Kwanzaa Family Festival

Free performances will be held every hour in the Prudential Hall Lobby. Free family activities including dance and drumming classes, face painting, storytelling, child-friendly arts and crafts workshops, plus a coat and toy giveaway for the children of the community, will be held throughout NJPAC’s indoor campus. Each event and activity embodies one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, a holiday dedicated to celebrating African-American culture and community.

A Kwanzaa candle-lighting ceremony and a Vibunzi — a tradition of honoring young people with an ear of corn (or in this case, a slice of cornbread) to represent the hope for the future they bring — will be a highlight of the day’s celebration.

In addition, the annual Kwanzaa Artisan Marketplace featuring local crafters, artists and merchants, will fill both the Prudential Lobby and the hallways outside Prudential Hall’s First and Second tier entrances all weekend.

Location

Name: New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Address: 1 Center Street
City: Newark