What's on in West Orange?
34 upcoming events
We've rounded up 34 upcoming events in West Orange — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in West Orange
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Sunday 4 October
Sun 4 · 1:30 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
West Orange Public Library
Sun 4 · 3 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
One in Math
West Orange Public Library
Sun 4 · 4:30 PM$30
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk 2026
9 Cherry Lane
Sun 4 · 5 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Fall Fest: A Celebration of Inclusion Accessibility and Community
Kessler Campus
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Tuesday 6 October
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Wednesday 7 October
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Thursday 8 October
Later
Sat 10 · 8:30 AM$30–35
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Sea Turtle Race: Cold Stun Run
Essex County Park
Sun 11 · 8:30 AM$10–45
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Race to Cure Sarcoma New Jersey
South Mountain Reservation - Clipper Pavilion
Sun 11 · 3 PMFree
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Hikes by Kirk
NJCA Hero Walk | Clipper Pavilion
Thu 15 · 6:30 PM$12.50–15
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Gospel Dance Fitness Party
77 Washington St
Sat 17 · 8:30 AM$25–45
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
2nd Annual Dyamond Fitness and Connie Dwyer Foundation Breast Cancer 5K and Walk
1 Cherry Lane
Sun 18 · 8:30 AM$10–45
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Essex County Turtle Back Zoo Penguin Waddle
560 Northfield Ave
Sun 18 · 9 AM$455.91
✂️Workshop💼Career
New York Spray Tan Certification Training Class - Hands-On
Residence Inn by Marriott West Orange
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🎪Street party🥁Afro
Brazilian Carnival
Afro Brazilian Cultural Center of New Jersey
Thu 29 · 6:30 PMFree
Halloween & Horror Movies Trivia
McLoone's Boathouse
Thu 29 · 7 PM$0–115.75
Join us for UNMASKED: The Unity Table Masquerade
The Highlawn
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PMFree
90s Music Trivia
McLoone's Boathouse
Sat 14 Nov · 2 PMFree
Hikes by Kirk
NJCA Hero Walk | Clipper Pavilion
Sun 15 Nov · 3 PM$13.34
🎫Concert
Sunday Brunch - Pass The Mic!
Oko Fine Cuisine
Sun 6 Dec · 11 AM$60–65
👑Drag show
Brunch is a Drag - Holiday Drag Brunch
The Wilshire Grand
Sun 6 Dec · 2 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎹Blues
TAL NACCARATO, LIVE! Unplugged!
West Orange Public Library
Sun 6 Dec · 2 PMFree
🚶Walk🌱Ecology
Hikes by Kirk
NJCA Hero Walk | Clipper Pavilion
Sat 30 Jan · 9 AM$0–55
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Frosty Squatchy
374 Walker Road
Sat 6 Mar · 7 AM$0–135
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Squatchapple
62 Cherry Lane
Fri 9 Apr$0
Weaving Ancient & New Ways of Being with Ayya Santacitta Bhikkhuni Theri
Empty Cloud
Sun 27 Jun
📖Manga & Comics
Garden State Comic Fest
Richard J. Codey Arena
See also in West Orange
At 8 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Switchfoot - Forever Now Tour
The Wellmont Theater, Montclair
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$91–148
🎷Jazz🌐World music
Somi
South Orange Performing Arts Center, New York
Thu 8 · 9 PM$19.03
🤘Metal🎸Rock
Uncouth 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
Sun 18 · 4 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Organ Recital - Jeremiah Mead, Organist
Our Lady of the Lake Church, Verona
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Egan & Sons
Egan & Sons, Montclair
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
Cricket Hill Brewing Co., Fairfield
Thu 15 · 8 PM$20
🎫Concert
Underground Exposure Level 1 Weekly Fan-Building Showcase — Irvington, NJ
Antojitos lounge, Irvington
At 7:30 PM$0
💿DJ set
The Jist live at Montclair Brewery
Montclair Brewery
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🎷Jazz💜Soul / Funk
Lynette Sheard Leads A Jazzy Motown Revue for Maplewood Summer Streets
172 Maplewood Ave
Sun 4 · 11:30 AMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Mt. Zion AME Millburn Presents Jazz Leadership Fellow MeriKara SaikaPtah
