What's on around Hackensack in December 2026?
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See it on a mapVenues at a glanceWe've rounded up 479 upcoming events around Hackensack in December 2026 — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events around Hackensack in December 2026
Tue10
Today
Wed11
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 11 AM$50–87
Kids' show
Gazillion Bubble Show
New World Stages
Tomorrow · 2 PM$199
Theatre
A Few Good Men
Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center
Tomorrow · 2 PM$123
Theatre
The Play That Goes Wrong
New World Stages
Tomorrow$36.90–76.90
Theatre
A Ghost in Your Ear
Minetta Lane Theatre
Tomorrow$67.50–129.50
Musical
Aladdin
New Amsterdam Theatre
Tomorrow$76–229
MusicalTheatre
The Book of Mormon
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
Quiz
Trivia at Sláinte Bar
Sláinte Bar
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$89–249
Theatre
Inter Alia
Booth Theatre
Thu12
Thursday 12 November
Sun15
Sunday 15 November
Mon16
Monday 16 November
Mon 16 · 5:45 PMFree
Kids
Math Circle
Grand Street Branch Library
Mon 16 · 6 PM
Drop-in services
Codependents Anonymous (CODA)
The LGBT Community Center
Mon 16 · 6:30 PM$355
TalkLiterature
Thomas Mann: The Magic Mountain (In-Person)
Goethe-Institut New York
Mon 16 · 6:30 PM$355
Talk
Stoicism: a Philosophical Introduction (In-Person)
BISR Central
Mon 16$39–99
TheatreComedy
A Kidman Carol
New World Stages
Mon 16 · 8 PM
LGBTQ+Drop-in services
Put a Little Gratitude in your Attitude AA
The LGBT Community Center
Wed18
Wednesday 18 November
Thu19
Thursday 19 November
Tue1
Tuesday 1 December
Tue 1 · 8 AM
FitnessOutdoors
Bodyweight Blast in the Field House
102nd Street Field House
Tue 1 · 9 AMFree
Reuters NEXT New York
Quorum by Convene
Tue 1 · 10 AMFree
Art & Culture
Toddler Open Playtime
Eastchester Public Library
Tue 1 · 10 AMFree
Music for toddlers1–5 yrs
Music & Movement
Irvington Public Library
Tue 1 · 10:30 AMFree
Rise & Read
Grand Street Branch Library
Tue 1 · 10:45 AMFree
Music for toddlers1–5 yrs
Music & Movement
Irvington Public Library
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Tue 1 · 1 PMFree
YogaPilates & stretching
All Levels Weekly Chair/ Mat Pilates with Anika!
Irvington Public Library
Tue 1 · 3:30 PMFree
Brooklyn, NY: GasFreeNYC Community Canvass
Herbert Von King Park
Tue 1 · 4 PMFree
Jazz
Free Piano Lessons with Richard Clements & Happy Hour Jam
Jazzcultural
Tue 1 · 5:30 PM$24.91–45.76
JazzConcert
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
Birdland
Tue 1 · 6 PM$35
Jazz
Charlie Ballantine Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Tue 1 · 6 PM
INTRO TO ASL | FALL – WINTER 2026
The People's Forum
Tue 1 · 6 PM
INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE 2 | FALL 2026
The People's Forum
Tue 1 · 7 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
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Tue 1 · 7 PM$20–25
Stand-upPoetry slam
Good Work Live!
