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The City of Hoboken and the Hoboken Business Alliance are once again partnering on Hoboken Art Month, a month-long citywide celebration of arts, culture, and community spirit in the Mile Square City. The initiative will run for five weeks from Sept. 28 to Nov. 3, spotlighting local artists, creative talent, and arts-based businesses that enrich Hoboken’s vibrant cultural landscape.  

Hoboken Art Month will fill the city with free, interactive events including live performances, exhibitions, workshops, and installations, making art accessible in everyday spaces. 

Hoboken Art Month kicks off with the Hoboken Fall Arts & Music Festival on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Washington Street, between Observer Highway and Seventh Street. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors and features live musical performances on two stages, a variety of eateries, and over 300 artists, makers, crafters, and vendors.

Please note, Washington Street will be closed in both directions between Observer Highway and Eighth Street as weill all east bound streets between Newark and Seventh Street from Bloomfield Street to Hudson Street starting at 5 a.m. 

NJ Transit buses will detour onto Hudson and Bloomfield Streets. Roads will reopen after clean-up is complete, which is anticipated to be at approximately 8 p.m.   

Registration is required for all other Hoboken Art Month events. Some highlights include: 

• Storefront Art Walk (Sept. 29 - Nov. 3): Art will be displayed in the windows of businesses throughout Hoboken, with an opening party on Oct. 3. Enjoy a self-guided tour anytime or join a docent-led tour on Oct. 11, curated by Main Street Pops. 
  • Storefront Art Walk Opening Party (Oct. 3 from 5pm-8pm): Urban Arts and local artists Brittany Vogel, Jamie Pomeranz, and Mike Harold AKA “Mike Harold Chalkman” will create custom works of chalk art, and to celebrate the Storefront Art Walk, with participants invited to decorate Washington St. with a mini–Chalk Fest. Register here.  
  • Storefront Art Walk Docent-Led Tour (Oct. 11 at 11am, begins at 1002 Washington Street and ends at 1316 Washington Street): Main Street Pops will host a docent-led art walk tour of the art in the windows with local artist Brittany Vogel. Register here. 
• Jazz on the Hudson (Oct. 9 from 7-9pm, Sinatra Park Amphitheater): Allyson Briggs will lead her own retro jazz band, Fleur Seule, with elegance and style in a performance of jazz standards and newfound treasures, including a lost gem about Hoboken earning a reputation as “The Glamour Girl of Jazz,” since her explosion onto the New York jazz scene over a decade ago, she has become one of the most sought-after vocalists and bandleaders today, with hundreds of public concerts and private events per year.  
• Ricardo Roig Presents Public Print Event (Oct. 11 from 11am- 1pm, 252 First St.): Ricardo Roig, full time professional local fine artist and owner of Roig Collection Art Gallery in Hoboken since 2015, invites the public and children of all ages to a public print event where participating guests will become artists as they assemble their paper cuts and squeegee their own hand-cut print on paper with Roig’s guidance. Register here. 
• Little City Storytelling Event (Oct. 22 at 7pm, Little City Books): Seasoned teacher Adam Wade, who has helped over 3,500 students with their own stories in his many 6-week Storytelling Classes at NYC’s Magnet Theater, will host a storytelling event at Little City Books. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Register here. 
• Storefront Lace Exhibit (Sept. 28 - Nov. 2, Kung Fu Tea): The Stevens Institute of Technology Samuel C. Williams Library will curate a storefront exhibit about the history of embroidery and lace in Hudson County, installed in the window of Kung Fu Tea.  
• Hocus Pocus Screening (Oct. 24 at 7pm, ResilienCity Park): An outdoor screening of Hocus Pocus, the 1993 American fantasy horror comedy film, right before Halloween. Participants are encouraged to bring an already decorated pumpkin to compete in a “Best Pumpkin Art” contest. Winners will receive gift cards to local businesses.  
• Hoboken Gallery Tour (Nov. 2 from 12pm-6pm): The annual Hoboken Artists' Studio Tour is a self-guided walking tour of art studios otherwise not open to the public. 
• Reoccurring Events  
  • Tuesdays: Tuneful Tuesday Pop-Ups by Brick City (6pm-7pm, Various locations)
    • JANÉTZA (Oct. 7 at The Shipyard) 
    • Sid Suppiah - Blue Crüe (Oct. 14 at Church Square Park Gazebo) 
    • Justin Garcia and friends (Oct. 21 at 770 Jackson Plaza) 
    • Allison Strong (Oct. 28 at Pier A Fountain) 
  • Wednesdays: Workshop Wednesdays (6pm-7:30pm at various locations) 
    • Atelier Sucre Pastry Workshop - Chocolate Lava Cake, Madelines, and Ice Cream (Oct. 1, Monroe Center, 720 Monroe St. Suite C514). Register here. 
    • Bloomie Flower Studio Fall BOOquets (Oct. 8, 107 4th St.). Register here. 
    • The Collective Hoboken Hat Decorating Workshop (Oct. 15, 323 Washington St. # 4). Register here. 
    • Mile Square Theater Improv Workshop (Oct. 22, 1400 Clinton St.). Register here. 
    • Blue Skies Pottery Hand Building Workshop (Oct. 29 from 5pm-6:30pm, 720 Monroe St # C414). Register here. 
  • Thursdays: Artist in Residence - Ronah Harris Community Quilt Workshop (12:30pm-2:30pm, Hoboken Public Library, 500 Park Ave.) 
    • October 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 
    • Register here.  

Additional events and details will be announced throughout the month. To stay informed and pre-register for events, visit here.