Editing Jersey City, New Jersey (section)

=== Festivals and events ===
Jersey City is home to several annual [[Arts festival|visual and performing arts festivals]], [[Art exhibition|fairs]], and other events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs|url=https://jerseycitynj.gov/community/officeofculturalaffairs|access-date=2020-11-25|website=jerseycitynj.gov|language=en-US}}</ref> These include Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST), a city-sponsored visual art showcase founded in 1990,<ref>{{cite web|title=JCAST|url=https://www.jerseycityculture.org/city-sponsored-events/jcast/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Jersey City Cultural Affairs|language=en-US}}</ref> Art Fair 14C, a non-profit juried exhibition for New Jersey artists and New Jersey's largest visual arts event,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mosca|first=David|date=February 18, 2020|title=Art Fair 14C brings together over 300 artists from the Garden State|work=The Jersey Journal|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/02/art-fair-14c-brings-together-over-300-artists-from-the-garden-state.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jcitytimes.com/drama-anxiety-and-beauty-at-art-fair-14c/|title=Drama, Anxiety and Beauty at Art Fair 14C|website=Jersey City Times|last=McCall|first=Tris|date=November 11, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2025|archive-date=September 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922214051/https://jcitytimes.com/drama-anxiety-and-beauty-at-art-fair-14c/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Your Move Modern Dance Festival, which was founded in 2010 and continues to be produced by [[Art House Productions]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Economopoulos|first=Aristide|date=November 15, 2019|title=Art House Productions 10th Annual Your Move modern dance festival|work=NJ Advance Media|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/02/art-fair-14c-brings-together-over-300-artists-from-the-garden-state.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Aristide |last=Economopoulos |date=2019-11-15|title=Art House Productions 10th Annual Your Move modern dance festival (Photos)|url=https://www.nj.com/news/g66l-2019/11/40f145fcc18080/art-house-productions-10th-annual-your-move-modern-dance-festival-photos.html|access-date=2021-04-07|website=nj|language=en}}</ref> Jersey City has also hosted JC Fridays, a city-wide quarterly seasonal arts festival organized by [[Art House Productions]] each March, June, September, and December since 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|last=La Gorce|first=Tommy|date=November 22, 2014|title=Jersey City: A Flower Blossoming as a New Colossus|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/nyregion/jersey-city-a-flower-blossoming-as-a-new-colossus.html}}</ref> [[Art House Productions]] also produces the Jersey City Comedy Festival (formerly known as the 6th Borough Comedy Festival), which presents [[Stand-up comedy|stand up]], [[Improvisational theatre|improv]], and [[sketch comedy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jersey City Comedy Festival Goes Virtual, August 12–15|url=https://www.tapinto.net/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/jersey-city-comedy-festival-goes-virtual-august-12-15|access-date=2021-04-07|website=TAPinto|language=en}}</ref> Since 2008, Art House Productions also hosts the annual Snow Ball Gala with a different theme every year. The gala celebrates Jersey City's vibrant arts and culture scene by honoring those who support artists and enrich Hudson County through arts programming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2025/01/snow-ball-will-celebrate-solidarity-in-the-jersey-city-arts-community.html|title=Snow Ball will celebrate solidarity in the Jersey City arts community|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=January 15, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>

Groove on Grove is a free weekly summer music series that takes place every Wednesday from May to August at Grove Street [[Grove Street station (PATH)|PATH Plaza]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jcdowntown.org/event/groove-on-grove/|title=Groove on Grove|website=jcdowntown.org|access-date=January 30, 2025}}</ref>

Since 1992, the [[Hudson Shakespeare Company]] has been the resident [[Shakespeare festival]] of [[Hudson County]] performing a free Shakespeare production for each month of the summer throughout various parks in the city. The group regularly performs at [[Hamilton Park, Jersey City|Hamilton Park]] (9th Street & Jersey Avenue), [[Van Vorst Park]] (Jersey Avenue & Montgomery Street), and [[Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery|The Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery]] (435 Newark Avenue).<ref>[https://www.hudsonshakespeare.com/park-venues Venues], Hudson Shakespeare Company. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref>