Caveat
Tue 1 · 7 PM$25
Jazz
Helio Alves Trio
The Django
Tue 1 · 7:30 PM$25
Stand-up
Good Bits ft: Sam Evans, Colin Armstrong, Shaun Murphy, Brittany Carney, Lauren Hope Krass, Django Gold
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Tue 1 · 7:30 PM$25
Stand-up
Good Bits ft: Sam Evans, Shaun Murphy, Brittany Carney, Lauren Hope Krass, Colin Armstrong, Django Gold
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Tue 1 · 8 PM
Jazz
Micah Thomas Trio
Jazzcultural
Tue 1 · 8:30 PM$24.91–45.76
JazzFolk / Acoustic
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
Birdland
Tue 1 · 8:45 PM$25
Jazz
Helio Alves Trio
The Django
Tue 1 · 9:30 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
Tue 1 · 9:30 PM$15–20
Stand-upPoetry slam
Sagematch
Caveat
Wed2
Wednesday 2 December
Wed 2 · 3:30 PMFree
Move & Play Wednesday
Grand Street Branch Library
Wed 2 · 5:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzConcert
David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band
Birdland
Wed 2 · 6 PMFree
Literature
Reading Shakespeare: The Tempest
Eastchester Public Library
Wed 2 · 6 PM
Holiday Mahjong Night
Museum of Chinese in America
Wed 2 · 6 PM
ASL LEVEL 2 | FALL – WINTER 2026
The People's Forum
Wed 2 · 6:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut "Fifth Quadrant" Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Wed 2 · 6:30 PM$45
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Mainstage
Wed 2 · 7 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
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Wed 2 · 7 PM$15–25
Stand-upPoetry slam
Next Slide Please
Caveat
Wed 2 · 7 PM$26.78
IndieExperimental
Storefront Church
public records
Wed 2 · 7 PM$18
Ecstatic danceOutdoors
Selah’s Tu BAv Ecstatic Dance
Selah’s Tu BAv Ecstatic Dance
Wed 2 · 8 PM$30.75–41
Burlesque
The Glitter Gutter!!! December 2
The Slipper Room
Wed 2 · 8:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzConcert
Frank Vignola's Guitar Night
Birdland
Wed 2 · 8:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Wed 2 · 9 PM$35
Jazz
Kyle Nasser Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Wed 2 · 9:30 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
Wed 2 · 10:15 PM$25
Jazz
Wayne Tucker Band
The Django
Thu3
Thursday 3 December
Thu 3 · 5:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzConcert
The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band
Birdland
Thu 3 · 6 PM$1,595
Platts Global Energy Awards
Cipriani South Street at Casa Cipriani | Event Venue
Thu 3 · 6:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut — Fifth Quadrant Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Thu 3 · 7 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
Thu 3$15–275
Findlay//Sandsmark — broken (iteration III- for LIC)
The Chocolate Factory Theater
Thu 3 · 7 PM
Jazz
John Sneider Quintet
Jazzcultural
Thu 3 · 7 PM$24.72
Shane Butler - 'Heavy Debt' Record Release, Silk Fence, Strugglin'
public records
Thu 3 · 7 PM$18
Ecstatic danceSocials
Selah Ecstatic Dance
14Y Selah Ecstatic Dance
Thu 3 · 7 PM$18
Ecstatic danceOutdoors
Roots Down, Spirit Up: A Shevat Ecstatic Dance
Roots Down, Spirit Up: A Shevat Ecstatic Dance
Thu 3 · 7 PM$18
Ecstatic danceSocials
Roots Down, Spirits Up - A Shevat Ecstatic Dance
Roots Down, Spirit Up: A Shevat Ecstatic Dance