Mt Zion AME Millburn
Sun 4 · 3 PM$0–40
🎷Jazz🎶Singer-songwriter
Bill Charlap
Beacon (Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit)
Tomorrow · 11 AM$0
🎪Street party🍽️Food
NEW JERSEY PIZZAFEST
Lackawanna Station, Montclair
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
Fri 23 · 9 PM$0
💿DJ set🏠House
Sweet Rotation: Halloween Edition w/ Davalz! + Cher La Luna
Porta Montclair
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Ties at Woodford Hall
The Ties at Woodford Hall, Little Falls
Tomorrow · 1:30 PM
🎊Village dance🎓Classes
Swingin’ Tern Contra Dance
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chatham, NJ
Wed 7 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Danaher's Pub
Danaher's Pub, Fairfield
Tomorrow · 3 PM$24.71
🎪Street party🤝Volunteering
Oktoberfest at Union Square Pretzels: A Community Fundraiser
Manufacturers Village, East Orange
Mon 5 · 10 AMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Roseland Senior Fitness
Roseland Free Public Library
Wed 21 · 6 PM$39.19
🎬Cinema
October Comedy Movie Night at Full Spectrum - The Addams Family
Full Spectrum International - Quantum Health & Wellness Center, Livingston
At 1:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Movie: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
West Caldwell Public Library
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
📚Literature
SciFi-Fantasy Book Club
South Orange Public Library
Thu 8 · 8:30 AM$12.45–23.11
🗣️Talk
Ethics: Underpinnings of Success
George M. Ring Building University Advancement, South Orange Village
Sat 17 · 3 PM$23.18
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
UTCM Beyond Pink: The Power of Knowing
280 S Harrison St, East Orange
Tue 20 · 6 PM$0
🗣️Talk📚Literature
A Co-Co Wellness Social Hour: Book Talk with Nicole Smith
23 Vreeland Rd, Florham Park
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Black History 101 Mobile Museum
Maplewood Hilton Branch Library
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
Free Guided Trolley Bus Tour Explores Newark Forest Hill Historic District
Ballantine Gateway, Newark
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Egypt Beyond the Pyramids: The Egypt Most Tourists Miss
Bloomfield Public Library
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Sun 4 · 1 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
[Outside Org] Imani
Montclair Public Library
Sun 4 · 2 PM$24.71
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Create Beautiful Container Gardens with Native Plants
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary, Millburn
Mon 5 · 9:30 AMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Little Seeds Story Time
Glen Ridge Free Public Library
Mon 5 · 10:30 AMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Color Jam
Montclair Bellevue Avenue Branch
Mon 5 · 12:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Monday at the Movies: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Universe
Summit Free Public Library
Sun 4 · 3 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Montclair Sundays Weekly Peaceful Protest
Montclair
Tomorrow · 1:30 PMFree
🕊️Human rights
Defrosting ICE Together
Verona
Sun 11 · 10:30 AMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🤝Volunteering
Equality in Motion 2026: Come Out & March in Essex County
Montclair Public Library Main Branch
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early, Caldwell, NJ
Caldwell Green
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early SOMA — South Orange Village, NJ
Spiotta Park, South Orange Village
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early Montclair NJ
Intersection of, Montclair
Fri 23 · 7 PM$188.58
🤝Volunteering♀️Feminism
3rd Annual Gala – Scholarship Fundraiser
The Hanover Manor, East Hanover
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Venues in West Orange
90 Rock Spring Road
1 event
374 Walker Road
1 event
560 Northfield Ave
1 event
West Orange Public Library
10 events
McLoone's Boathouse
3 events
NJCA Hero Walk | Clipper Pavilion
3 events
77 Washington St
1 event
Castle Rock Bar and Grill
1 event
Afro Brazilian Cultural Center of New Jersey
1 event
9 Cherry Lane
1 event
1 Cherry Lane
1 event
62 Cherry Lane
1 event