The Ghost of Uncle Joe's is an annual weekend long music festival fundraiser that takes place in October and benefits [[Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery|The Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery]]. Started in 2010 and named after Uncle Joe's, a popular former rock club in Downtown Jersey City, performances are held at the cemetery and the festival is [[Halloween]] themed and features a mix of local musicians covering well known artists and bands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2015/10/ghost_of_uncle_joes_ushers_in_halloween_season_at.html|title=Ghost of Uncle Joe's ushers in Halloween season at Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=October 20, 2015|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/opinion/2024/10/start-planning-your-costumes-music-lovers-the-countdown-to-2024s-ghost-of-uncle-joes-has-begun-testa.html|title=Start planning your costumes, music lovers! The countdown to 2024′s Ghost of Uncle Joe's has begun-Testa|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=October 9, 2024|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref>

Starting in 2010, the annual Jersey City Ward Tour is a recreational [[cycling]] event that takes riders on a {{convert|16|mi|km|adj=on}} tour through all six wards of Jersey City and attracts over 3,000 cyclists. The tour is a fundraising event held by Bike JC, a nonprofit organization that advocates on making the streets safer for cyclists by promoting bike-friendly policies such as protected bike lanes and bicycle safety education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/05/bike-jcs-ward-tour-returns-to-where-it-began-and-honors-late-tour-founder.html|title=Bike JC’s Ward Tour returns to where it began and honors late tour founder|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=May 30, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>

The annual Jersey City Jazz Festival, started in 2013, is the largest [[jazz]] festival in the [[New York metropolitan area]] and features performances throughout Jersey City over the course of four days. The festival has been so successful that in 2024, the Jersey City [[Latin Jazz]] Festival began as its own event. Both festivals are held at [[Exchange Place, Jersey City|Exchange Place]] and are produced by Riverview Jazz, a Jersey City-based non-profit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hobokengirl.com/jersey-city-jazz-festival-2024/|title=Jersey City Jazz Festival 2024 Kicks off Today, 5/29|website=hobokengirl.com|date=May 29, 2024|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/asburymusic.com/getarticle2.php?titlelink=inaugural-jersey-city-latin-jazz-festival-coming-to-jc-waterfront-on-september-14th092024|title=Inaugural Jersey City Latin Jazz Festival coming to JC Waterfront on September 14th|website=newjerseystage.com|date=September 3, 2024|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref>

Jersey City hosts its annual [[Independence Day (United States)|4th of July]] fireworks celebration, concert and street fair at Exchange Place. The celebration is one of the largest in the metropolitan area attracting over 100,000 people with [[Fireworks by Grucci]] over the [[Hudson River]], Jersey City Night Market and hosting several local and international [[performing artists]] over the years such as the [[Village People]] (2016), [[Kool and the Gang]] (2017), [[Snoop Dogg]] (2018), [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] (2019), [[Akon]] (2018 & 2019), [[Shaquille O'Neal#Music career|DJ Diesel]] (2022), [[Flo Rida]] (2022), [[Fat Joe]] (2024) and [[Wyclef Jean]] (2024).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/06/street-fair-and-fireworks-for-fourth-of-july-in-jersey-city.html|title=Street fair and fireworks for Fourth of July in Jersey City|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=June 14, 2023|access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hobokengirl.com/july-4th-jersey-city-nj-wyclef-jean/|title=Wyclef Jean to Headline Jersey City 4th of July Celebration 2024|website=hobokengirl.com|date=June 29, 2024|access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref>

The Jersey City Mural Arts Festival started in 2021 and was born out of the successful Jersey City Mural Arts Program (JCMAPS). The inaugural festival featured over 50 artists and activated more than 30 walls throughout Jersey City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/05/jersey-city-announces-first-mural-fest-across-the-city-june-5-6.html|title=Jersey City announces first Mural Festival across the city June 5–6|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=May 28, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>

The city's [[Culinary arts|culinary profile]] has risen in recent years with Jersey City hosting two annual restaurant weeks during the [[winter]] months, Hudson County Restaurant Week and Jersey City Restaurant Fest, to celebrate its local establishments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2025/01/bring-your-appetite-this-winter-for-20th-annual-hudson-restaurant-week.html|title=Bring your appetite this winter for 20th annual Hudson Restaurant Week|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=January 15, 2025|access-date=February 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/events/jersey-city-restaurant-fest|title=Jersey City Restaurant Fest|website=tapinto.net|access-date=February 25, 2025}}</ref>