Thu 3 · 7 PM
Science
Nerd Nite NYC Dec 3, 2026 with SantaCon, Bizarre Product Testing, and Theft of St. Nick's Corpse
Nerd Nite New York
Thu 3 · 7:30 PM
ClassicalConcert
Bruce Liu Performs Tchaikovsky
New York Philharmonic
Thu 3 · 7:30 PM$10–15
Saving Radio City Music Hall: An Author Talk with Rosemary Novellino-Mearns
Bayside Historical Society
Thu 3 · 8:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzFolk / Acoustic
The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band
Birdland
Thu 3 · 8:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Thu 3 · 9:30 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
Thu 3 · 9:30 PM$18–28
TalkScience
Major Fix
Caveat
Thu 3 · 10 PM
The Disco Express x Jean's: NYC
Jean’s
Thu 3 · 10:15 PM$25
Jazz
Mark Whitfield
The Django
Fri4
Friday 4 December
Fri 4 · 5:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzWorld music
Birdland Big Band
Birdland
Fri 4 · 6:15 PM$20
Stand-up
New York Comedy Club Presents
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Fri 4 · 6:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Fri 4 · 7 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzConcert
Brandee Younger
Birdland
Fri 4 · 7 PM
Jazz
Buster Williams Quartet
Jazzcultural
Fri 4 · 7 PM$15–25
Stand-up
Immigrant Jam
Caveat
Fri 4 · 7 PM$20
“A Christmas Carol” Jonathan’s solo show
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fri 4 · 8 PM$41–82
Burlesque
The Slipper Room Show! December 4
The Slipper Room
Fri 4 · 8:30 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
Fri 4 · 8:30 PM$25
Stand-up
New York Comedy Club Presents
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Fri 4 · 9 PM
Jazz
Buster Williams Quartet
Jazzcultural
Fri 4 · 9:30 PM$15–25
Stage
Arguments and Grievances
Caveat
Fri 4 · 10:30 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
Fri 4 · 10:30 PM
Jazz
Eric Wyatt Quartet
Jazzcultural
Fri 4 · 10:45 PM$20
Stand-up
New York Comedy Club Presents
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Fri 4 · 11:30 PM$25.63
Burlesque
Guest Event: Kit & Caboodle's Tropical Holiday Special. December 4
The Slipper Room
Sat5
Saturday 5 December
Sat 5 · 10 AM$0–135
ArchitectureDrawing & painting
Teen Workshop: Plan and Elevation Drawing (Grades 9-12)
Center for Architecture
Sat 5 · 12 PM$5
Essex County Holiday House Tour 2026
Montclair History Center Library & Office
Sat 5 · 1:30 PM$12–20
Stage
Get Work
Caveat
Sat 5 · 5:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzConcert
Quintin Harris Trio
Birdland
Sat 5 · 6 PM
Locals Only Opening Reception
DayGlow
Sat 5 · 6:15 PM$20
Stand-up
New York Comedy Club Presents
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Sat 5 · 6:30 PM$30
Ecstatic danceWellness
Ecstatic Dance Nyack
Ecstatic Dance Nyack
Sat 5 · 6:30 PM$45
Ecstatic danceWellness
Ice and Fire Ecstatic Dance
Ice and Fire Ecstatic Dance
Sat 5 · 6:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Sat 5 · 7 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzR&B
Brandee Younger
Birdland
Sat 5 · 7 PM$15–25
Stand-upTalk
Tom D's Big New York Show
Caveat
Sat 5 · 7 PMFree
Folk / AcousticConcert
Emmy C Albritton
The Rat NYC
Sat 5 · 7 PM$31.93
JazzConcert
Genevieve Artadi ft. Louis Cole & Chiquita Magic
public records
Sat 5 · 8:30 PM$45.76–56.06
JazzConcert
Joe Lovano Nonet
Birdland
