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NJIO Holiday Concert

SATURDAY December 13th @ 2PM

Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School

272 Morris Ave - Summit, NJ

Have your family join ours in a Summit holiday tradition! Enjoy a concert of family-friendly holiday classics like Carol of the Bells, Vivaldi’s Winter, and “Here Comes Santa Claus!” Clap along to the Radetzky March, sing along to Christmas favorites, and join in the music by playing along to “Sleigh Ride.” After the concert, stay for the Instrument Petting Zoo, where curious future musicians of all ages can try out string, woodwind, and brass instruments for themselves.

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Come as you are, leave with your spirits raised!

Holiday Concert 2025 - Flyer
Icons representing Comfort Station items. Text at the bottom reads: "Funding provided by: The Hyde and Watson Foundation".

NEW: Concert Comfort Station

To make your concert experience more comfortable, NJIO now provides free items to borrow during the concert at our Concert Comfort Station, located in the concert lobby.

 

Please see a volunteer at the Concert Comfort Station to borrow any of the following:​

  • Crayons and coloring pages

  • Additional cushions

  • Sound-reducing headphones

  • Large-print program books

  • Fidget toys

Sponsors

New Jersey State Council on the Arts logo.
Discover Jersey Arts logo.
Elefante Music & School for the Performing Arts logo.
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The Summit Foundation_logo.png

This concert is made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Summit Foundation, Instrument Petting Zoo sponsor Elefante Music, media sponsor Renna Media, Allison Ziefert Real Estate Group - Compass, and our season sponsors: the Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation, The Henry S. and Agnes M. Truzack Foundation, Standish Foundation, and many other generous supporters. NJIO is a proud participating organization in the Families First Discovery Pass Program, a program of the NJ Departments of Health and Human Services.

Map of the area around Crescent Ave Presbyterian Church. Top left, a yellow box around a parking lot is labeled with text "Additional parking - enter from Watchung Ave". Near the center of the image, a red arrow points to "Audience entrance". Bottom right, a blue box is labeled "Parking - enter from 1st Place". A red arrow going from the blue box to the church in the center is labeled "Musicians-only entrance".

Parking and Entering at Crescent Ave 

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Parking is available off 1st Place (blue box in photo) or across Watchung Ave at Swain Galleries (yellow box in photo). Audience members should enter the church at the end of the church closest to Crescent Ave. 

A limited number of handicapped spaces are available in the main driveway entrance to the church. The accessible entrance is at the corner of the two buildings (where the red "dot" is in the photo).

Picture of a NJIO ensemble performing in a church.

Help Keep Our Concerts Free for All

We believe that live orchestral music should be accessible to everyone, which is why our concerts are always free to attend. However, to keep bringing you these incredible performances, we rely on the generosity of our community.

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A donation of just $10 per person at our concerts helps cover essential costs like venue rental, musician fees, and administrative support. Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a difference and ensures that we can continue to share the joy of music with all generations.

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