Newark

Population 311,549 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States
Daylight 9 h 16 in Dec, dark by 15:30 · 15 h 05 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 35 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 40 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 54 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 17 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 27 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 05 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 49 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 49 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 30 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 10 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 56 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 16 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Cherry Blossom Festival

    April

    (April) Branch Brook Park, with 4,300 trees the largest collection in the USA

  2. Portugal Day Festival

    June

    (June), The Ironbound

  3. Brazilian Festival

    September

    (September), The Ironbound

  4. Halsey Festival

    September

    (September) Halsey Street

  5. Geraldine Dodge Poetry Festival

    October

    (October) (biennale), various venues, largest poetry event in the United States

5 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Newark); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Latino's Fresh Market

    No hours mapped

    2.9 km from the centre

  • Luna Smoke Shop

    No hours mapped

    2.9 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 24 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Newark Broad Street 1.3 km, Newark Liberty Airport 3.8 km, East Orange 4.3 km, P4 4.4 km, Terminal C 4.4 km, Terminal B 5.0 km, Brick Church 5.1 km, P3 5.3 km, Terminal A 5.6 km, Watsessing Avenue 5.7 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.