Friday, October 9, 2026
5:00–9:00 PM
Mulberry Commons
Newark, NJ 07102

Mark your calendars! FALL NIGHT FEST, Newark's evening makers festival, returns on Friday, October 9, transforming Mulberry Commons into an evening filled with art, music, food, and hands-on creativity under the night sky.

Presented by Newark Grounds, led by PES in partnership with the Newark City Parks Foundation and the Newark Art Festival, the festival invites artists, families, neighbors, and visitors of all ages to gather for an evening of making, learning, and celebrating creativity. Throughout the park, participants can enjoy free workshops, artist demonstrations, live performances, and more!

Call for Makers

We are seeking 10 artists and makers to lead interactive, drop-in art-making activities during the festival. We welcome artists, educators, craftspeople, and creative practitioners who enjoy sharing their skills through engaging, hands-on experiences that are accessible to participants of all ages and experience levels.

Selected makers will receive a $250 honorarium to facilitate their activity. We welcome proposals from artists working across a wide range of creative practices, including book arts, ceramics, cyanotypes, fiber arts, glassblowing demonstrations, kite-making, mixed-media projects, mural arts, paper arts, printmaking, textile arts, zine-making, and other participatory art forms that encourage creativity, experimentation, and community engagement.

In addition to leading a workshop, selected makers are invited to sell small handmade artworks, editions, crafts, and other affordable art objects from their workshop space during the festival. Artist are selected on a rolling basis through September 13th.