About Us

Welcome to HACPAC — the new centerpiece for the City of Hackensack.

The new Hackensack Meridian Health Theater is a home that nurtures new artists: playwrights, musicians, directors, choreographers and visual artists. It is also home to professional theater companies and arts organizations. We will showcase premier performers, including Broadway and Hollywood stars, as well as Grammy-winning artists. We will continue to bring top-quality entertainment for all ages, across all arts disciplines.

The City’s legacy

Historically, the City of Hackensack has been in the vanguard of arts and culture in Bergen County and New Jersey. Our proximity to New York City makes us an ideal home for artists, spanning numerous arts and performing disciplines. The City has nurtured and influenced such jazz greats as Thelonious Monk, rock & roll icons like Jimi Hendrix and Joe Lynn Turner, and R&B stars like James. “J.T.” Taylor from Kool and the Gang. We have also cultivated many theater companies, dance organizations, comedy troupes, and musicians. Now come and welcome the next generation of great artists and performers to our new Performing Arts Center.

Now, located in the downtown area of Hackensack, transformed from an old Masonic Temple, the City of Hackensack is home to a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center. The new HACPAC will be a home that nurtures new artists in the form of playwrights, musicians, directors, choreographers and visual artists. It will also be the home for professional theater companies and arts organizations. We will also showcase premier entertainers, which would include Broadway and Hollywood stars, as well as Grammy Award-winning artists. We will continue to bring top quality entertainment for all ages, across all arts disciplines. Our downtown location, combined with our convenient public parking, makes it the perfect stop for a day or weekend of shows, shopping, and dining.