NJPAC's 19th Annual Kwanzaa Festival and Artisan Marketplace December 15-16

originally published: 12/10/2017



(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Celebrate Kwanzaa at NJPAC’s 19th Annual Kwanzaa Artisan Marketplace on Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16 at NJPAC in Newark, NJ. Experience NJPAC’s Prudential Hall lobby transformed into a Kwanzaa Artisan Marketplace where vendors display creative, unique and many one of kind hand-crafted items satisfying all gift giving needs.

NJPAC’s annual FREE Kwanzaa Family Festival is where kids of all ages will be engaged with hands-on activities dedicated to the Kwanzaa principles of Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith). This Family event will take place in NJPAC’s Lobby on Saturday, December 16th from 11:00am – 3:00pm.

Celebrate Kwanzaa festivities with Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, featuring special guest poets Ntozake Shange, Sonia Sanchez featuring Dyane Harvey-Salaam onSaturday December 16th at 2:00pm and 7:30pm.

Don’t miss, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre with special guests Ntozake Shange and Sonia Sanchez featuring Dyane Harvey-Salaam. Visually inventive and creatively brilliant, these multi-ethnic dancers and drummers perform a one-of-a-kind program that is “sizzling ... nothing short of sensational,” (The Washington Post). Two performances will take place Saturday, December 16 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm at Victoria Theater $29 - $45.

Kwanzaa Artisan Marketplace - Friday, December 15 from 6:00pm-10:00pm and Saturday, December 16 from 10:00am -10:00pm. NJPAC’s most popular community marketplace offers more options than ever! Custom and cultural clothing, handcrafted jewelry, original designer hats, bath & body products, candles, books, art, and more! One-stop shopping for all your holiday gift-giving needs. Visit all of the more than 20 vendors and be entered to win an exclusive prize.

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FREE Kwanzaa Family Festival - Saturday, Dec 16 from 11:00am-3:00pm at One Center Street, Newark. NJPAC’s annual festival features: Capoeira, West African dance & drums, Kwanzaa ceremony and storytelling, arts & crafts (including arm knitting and collage-making), Snacks in Packs, live performances, and more!

NJPAC is located at One Center Street in Newark, New Jersey.