The Burlesque Ball

Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating equality and love at North Jersey Pride's winter ball at the beautiful Grand Summit Hotel. Enjoy an open bar, sumptuous buffet, exciting shows, live DJ, silent auction, and, of course, the afterparty. And if you can get away the whole night, take advantage of NJP's special group rate and reserve one of the hotel's opulent guest rooms. You won't have to see daylight until brunch!

Dress is festive cocktail/creative black-tie and will range widely from full-on flappers to traditional tux to evening suit and little black dress—so wear whatever makes YOU feel festive! 

Tickets are 80% tax-deductible and proceeds will benefit both the North Jersey Pride Festival and RAD Kids, NJP's social support network for families of transgender and gender-fluid youth, which connects parents and youth with other “RAD Families” as they navigate growing into their authentic selves. (Please scroll down for more about RAD Kids.)

Numerous sponsorships, starting at $500, include admission tickets, recognition, ads, hotel room and more. Sponsorships are available via this ticket site or, for more information, please email sponsorship@northjerseypride.org. NEW THIS YEAR: Sponsors at the Silver level and up get discounts on June PrideFest sponsorship!

To place an ad, whether for business or personal, see the attached for rates and send email to advertising@northjerseypride.org. 

Attendees MUST be 21-and-over to enter and ID will be checked.

We can't wait to see you at the Ball!

Since its launch in 2015, RAD Kids has seen attendance at events grow exponentially, with families coming from all over North Jersey, including Essex, Sussex, Bergen, Middlesex and Hudson counties. Some of the feedback we've received from our families:

“RAD Kids is a safe place to land no matter where you are on this journey of raising a transgender or gender creative kid. It's a community that truly meets folks where they are and says it's okay to not fit into the world's boxes! That's something that's not easy to find and is quite literally life saving to many trans and gender creative youth and their families." —Jamie, mother of 11 year-old child

“RAD kids has offered my family a place to gain greater support and knowledge for the road ahead. For my child, RAD Kids provides a place to see other kids like him and to have fun.  Sometimes after a RAD kids hangout, on the drive home, we are able to have some of the most open and honest conversations about the challenges and pride that comes with being a transgender, non binary or gender creative kid." —Mary, parent of 8 year-old child

Beginning in January, RAD Kids, along with our new group, RAD Teens, will host monthly support meetings and quarterly social events. Your tax-deductible ticket purchase and donation to the Burlesque Ball will help NJP to fund a full year of programming for RAD Kids & Teens.