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March 19, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

🌟 Editor's Note
The bracket is chaos. The bars are packed. Where are you planting your flag this weekend?

🍻 Happiest Hours

Our Favorite Jersey City Happy Hours This Week

  1. TONIGHT | Lucky 7 Tavern | 3-8pm | $3 Labatt Blue Drafts, $4 Coors Light Drafts, Yuengling Drafts & Well Liquor Drinks, $5 Jacks’s Abby Drafts & Dale’s Light Lager

  2. FRIDAY | McGinley Square Pub | 4-6pm | $12 12-inch Cheese Pizzas, $5.00 Select Wines & $5.00 Select Beers

  3. MONDAY | The Ashford | 4-7pm | $5 Select Apps, Domestic Drafts & Select House Wine by the Glass, $6 Well Mixed Drinks, $5 Craft of the Week

  4. TUESDAY | Cellar 335 | 5-7pm | $2 Off Specialty Cocktails, Well Drinks, Beers and Wine

  5. WEDNESDAY | Hudson Hall | 4-10pm - $8 Haus Wines by the Glass, $25 Select Bottles of Wine

*If you end up going to any of these, don’t forget to tag us on IG @JerseyCityHappyHours

 🎉 Best Events

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  1. SATURDAY | LIVE MUSIC: The Mighty Quinn Trio | The Hutton | 8pm | FREE

  2. SATURDAY | Emo Night Karaoke | White Eagle Hall | 8 | $18.25

  3. SATURDAY | Tidal Wave Comedy Show | 902 Brewing | 8-11pm | $18

  4. SATURDAY | Jersey City Craft Beer Fest | Harborside Atrium | 7:30pm or 9:45 pm | $18.33+

  5. Today-SUNDAY | March Madness Watch Party | The Ashford | Starting at Noon | Free

*If you end up going to any of these, don’t forget to tag us on IG @JerseyCityHappyHours

The Jersey City Pizza Fest is coming! Mark your calendars for March 28th so you can try all the pizza cheesey goodness from around JC! Get your tickets HERE

🔥 Can’t Miss Dish

What: ‘Za!

Where: Porta

Why: Their open kitchen means you can watch the whole process, from dough stretch to pies sliding into the blazing brick oven. Dinner and a show. 🔥 And trust us… the pizza is really good too. Try for yourself at Jersey City Pizza Fest! Grab your tickets for March 28 and come grab a slice. 🍕

👏 In Case You Missed It…

The Latest Happenings Around Jersey City

  • Baonanas officially closed after nearly 12 years, citing rising costs and a tough restaurant landscape.

  • Vicoletto, an Italian modern cuisine spot focused on pizza, pasta, and mains, is coming from the team behind Hoboken's Blue Eyes restaurant. It's taking over the former Delenio space at 357 7th Street, targeting an April 2026 opening.

*Have any tips on upcoming openings or news around Jersey City? Reply directly to this email!

Did You Know? Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" used Hudson County as a filming location, taking advantage of its waterfront and urban landscapes.

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