Newtown Black & White Dinner

You're invited to dinner! Join the Newtown Theatre for the 9th annual Newtown Black & White Dinner on Saturday, September 6. All proceeds from this event benefit the historic Newtown Theatre.

During the event, 1,000 black-and-white clad diners will gather on Newtown Borough’s closed-down North State Street for a one-of-a-kind alfresco picnic held in the middle of the street.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. when diners arrive to find tables draped in white linens stretching hundreds of feet down the street. Guests can mingle, decorate their tables, and enjoy live jazz music prior to dinner, which begins at 6:30 p.m.

Dinner will conclude at 8:00 p.m. with a communal, Instagram-worthy lighting of sparklers by the diners. Following dinner, the theatre will host a special dueling pianos concert inside the theatre (concert tickets are sold separately from the dinner).

For this event, diners are to dress only in black and white (formal wear is absolutely not required) and bring everything they need for dinner under the stars, including food, utensils, and optional black and white décor. Creativity will be rewarded with prizes for the Best Dressed Man and Woman, Best Dressed Group, Most Elegant Table, and Most Creative Table.

This year, diners can choose to pre-order dinner for an additional charge when they purchase tickets. Dinners will be available for pickup at the event and are served cold.