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North Jersey, NJ weekend events for tweens & teens (11+)

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Weekend of Nov 13–15

Big outings

Sat, Nov 14 · 1pm

WBGO Kids Concert: Catherine Russell, Who Is Louis Armstrong?

The Newark Museum of Art — Newark · Essex Co. · Newark

Children's jazz concert introducing kids to Louis Armstrong, presented by WBGO and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation.

Ages 3-5
Ages 6-10
11+
Big outing
Paid
Indoors

Details at NJPAC ↗

Library storytimes & programs (22, free)

From Bergen County and Newark libraries and local venue calendars. Some need registration; check the library page.

Friday, Nov 13

10:30amThanksgiving Story Time (All Ages) · Nutley Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmSOPL Maker Bag · South Orange - Baird Center (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3pmFriday Gaming @ Van Buren · Van Buren Branch, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmGame Day · Weequahic Branch, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmGaming Club (Ages 7 to 11) · Englewood Public Library, North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmLego Club · Rochelle Park Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmYA Rock Painting · Hawthorne - Room A (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 11+ · Free

4pmFun Fridays - Pokemon Club · Paramus Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Saturday, Nov 14

10amDrop In Dino Saturdays · Washington Twp - Storytime Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amFall American Sign Language Classes · Main Library: 4th Floor Auditorium, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amKids Chess Club (Ages 6 - 13) · Demarest - Program Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amVideo Game Free Play (All Skill Levels) · Nutley Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amFamily Story Time · Washington Township Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amDrop-in Craft Saturday (All Ages) · Nutley Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amFamily Storytime · Paramus Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amThanksgiving Textured Watercolor Painting · Lyndhurst Public Library, North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmJeans Upcycling Workshop · Weequahic Branch, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmDesign Your Own Puzzle Activity: Ages 4 to 12 · Rochelle Park Public Library, North Jersey 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmLive Guitar Music and Singing by a Trained Vocalist! Songs from the American Songbook · Hawthorne - Room A, Hawthorne - Room B (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmRemembering the Ladies: From Patriots in Petticoats to Presidential Candidates · Garfield - Community Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmJohn Lennon: Life, Legend, and Legacy · West Orange - Community Room 1 (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

7pmAllegro Singers: "A Celebration of 250 Years of America" · Englewood Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Weekend of Nov 20–22

Library storytimes & programs (20, free)

From Bergen County and Newark libraries and local venue calendars. Some need registration; check the library page.

Friday, Nov 20

10:30amKorean Storytime · Leonia Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3pmFriday Gaming @ Van Buren · Van Buren Branch, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmGame Day · Weequahic Branch, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmGaming Club (Ages 7 to 11) · Englewood Public Library, North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmKnot Your Average Craft, Ages 8-12yo · Hawthorne - Storytime Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmLego Club · Rochelle Park Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmOrigami Fridays with Nobuko Okabe (Ages 7 and Up) · Nutley Free Public Library, North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:45pmBioEngineered Youth STEM Workshop (for K-8th grade) · Leonia Public Library, North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmFun Fridays - Gaming Club · Paramus Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Saturday, Nov 21

10am(R) Special Olympics Young Athletes · Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amDrop In Dino Saturdays · Washington Twp - Storytime Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amFall American Sign Language Classes · Main Library: 4th Floor Auditorium, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amKids Chess Club (Ages 6 - 13) · Demarest - Program Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amSTEAM Story Time (Ages 2 and Up) · Nutley Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amDrop-in Craft Saturday (All Ages) · Nutley Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amStorytime with Santa · Wood-Ridge - Boro Civic Center (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmNorthern Light Animals w/ Zoophoria · West Orange - Community Room 2 (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmSpecial Needs Social Group · Garfield Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

7pmCellist Alex Prizgintas: "Music of the Jazz Ambassadors" · Englewood Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Sunday, Nov 22

2pmMike Zig Magic · Bergenfield Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Weekend of Nov 27–29

Library storytimes & programs (8, free)

From Bergen County and Newark libraries and local venue calendars. Some need registration; check the library page.

Friday, Nov 27

12pmSOPL Maker Bag · South Orange - Baird Center (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmGame Day · Weequahic Branch, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Saturday, Nov 28

10amDrop In Dino Saturdays · Washington Twp - Storytime Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amInside Outside Games · Glen Ridge Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amDrop-in Craft Saturday (All Ages) · Nutley Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmHoliday Pop-up Pictures · Elmwood Park - Community Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmJeans Upcycling Workshop · Weequahic Branch, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2:30pmSTEMpowHer: Intro to Medicine - Pulmonology Classes · Leonia Public Library, North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Weekend of Dec 4–6

Library storytimes & programs (15, free)

From Bergen County and Newark libraries and local venue calendars. Some need registration; check the library page.

Friday, Dec 4

3:30pmGame Day · Weequahic Branch, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmFun Fridays - Tabletop Games · Paramus Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

6:30pmTown Tree Lighting · Washington Twp - Outdoor Garden (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Saturday, Dec 5

10amFall American Sign Language Classes · Main Library: 4th Floor Auditorium, Newark 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amKids Chess Club (Ages 6 - 13) · Demarest - Program Room (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amFamily Game Day · Maywood - Lower Level YA area (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amStory & Craft with the HH Junior Women's Club · Hasbrouck Heights, Free Public Library of, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmHoliday Cookie Decorating, Ages 3-12 · Emerson Public Library, North Jersey 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmStudents of Judy Kessler will perform a piano recital- Open to the Public · Hawthorne - Room A, Hawthorne - Room B (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmFamily Movie Matinee · Maywood - Amphitheater (BCCLS libraries), North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmFREE KIDS CONCERT: Jump, Dance, Sing! With JP Arthur · Bloomfield Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmJoe Fischer's Holiday Hocus Pocus (All Ages) · Nutley Free Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmVince Guaraldi and the Music of Peanuts with the Nick Kerssen Trio · Englewood Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Sunday, Dec 6

2pmRobotic Battle Bots · Bergenfield Public Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3pmGay Willis and Friends Holiday Concert · Haworth - Library, North Jersey 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

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66 events tagged for tweens & teens (11+) across the next 4 weekends. Events whose source doesn't list ages aren't included here; see the full list.

Updated November 11, 2026