These Kids events are great attractions for families with small children who are looking for popular world class entertainment within a short driving distance. Many of the events featured here include the circus, ice shows, carnivals, educational experiences, plays, concerts, and other simply fun events by popular entertainers.
Note: This information is provided by event sponsors as a free service to our viewers. Sometimes conditions require cancellations or changes of dates, times and location which are not reflected in the original schedule. Before planning a trip to visit one of the listed events, it is suggested that you call the event sponsor to confirm the event schedule or for additional information on the event.
2010 Kids Events |
January 2010 Kids Events in NJ
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Disney On Ice '100 Years of Magic'
Thu. January 21 - Sun. January 24
Izod Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
Join the celebration as 65 of Disney's unforgettable characters from 18 beloved stories come to life in Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic! You'll be captivated by the one and only Mickey Mouse, the irresistible Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio and many Disney Princesses. Be thrilled by exciting moments from The Lion King; Mulan; and Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Toy Story films; in a skating spectacular filled with magical Disney moments you'll remember forever as Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic! |
Disney On Ice '100 Years of Magic'
January 27-30, 2010
Sun National Bank Center
81 Hamilton Ave
Trenton, NJ
(800) 298-420 |
Join the celebration as 65 of Disney's unforgettable characters from 18 beloved stories come to life in Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic! You'll be captivated by the one and only Mickey Mouse, the irresistible Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio and many Disney Princesses. Be thrilled by exciting moments from The Lion King; Mulan; and Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Toy Story films; in a skating spectacular filled with magical Disney moments you'll remember forever as Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic! |
February 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Monster Jam
Fri. February 5 - Sat. February 6, 2010
Izod Center
East Rutherford, NJ |
Monster Jam® Freestyle will have 3 smashing shows and the biggest names in Monster Trucks including the Grave Digger® and all new Spiderman® truck. This year's show will present the all new Monster Jam Freestyle Mania format, an explosive, action packed version of Monster Jam where the world's best Monster Trucks battle it out in an all freestyle show. Plus, fans will witness the all new Jam session where Quad-FMXers, Freestyle Superbikers, Freestyle Motocrossers, and Freestyle BMXers will perform simultaneously at one time on the course. |
Harlem Globetrotters
Sat. February 13 - Sun. February 14 
Izod Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
Coming off their most successful year in history, the iconic Harlem Globetrotters are back for their 2010 World Tour! This high-flying, wholesome family show features some of the most extraordinary athletes and entertainers on the planet and has thrilled fans new and old for 83 seasons. |
The Little Engine That Could
Sunday, February 28, 2010
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center Street
Newark, NJ
(888) 466-5722 |
He thinks he can, he thinks he can – and so will you when you see this enchanting version of the classic children’s tale about an optimistic little train engine who learns to use determination and positive thinking to scale life's steepest challenges.
A FamilyTime performance, for ages 3 and up. |
March 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Ringling Bros B&B Funundrum
Werdnesday March 3 to Sunday, March 7, 2010
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ
609-520-8383 |
An exciting excursion that brings together performers and characters from exotic countries all over the world - even from places for which there are no geographic borders.
Enjoy the rip-roaring motorcycle troupe where seven motorcyclists brave fear and physics in the 16-foot Spherical Miracle. Height-seeking high-wire artists perform atop a wire no wider than your thumb 40 feet in the air, all while at a 45 degree angle. Barnum's FUNundrum keeps the energy going with electriflying aerialists, daring acrobatic artists on a two-tiered trapeze and teeter-tottering troupes catapulting high above the arena floor. imagination! |
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Barnum's Funundrum!
Wed. March 10 - Sun. March 14
Izod Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
Hop aboard and go on an unbelievable excursion that brings together performers and characters from exotic countries all over the world - The Greatest Show on Earth®. |
April 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Smucker's Stars on Ice
Sat. April 10, 2010 
IZOD Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
Don't miss your chance to see Olympic Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen, 2009 World Champion Evan Lysacek, Olympic Silver Medalists Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, World Champion Todd Eldredge, three-time U.S. Champion Michael Weiss and more of the world's best skaters in this magical combination of athleticism, artistry and great music - all in one show! |
Photography for Kids
April 27, 2010
4 pm
Belmar Arts Council
608 River Road
Wall, NJ
732-749-3360 |
Ages 10 – 17.
