What's on in Union on a budget?
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Events in Union on a budget
Mon5
Today
Tue6
Tomorrow
At 6 PMFree
📖Story time
Paws to Read
Scheben Branch Library
At 7 PMFree
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
Member Mondays: Farm to Table Tour
Liberty Hall Museum
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Family Time
Scheben Branch Library
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers📖Story time
Baby Time
Scheben Branch Library
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🧸Kids
Tiny Tots
Scheben Branch Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity♿Disability
Thrive Together
Scheben Branch Library
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🧸Kids
Toddler Tales
Scheben Branch Library
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
BIL: Rustic Rag Flag
Scheben Branch Library
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🔬Science
Brick Builders
Scheben Branch Library
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Stories with Art
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Tiny Tots
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Toddler Tales
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🪇Music for toddlers
Family Time
Scheben Branch Library
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Book Bedazzle
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Line Dancing
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 8 · 9:30 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers🗺️Guided tour
Family Time
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
🧸Kids
Toddler Tales
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 8 · 11 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Bookworms
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 8 · 2 PMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Chair Yoga
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 8 · 3:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games
Create & Connect
Scheben Branch Library
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
👾Video games
Video Game Club
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
🔢Bingo
Bingo!
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Patriotic Poster
Scheben Branch Library
Fri 9 · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Tiny Tots
Scheben Branch Library
Fri 9 · 4 PMFree
👾Video games
Dungeons and Dragons
Scheben Branch Library
Sat10
Saturday 10 October
Sun11
Sunday 11 October
Later
Mon 12 · 2 PMFree
📖Story time
Pumpkin STEMs
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 12 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Colonial Calligraphy
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 12 · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time
ArtSmart
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 13 · 10 AM$10
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Introduction to Hydroponic Systems for Home & Small-Scale Growers Simulcast
Union County Clemson Extension
Tue 13 · 1:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Rosette Ribbons
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 13 · 6 PMFree
🔐Escape game
Halloween Escape Room
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 13 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Chapter and Verse
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 14 · 12 PM$0
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Lunch and Learn at PPG: Fall Essentials
Piedmont Physic Garden
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🀄Mahjong
Midweek Mah Jongg
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 14 · 8 PM$13.34–36.09
💿DJ set
D1V1N1TY Presents: The Necessary Creative - ANIGMA
The Boss Loft
Thu 15 · 11 AMFree
💼Career
City of Union Business Mixer
1919 Un Prom Dr
Thu 15 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
BIL: Underground Railroad Quilt Blocks
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 15 · 6 PMFree
🔬Science
Construction Junction
Scheben Branch Library
Sat 17 · 9:30 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Zumba-Fit
Scheben Branch Library
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–2 yrs
Itty Bitty Playdate
Scheben Branch Library
Sun 18 · 2 PMFree
🍽️Food🎊Socials
Afrika on the Move
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 19 · 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
GED Orientation
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 19 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Armchair Travel: Thailand
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 19$5
📜Poetry🎫Concert
Pass the Mic at the DMK Black Box Theater
DMK Black Box Theatre
Tue 20 · 6 PMFree
🧸Kids
Hebron Halloween Party
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 20 · 6 PMFree
🧸Kids
ArtSmart
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 21 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Triple Crown Medicare Workshop
Drees Model Home at Triple Crown
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🤝Volunteering
Play It Forward: Game Night
House Of Playokee
Wed 21 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Hills of Kentucky Dulcimers
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 21 · 6:30 PMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Line Dancing
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 22 · 2:30 PM$15
✂️Workshop
Color, Mood, & Meaning: Color Psychology in Art & Design
Union Arts Center - Classroom
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Paleoindigenous Peoples
Scheben Branch Library
Sat 24 · 10 AM$0–15.85
🎨Creative workshop
Annual Pumpkin Patch Day!
