Editing Cranford, New Jersey (section)

== Arts and culture ==
[[File:Canoesobc.jpg|thumb|Rowers on the [[Rahway River]] in Cranford, {{circa|1885}}]]
* The Cranford Film Festival at the [[Cranford Theater]] is held annually.<ref>[https://filmfreeway.com/CranfordFilmFestival About], Cranford Film Festival. Accessed August 26, 2022.</ref>
* The [[Garden State Film Festival]] began holding festival screenings at the township's century-old film theater, the [[Cranford Theater]], in 2021. A small performing arts stage, in front of one of the screens, opened at the film theater in 2022.
* The Cranford Dramatic Club is a local theatrical company founded in 1918 that puts on various annual productions. The company has its own small performing arts theater on the south side of town.<ref>[http://www.cdctheatre.org/about.html About], Cranford Dramatic Club. Accessed August 26, 2022. "Beginning with the 1918–1919 season, a few local Cranford townspeople shared their love of theatre with friends and neighbors."</ref>
* PorchFest is an annual music festival in Cranford starting in 2017. Performances are held on lawns and porches in town.<ref>[https://www.tapinto.net/towns/cranford/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/cranford-s-third-annual-porchfest-to-be-held-october-12 "Cranford's Third Annual Porchfest to be Held October 12"], TAP into Cranford, September 30, 2019. Accessed August 26, 2022.</ref>
* [[Dreyer Farms]], one of the last remaining farms in Union County, hosts art shows and performances in the offseason.
* The Roy W. Smith Theater and Tomasulo Art Gallery at [[Union College (New Jersey)|Union College]] offer live performances and art shows.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Union County College's Drama Club to Present "12 Angry Jurors"|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/plainfield/articles/union-county-colleges-drama-club-to-present-12-20|access-date=2021-06-11|website=TAPinto|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Capuzzo|first=Jill P.|date=2010-10-29|title=Cranford, N.J.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/realestate/31Living.html|access-date=2021-06-11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* The Cranford Public Library began in 1910 as a [[Carnegie library]].<ref>[http://www.cranfordlibrary.org/newcontent/2019-2021StrategicPlan.pdf#page=6 ''Long Range Plan: 2019–2021''], Cranford Public Library. Accessed July 8, 2022. "In 1910, a library building, financed in part by the Carnegie Fund, was erected on Miln Street. A white-columned structure, it resembled a Southern mansion more than a typical Carnegie library."</ref>
* [[American Atheists]] is headquartered in Cranford.