Sat 5 · 8:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Sat 5 · 9:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzConcert
Brandee Younger
Birdland
Sat 5 · 10 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Sat 5 · 10:45 PM$20
Stand-up
New York Comedy Club Presents
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Sat 5 · 11 PM$25
Jazz
Craig Handy and 2nd Line Smith
The Django
Sun6
Sunday 6 December
Sun 6 · 2:30 PM$20–25
Stand-up
I Will Not Die Alone
Caveat
Sun 6 · 3 PMFree
Ecstatic danceSocials
Temple of Illumination free form dance
Temple of Illumination free form dance
Sun 6 · 4:30 PM$30.75–41
Burlesque
Guest Event: Jolly Follies: Christmas on the Sliver Screen. December 6
The Slipper Room
Sun 6 · 5 PM$20–25
Stage
Rouge Salon: Rogues and Rebels
Caveat
Sun 6 · 5:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzSinger-songwriter
Vanessa Racci – Comfort & Joy Album Release
Birdland
Sun 6 · 6:30 PM$25
JazzConcert
Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release
Smoke Jazz Club
Sun 6 · 6:30 PM$25
Jazz
Kelly Green Quartet
The Django
Sun 6 · 7 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzSinger-songwriter
Laura Anglade
Birdland
Sun 6 · 7 PM$31.93
World musicConcert
World Music Institute presents Laura Itandehui
public records
Sun 6 · 7 PM$14.50
Verse Intro Cabaret
SoHo Playhouse
Sun 6 · 7 PM$45
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Mainstage
Sun 6 · 7 PM$46.50–75
Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It
SoHo Playhouse
Sun 6 · 7 PM$13.06
Evolfo, Secret Family, Abby Jeanne & the Shadowband, Low Noon, DJs Thomas G Weed & ZZOLA
Alphaville
Sun 6 · 7:30 PM$20–25
Stand-up
Comedians Interview Experts: Mental Health with Gianmarco Soresi and Dr. Isaiah Pickens
Caveat
Sun 6 · 7:30 PM$20
JazzConcert
Songbook Sundays: Irving Berlin
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Sun 6 · 8 PM$25
Jazz
Kelly Green Quartet
The Django
Sun 6 · 8 PM$30.75–41
Burlesque
Slippery Sundays. December 6
The Slipper Room
Sun 6 · 9 PM$25
Stand-up
Runnin Late ft: Adam Hmada, Yemi Afolabi, Liam Dalton, Colin Cab Washington
New York Comedy Club Upper West Side
Sun 6 · 9:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzSinger-songwriter
Laura Anglade
Birdland
Sun 6 · 10 PM
DJ THADZ, TONIC, & Honey Dip
Bossa Nova Civic Club
Mon7
Monday 7 December
Mon 7 · 10 AMFree
Sewing & knitting
Knitting Club, adults
Tenafly Public Library
Mon 7 · 10 AM
Sports & fitnessSocials
Fall Bodyroll in the Field House
102nd Street Field House (in Riverside Park)
Mon 7 · 10:30 AM
Fall Bodyroll in the Field House
102nd Street Field House
Mon 7 · 3:30 PMFree
Maker Monday
Grand Street Branch Library
Mon 7 · 5:30 PM$24.91–45.76
JazzConcert
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
Birdland
Mon 7 · 6 PMFree
Story timeCreative workshopfrom 2 yrs
Pajama Story Time (Ages 2 and Up)
Nutley Free Public Library
Mon 7 · 6 PM$35
Jazz
Tony Leone Quintet
Smalls Jazz Club
Mon 7 · 6 PM
BASIC PORTUGUESE 1 | FALL 2026
The People's Forum
Mon 7 · 6:30 PMFree
Open Book, Open Mind; Hernan Diaz, “Ply”
Montclair Public Library Main Branch
Mon 7 · 6:30 PM$35.88
Burlesque
Guest Event: Hell Yeah! December 7
The Slipper Room
Mon 7 · 7 PM$45.76
Singer-songwriterConcert
Daniel Reichard: It's a Birdland Christmas!
Birdland
Mon 7 · 7 PM$47.50
KEVIN!!!!!
