School Calendar
2025/2026 Season
Fall 2026
Monday, Sept 7: Labor Day - No NJBS Classes
Wednesday, Sept 9: Student Division Classes Begin
Tuesday, Sept 8: NJBS Back to Barre Event & Town Hall Meeting at Florham Park
Thursday, Sept 10: Open & Children’s Division Classes Begin
Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 22: Nutcracker Rehearsals
Saturday, Oct 31: Halloween. No Student Division Classes after 2pm
Friday, Nov 13: NJB Opening Night at MAYO. No Student Division Classes. Students are encouraged to attend this performance.
Saturday, Nov 21: Student Division Repertoire & Variations Evening at Florham Park
Nov 26, 27, 28: Thanksgiving - No NJBS Classes
Saturday, Nov 28: UnionPAC Nutcracker Cast Rehearsal
Sunday, Nov 29: UnionPAC Nutcracker Performance at 2pm
Thursday, Dec 3: BergenPAC Nutcracker Cast Rehearsal. No Student Division Classes
Friday, Dec 4: BergenPAC Nutcracker Cast Rehearsal. No Student Division Classes
Dec 5, 6: BergenPAC Nutcracker Performances. No Student Division Classes
Monday, Dec 7 - Sunday, Jan 3, 2027: NJBS Closed for Winter Break. Possible breakout classes
Dec 8, 9, 10: MAYO Nutcracker Cast Rehearsals
Dec 11: MAYO On School Time Nutcracker Performance at 10:30am. Opening Performance at 7:30pm. Nutcracker Cast to be available for both Performances
Dec 12, 13: MAYO Nutcracker Performances
Dec 15, 16, 17: MAYO Nutcracker Cast 2 Rehearsals
Dec 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27: MAYO Nutcracker Performances
Jan 10, 17, 24: Auditions for NJB’s Summer Programs
Monday, Feb 8: Student Division Evaluations will be sent out
Feb 20, 21: NJB Performances at New Brunswick PAC. Students encouraged to attend
Friday, Feb 26: Student Division Gala Rehearsals. No Student Division Classes
Saturday, Feb 27: Student Division Gala. No Student Division Classes
Monday, March 1 - Sunday, March 7: NJBS Closed for Spring Break
March 5 - 7: NJB Performances at MAYO. All students encouraged to attend
April 16, 17: NJB Performances at NJPAC. All students encouraged to attend
April 23, 24: NJB Performances at Two River Theater. All students encouraged to attend
May 10-14: Student Division Parent Observation
Monday, May 31: Memorial Day. No NJBS Classes
Monday, June 7-Saturday, June 12: NJBS Workshop Rehearsal Week
Saturday, June 12: Last Day of NJBS School Year
Sunday, June 13: NJBS Workshop Tech and Performance at MAYO - 7:30pm
Monday, June 14 - Sunday, June 27: NJBS Closed Possible breakout classes
Monday, June 14: Student Division Evaluations will be sent out
Friday, June 18: NJBS Student Division Wrap Party at Florham Park
Monday, June 28 - Saturday, July 17: NJB 3-Week Summer Intensive (ages 11-16)
Monday, June 28 - Saturday, July 17: NJB 3-Week Pre-Professional Intensive (ages 17-21)
Monday, July 19 - Friday, July 30: NJB 2-Week Elite Youth Intensive (ages 8-13)
Monday, Aug 2 - Friday, Aug 13: NJB 2-Week Open Youth Intensive (ages 8-13)
Saturday, Aug 14 - Monday, Sept 6: NJBS Closed for Summer Break. Possible breakout classes
Sept 20, 27: Nutcracker Auditions
Spring/Summer 2027
Monday, Jan 4: NJBS Classes Recommence
*Summer 2026
Monday, May 25: Memorial Day. No NJBS Classes
Monday, June 1 – Saturday, June 6: NJBS Workshop Rehearsal Week
Saturday, June 6: Last Day of NJBS Session 2
Sunday, June 7: NJBS Workshop Tech and Performance at MAYO - 7:30pm
Monday, June 8 – Sunday, June 21: NJBS Closed. Possible breakout classes
Friday, June 12: NJBS Student Division Wrap Party at Florham Park
NJB 5-Week Summer Intensive: June 22 - July 25
NJB Elite Youth Intensive: July 27 - 31
NJB Open Youth Intensives: Aug 3 - 14
Light Open Schedule: July 6 - Aug 14
NJBS Closed: Aug 15 - Sept 2