Liberty Hall Museum
Sat 24 · 10:30 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Line Dancing
Scheben Branch Library
Sat 24 · 11:50 AM$17.85–28.52
🏋️Fitness🎊Socials
Soca Tworkout Fitness: Fête and Get Fit in Union, NJ!!!
1275 C Stuyvesant Ave.
Sat 24 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Unsolved Mystery: JonBenét Ramsey
Scheben Branch Library
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🏷️Other
Something Wicked at Rate — A Halloween Grand Opening!
477 Chestnut St
Sun 25 · 1:30 PM$25
🕺Musical🎭Theatre
Hocus Pocus: The Parody Musical Murder Mystery
DMK Black Box Theatre
Sun 25 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Books to Savor
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 27 · 9:30 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤸Pilates & stretching
Active Aging
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 27 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Tea Blends Class
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 28 · 4 PMFree
🀄Mahjong
Midweek Mah Jongg
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 28 · 2:30 PM$15
✂️Workshop
Art in Your Hands
Union Arts Center - Classroom
Wed 28 · 6 PMFree
🎪Kids' show🎨Creative workshop
Boo Bop Dance Party
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 28 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗺️Guided tour
Books Amongst Birds
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 29 · 5 PMFree
🔐Escape game11–14 yrs
Mystery Party
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Paint Night in the City of Starlight
Scheben Branch Library
Fri 30 · 8 AM$10–120
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
2026 New Jersey History Conference
Kean University STEM Building
Mon 2 · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop
BIL: Gift Tags and Wrapping Paper
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 2 · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Colonial Calligraphy
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 3 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop♿Disability
Thrive Together
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 3 Nov · 6 PMFree
🪇Music for toddlers
Brick Builders
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 4 Nov · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Boone County Patriots
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 4 Nov · 6:30 PMFree
🏋️Fitness🪕Country
Line Dancing
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 5 Nov · 2 PMFree
🪑Flea market
Puzzle Swap
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 5 Nov · 2:30 PM$17.85
So You Wanna Write a Book?
Union Arts Center - Classroom
Thu 5 Nov · 6 PMFree
📖Story time
ArtSmart
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 5 Nov · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Cross-stitch Bookmark
Scheben Branch Library
Fri 6 Nov · 4 PMFree
🎯Board games🎒Students
Dungeons and Dragons
Scheben Branch Library
Fri 6 Nov · 6:30 PMFree
LEGACY CONFERENCE 2026: BUILD TO LAST
HOLYGHOST CHRISTAIN CENTER
Sun 8 Nov · 2 PMFree
📖Story time🎨Creative workshop
Read With Baby Dinos
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 9 NovFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Take and Make: Veteran’s Day Bracelets
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 9 Nov · 5 PMFree
✂️Workshop
DIY Wooden Ornaments
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 9 Nov · 6 PMFree
🧸Kids
ArtSmart
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 11 Nov · 4 PMFree
🀄Mahjong
Midweek Mah Jongg
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 12 Nov · 2:30 PM$17.85–28.52
Find Your Rhythm
Union Arts Center - Classroom
Fri 13 Nov · 9 AMFree
🏷️Other
KDLA Northeast Region Public Library Directors Meeting
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 16 NovFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Take and Make: Pumpkin Place Cards
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 16 Nov · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time
Kiddie Cafe
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 16 Nov · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
American Millinery
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 17 Nov · 6 PMFree
📖Story time🐣Animals
Pages and Paws
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 17 Nov · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop
ArtSmart
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 18 Nov · 3 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Colonial Candle Mats
Scheben Branch Library
Wed 18 Nov · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards👾Video games
Pokemon™ Game Night
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PMFree
👾Video games
Video Game Club
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PMFree
🔢Bingo
Bingo!