SoHo Playhouse
Mon 7 · 7 PM$25
Art & Culture
Broadway Inspirational Voices Presents Joy Resounding: A Gospel Holiday Concert
Jack H. Skirball Center For The Performing Arts
Mon 7 · 7 PMFree
CD Lecture Series: Arsh Raziuddin
Tishman Auditorium
Mon 7 · 7 PMFree
Stage
Lena Moy-Borgen: A Very Jewish Christmas Story
Don't Tell Mama
Mon 7 · 7 PM$10–20
Anti-racism
December BIPOC Therapist Social
McCarren Parkhouse
Mon 7 · 7:30 PM$15–20
Goss Night NYC
The Parkside Lounge
Mon 7 · 8 PM
Jazz
Ari Hoenig Quartet
Jazzcultural
Mon 7 · 8:30 PM$24.91–45.76
JazzConcert
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
Birdland
Mon 7 · 8:30 PM$30
JazzTribute
DAVID BENOIT CHRISTMAS - A Tribute to Charlie Brown
Iridium Jazz Club
Mon 7 · 9:30 PM$35.46–45.76
JazzConcert
Jim Caruso's Cast Party with Billy Stritch
Birdland
Mon 7 · 9:30 PM$15–20
Stage
Tomorrow is Tonight
Caveat
Mon 7 · 10:30 PM$35
Jazz
Joe Farnsworth Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club
Tue8
Tuesday 8 December
See also around Hackensack in December 2026
Fri 11 Dec · 8 PM
Concert
Darlene Love: Love for the Holidays
Bergen Performing Arts Center
Sun 13 Dec · 7 PMFree
ClassicalJazz
A Holiday Evening with the Aomori-Kang Trio
Englewood Public Library
Sat 19 Dec · 8 PM$22.09–32.64
Soul / FunkConcert
A Night With NéLasheé
The Hackensack Performing Arts Center
Sun 27 Dec · 4 PM$40.52–65.04
Concert
Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee
Sun 27 Dec · 7:30 PM
ClassicalConcert
Adelphi Orchestra - Grace & Elegance
River Dell Middle School Auditorium
Thu 3 · 12 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Concerts in the Heights - Two Mixed Quintets
Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx
Sun 6 · 2 PM$10–28.29
ClassicalConcert
Holiday Classics
Good Shepherd School, New York
Mon 7 · 6:15 PM
Concert
Beginner/Intermediate Piano
Riverhead Neighborhood House
Sat 12 Dec · 1 PM$20–81.88
Parties
Downtown Hackensack ELF CON Bar Crawl
SideBar Gastropub, Hackensack
Sat 5 · 4 PM
Market
2026 Fort Lee Night Market
Fort Lee Commons
Sat 19 Dec · 4 PM$27
Parties
Christmas Party Saturday December 19th 2026 The MTA & CITY WORKERS PARTY
Republicans Restaurant, New York
Wed 2 · 4 PMFree
Street partyOutdoors
Holiday Tree Lighting
Captain Roscoe Brown, New York
Sat 5 · 4:30 PM
Outdoors
Holiday on the Hudson
W 125th & Marginal Streets
Sat 5 · 4:30 PMFree
Street partyOutdoors
Summer on the Hudson: Holiday on the Hudson
125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), New York
Sun 6 · 10 AM$0–5,337
Street party
Come to our Keresimesi Yoruba Christmas Celebration on 12/5/26
Beczak Environmental Education, Yonkers
Thu 3 · 7 PMFree
Shows
The Lehman Dance Ensemble Presents... "The Language Within" Showcase
The Lovinger Theatre, The Bronx
Sat 5 · 3 PM
Stage
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
United Palace Theatre, New York
Thu 10 Dec · 7 PM$28–77
ClassicalShows
SWAN LAKE by The United European Ballet Company
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bronx
Thu 10 Dec · 7 PM$35–163
ClassicalBallet
New York City Ballet: Swan Lake
Lehman Performing Arts Center, New York
Sat 5 · 1 PM
Stage
New Jersey Ballet's The Nutcracker
Bergen Performing Arts Center
Sun 6 · 4:30 PM
Stage
New Jersey Ballet Company's The Nutcracker
Bergen Performing Arts Center
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
Cinema
Wednesday Afternoon Movies
Bergenfield Public Library
Tue 17 · 11:15 AMFree
LiteratureGuided tour
Japanese Book Club
Paramus Public Library
Wed 18 · 7 PMFree
Food
Cookbook Club: I Could Nosh
Haworth Municipal Library
Tue 24 · 11 AMFree
LiteratureLanguage café
Oradell Public Library Morning Book Club
Oradell Public Library
Tomorrow · 2 PM$0–204.1(907)
ExhibitionOutdoors
Dopamine Land: A Multisensory Experience
Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus
Wed 18 · 3 PMFree
Literature
Adult Book Club
Closter Public Library
Sun 6 · 10:30 AM
Fitness
Introduction to Gymnastics Tumbling Classes with the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation
Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
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