Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday that is globally celebrated from December 26 through January 1st. Celebrate the holiday with these events in New Jersey and New York!
Riverside, NJ
Kwanzaa Community Service Awards at The Madison, 33 Lafayette St, Riverside, NJ
December 08, Friday, 6pm-10pm
All ages
Tickets start at $125 I Kwanzaa Fundraising Community Awards Dinner
Come celebrate the individuals and groups in the community that are improving Burlington County, New Jersey. The ATAP Scholarship Fund and ATAP Programs benefit from the proceeds. We also welcome you to the African Village MarketPlace where vendors sell and create experiences.Westfield, NJ
The Beauty of Kwanzaa at Have a Nice Clay, 221 North Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090
December 16, Saturday, 3pm-5pm
All ages
FREE - must RSVP by December 9th.
Newark, NJ
Kwanzaa Family Festival & Marketplace at NJPAC, 1 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102
December 23, Saturday, 9am-9pm
All ages
FREE activities and live performances - must RSVP
Take part in activites such as storytelling, face painting, dance workshops, arts and crafts, and Kwanzaa candle lighting ceremony. Every hour from 10 AM to 9 PM, there are free live performances in the Prudential Hall Lobby. These include upbeat choreography by Umoja Dance Company and Zawadi African Dance & Drum, Inc., which includes audience involvement.
New York, NY
KWANZAA: A REGENERATION CELEBRATION. at APOLLO, West 125th Street, New York, NY
December 30
Dance, live performances, and spoken word honoring the seven principles of Kwanzaa, family, community, and culture. Performance featuring Abdel R. Salaam's Forces of Nature Dance Theatre and Friends