MIDDLESEX COUNTY CVB

June Meet & Greet
2021-06-22 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, 2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Let’s celebrate as we welcome you back in person! Join the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce for our June Meet & Greet on Tuesday, June 22nd, 5:30 PM outdoors at the Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany Street in New Brunswick. Enjoy complimentary light fare and a cash bar while networking with the best of Middlesex County’s business community. To Register Please Click Here.

Ticket Pricing

$10 for Chamber Members
Early bird pricing available for Non-Members!
$10 for Non-Members/Guests through June 15 – $25 after June 15

New Brunswick Restaurant Week 2021
2021-07-10 - 2021-07-25 | Downtown New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Dine Around The Globe Without Leaving the City! As New Brunswick Restaurants Provide Sizzling Specials.
Join us once again as we celebrate the culinary diversity of New Brunswick’s City Center! Our restaurants offer the perfect night out with restaurants and shops welcoming you back and giving you all-new ways to enjoy your dining experience in New Brunswick!
Our restaurants have cooked up some amazing offers to get the foodie in each of us out the door and diving into new experiences and flavors. Visit a new spot that’s sure to surprise you with delight, or stick with an old favorite where your tastebuds will be satisfied and your heart will be pleased by the local support.
Join the conversation on Facebook!
EARN REWARDS FOR DINING OUT
Diners who eat out five times during New Brunswick Restaurant Week at participating establishments can enter for a chance to win New Brunswick gift certificates from local restaurants!
Grab your Entry Form and enjoy your dining experiences!
SHARE FROM YOUR SEAT

Share a photo from your New Brunswick Restaurant Week dining experience for a chance to win gift certificates to your favorite local spots!
Share on Twitter or Instagram by tagging @NBCityCenter and using hashtag #NBRWeek.
Restaurant Week is sponsored in part by the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Central Jersey Convention and Visitors Bureau.
SPECIAL FOODIE DAYS DURING RESTAURANT WEEK

July 10th – National Pina Colada Day
July 13th – National Mojito Day
July 14th – National Mac and Cheese Day
July 18th – National Ice Cream Day
July 19th – National Daiquiri Day
July 21st – National Hot Dog Day
July 24th – National Tequila Day
July 25th – National Hot Fudge Sundae Day & National Wine and Cheese Day

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7th Annual Area 2021 Metro Gathering Event
2021-08-07 10:00 - 16:00 | East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, United States
Come join the entire New Jersey Geocaching community for the 7th Annual area 2021 Metro Gathering Event on August 7 from 10am-4pm. Text Culture to 56512 for more information or click here.

Fiesta de Jerez
2021-09-19 16:00 - 19:30 | Lola Latin Bistro, 87 Central Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre presents ” Fiesta de Jerez”
Join us as we celebrate the famous “sherries” of Jerez de la Frontera with sherry wine tasting, great food and entertainment!
About this event

Jerez’s sherry festival takes place on the first Saturday of September every year as part of “Las Fiestas de la Vendimia (grape harvest)” in Spain. This Year at Lola’s Latin Bistro we will bring you a little taste of this Festival Alborada Style!
Highlights of the evening will include:
• Learning About Sherry Tastings Paired with Tapas
• Glass of Wine or Sangria with a Sumptuous Spanish/Latin American Family-Style Buffet
• Alborada’s Flamenco Dance Performances, including Dances from Jerez
• Enjoying the Outdoor Firepit
• 50/50’s and Raffles
• For more information or the purchase of tickets by check, call (732) 598-3979 or e-mail alboradadance@optonline.net
Alborada is a non-profit organization. Tickets are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Proceeds will benefit Alborada’s programming for K-12 schools, community outreach presentations and special needs events.
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25th Annual Golf Event & Oktoberfest
2021-09-30 11:00 - 19:00 | Fox Hollow Golf Club, 59 Fox Chase Run, Branchburg, NJ, 08876, United States
Rotary Golf Event & Oktoberfest Celebration
Please join in our golf event and Centennial Oktoberfest Celebration on Thursday, September 30th at Fox Hollow Golf Club. Golfers will begin the day with a golf tournament at noon. The Centennial Oktoberfest Celebration will begin at 5pm for golfers and non-golfers. The Centennial Oktoberfest Celebration will include live music, food, contests and all sorts of fun and games. If you wish to play in the golf event and Oktoberfest the cost is $300 per person. If you wish to participate in the Oktoberfest the cost is only $25. Please help celebrate with us and raise valuable funding for annual Rotary scholarships.