Have you figured out all the sweet functions, setting & menus on your camera? Do you want to learn how to take awesome pixs of your friends surfing, challenge yourself in seeing the world through a different perspective or just create some great photos? Join other kids as your learn all about your camera’s abilities and have some fun taking pictures. |
May 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing a Two Beans production
May 7th
10:00 am & 11:45 am
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees Drive
Manasquan, NJ
732-528-9211 |
Judy Blume's classic novel comes to the stage, capturing all the humor and angst inherent in sibling rivalry. Nine-year-old Peter is used to being annoyed by his little brother Fudge, but Peter reaches his breaking point when his pet turtle goes missing and Fudge is the likely culprit. Grades 3-5 - 60 minutes |
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 'Barnum's Funundrum!'
May 13 - 23, 2010
Sun National Bank Center
81 Hamilton Ave
Trenton, NJ
(800) 298-4200
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is roaring into town with Barnum's Funundrum! A celebration of P.T. Barnum so big, it is an event of 200 years in the making! From the moment that you arrive, the momentum explodes as The Greatest Show On Earth comes to life in a way that can only be inspired by the greatest showman that ever lived. |
Belmar Spring Kite Festival
Saturday, May 15, 2010
4th - 7th Avenue Beaches
Belmar, NJ
848-333-8539
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Watch the delicate maneuvers of the single and team precision kite flying of the South Jersey Kite Flyers, take a kite flying lesson or just enjoy all the kites that fill the sky.
9 am - 5 pm
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| Curious George Live!
Sat. May 22 - Sun. May 23, 2010
IZOD Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
Curious George has provided the inspiration for books, movies and a television series, and will continue to educate and entertain children in Curious George Live! by introducing them to a limitless world of exploration and discovery while offering wholesome family fun. Featuring original composition and familiar songs, as well as Broadway-quality stagecraft and professional singers and dancers, Curious George Live! is sure to captivate audiences of all ages. |
Wildwood International Kite Festival
May 28 - 31, 2010
On the Beach at Rio Grande Avenue, Wildwood and inside the Wildwoods Convention Center.
609-729-9000 |
America's largest kite festival, featuring world-renowned kite builders and competitors, kite making workshops and exhibits, and children's activities. 9 AM to 5 PM. Daily. Fri: 9 PM Illuminated night kite fly. Entrance fee for participants. Free to spectators
Some of the biggest kites in the world fly high over the famous Wildwood boardwalk. Talented guest kite makers exhibit their kites and fly incredible aerial displays, while the East Coast Stunt Kite Championships and World Indoor Championships heats up. The Wild Wheels Buggy Blast features exhibitions of land sailing and kite boarding on the ocean, as kites go to the extreme. Kite making, food, fun and games are a natural match to the Memorial Day Weekend on the Jersey Shore. |
June 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Max & Ruby
June 4, 2010
10:00 am & 11:45 am
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees Drive
Manasquan, NJ
732-528-9211
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Ruby, a seven-year old rabbit wants to put on a show with music, costumes and castles for Grandma. She asks her little brother, Max, for help, but he is no help at all! Can they finish the play in time? Find out in this delightful musical based on the Nickelodeon television show inspired by Rosemary Wells' popular books. Grades PK-2 - 60 minutes |
Peter Pan
June 2 - 27, 2010
Paper Mill Playhouse Brookside Drive
Millburn, NJ
973-376-4343 |
Fly away with us to Neverland for a swashbuckling epic that delivers non-stop action, spell binding music and stunning choreography. A story so magical it actually takes flight! This smash hit musical adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic story is a perennial favorite for children aged 4 to 104 |
July 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
July 23 - July 25, 2010
Solberg Airport
Readington, NJ
800-HOT-AIR-9 (800-468-2479)
Friday,1 pm. to 10 pm
Saturday, 6 am. to 10 pm
Sunday, 6 am. to 8 pm |
This is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America and and outstanding family entertainment attraction in New Jersey. It holds the dual distinction of being a recipient of The New Jersey Governor's Award for Best Special Event, as well as the American Bus Association's designation as a Top 100 Festival in North America. The festival has something for everyone! From twice daily mass ascensions of up to 125 special shape and sport hot air balloons, to headlining concerts, non-stop family entertainment, hundreds of crafters and vendors, great food, fireworks, a balloon glow, and more, the festival is jam-packed with stuff to do.
