Calendar
The Battleship New Jersey hosts many private and public events on the ship.
Check out what public events are coming up on our calendar.
Help kids in our community this Holiday Season!
Bring in a new toy or game for the US Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program, and we’ll give you 20% off a tour of the Battleship New Jersey.
We’ll collect toys in the Visitors Center through Sunday, Dec. 18.
Thanks for helping our community!
Holiday Model Railroad Display is coming back to the Battleship!
Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 14, experience a model railroad village in the Officers’ Wardroom. This display, courtesy of the South Jersey Garden Railway Society (SJGRS), will be free to experience with a tour of the Battleship.
Battleship Cigars are coming back — this time better and tastier than ever! The new cigars, produced by Cubanacan, will soon be available at the Battleship’s Cafe Store, on the Battleship website and at Lit Cigar Lounge in Swedesboro, NJ. A portion of every cigar sold will be donated to help the Battleship, a non-profit museum and memorial.
To kick off the return of Battleship Cigars, we’re having a free launch party at Lit Cigar Lounge on Friday, Dec. 16 at 6pm. Be the first to purchase Battleship Cigars. Plus we’ll have samples of Battleship Rum, other Cubanacan cigars, cigar rollers, some food appetizers and other giveaways. All for free!
Let’s light one up for the Battleship! See you on Friday, Dec. 16 at Lit Cigar Lounge!
Enjoy breakfast served from the Battleship’s Chowline, take a tour of the World’s Greatest Battleship, win prizes and meet Santa Claus! The annual Breakfast with Santa aboard the Battleship, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 9am to 11am.
Guests will enjoy a hot breakfast served from the Chowline, the same way it was served to sailors of the USS New Jersey.
We’ll also have some fun activities for kids and all guests can enter to win some great prizes. Guests will also meet Santa and have their photo taken with him aboard the Big J! At the end of the breakfast, all guests can experience a Fire Power tour of the Battleship!
Tickets are $24 for children 12 and under and $28 for adults. Active military families will pay just $15 per person. Battleship members get a 20% discount.
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Due to forecasted bad weather for Friday, Dec. 23, the Battleship has cancelled the Twilight Tour scheduled for 6pm.
Tickets are available for the Twilight Adult Tour scheduled for Jan. 20 at 6pm.
TWILIGHT ADULT TOUR
Experience an “adult-oriented” tour during the evening hours! This tour, led by the Battleship’s Curatorial team, will show off Sailor Art and allow guests to experience a range of stories, including the Playboy Bunny’s visit to the USS New Jersey. Guests can enjoy a cold beer, glass of wine or a soft drink after the tour on the Main Deck!
- Members: Register then sign-in above and you will see your discount in the cart at checkout.
- YOU MUST BE OVER 21 YEARS OLD
Admission is $40
$20 for Battleship NJ Members
For tickets, click:
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New Year’s Eve 6pm Fireworks, presented by Comcast Military
Watch fireworks over the Delaware River from the historic deck of the Battleship New Jersey! Enjoy music, food concessions, a cash bar for adults, and have the chance to fire a Gun Salute. Proceeds go to the on-going restoration of the Battleship, a non-profit museum and memorial. Tickets are a $10 donation for the general session for both the 6pm and Midnight fireworks shows. The Battleship will open her decks two hours prior to each show.
- $10.00 Parking
- NO chairs, food, or alcohol can be brought aboard
- Tours are not part of the fireworks shows
- Members: Register or sign-in above to receive your free tickets.
New Year’s Eve Fireworks, presented by Comcast Military
Watch fireworks over the Delaware River from the historic deck of the Battleship New Jersey! Enjoy music, food concessions, a cash bar for adults, and have the chance to fire a Gun Salute. Proceeds go to the on-going restoration of the Battleship, a non-profit museum and memorial. Tickets are a $10 donation for the general session for both the 6pm and Midnight fireworks shows. The Battleship will open her decks two hours prior to each show.
- $10.00 Parking
- NO chairs, food, or alcohol can be brought aboard
- Tours are not part of the fireworks shows
- Members: Register or sign-in above to receive your free tickets.
TWILIGHT ADULT TOUR
Experience an “adult-oriented” tour during the evening hours! This tour, led by the Battleship’s Curatorial team, will show off Sailor Art and allow guests to experience a range of stories, including the Playboy Bunny’s visit to the USS New Jersey. Guests can enjoy a cold beer, glass of wine or a soft drink after the tour on the Main Deck!
- Members: Register then sign-in above and you will see your discount in the cart at checkout.
- YOU MUST BE OVER 21 YEARS OLD
Admission is $40
$20 for Battleship NJ Members
For tickets, call 866-877-6262 x108 or click: https://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/visit/purchase-tickets/
Student Day: Guns, Engines, and Armor
A special day of education for students and their parents aboard the ship. Students and their parents can experience a guided tour of the Battleship and a classroom-style lesson. Join battleship educators on a tour into the ship’s armored citadel and see one of the ship’s engine rooms and gun turrets while learning about the key components of a battleship. This program culminates in the chance to design tour own battleship using math! Admission to this program includes admission to the battleships Model Con event on board to see different ship models built and then brought to the ship for this special event. Student Day is a monthly program designed for school-aged children and their adults to learn the science and engineering behind the ship. Every month has a unique tour and hands-on class.
For tickets, call 866-877-6262 x108
Free Class on USS Mason
School classes that schedule a guided tour of the Battleship in January or February can get a free onboard class on the USS Mason, a predominantly African-American crew and a historic example of integration by the Navy.
To reserve your group tour and class, call 866-877-6262 x144 or email groups@battleshipnewjersey.org
The Battleship will be open for self-guided, walk-up tours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16 from 10am to 4pm.
Climb inside the massive 16-inch gun turret, experience this floating city at sea, earn how captains and crew lived aboard the ship and more.
The Battleship will also offer a guided tour at 12pm. Purchase your ticket online at www.battleshipnewjersey.org/purchase
EVENING TURRET II TOUR
Join a knowledgeable tour guide in a 90-minute, family friendly, walking tour that takes guests through the five stories of one of Battleship New Jersey’s massive 16″ gun turrets. Visitors will get to stand in the armored gun house where the gun captain oversaw reloading procedures, explore the magazines where 1-ton shells and thousands of powder bags were stored, and pull the triggers in the plotting room where primitive but effective computers aimed the guns over the horizon. This fun for all ages experience includes many hands-on elements that let’s guests see and feel what it was like for a World War II crew member to fire the ship’s guns.
$30 donation per person.
Members: Register or sign-in above to receive your discounts.
Click below to purchase online:
Turret II Tour
Or call 866-877-6262 x108
EVENING ENGINE ROOM GUIDED TOUR
Descend into the armored citadel of the ship for a 90-minute, family friendly, guided, walking tour of the most powerful engineering plant ever installed on a battleship. Learn how steam powered engines moved the massive ship at record breaking speeds and see the spaces crew members worked in. This hands-on walking tour is fun for all ages and allows guests to climb down seven stories into a fire room to see the huge boilers, an engine room to see the turbines and throttle wheels, and a one of the ship’s many steering positions.
$30 donation per adults.
Members: Register or sign-in above to receive your discounts.
For tickets, call 866-877-6262 x108.