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DerpyCon 2021
2021-10-29 - 2021-10-31 | Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, 2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
DerpyCon is New Jersey’s Anime, Gaming, Sci-Fi, and Comic Convention, bringing every nerdy genre under one roof. Held since 2014, DerpyCon has been providing New Jersey a premier geek event filled with panels, concerts, video gaming, cosplay, vendors, dances, LARPs, artists, and so much more! DerpyCon 2021 is scheduled for October 29 – 31, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, NJ.
COVID-19 Policy
All attendees, staff, guests, DerpyCon affliliates, and those participating in DerpyCon’s 2021 in-person event who are eligible for vaccinations will be required to present proof of vaccination in order to attende DerpyCon 2021 in person. In order to receive your DerpyCon 2021 Badge, along with your ID, you will need to present one of the following:

COVID-19 Vaccination Card or Vaccine Record with Final Dosage On or Before 10/13/2021.
Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test Result Dating No Later Than 10/17/2021.

Additionally, masks will be required in all public and convention-operated spaces throughout the convention by all patrons age 2 and older.

Corazon Latino/Dia De Muertos/ Halloween Celebration - Trick or Treat Around Town
2021-10-31 14:00 - 17:00 | Downtown New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
The New Brunswick Cultural Center is collaborating with New Brunswick Tomorrow and the Esperanza Neighborhood Project, along with the City Center, bringing the restaurants, retailers, and community together in a celebration on October 31st. Activities include music and vendors in War Memorial Park and at Monument Square Park and will feature a Día De Muertos alter that will offer an interactive component granting guests an opportunity to write the names of loved ones on a piece of paper and placing it in a basket on the alter. (using pre – packaged baggies).
War Memorial Park will host the EL Mercado Esperanza, 11am – 4pm. (food and non-food vendors will be in the park) and from 2pm – 5pm, guests are encouraged to stroll over to Monument Square Park on Livingston Avenue where tables will be set up outside multiple venues giving special treats away to attendees while enjoying a traditional dance performance by local Youth dance troupe, La Sagrada Familia, followed by a “Glow in the Dark in the Park” chalk art project, for all ages, creating art pieces in Monument Square Park from 5pm – 6:30pm. A friendly Halloween House will be hosted by CoLAB Arts.
Everyone attending is encouraged to enter the “Festival Foodie Giveaway contest” by tagging a participating restaurant
All CDC guidelines will be followed- masks and social distancing and low capacity where appropriate.

Third Thursdays is Coming to New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
2021-12-16 16:00 - 19:00 | NJ
We are so excited to welcome YOU to Holiday Soul @ NBPAC (New Brunswick Performing Arts Center) on Thursday, December 16, 2021 as a part of New Brunswick City Center’s Third Thursday Happy Hour Event Series. www.NewBrunswick.com.
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Join us from 4pm – 7pm, featuring music from DJ RunTheFade and enjoy delicious and festive cocktails, mocktails, and personalized hors d’oeuvres courtesy of NBPAC Hospitality.
Yes, wearing a mask is mandatory inside the performance arts center at all times, unless you are drinking or eating.

In addition to this Happy Hour, George Street Playhouse is offering a special rate for their show It’s Only a Play that is on stage now at NBPAC (for this evening only)!
Please click on www.georgestreetplayhouse.org use KEYWORD SHOWPPL as the PROMO CODE by the Shopping Cart which will unlock a $15 price ($10 ticket, plus $5 facility fee) for It’s Only A Play.