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PMFree
📖Story time
Pumpkin Potion Commotion
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PMFree
🧸Kids
Gingerbread Construction
Scheben Branch Library
Sat 21 Nov · 10 AMFree
📖Story time
Itty Bitty Playdate
Scheben Branch Library
Sat 21 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Line Dancing
Scheben Branch Library
Mon 23 Nov · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time
Wolfenoot
Scheben Branch Library
Sat 28 Nov · 8 PM$20
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Wine About It - A Comedy Show at Sip On Main
Sip On Main
Sun 29 Nov · 1 PM$0–15.85
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Ladies of Liberty Hall Tour
Liberty Hall Museum
Mon 30 Nov · 5:30 PMFree
📖Story time
Mobile Planetarium
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 1 Dec · 6:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
BIL Enchanting Angels Wreaths
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 3 Dec · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop5–11 yrs
ArtSmart
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 8 Dec · 10 AMFree
🧸Kids0–5 yrs
Library Play Date
Scheben Branch Library
Thu 10 Dec · 6 PM$60
🤝Volunteering
TTA Empire's Home for the Holidays Gala
Galloping Hill Caterers
Thu 10 Dec · 6 PM$0–10,000
🤝Volunteering
Home For The Holidays Gala
1085 Galloping Hill Rd
Fri 11 Dec · 10 AMFree
🧸Kids0–5 yrs
Library Play Date
Scheben Branch Library
Tue 15 Dec · 10 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Library Play Date
Scheben Branch Library
Fri 18 Dec · 10 AMFree
Library Play Date
Scheben Branch Library
Sun 27 Dec · 2 PMFree
Books to Savor
Scheben Branch Library
See also in Union on a budget
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Echo Tap & Grille
Echo Tap & Grille, Mountainside
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Sun Tavern
Sun Tavern, Roselle Park
Sun 11 · 11:30 AMFree
🎹Blues🎫Concert
Blues & Blessings • Mt. Zion AME Millburn — 2nd Sunday • Come Be Inspired
Mt Zion AME Millburn
Sun 11 · 7 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Mark Mayer Acoustic Solo At Frenchy's Bar and Grill
Frenchy's Bar & Grill, Roselle Park
Thu 15 · 8 PM$20
🎫Concert
Underground Exposure Level 1 Weekly Fan-Building Showcase — Irvington, NJ
Antojitos lounge, Irvington
Thu 8 · 8 PM$32.35
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Disciple Of The Garden - The Legacy of Chris Cornell
Crossroads, Garwood
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM$44.52
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
LATIN JAZZ @ GALERIA with ALI BELLO & THE CHARANGA SYNDICATE in concert !
Galeria The Art Venue, Westfield
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM$95–1,041
💜Soul / Funk🎫Concert
The Blind Boys of Alabama
South Orange Performing Arts Center, New York
Sun 18 · 2 PMFree
🎻Classical🎷Jazz
Concert: Navesink Brass
Summit Free Public Library
Thu 15 · 7 PM$24.72–36.09
🎫Concert
Live and Local
First Republic Restraunt & Lounge, Elizabeth
Fri 16 · 8 PM
🔥Reggaeton🎤Hip-Hop
Latino Urban Fest
Ritz Theatre - NJ, Elizabeth
Thu 8 · 6 PM$125–2,000
🎪Street party
100HW NJ Presents Her Future Funded: A Scholarship & Leadership Celebration
Costa Del Sol, Union
Sat 17 · 3 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
2026 Union Township Winter Wonderland
Rabkin Park, Union
Wed 7 · 7 PM$73.73
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
NJ Salsa - Millburn Wednesdays - Salsa & Bachata
MoonShine Modern Supper Club, Millburn
Fri 9$0
💿DJ set☀️Open air
Second Fridays with DJ Cher La Luna @ Pallet Brewing Maplewood
Pallet Brewing Company, Maplewood
Thu 22 · 5:30 PM$22.83–44.01
🎪Street party
2026 Witches Night Out
Downtown Cranford
Thu 8 · 6 PM
🎪Street party
Inauguration Ball for Governor William Livingston
Liberty Hall Museum, Union
Thu 22 · 7 PM$49.74
🎉Parties
Intelligent Singles Mixer in Short Hills NJ!
