Hoboken Cultural Affairs is a division of The City of Hoboken. We curate and produce cultural events for the City of Hoboken, including the Arts and Music Festival, Art Month, The Harvest Festival, Movies Under the Stars, our Summer Concert Series, and community arts education and culture programs.
We also administer the Public Art Fund, which maintains Hoboken's existing public art inventory as well as supports new permanent public art.
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.
Mayor Emily B. Jabbour and the City of Hoboken invite residents and visitors to the annual Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival on Sunday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Washington Street, between Observer Highway and Seventh Street. The annual event attracts more than 30,000 visitors each spring and showcases the city’s vibrant cultural scene with live music, local artists, food vendors, and family-friendly programming.
This year’s festival will feature an exciting lineup of legendary freestyle and dance-pop artists headlining the Observer Highway Stage, including George Lamond, Cynthia, Betty Dee of Sweet Sensation, and The Cover Girls.
In addition to the headliners, the festival will showcase performances on two stages throughout the day. The Observer Highway Stage, located on Washington Street between Observer Highway and Newark Street, will open with Broadway's The Great Gatsby star and Hoboken resident Dariana Mullen performing the solo Second Hand Suit as well as a duet with costar Dan Rosales, Better Hold Tight, and include performances by Dallas Connors and Hoboken's own DJ Bripee.
The Seventh Street Stage, located on Washington Street between Sixth Street and Seventh Street, will feature a variety of local and emerging performers, including local musician Finn Douglas, Hoboken rock band 3 Dollars, ska band Day 19, and dynamic singer-songwriter Janétza Miranda. A full schedule will be posted a week before the event.
In addition to live music, the festival will feature more than 300 artists, makers, crafters, and vendors, as well as Hoboken artists and businesses, and a wide variety of food from local eateries.
The Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival is funded in part by Ironstate, Veolia, Hackensack Meridian Health, and the Hudson County Division of Parks & Roads.Wheelchair-accessible seating can be made available for each performance with one week’s prior notice. Please contact Hoboken Cultural Affairs at 201-420-2000 Ext. 1102 to make a request. Accessible restrooms will be located near the stages on Observer Highway and on Seventh Street.
An advisory board relating questions involving public art and the City of Hoboken Art Program.
An advisory board relating questions involving public art and the City of Hoboken Art Program.
Guiding document to manage, expand and maintain existing and future public art in Hoboken.
Guiding document to manage, expand and maintain existing and future public art in Hoboken.
Hoboken Utility Box Mural Artist: Lawrence Ciarallo - Struggle of a Lifetime8, located at 89 Washington St.
Hoboken Utility Box Mural Artist: Lawrence Ciarallo - Struggle of a Lifetime8, located at 89 Washington St.