About the show:
The playwrights, the reviewers, the stars and the hopefuls! A Broadway opening night party in the producer’s stylish home brings together a delicious cacophony of characters, proving the old adage “there’s no people like show people” with an armload of wit, warmth and winter coats! It’s Only A Play is a laugh-out-loud comedy love letter to the resilience of live theatre, and an homage to the people that — even when things seem impossible — always believe that the marquee will be lit again, and the show must go on.
Playwright: Terrence McNally
Director: Kevin Cahoon
Director: Colin Hanlon

COVID GUIDELINES:
Patrons attending a performance (or special event) at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) must show proof of vaccination via a vaccine card, or proof through NJ’s Docket App (which can be downloaded from the app store on your phone). If not vaccinated, you must present a Negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance date.
For more information please visit https://nbpac.org/covid-health-safety/.

Windows of Understanding
2022-01-17 - 2022-02-28 | NJ
Windows of Understanding Public Art Project
The vision for this public art project is to transform our “main street” spaces into literal windows of understanding; spaces in which the community can learn about the positive strides being made by local organizations around a wide array of social justice issues that don’t make daily headlines. Windows of Understanding is a creative, community-building response to the negativity and hate being perpetuated in today’s media landscape. Our belief is that through visual language, artists can communicate methods of understanding in powerful ways that cut across cultural boundaries.
Now entering its fifth year, over 20 non-profit organizations will be paired with an artist facilitator to create an original work of art that addresses the following issues: CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC JUSTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; and FROM PROTEST TO POLICY. The works will be on display at venues throughout New Brunswick, Highland Park, Metuchen, and South Plainfield NJ from January 17- February 28, 2022.
Virtual and hybrid programming such as panel discussions, educational workshops, community conversations, and wellness sessions complement the visual displays throughout the run.
​2022 FEATURED ARTISTS
Sarah Attalla, Usra Attalla, and Dr. Raza Zia, Memorial Installation
Helene Brenenson, Healthier Middlesex
K Brown, NJ Harm Reduction Coalition
Hiawatha Cuffee, RCHP Affordable Housing Corporation
Lauren Curtis, Stop the Williams/ NESE Pipeline Coalition
Robert Diken, Highland Park Gives a Hoot
Bobby Duncan, The Citizens Campaign
Sonya Elefante, Sustainable South Plainfield
Melisa Gerecci, Rutgers Urban Ag Lab
Martina Hannah, Rutgers Student Food Pantry
Cristina Hoyos, Middlesex County Center for Empowerment
Salma Hussein Qutub, The Black Community Watchline
Samantha Knierim, Elijah’s Promise
David LaMorte, Metuchen First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
James Long, Brady Organization to End Gun Violence
Luciana Mallozzi, Moms Demand Action
John Marron, Replenish
Ria Monga, The League of Women Voters
Martryce Roach, NJ Black Women’s Physicians Association
Carmen Serrano Luna, NAACP New Brunswick Area Chapter
RobynTrimboli-Russo, The Rutgers Climate Institute
Kelly Vetter, Food & Water Watch NJ
VENUE LOCATION OF DISPLAYED WORKS
New Brunswick
Highland Park
Metuchen
South Plainfield

Trivia Night at Ani Ramen
2022-01-20 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-27 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-10 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-17 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-24 18:00 - 21:00 | NJ
Join Ani Ramen New Brunswick every Thursday beginning at 6:00 PM for their Themed Thursday Trivia Nights with Prizes given away Every Hour! Seats fill up fast so phone in a reservation at 732-317-8200.
Each week a new theme will be announced on the Ani Ramen Instagram Page which you can Follow Here.

NJ Film Festival - Spring 2022
2022-01-28 08:00 - 2022-02-20 17:00 | NJ
Rutgers Film Co-op’s 40th Anniversary Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 28 and February 20, 2022. As a result of COVID our Festival will be a virtual one again this Spring. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. Tickets are $15 per program, or $100 for Festival All Access Pass.
Click Here to View Schedule & Buy Tickets

Tavern Tasting Club
2022-01-28 20:00 - 22:00 | NJ
Come out to experience a guided tasting of various whiskey, scotch, and rye drinks and learn the best cocktails to mix with them at Tavern on George in New Brunswick!
Join Tavern on George for their Tavern Tasting Club event on Friday, January 28th for the Alabama-style whiskeys from Clyde May’s. Great for a date night or a friend’s outing after the new year.
Reservations are recommended on our website. Cheers!

