Hoboken Division of Cultural Affairs

Join us tonight for Tuesday Family Fun at the Shipyard! 🎭🎶

It’s the first Summer Fun event of the season! 😎🍉☀️

Celebrate the incredible talent of Hoboken students at the Showcase. Enjoy an evening of performances, creativity, and community as local students take the stage at Shipyard Park.

📍 Shipyard Park, 1 13th St.
🗓️ Tuesday, June 2
🕡 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Bring a chair or blanket and come cheer on our young performers! 🌟

Hoboken Pride Events Calendar - June 2026: Come celebrate with us!

❤️ Presentation to City Council
Wednesday, June 3
7 PM
📍 Hoboken City Hall, 94 Washington St
▪️Members of the Hoboken Pride Advisory Committee will present their annual report to the City Council highlighting the committee’s accomplishments, initiatives, and ongoing efforts.

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🧡 Pride Crosswalk Painting
Sunday, June 7
9 AM – 12 PM
📍 Hoboken City Hall, 94 Washington St
▪️Community members ages 14 and older are invited to volunteer to help paint Hoboken’s Pride Crosswalk at City Hall. To register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegXTT8GVZUeAgxeFujRgz3FDXfYxeuE4Bs0tET3eRQCwH3RA/viewform

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💛 Puppies for Pride Parade with
Sunday, June 14
3 PM
📍 Church Square Park, 5th & Garden Streets
▪️Dress your pup in all the colors of the Pride rainbow and join the parade through Church Square Park. Prizes will be awarded for standout looks.

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💚 Drag Storytime Hour with
Tuesday, June 23
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Shipyard Park, 1 13th Street
▪️Enjoy a fabulous story hour hosted by the amazing Harmonica Sunbeam. Hosted by .

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💙 Drag Bingo + The Birdcage (Movie Screening) with
Wednesday, June 24
8 PM (Bingo) 9 PM (Movie)
📍 ResilienCity Park, 12th & Adams Streets
▪️Hosted by .

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💜 Pride Fun Run with and
Thursday, June 25
7 PM
📍 Pier A Park, 1st & Sinatra Drive
▪️Celebrate Pride and community wellness with an inclusive fun run through Pier A Park. Runners and walkers of all ages and experience levels are welcome.

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❤️ Pride Ride with
Sunday, June 28
11 AM
📍 Hoboken Museum, 14th & Hudson Streets
▪️Cyclists of all ages are invited to participate in a celebratory Pride Ride through Hoboken promoting visibility, community, and safe cycling. Cyclists will meet at the at 14th and Hudson Streets.

Bring an old shirt you don't mind getting splattered and learn to paint your own mural with artist Distort! He'll be in the courtyard at Jackson and 3rd during Southwest Fest on Saturday, June 6 from 12-5pm. Paint, panels, and brushes will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Artists Joust and Dillon Dunning will also be there to install new murals of their own art.

The Hoboken Arts and Music Festival is just one month away! This year, we have Freestyle legends George LaMond, Cynthia, The Cover Girls, and Betty Dee of Sweet Sensation headlining. And the cast of Broadway's The Great Gatsby is back with two numbers to open the Observer Stage.

For more information and a full lineup, head to hobokennj.gov/departments/cultural-affairs

Check out Hoboken galleries and artists' studios during the Garden State Art Weekend!

Summer workshops are open for registration!

Classes run June 29-July 30.

Teen Leader in Training applications are also open for teens ages 15-17.

Go to https://hoboken.recdesk.com/Community/Program to register.

It was a pleasure to welcome the All Saints Episcopal Day School - Hoboken National Junior Art Society to City Hall for Youth Art Month. Emily Jabbour, Mayor of Hoboken presented the students with a proclamation recognizing March 2026 as Youth Art Month in Hoboken and encouraging residents to support arts education and celebrate the creative talents of our youth.

📣 Calling All Hoboken Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses, and Local Artists!

If you’re interested in participating in the Spring 2026 Hoboken Arts & Music Festival, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Hoboken businesses get discounted booth rates.

Vendor spots are filling up quickly. We are 2/3rds full!

Apply here:
https://eventhub.net/events/Hoboken-Spring-Arts-and-Music-Festival-2026_7271

To begin the application process, log in through the portal. First-time users will need to create an account by selecting “Participant” and completing the required information.

For questions, please email [email protected] with the subject line: “Vendor Application Question.”

NEW DATES! The City of Hoboken Black History Month Speech Contest for high school students is now Monday, March 2 from 4-6pm at City Hall! The winners will speak at the City's Black History Month Celebration on Wednesday, March 11, 3:30-5:00pm. Please use the Newark Street entrance.

The endless snow is finally melting, and that means Spring- and Spring Arts classes- are around the corner! Classes start March 16th. Go to https://hoboken.recdesk.com/Community/Program to register!