Hilton Short Hills (Retreat Bar and Terrace inside Hotel)
Sat 24 · 7 PM$0–12.51
🎪Street party
Lay Low Annual Car Club TRUNK or TREAT
G-FORCE Racing Lounge, Westfield
Fri 30 · 7 PM$108.55
🎉Parties
ALL BLACK AFFAIR: MORIE'S 45TH
Virgo's Paradise Restaurant, Hillside
Fri 30 · 9 PMFree
🎉Club
Slut-o-ween Halloween Party
N/A, Hillside
Sat 17 · 1:30 PM
🎊Village dance🎓Classes
Swingin’ Tern Contra Dance
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chatham, NJ
At 7:30 PM$63.34
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
NJ Salsa- Elizabeth, Bachata Mondays
821 Spring St, Elizabeth
Tomorrow · 7 PM$63.34
🪇Salsa🎊Socials
NJ Salsa-Elizabeth, Tuesdays
The Lobby NJ, Elizabeth
Fri 9 · 10 PM$23.18–535.38
💿DJ set🎉Club
South Indian Night (Tollywood/Kollywood Music) NJ/NY
24K Restaurant and Lounge, Elizabeth
Fri 16 · 8 PM$30.41–41.78
💿DJ set🪇Salsa
Back 2 Gouyadville (NEW JERSEY EDITION)
First Republic Lounge & Restaurant, Elizabeth
Sat 17 · 3 PM$0–33.85
💿DJ set
LIBRA ALLSTAR DAY PARTY
24K Lounge, Elizabeth
Sun 18 · 11 AM$7.18
🎪Street party
Howl-O-Ween Pawty: Halloween Pup Parade & Costume Contest
El Nacho’s Cantina Mexican Restaurant and Bar, Elizabeth
Fri 9$23.18–60.54
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Destroying David - An American Theater Group Production
DMK Black Box Theatre, Union
Thu 22 · 7 PM$26.38
🎭Theatre
Miss Betty‘s Glam-O-Rama an original play
Union Arts Center DMK Black Box Theater
Thu 15
🎭Theatre
Effa Loves Baseball
Enlow Recital Hall
Tue 20 · 7:30 PM$30.41
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Pallet Comedy
Pallet Brewing Company, Maplewood
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM$63
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
South Orange Performing Arts Center, New York
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM$44.52–55.20
🎤Stand-up
Union Comedy Night
DMK Black Box Theatre, Union
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Home Prep, Staging & Selling Workshop For SOMA
Maplewood Memorial Library
Tomorrow · 6:45 PMFree
📚Literature
Challenge Yours(h)elf Book Club
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
Sun 11 · 2 PM$60.54
🍽️Food🧘Wellness
Stille Essence Sip & Restore Tea Tasting
Pilates Addiction Short Hills, Millburn
Thu 8 · 8:30 AM$12.45–23.11
🗣️Talk
Ethics: Underpinnings of Success
George M. Ring Building University Advancement, South Orange Village
Sat 10 · 9:30 AM$25
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
Bloomingdale's Short Hills | Makeup Date Beauty Trend Show
Bloomingdale's Short Hills
Sun 11 · 11 AM$5
🗣️Talk
Tavern Talks at Lions Roar Brewing Co.
Lions Roar Brewing Co., Westfield
Wed 14 · 6:30 PM$0–43.45
📚Literature
Co-Co Member Exclusive: The Co-Co Book Club
426 Springfield Ave, Summit
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Home Prep, Staging & Selling Workshop For Cranford, Garwood and Clark
Cranford Community Center
Sat 31 · 8 AMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
RESERVED FOR CAR WASHES
Side Parking Lot, Haleiwa
Sat 10 · 3 PMFree
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Shift Do What Moves You
Totally Healed Family Worship Center, Newark
Sat 17 · 3 PM$23.18
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
UTCM Beyond Pink: The Power of Knowing
280 S Harrison St, East Orange
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