Black Wine Tasting
2022-01-29 20:30 - 22:30 | Above Arts Studio, 55 Morris Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08091, United States
Discover Spirits Crafted By People of Color
Most wines introduced are from wineries or wine brands owned by African-Americans highlighting minority-owned wine brands.

Food will also be served.
Minimum 5 wines to taste.
All cultures, races, peoples are invited!
Bring a date or just treat yourself.

Doors open at 8:30 PM – Come early and secure your great seats. Warm-up wine will be served immediately! The event starts at 9 PM.
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Rutgers Women's Basketball Vs. Michigan State
2022-01-30 14:00 - 17:00 | NJ
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An Illustrated History Of Negro Leagues Baseball
2022-02-02 08:00 - 2022-05-01 17:00 | East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, United States
Discover Greatness – An Illustrated History Of Negro Leagues Baseball
A traveling exhibit from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, “Discover Greatness” features close to 90 framed photographs showcasing the history of African American baseball from the late 1800s to 1960s.
February 2, 2022 – May 1, 2022
East Jersey Old Town Village
1050 River Road, Piscataway NJ
Be sure to also visit “Treasures of Middlesex County: 300 Years of Raritan Valley History” at the Cornelius Low House at 1225 River Road, Piscataway.
For hours, information, and directions, visit www.middlesexcountynj.gov or text CULTURE ti 56512.

Rutgers Men's Basketball Vs. Michigan State
2022-02-05 16:00 - 19:00 | NJ

Rutgers Men's Basketball Vs. Ohio State
2022-02-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Jersey Mike’s Arena, 83 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway, 08854, United States

Downtown Metuchen Lunar New Year Celebration
2022-02-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Metuchen, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
Celebrate Lunar New Year in Downtown Metuchen with the Metuchen Downtown Alliance and the Metuchen Human Relations Commission!
Learn about the culture and history of this special day, dance with Lion Dancers and enjoy crafts and stories to celebrate the day throughout local businesses.
Lion Dancer Performance Starts at 11am at the Metuchen Town Plaza and will proceed through Main Street.
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Rutgers Women's Basketball Vs. Penn State
2022-02-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Jersey Mike’s Arena, 83 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway, 08854, United States

Rutgers Men's Basketball Vs. Illinois
2022-02-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Jersey Mike’s Arena, 83 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway, 08854, United States

Rutgers Women's Basketball Vs. Purdue
2022-02-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Jersey Mike’s Arena, 83 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway, 08854, United States

Downtown Metuchen Winter Restaurant Week 2022
2022-02-21 - 2022-02-27 | NJ
February 21-27, 2022
Participating restaurants will provide prix fixe or special items. “Frequent Diner” punch cards will be provided for patrons to fill out as they eat out at participating restaurants during the week. A drawing for a gift card will be done from punch cards collected.
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Middlesex County 2022 Economic Outlook
2022-02-23 08:30 - 10:30 | NJ
Join the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce for The Middlesex County 2022 Economic Outlook Presented by Dean James W. Hughes, Ph.D, Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 from 8:30 to 10:30 AM at The Rutgers Club, 85 Avenue E, Piscataway.

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Important Attendee Notice
The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce is requiring all attendees of its in-person events to provide proof of vaccination or applicable proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
Individuals attending Middlesex County Regional Chamber events must either show proof of vaccination or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of an event’s start time or a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within 72 hours of the start time or a COVID-19 rapid test within 6 hours.

Rutgers Women's Basketball Vs. Iowa
2022-02-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Jersey Mike’s Arena, 83 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway, 08854, United States

Rutgers Men's Basketball Vs. Wisconsin
2022-02-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Jersey Mike’s Arena, 83 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway, 08854, United States
