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.
The Battleship Blitz is coming!
Beginning at 7pm on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15, the Battleship will feature unique videos each weeknight through Friday, March 12, on the Battleship’s YouTube channel. The video will show the amazing history and spaces aboard our nation’s most decorated and largest battleship! We’ll also have USS New Jersey veterans, Battleship volunteers and other VIPs introduce the videos each evening!
Visit our YouTube channel each evening at www.youtube.com/battleshipnewjersey
We also need your help for the Battleship, which was severely impacted by the Coronavirus. Please consider a donation to help the ship museum and memorial.
Donate here: https://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/blitz
Student Day
Join Battleship educators for a socially distanced day of learning aboard the Big J!
On Wednesday, February 24th, at 9am, guests can experience a guided tour of the Battleship and a classroom-style lesson. This month’s class will feature the science behind aerodynamics, rockets, and missiles. Students will be challenged to create their own air powered rocket and see if they can hit their target. This program is appropriate for all school-aged children.
- Adults are required to stay with children for their entire visit.
- All guests must pass a health screening which includes a contactless temperature check, wear a face covering and practice social distancing of six feet at all times.
You will be redirected to our secure ticket processing site with Blackbaud.
or call 866-877-6262 ext. 144
Additional sessions will be added in the future. Please consult this website for details.
Join our curator for a special guided tour of the ship focusing on the battle of Truk Lagoon.
On February 16, 1944, at 1547, USS New Jersey opened fire opened fire with her main battery on an enemy ship.
Guests will go through the ship’s 6in armored deck into the citadel that protects the most essential components of the ship. Once inside the citadel, guests will see the inside of a 16in gun turret and the Mk 8 electro-mechanical analog computer that fired these guns over the ship’s fifty years of service. Guests will also take a look into the rarely seen gun director that helped aim these guns.
Buy Tickets Feb. 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM – Rescheduled to Feb. 26, 2021
You will be redirected to our secure ticket processing site with Blackbaud.
Little Lights, presented by the Charles Edison Fund
Saturdays and Sundays. 12pm to 3pm. Its Electric! Free with general admission.
Join Battleship educators every weekend in March to learn how electricity works. Guests can make their own basic batteries, create electricity with a hand crank, and practice making simple circuits. This program is designed for elementary school aged children and below but is fun for all!
Little Lights, presented by the Charles Edison Fund
Saturdays and Sundays. 12pm to 3pm. Its Electric! Free with general admission.
Join Battleship educators every weekend in March to learn how electricity works. Guests can make their own basic batteries, create electricity with a hand crank, and practice making simple circuits. This program is designed for elementary school aged children and below but is fun for all!
The Battleship New Jersey raised the flag of the Red Cross on March 1 and will fly the flag over the ship throughout the month of March for Red Cross Month. The Battleship will also be lit throughout March.
The Battleship kicked off Red Cross Month with a virtual ceremony on Facebook on March 1. In addition to raising the flag, the ceremony including the performance of the National Anthem by Battleship volunteer and bugler Nan LaCorte, the firing of the portside saluting gun and a memorial wreath casting for Red Cross staff member Laura Steinmetz, who was instrumental in organizing the Red Cross annual kick-off events aboard the Battleship.
March has been recognized as Red Cross Month for more than 75 years. Beginning with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943, every U.S. President has designated March as Red Cross Month to recognize how the American Red Cross helps people across the country and around the world.
Guest can also extend their Fire Power self-guided tour with guided tours of the Engine Room and Turret II. Our tour guides will meet you in the Crew’s Mess during your Fire Power tour and take you on this extended tour.
Little Lights, presented by the Charles Edison Fund
Saturdays and Sundays. 12pm to 3pm. Its Electric! Free with general admission.
Join Battleship educators every weekend in March to learn how electricity works. Guests can make their own basic batteries, create electricity with a hand crank, and practice making simple circuits. This program is designed for elementary school aged children and below but is fun for all!
Join our curator for a special guided tour of the ship focusing on the technological changes to the ship over time.
Guests will go see some of the ship’s original Anti-aircraft weaponry as well as the more modern anti-missile technology. From the Combat Information Center where the ship found its targets for the 16in guns to the Combat Engagement Center added in the 1980s for missiles, guests will see what additions were made to the ship over her 50 year history to keep the ship in fighting condition.
Buy Tickets March 12, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Buy Tickets March 26, 2021 at 6:00 PM
You will be redirected to our secure ticket processing site with Blackbaud.
Student Day
Join Battleship educators for a socially distanced day of learning aboard the Big J!
On Wednesday, March 24, at 9am, students and their parents can experience a guided tour of the Battleship and a classroom-style lesson. This two-hour session will talk about some of the technology added to the ship over her 50 years of service, including both kinds of drones that the ship worked with. Students will learn the basics of circuitry and then be challenged to create their own small robot capable of traveling on its own. The tour will focus on the changes made to the ship over the years and will visit the early Anti-aircraft guns as well as the 1980s computers. This program is appropriate for all school-aged children.
- Adults are required to stay with children for their entire visit.
- All guests must pass a health screening which includes a contactless temperature check, wear a face covering and practice social distancing of six feet at all times.
You will be redirected to our secure ticket processing site with Blackbaud.
or call 866-877-6262 ext. 144
Additional sessions will be added in the future. Please consult this website for details.
Join our curator for a special guided tour of the ship focusing on the technological changes to the ship over time.
Guests will go see some of the ship’s original Anti-aircraft weaponry as well as the more modern anti-missile technology. From the Combat Information Center where the ship found its targets for the 16in guns to the Combat Engagement Center added in the 1980s for missiles, guests will see what additions were made to the ship over her 50 year history to keep the ship in fighting condition.
Buy Tickets March 12, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Buy Tickets March 26, 2021 at 6:00 PM
You will be redirected to our secure ticket processing site with Blackbaud.
We will still toast the Battleship and New Jersey Beer…we’ll just do it in June 2021!
The annual New Jersey Beer Festival aboard the Battleship New Jersey has been rescheduled from Nov. 7 to June 19, 2021. Adults can sample craft beers from breweries throughout the Garden State. The General Session will run from 1pm to 5pm and tickets are $50 per adult. The VIP session allows guests admission one hour earlier at 12pm, when they can sample some special brews and meet the breweries. Tickets for the VIP session are $75
Guests attending the Beer Festival will also get a tour of the Battleship, rock to live music and enjoy some great pub food — all aboard the World’s Greatest Battleship. The NJ Beer Festival will take place rain or shine!
For tickets, visit: https://newjerseybeer.ticketleap.com/battleship-beer-fest-2020/ Tickets purchased for the Beer Festival on the originally scheduled dates of June 20 and Nov. 7 will be accepted at the new date of June 19, 2021.
Battleship members can purchase a ticket in advance for just $35 or at the Battleship on June 19 for $45. Tickets for members can be purchased by calling 866-877-6262 ext. 108.
Sponsorships are available. For more information in becoming a sponsor, email events@battleshipnewjersey.org.
For questions, email events@battleshipnewjersey.org or call 866-877-6262 ext. 144.
Must be 21 and over with a valid ID to attend the NJ Beef Festival on the Battleship.