Festival Admission in Advance
Adults, $17 Children (4-12 years old), $7
Children three and under, FREE
Festival Admission at the Gate
Adults, $25
Children (4-12 years old), $10
Children three and under, Free |
Captain Kidd Treasure Hunt
July 31, 2010
1PM.
Outside Cape May Convention Hall
between Windsor and Congress Avenues
Cape May, NJ |
Kids ages 3 to 10 meet Captain Will Kidd in search of buried treasure on the beach . Hundreds of young treasure hunters are expcected to hunt for the booty and gift certificates. Free. |
August 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Rubber Ducky Regatta
August 15, 2010, 7:30 p.m
Raging Waters Water Park
Morey's Piers
Schellenger Avenue & the Boardwalk
Wildwood
609.729.2002 |
Morey's Piers hosts this annual benefit for the Cape May County United Way. Watch as thousands of little yellow ducks race at Raging Waters for great prizes. Free to spectators. |
The Wiggles Wiggly Circus Live!
Tue. August 17
IZOD Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
Everyone loves a circus and The Wiggles are proud to bring their ‘Wiggly Circus’ to the theatre stage. Like all great circus inspired shows the Wiggly circus has acrobats, clowns, gymnasts, dancers, trapeze artists and more! |
September 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Boardwalk Aerobatic Airshow
September 19, 2010
1pm – 3pm.
6th – 14th Streets
Ocean City, NJ
609-525-9300
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Thrill to some of the best stunt pilots and aerobatic champions in the world plus military demonstrations. |
Sesame Street Live Elmo's Healthy Heroes
Thu. September 30 - Sun. October 3
Izod Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
When Super Grover loses his superness, Sesame Street needs a hero! Never fear, Elmo and his team of Healthy Heros are here. Teaching lessons of healthy habits through song and dance, Elmo, Abby Cadabby and your favorite Sesame Street friends will explore exercise, nutrition, sleep/energy and hygiene - all in a quest to put the "super" back in Super Grover. It's Elmo's Healthy Heroes to the rescue! |
October 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Kidstock2010 The NJ Children’s Expo
Saturday October, 2nd 2010
Waterfront Stadium
Trenton, NJ
609-672-5207
10 am - 5 pm |
Although kids will think this day is only for them, parents will have a chance to meet more than 100 of the areas top children’s vendors selling products and services for raising healthy, happy, and safe kids of all ages. Hands-on demonstrations and lectures on the health and wellness of children and other topics of interest to parents will be offered by more than 20 of New Jersey‘s top experts and professionals at the executive suites of the Trenton Waterfront Stadium. Combine all of this with great food, a pet adoption, a food drive to support the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (T.A.S.K.), kids on-field games and hands-on activity centers, prizes, a mom and dad adult only area, gift bags with thousands of dollars worth of coupons, and live on-field stage entertainment by kids and adults |
November 2010 Kids Events in NJ |
Disney Live! Mickey's Magic Show
Fri. November 12 - Sat. November 13
IZOD Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
Mickey, Minnie and a host of Disney friends come together with world-class magicians to perform magic from legendary Disney films right before your eyes. See the Fairy Godmother transform Cinderella's rags into a beautiful ball gown in a split second; the spectacular levitation of Aladdin's Princess Jasmine: and the enchanted dancing brooms of Fantasia. Join Donald and Goofy, Alice and the Mad Hatter, and many more for a one-of-a-kind stage show you'll never forget. Mickey's Magic Show is a whole new way to experience Disney Magic with your family. |
Disney on Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3
Tue. November 23 - Sun. November 28 IZOD Center
Meadowlands, NJ |
Catch all the heroic action when Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie and the Toy Story gang escape from the rambunctious tots of Sunnyside Daycare and race for home in their most daring adventure ever. A few new faces join the fun including Barbie's groovy bachelor Ken and Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear. It's the biggest Toy Story experience on ice, jam-packed with fast-paced adventure such as Buzz's galactic battle with Emperor Zurg and a hoe-down at Woody's Roundup. Rediscover the humor, friendship and charm of Toy Story when Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3 takes family fun to infinity and beyond! |
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