Where Jersey City celebrates India.
For 23 years, IndiaSquare has turned Newark Avenue into New Jersey's largest street Navratri. All year round, it's where the community finds local businesses, classifieds and each other.
Eight ways in. One community.
From festival nights to finding a jeweler on Newark Ave — everything IndiaSquare offers, in one place.
Navratri 2026
Dates, schedule and what to know before you go.
Live Stream
Watch garba and aarti live from anywhere in the world.
Gallery
Two decades of colors, costumes and crowds.
Classifieds
Rooms, jobs and services. Post your ad free.
Business Directory
Find — or list — the merchants of Newark Avenue.
Sponsors
Meet the businesses that keep the festival free.
Participants
Perform, vend or volunteer — register for the festival.
Donate
Support stage, sound and safety for every night.
Enjoy it like India — on the street.
Newark Avenue closes to traffic between Kennedy Blvd and Tonnelle Ave and fills with garba circles, dandiya, devotional music and food from the merchants of IndiaSquare.
Moments from the square
Built by merchants, carried by the community.
IndiaSquare is promoted by the Jersey City Asian Merchant Association (JCAMA) and Journal Square Restoration Corporation, with Govinda Sanskar Center. What began as merchants improving daily life in the business district grew into a cultural landmark.
The businesses behind the festival
Thank you to all 54 souvenir sponsors
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Keep Navratri on IndiaSquare free for everyone.
Donate to Govinda Sanskar Center via Zelle, or sponsor the festival and reach the whole community.