Trenton2Night: TCAT Art Cart at Passage Theatre, Oct. 9, Downtown Trenton
Trenton2Night: Art, Music, and a Night Out in Downtown Trenton
Friday, October 9, 2026 | 5–7 PM | Downtown Trenton
On the second Friday of every month, Downtown Trenton comes alive for Trenton2Night. This October, the TCAT Art Cart is rolling in. Come make something with us, then spend the evening enjoying the music, theater, and food that make downtown worth a night out.
Make Art With Us Outside Passage Theatre
The TCAT Art Cart will be set up outside Passage Theatre at the Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street, from 5 to 7 PM.
Stop by for free, hands-on art-making for all ages and skill levels. You don't need any experience, just bring yourself!
Stay for five minutes or the whole two hours, and bring the whole family. If you're seeing Teen Dad at 7 PM, you can make art right outside before the curtain goes up.
Also Happening Downtown
5–7 PM | Free Live Jazz: CJT
Exit 7A, 9 West Front Street
Enjoy a free set from CJT, featuring Calvin Weston, James Popik, and Tom McMillan.
5–8 PM | Dance Party
The Station Bar & Bistro, 14 South Warren Street
Keep the night going on the dance floor.
6 PM | Mahjong
Classics Books, 4 West Lafayette Street
Pull up a seat for mahjong at one of Trenton's favorite bookstores.
7 PM | Teen Dad by Adrienne Dawes
Passage Theatre Company, Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street
In this comedy with heart, a teenager's plan to reunite her mother and birth father goes sideways when he shows up with a new girlfriend. It's a funny, moving look at family, healing, and starting over. Tickets required. Get tickets
Grab Dinner or Drinks
Make a night of it at one of downtown's local favorites:
Big Easy · Gyro Express · Health is Wealth · The Lobby Club · RR Lounge · The Station · Tracey's Kitchen
Heading to the show? Passage Theatre offers a Friday night Dinner and a Show package with The Lobby Club. Details are on the ticket page.
Plan Your Evening
Start at the Art Cart at 5, walk over to Exit 7A for free live jazz, and grab a bite downtown. Then finish the night at Passage Theatre for Teen Dad or head to The Station to dance until 8.
Trenton2Night happens the second Friday of every month in Downtown Trenton, with support from the City of Trenton Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ).