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Events in Montclair for free
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Today
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time0–8 yrs
Family Storytime
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Free Play Social Time (birth-5 years)
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Tomorrow · 11:15 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Family Storytime
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 11:30 AMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Gentle Yoga
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 1:15 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Introduction to Drawing with Colored Pencils
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Movie Matinee: Remember The Titans (2000)
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Family Storytime
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
📖Story time🐣Animals0–15 yrs
Read to KoKo the Therapy Dog
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 4:40 PMFree
🏷️Other
Woo Wednesday Meetup
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Thu1
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop4–12 yrs
LEGO in the Library
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
Wine Confidence 101
Montclair Public Library
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Building Your Financial Roadmap: A Financial Wellness Series
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Home Repair Essentials
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Raising Readers (birth to 5 years old)
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time0–1 yrs
Babytime Storytime (birth-23 months)
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Thu 1 · 11 AMFree
🀄Mahjong🏆Tournament
Mah Jongg Meetup - Weekly Thursday Morning
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Thu 1 · 11:15 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Raising Readers (birth to 5 years old)
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 12:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Tech Toolbox: Locking Down Your Accounts
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 2 PMFree
♙Chess
Chess and Coffee
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 2 PMFree
🀄Mahjong🎷Swing
Beyond Beginner Mah Jongg - Thu Afternoon
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 3 PMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Afternoon Storytime (birth-5 years)
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Thu 1 · 3:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Tech Talks: What the Internet Knows About You
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Language café
Literacy Volunteers of America ESL
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 5:30 PMFree
🀄Mahjong🎷Swing
Beyond Beginner Mah Jongg - BAB
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Fri2
Friday 2 October
Thu 1 · 6:15 PMFree
✂️Workshop🗣️Language café
Beginner Irish
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Advanced Woodworking
Montclair Public Library
Thu 1 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Salonette Info Session
Montclair Public Library
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Fri 2 · 11:30 AMFree
👴Seniors🧾Drop-in services
[MILL Senior Friday] MGAP Digital Lab: Protecting Your Personal Information
Montclair Public Library
Fri 2 · 11:30 AMFree
👴Seniors🧘Wellness
MILL Senior Friday — Health & Community Presentation
Montclair Public Library
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM$5
💿DJ set
The Jist live at Montclair Brewery
Montclair Brewery
Sat 3 · 9 AMFree
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Branch Brook Park 15k Shakeout Run with Nike
603 Bloomfield Ave
Sat 3 · 11 AM$0
🎪Street party🍽️Food
NEW JERSEY PIZZAFEST
Lackawanna Station
Sat 3 · 9 AMFree
🎪Street party🌱Ecology
2026 Waterwise Garden & Pumpkin Fest
Waterwise Community Center
Sat 3 · 9 AMFreeES
🎪Street party🌱Ecology
2026 Festival de Calabazas y Conservación del Agua
Waterwise Community Center
Sat 3 · 2 PMFree
💼Career10–18 yrs
My Future Career Roadmap — Youth Workshop
Montclair Community Library
Sat 3 · 3 PMFree
🀄Mahjong🏆Tournament
Mah Jongg Meetup - Weekly Saturday Afternoon
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Sun4
Sunday 4 October
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Mon 5 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Language café📚Literature
Learn English Book Club
Montclair Public Library
Mon 5 · 11 AMFree
🀄Mahjong
Mah Jongg Meetup - Weekly Monday Morning
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Mon 5 · 11 AMFree
🀄Mahjong
Teach Yourself Mah Jongg - Weekly Monday Morning - NEW
Montclair Public Library
Mon 5 · 11:30 AMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Garden Qigong at Van Vleck
Montclair Public Library
Later
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Egan & Sons
Egan & Sons
Wed 7$0
🎫Concert
Open Mic at Montclair Brewery
Montclair Brewery
Sat 10 · 11:30 AM$0
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Yoga with Vinni Taneja Spiritual Guruness of Chakra Wellness
Lackawanna Station
Sat 10 · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌳Outdoors
Introduction to California Native or Waterwise Garden Design
Waterwise Community Center
Sun 11 · 7 AMFree
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Supported Long Run
603 Bloomfield Ave
Sun 11 · 10:30 AMFree
Equality in Motion 2026: Come Out & March in Essex County
Montclair Public Library Main Branch
Sun 11 · 1 PM$0
