Meadowlands Tattoo Arts Festival kicks off a lively holiday weekend lineup in Hudson County on Saturday, September 5, 2026. [1, 2]
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Event Name: Meadowlands Tattoo Arts Festival
Location: Meadowlands Exposition Center (355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus, NJ)
Time: Doors open at 11:00 AM
Details: A massive three-day convention featuring hundreds of global tattoo artists, live tattooing, piercing services, specialized product vendors, and daily tattoo style competitions. [1, 2, 3]
Event Name: Jersey City Weekly Bar Crawl
Location: Boots & Bones (116 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ)
Time: Starts at 4:00 PM (16:00)
Details: An indoor, social weekend bar crawl looping through popular nightlife spots along the downtown pedestrian plaza. This event is strictly 21+ and not suitable for children. [1]
Event Name: “Moonscapes” Solo Art Exhibition
Location: IECC at Casa Colombo (380 Monmouth St, Jersey City, NJ)
Time: Open for multiple daytime gallery viewing hours
Details: A dedicated contemporary art showcase featuring the lunar-inspired, richly textured canvas paintings of local visual artist Peter Delman. [1]
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Event Name: Meadowlands Tattoo Arts Festival Finale
Location: Meadowlands Exposition Center (355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus, NJ)
Time: Doors open at 11:00 AM
Details: The final concluding day of the convention featuring ongoing live custom flash tattooing sessions, final product sales, and the wrap-up awards ceremony for the weekend’s top tattoo designs. [1, 2]
Monday, September 7, 2026 (Labor Day)
Event Name: Kids’ Creative Art Class
Location: Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center (140 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City, NJ)
Time: 5:00 PM (17:00)
Details: An interactive, instructor-led creative class tailored for children aged 5 to 12 to learn drawing fundamentals and express themselves creatively. Advance registration is required. [1]
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Event Name: Children of Faith Flag Raising Ceremony
Location: City Hall Council Chambers (280 Grove Street, 2nd Floor, Jersey City, NJ)
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Details: An official municipal civic celebration and community gathering hosted by the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs. [1]
Event Name: One-Time Grown Up + Me Pottery Wheel Class
Location: Blue Skies Pottery Studio (720 Monroe Street, Monroe Center, Hoboken, NJ)
Time: 90-minute workshop blocks throughout the afternoon
Details: A shared hands-on studio class where adults and children learn the basic mechanics and fun of working on a throwing wheel together. [1]
Event Name: SummerFest Concert Series at Liberty State Park
Location: Liberty State Park, South Lawn (Freedom Way, Jersey City, NJ)
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Details: A live, open-air public concert featuring vibrant salsa and house jazz rhythms performed by Carlos Jimenez Mambo Dulcet. (Note: If it rains, the show moves directly inside the historic train terminal building nearby). [1]
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
