SEPTEMBER
10-13
Hoboken Italian Festival
Feast of the Madonna Dei Martiri
Sinatra Park, Hoboken
hobokenitalianfestival.com
12-13
Sixth Annual New Jersey Meadowlands Festival of Birding
Day two features off-site field trips through Hudson and Bergen Counties.
Meadowlands Environmental Center, Lyndhurst
hackensackriverkeeper.org
16
Grove Street Grooves—Street Fair and Music Festival
Live bands and performers, street vendors, children’s activities, and fun all day.
2-10 p.m.
Grove Street between Montgomery and Mercer, Jersey City
jcdowntown.org
OCTOBER
3-4
Jersey City Artists Studio Tour
A self guided walking tour of the studios, galleries, exhibitions, and performances of hundreds of artists. Sponsored by Mayor Jerramiah Healy, the cultural division, ProArts, the municipal council, and The Hudson Reporter.
Noon-6 p.m.
proartsjerseycity.org
10
Oktoberfest Arts and Crafts Fair
Crafts show, authentic German music and food, Korean delicacies, games, canoe rides, and prizes. (Rain date October 17)
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Demarest Duck Pond, Demarest
demarestnaturecenter.org
11
Bark in the Park—Fundraiser for Liberty Humane Society
Help raise funds for Jersey City’s homeless animals.
Liberty State Park, Jersey City
(201) 547-4147
libertyhumane.org
16
Lucy Kaplansky at the Brennan Coffee House
7:30 p.m.
583 Newark Ave, Jersey City
(800) 542-7894
brennancoffeehouse.org
NOVEMBER
20
Chuck Brodsky at the Brennan Coffee House
7:30 p.m.
583 Newark Ave, Jersey City
(800) 542-7894
brennancoffeehouse.org
NEW YORK MINUTE
82nd Annual Feast of San Gennaro
September 10-20
Outdoor festival on the streets of historic Little Italy
sangennaro.org
The New York Comedy Festival
November 4-8
Celebration of stand-up comedy.
nycomedyfestival.com
The New York Film Festival
September 2-October 11
Twenty-eight feature films and 12 short films from all over the world.
filmlinc.com/nyff/nyff.html