This annual family-friendly event features music, theater, dance, kids’ activities, food, arts and crafts, merchandise, and community exchange.
Located at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street, Bergen Square is the historical heart of Jersey City. Today it is a vibrant, bustling community where residents, commuters, shoppers, students, and churchgoers come together to form an extraordinary, unique urban enclave.
Ancient home to the Lenni Lenape and established by the Dutch as the first permanent European settlement in New Jersey in 1660, Bergen Square has welcomed immigrants from around the world for centuries and now flourishes as the historical and cultural wellspring of Jersey City.
2026 ENTERTAINMENT
BERGEN SQUARE
Throughout the Day
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Over 30 Food and Merchandise Vendors
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Over 30 Information Tables representing community groups and non-profits throughout Jersey City
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Special Guests:
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Miss Senior New Jersey America
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Jersey City Free Public Library Bookmobile
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Mayor Solomon
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Ward C Councilman Tom Zuppa
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BERGEN SQUARE STAGE
Noon to 5 PM
Featuring the beats of Deejay Khadi
12:15 PM
George Hodnett and Instruments of Praise (Rhythm and Blues)
1:30 PM
Speranza Theatre Company presents In Her Footsteps: Rev 250 -- Meet New Jersey's Revolutionary War characters Molly Pitcher and William Franklin
2:00 PM
Spektrums Afrikan (Dance and Drum)
3:30 PM
Surati Studios presents Performing Arts from India
5:00 PM
Spirit of Life Ensemble (Jazz)
MUSEUM OF JERSEY CITY HISTORY
AT THE APPLE TREE HOUSE
Noon - 5 PM
Historic House Tours
“The Enduring Promise: The Declaration of Independence at 250”
Memories
THANK YOU to our 2026 SPONSORS
Silver
GOLD
Bronze
IndividualS
Bill Armbruster
Friends of Liberty State Park
RUTH CORDNER
