Jersey City Love Along the Hudson
Location: Exchange Place, 1 Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302
Time: Monday, September 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Details: A community gathering featuring scenic views along the Hudson waterfront, focused on local connection, food, and culture. [1]

Horror Book Club
Location: Dungeon Books, Storefront 1R, 115 Brunswick Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302
Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Details: A monthly book group meeting for horror enthusiasts. This session features a discussion on the book Incidents Around the House. [1]

15th Annual All About Downtown Street Fair
Location: Newark Avenue (between Grove Street and Coles Street), Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302
Time: Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Details: One of Hudson County’s largest annual community street festivals. The massive event features over a hundred local business vendors, handmade crafts, direct food stalls, family-friendly kids’ rides, live musical stages, and multiple outdoor beer gardens. The venue layout is wheelchair accessible. [1]

Disco in the Park
Location: Van Vorst Park (Barrow Street Side), Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302
Time: Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Details: A family-friendly outdoor retro music dance social featuring DJ Blvck Truffle on the turntables. The event features local snacks, non-alcoholic soft drinks, and local residents dressed up in classic 1970s disco attire. [1]

First-Ever Hoboken Coffee Crawl
Location: Hoboken Historical Museum (Kickoff/Tickets), 1301 Hudson Street, Hoboken, New Jersey, 07030
Time: Sunday, September 20, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Details: An inaugural citywide, self-guided tasting walk organized directly by the local historical museum. Ticket holders get access to exclusive coffee samples and creative treats from dozens of participating neighborhood cafes including Alessio’s, Alfalfa, Bean Vault, Bwé, and Modcup. All proceeds support local museum educational programming. [1]

David Liebe Hart Live Performance
Location: Pet Shop, 193 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302
Time: Sunday, September 20, 2026 (Evening)
Details: An intimate showcase featuring the cult-favorite outsider artist, musician, and puppeteer known for his recurring roles on Adult Swim’s alternative comedy programming. [1]

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This July 4th, New York Harbor becomes the stage for one of the largest maritime celebrations in modern history. Stars, Stripes & Sails invites guests to Pier 14 in Hoboken for front-row views of the Sail4th 250th Parade of Tall Ships celebrating America’s Semiquincentennial.

Please note before purchasing tickets:

• This event is intended for viewing the Parade of Ships, which will run approximately 9:30 AM – 2 PM based on the official Sail4th 250th organizers

• Fireworks visibility from Pier 14 will likely be very limited

• Guests may stay on the pier until approximately 10 PM

• This is a BYO event — bring your own food, beverages, and seating

• Porta potties will be available on-site

This special event serves as a fundraiser for the Hoboken Historical Museum. 

Be part of history and show your support for a meaningful cause at the same time!

? Location: Pier 14, Hoboken Waterfront

? Date: July 4th, 2026

? Check-In Begins: 8:30 AM (Feel free to check-in anytime after)

? Approximate Parade Runtime: 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM (based on the official Sail 250th organizers)

? Event Ends: Directly following the fireworks show, approximately 9:30 PM–10:00 PM

?? Ticketed Museum Fundraiser Event

Member Price: $50

Non-Member Price: $60

Children 12 and under: Free

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Thursday, November 20th, 2025 Join the Hoboken Historical Museum virtually at 7 PM when Joe Pantoliano sits down with his daughter, Daniella Pantoliano, for our their next episode of Hoboken Talks!

Joe Pantoliano is a beloved and renowned American actor of the screen and stage. He has over 200 credits to his name. On the big screen, Joe is known for his roles in such films as “The Goonies,” “La Bamba,” “The Fugitive,” “The Matrix,” “Memento,” and the “Bad Boys” trilogy. Joe has also appeared on numerous television series over the years, including “Hill Street Blues,” “NYPD Blue,” “The Sopranos,” and “Sense8.”

Some of his best career roles include Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies, Guido “the Killer Pimp” in Risky Business and Jennifer Tilly’s violent mobster boyfriend Caesar in Bound. He also played Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in both The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals.