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Live Jazz — Bleu Coffee Montclair
Bleu Coffee
Sun 11 · 3 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Montclair Sundays Weekly Peaceful Protest
Montclair
Sat 17 · 10 AM$0
💼Career
End-of-Year Buying Strategy: Don't Wait Until 2027
Trinity Temple Church of God
Sun 18 · 3 PMFree
🕊️Human rights
Montclair Sundays Weekly Peaceful Protest
Montclair
Tue 20 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Wizards and Wormholes Book Club
Montclair Public Library
Fri 23 · 9 PM$0
💿DJ set🏠House
Sweet Rotation: Halloween Edition
Porta Montclair
Sat 24 · 11 AM$0
MONTCLAIR FLEA
Lackawanna Station
Sat 24 · 9 AMFree
Installation and Establishment of California Native or Waterwise Gardens
Waterwise Community Center
Sun 25 · 11 AM$0
MONTCLAIR FLEA
Lackawanna Station
Sun 25 · 1 PM$0
Live Jazz - Bleu Coffee Montclair, NJ
Bleu Coffee
Sun 25 · 3 PMFree
Montclair Sundays Weekly Peaceful Protest
Montclair
Sat 7 Nov · 2 PM$0–13.34
🎉Club0–15 yrs
Family Rave
Lackawanna Station
Sat 14 Nov · 9 AMFree
Fall Waterwise and California Native Garden Care
Waterwise Community Center
Sat 12 Dec · 10 AMFree
Waterwise and California Native Plant Container Gardening
Waterwise Community Center
See also in Montclair for free
Thu 1 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Obal's Inn
Obal's Inn, Bloomfield
Thu 1 · 8 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Russell Dickerson, Blake Proehl
The Wellmont Theater, Montclair
Thu 8 · 9 PM$19.03
🤘Metal🎸Rock
Uncouth MEATLOCKER
The Meatlocker, Montclair
Tomorrow · 8 PM$20
🎫Concert
Underground Exposure Level 1 Weekly Fan-Building Showcase — Orange, NJ
Odabro Lounge, City Of Orange
Sun 18 · 4 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Organ Recital - Jeremiah Mead, Organist
Our Lady of the Lake Church, Verona
Tomorrow
🌳Outdoors🧘Wellness
New Jersey Symphony: Jersey City Music & Arts Festival
Newark ArtSpace
Fri 23 · 9:30 PM$20.44–100.51
🎸Rock🌐World music
Halloween Rock en Español & Rumban NJ
Shawn's Crazy Saloon, North Arlington
Sat 10 · 12 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
2026 Bloomfield HarvestFest
Bloomfield Center
Sat 3 · 3 PM$24.71
🎪Street party🤝Volunteering
Oktoberfest at Union Square Pretzels: A Community Fundraiser
Manufacturers Village, East Orange
Thu 8 · 7 PM$23.11
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
Bodega Nights
The Splendid Rooftop, Montclair
Sat 17 · 4 PM$75
🎪Street party
Murder at the Museum! A Murder Mystery Fundraiser 2026
Crane House and Historic YWCA Museum, Montclair
Sat 24 · 7 PM
🎪Street party
The Purple Diamond Awards Gala
The Brookside Banquets
Fri 2 · 4 PM
🎪Street party
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with La Casa de Don Pedro
La Casa De Don Pedro Inc Community Center
Sun 4 · 5 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Fall Fest:A Celebration of Inclusion, Accessibility, and Community
Kessler Campus, West Orange
Tomorrow · 8 PM
🕺Musical
Into the Woods
180 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042, United States
Thu 1 · 8:30 PM$8.79–15.61
🎤Stand-up
Collective Comedy at Tierney’s Tavern with Na’im Ali
Tierney's Tavern, Montclair
Tomorrow · 7 PM$60
🎭Theatre
Intern Fardacht
Newark Symphony Hall
Sat 3 · 7 PM$0–7.18
✨Cabaret
Don't Dream It, Be It Cabaret
Montclair State University - Student Center - NEST, Little Falls Township
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM$18–60
🎭Theatre
Effa Loves Baseball
Newark ArtSpace
Tomorrow · 7 PM$70.10
📚Literature🗣️Talk
'Beyond the Pink' Author Series with Eleonora Teplinsky
Loopwell, Montclair
Thu 1 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🧾Drop-in services
Excellus Plans Class
Bloomfield Public Library
Sat 10 · 1 PM$81.61–87.30
🍽️Food🗺️Guided tour
Perú Fusion Festival | Grand Tasting 2026
18 Label Studios, Montclair
Sat 17
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
2026 Bloomfield Fall Art and Fine Craft Show
Brookdale Park, Bloomfield
Thu 1 · 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
West Orange Public Library
Sun 18 · 7 PM
🎬Cinema
Josephine
The Bellevue Theatre, Montclair
Thu 1 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Evening Book Club
Lyndhurst Public Library
Fri 2 · 6 PM$12.51
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Grit Gallery IV - Opening Party at Newark Local Beer!
Newark Local Beer
Sun 4 · 2 PM$25.97
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Lois Lowry celebrates BUILDING 903 at Barnes & Noble - Clifton, NJ
Barnes & Noble - Clifton, NJ
Tue 6 · 2:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
A Memory of Myself: A Conversation with Translator & Scholar Johnny Lorenz
Dana Room, 4th floor, John Cotton Dana Library, Newark
Wed 7 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk✊🏿Anti-racism
The Mosquito Confederation: A talk by Dr. Daniel Mendiola
Paul Robeson Campus Center, Newark
Thu 8 · 8:30 AM$12.45–23.11
🗣️Talk
Ethics: Underpinnings of Success
George M. Ring Building University Advancement, South Orange Village
Thu 22 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
Caregiving: From Burnout to Balance
Cedar Grove Public Library
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Venues in Montclair for free
Montclair Brewery
3 events
Porta Montclair
3 events
Montclair
5 events
Lackawanna Station
6 events
The Wellmont Theater
26 events
Crane House and Historic YWCA Museum
13 events
The Bellevue Theatre
3 events
Montclair Public Library
26 events
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
9 events
Loopwell
3 events
Peak Performances — Alexander Kasser Theater
6 events