Schedule

The schedule below is from 2023. The 2024 schedule will become available in the summer of 2024. Newark Days 2024 will take place September 19-22, 2024.

The 2023 Newark Days Celebration took place from Thursday, September 14 through Sunday, September 17. The festivities are primarily located around the MacGregor Playfields and Newark Community Center at 35501 Cedar Blvd, Newark, CA 94560.

See below for listing of some of our featured events as well as our detailed daily schedule. 

Thursday September 14th

Opening Night!

$2 Carnival Rides (5 pm)

Food Festival (5pm)

Friday September 15th

Carnival (5 pm)

Food Festival (5 pm)

Battle of the Bands (6pm)

Kid’s Rock & Roll Limbo (6 pm)

Saturday September 16th

Newark Mile 4Kids (8:30 am)

Newark Mile 4K Race (9 am)

Parade (10 am) 

Car Show (10 am)

Arts, Crafts, & Trade Faire (10 am) 

Carnival and Food Festival (noon)

BMX balance bikes for kids (noon)

Stage shows (starting 12:15 pm)

Kid’s Craft Booth (1:30 pm)

Newark Idol Singing Contest (1:30 pm)

Sunday September 17th

BMX balance bikes for kids (11 am)

Stage shows (starting 11 am)

Carnival and Food Festival (11am)

Arts, Crafts, & Trade Faire (noon) 

Community Info Faire (noon)

Kid’s Craft Booth (1:30 pm)

Birthday Cake Celebration (4 pm)

Closing Night!