?Joe won an Emmy in 2003 for Best Supporting Actor for his work on The Sopranos. He was also recently nominated for an Emmy as an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for The Last of Us.

He is often referred to as “Joey Pants,” because of the difficulty some people have pronouncing his Italian surname Pantoliano.

Joe was born on September 12, 1951, in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian-American parents Dominic and Mary. His father was a factory foreman and hearse driver, while his mother was a seamstress and bookie.

As a youth, Joe moved with his family to the New Jersey borough of Cliffside Park, where he went to Cliffside Park High School. Later, he studied at the performing arts organization HB Studio in New York City.

Joe will be interviewed by his daughter Daniella, a Hoboken girl who was raised on her Dad’s tales of growing up here. Daniella is now proud to call Hoboken home for over a decade. She serves as a teacher at a local school, the Hugs and Bugs Club.

We are very excited for this episode. Please tune in on November 20th

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June 8 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Step beyond the brownstones and discover Hoboken’s hidden green spaces on the Secret Garden Tour! This self-guided walking tour offers a rare glimpse into some of the city’s most enchanting private gardens, showcasing lush landscapes, creative urban retreats, and historic courtyards.

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What are you doing this Sunday?

Gearing up to talk with homeowners and tour their beautiful, historic homes. Join at the Hoboken Historical Museum’s 34th Hoboken House Tour! On Sunday, December 11, Museum Director Bob Foster and Hoboken Talks producer Rand Hoppe will livestream their visits to a curated selection of homes that represent a range of Hoboken lifestyles. And this time, there’s two ways to experience it! Join us and your neighbors right here at the Museum for a big-screen Watch Party, food and drinks provided. Or, relax in your own home and view on the Museum’s YouTube channel. It’s like Bob and Rand took over HGTV! Except instead of commercials, we’re bringing it full-on Hoboken-style with special guest sculptor Chris Dahlberg unveiling his bronze bust of Sinatra in our latest Upper Gallery exhibit, “Making the Sinatra Bust.” Action-packed!

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From City Hall: “This year marks the 122nd year of marching up Washington Street in honor of those that made the ultimate sacrifice.”  

Walk with the Museum in honor of our servicemen and women, and their families. Community, commemoration and celebration! Floats and marching bands! Be a part of it. Meet up with us in front of City Hall on Wednesday, May 25th at 6:15. The parade up “The Avenue” begins at 6:30.

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The Hoboken Historical Museum at 1301 Hudson Street announces a new exhibit by Hoboken master painter Lou Carbone on Saturday, May 7, with an opening reception with the artist from 2 – 5pm. “COVID” consists of 25 16 x 20 acrylic paintings Lou did under quarantine. Lou Carbone’s “COVID” in the Museum’s Upper Gallery runs from Saturday, May 7 until Sunday, July 3. To see more of Louâ€s work, click here.

With diverse influences that include cubism, surrealism and the Mexican muralists, Louâ€s paintings are a series of pictorial spaces borne of personal experience as filtered through dreams and illusions. The images of anonymous figures in common settings depict ritual happening combined with feelings of sexual tension that are woven with a quiet elegant motion.

Each canvas is a merging of fact and fantasy that opens a window to animated yet mysterious places. Many of the objects and figures are structured, ordered and linear yet they create elements that have references to the mystical and spiritual, using multiple perspective and intense color. Lou has developed an assortment of visual symbols in an effort to pare cultural traditions and rituals to their essence and intensify the relationships between his subjects. His tools may be color, line and composition but the imagery is formed through the visceral process of thought.

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Sinatra’s 99th Birthday Bash This Friday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m., don’t miss  the very special Frank Sinatra 99th Birthday Bash, with a performance by 2007 Sinatra Idol Contest winner, Peter Cafasso (tickets are $20). His performance captures the authentic Hoboken spirit of the “Chairman of the Board.”

Hoboken Historical Museum
1301 Hudson St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030

201-656-2240

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