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| Event | Date/Start Date | End Date | Time/Start Time | End Time | All Day/TBA | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haitian Flag Presentation | 5/16/2025 | TBA | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| National Tennis Month | 5/17/2025 | 11:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Elmwood Park | Rain Date: 5/18/2025 | ||
| Memorial Day Celebration & Parade | 5/26/2025 | 9:00 AM | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| Just June / June Madness Basketball Leagues | 6/1/2025 | 6/20/2025 | All Day | Cicely Tyson / STEM Academy | Both events are INVITE ONLY for participants | ||
| Back To The Parks | 6/6/2025 | 4:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Soverel Park | |||
| Pre-Father’s Day Brunch | 6/14/2025 | TBA | TBA | ||||
| Juneteenth Community Celebration – 158th Anniversary | 6/19/2025 | 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Rowley Park | Info on weekend’s events: CLICK HERE | ||
| Juneteenth Weekend – Ballin By Nature Father/Child Clinic | 6/20/2025 | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Oval Park | Must sign waiver to participate | ||
| Juneteenth Weekend – Ballin By Nature Basketball Tournament | 6/21/2025 | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | INVITE ONLY for participants | |||
| Jazz In The Parks Series feat. The Jacky Johnson Trio | 6/27/2025 | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Columbian Park | |||
| LGBTQIA Pride Celebration | 6/27/2025 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | City Hall Plaza | |||
| East Orange Recreation Summer Camps | 6/30/2025 | 8/15/2025 | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | For more information or to register, visit https://tinyurl.com/mr3ktw2e | ||
| East Orange Recreation Summer Sports Clinics | 6/30/2025 | 8/15/2025 | 4:30 PM | 8:00 PM | TBA | 3 days/week (locations TBD); For more information or to register, visit https://tinyurl.com/mr3ktw2e | |
| Public Safety Community Block Pop Ups In The Parks | 7/1/2025 | 8/26/2025 | TBA | Tuesdays only | |||
| East Orange Pools Open | 7/1/2025 | 9/1/2025 | Elmwood, Haire and Columbian Parks | M-F 10am-7pm; Sa-Su 1-6pm | |||
| Soul In The City Wednesdays | 7/2/2025 | 8/20/2025 | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Elmwood Park | ||
| July 4th Celebration & Fireworks | 7/4/2025 | TBA | Robeson Stadium | ||||
| Summer Basketball Leagues | 7/7/2025 | 8/15/2025 | |||||
| Fifth Ward Movie Night | 7/11/2025 | TBA | Columbian Park | ||||
| Senior Swim | 7/16/2025 | 8/27/2025 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Columbian Park | Wednesdays only | |
| Mayor’s Movie Night on the Plaza | 7/17/2025 | 6:00 PM | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| Arts Expo Gallery In The Park | 7/21, 23, & 25/2025 | 4:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Elmwood Park | Music by Dr. Oscar Petty & the Cicely Tyson Jazz Band | ||
| Second Ward Movie Night | 7/24/2025 | TBA | Columbian Park | ||||
| Jazz In The Parks Series feat. The Jacky Johnson Trio | 7/24/2025 | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Soverel Park | |||
| R&B In The City | 7/26/2025 | 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM | City Hall Plaza | |||
| National Night Out | 8/5/2025 | 4:00 PM | 8:00 PM | TBA | |||
| Second Ward Mike Davis Basketball Tourney | 8/5/2025 | TBA | Rowley Park | ||||
| Jazz at the Plaza: Return of the Tia Holt Experience | 8/7/2025 | 8:00 PM | TBA | ||||
| First Ward Movie Night | 8/8/2025 | TBA | Soverel Park | ||||
| Citywide Bookbag Giveaway | 8/21/2025 | 4:00 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||
| Althea Gibson Tennis Tournament | 8/22/2025 | 8/24/2025 | All Day | Elmwood Park | |||
| Movie Night on the Plaza | 8/24/2025 | 6:00 PM | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| First Ward Bookbag Giveaway | 8/31/2025 | TBA | Soverel Park | ||||
| Coat Giveaway | 9/25/2025 | TBA | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| First Ward Harvest Fest Trunk or Treat | 10/30/2025 | Soverel Park | |||||
| Halloween | 10/31/2025 | TBA | Elmwood Park | ||||
| Veterans Day | 11/11/2025 | TBA | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway | 11/22/2025 | TBA | Calvary Baptist Church | ||||
| Tree Lighting | 12/4/2025 | TBA | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| Toy Giveaway | 12/18/2025 | TBA | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| Kwanzaa | 12/26/2025 | TBA | TBA | ||||
| Mayor’s Holiday Caravan | 12/29/2025 | TBA | City Hall Plaza | ||||
| Mayor Green’s Toy Drive | TBA |