand-up
Laughs After Dark - Kleon & friends
The New Atmosphere V, Newark
Sat 7 · 2 PM
ExhibitionPhotography
Art Reception - Jeff Larkin "AND I WOULD WALK 500 MORE"
Maplewood Memorial Library
Tue 17 · 6:30 PM$60
LiteratureTalk
The Big Book of Dinner Book Signing With Author Melissa Clark
[words] Bookstore, Maplewood
At 2 PMFree
Kids' showMusic for toddlers
Rockness Music with Michael the Original Monster (Families)
Summit Free Public Library
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
Art & Culture
November Take Home Craft
Wallington Veterans Memorial Library
Sat 7 · 2 PMFree
Exhibition
Art Reception
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
Tue 10 · 6:30 PM$0–46.33
Literature
Co-Co Member Exclusive: The Co-Co Book Club
426 Springfield Ave, Summit
Sat 14 · 10 AMFree
Philosophy
Open Class
111 S Orange Ave 3rd floor, South Orange Village
At 11 AM$0–15.85
Guided tourHeritage
Liberty Hall Museum Tour
Liberty Hall Museum, Union
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
MarketCrafts
2026 Westfield Fall Arts and Craft Fair
Westfield Armory
Sat 7 · 5 PM$28.52
Food
A Slice of Legacy: Bean Pie Awards Dinner
1033 S Orange Ave, Newark
Sat 7
Exhibition
Gem, Mineral, & Jewelry Show
Trailside Nature & Science Center, Mountainside
Sun 8 · 2:15 PM
ExhibitionOpening
Fabulous Fake Exhibit presented by Drew Art Association
Library of the Chathams, Chatham
Fri 13 · 4 PM$46.23
Food
Eataly's Birthday Bash
Eataly Short Hills, Millburn
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