UPDATE: Sunday’s Pumpkin Illumination in Morristown has been moved to Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, when the forecast is less frightful
Pumpkin parades. Graveyard tours. Trunk-or-treats. Halloween is in the air!
The devilishly delicious diversions don’t stop there in Greater Morristown this weekend.
Check out a performance of The Wall. See the Man in Black (or a reasonable facsimile). Root for Romeo & Juliet to come to their senses.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!
THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 2019:
The African American Wellness Coalition presents Women’s Night Out, promoting breast cancer awareness for women of color, from 5 pm to 8 pm at Morristown Medical Center. Free. Call (973) 971-5952 to register. At the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center lobby, 100 Madison Ave. Read more.
As part of the LatinX ConeXiones project, the Morristown National Historical Park and Fairleigh Dickinson University present a free 6 pm screening of Retablo (2017, Peru).
At the Washington’s Headquarters Museum, 30 Washington Place, Morristown.
Breaking Artistic Barriers: An Evening of Women Empowerment comes to the Morris Museum in Morris Township from 6 pm to 10 p.m. Meet top local female artists in a benefit for the League of Women Voters of New Jersey. Tickets: $15-$40; children 12 and under, free. At 6 Normandy Heights Road. Read more.
The League of Women Voters presents an election forum for Morris School District board candidates at 7 pm, at the Alexander Hamilton School, 24 Mills St., Morristown.
The North Jersey Civil War Round Table presents James DelGiudice discussing The Civil War Photography of Alexander Gardner and the Horrors of War, at 7:14 pm at the Haggerty Education Center of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morris Township. Admission: $5; members and students, free. At 353 E. Hanover Ave.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash, starring Shawn Barker, at 8 pm. Tickets: $29-$59. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents Romeo and Juliet at 8 pm. Tickets start at $49. The show runs through Nov. 17, 2019. At 36 Madison Ave., 973-845-6723.
Directed by Ian Belknap. Pictured (from left to right): Keshav Moodliar as Romeo and
Miranda Rizzolo as Juliet. Photo by Joe Guerin.
FRIDAY, OCT. 25:
Morning Yoga with Munah Hayes returns to the Morristown & Township Library at 9:30 am. Free. Bring a yoga mat. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series in Morris Township presents the Folk Project Halloween Show at 7:30 pm. Costumes encouraged for performers and audience members! Admission: $12, includes refreshments. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, with opener Soraia, at 8 pm. Tickets: $69-$159. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
Romeo and Juliet continues, at 8 pm at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison. See Thursday entry for details.
DerpyCon, a convention of sci-fi, fantasy, anime and gaming, comes to the Hyatt Regency Morristown through Sunday.
SATURDAY, OCT. 26:
The Morristown Farmers Market continues its 29th season, from 8:30 am to 2 pm every Sunday through Nov. 24, 2019. At Lot 10, behind the Post Office, between Dumont Place and Morris Street. Presented by the Morristown Partnership.
The Rev. Dr. Javier Viera, dean of the Drew Theological School, delivers the annual Spong Lecture, titled Does the Christian Church have to die in order to be resurrected?, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown. Continental breakfast at 9 am, talk from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Free, but please RSVP in advance here, or call 973-538-0555. At South Street and Miller Road.
Area law enforcement agencies are hosting Operation Take Back–where citizens safely and anonymously can dispose of unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs. From 10 am to 2 pm at:
- Shoprite of Greater Morristown
178 East Hanover Ave
Cedar Knolls - Stop and Shop Supermarket
245 Littleton Road
Morris Plains - ACME Supermarket
690 Millbrook Road
Randolph
Romeo and Juliet continues at 2 pm and 7:30 pm, tickets starting at $49, at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison. See Thursday entry for details.
The Morris County Tourism Bureau hosts a Lantern Lit Graveyard Tour of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown at 4 pm. An indoor tour of the church, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, also will include spooky music by church organist Josh Stafford. Tickets: $20. Sold out; call 973-631-5151 for cancellations.
Morris Township hosts Trunk or Treat — wear your costume!–at 5 pm at the Ginty Field Complex, followed at 7 pm by a free outdoor screening of Goosebumps 2, and then by a bonfire. Prizes for the best decorated car. Games, deejay music, hot chocolate. Bring lawn chairs or beach blanket. Presented by the departments of Parks & Recreation, Police & Fire, & Emergency Management. Call 973-326-7371 for details.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents an 8 pm screening of Hocus Pocus, including a conversation with actress Kathy Najimy and a Witchy Halloween Costume Contest. Tickets: $19-$99. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
SUNDAY, OCT. 27:
The Halloween Half Marathon starts at 9 am at Verizon’s Oak Street parking lot (also the finish line) in Morristown. See website for registration details.
The fledgling Morris Music Coalition debuts with a performance of Pink Floyd’s The Wall at the Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township. Doors open at 1 pm, with the Ray Milici jazz ensemble starting at 1:30 pm, followed by The Wall at 3:30 pm. V.I.P. tickets: $80. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, (973) 971-3706. Read all about it.
Romeo and Juliet continues at 2 pm and 7:30 pm, at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison. Tickets start at $49. See Thursday entry for details.
UPDATE! This Pumpkin Illumination has been moved to MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2019, at 5 pm to avoid bad weekend weather. Morris Arts presents Morristown’s 10th annual Pumpkin Illumination, at 5 pm at the Vail Mansion reflecting pool. Bring your carved gourd. Live jazz, art workshop and luminary parade. Free. At 110 South St.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Harlem 100 Featuring Mwenso & The Shakes at 7 pm. Tickets: $29-$69. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
MONDAY, OCT. 28:
Morris Arts presents Morristown’s 10th annual Pumpkin Illumination, at 5 pm at the Vail Mansion reflecting pool. See Sunday entry for details.
