20 Events to Check Out this Weekend in New Jersey: September 18th – 20th, 2015
Here is a list of Events in New Jersey for this weekend (September 18th – 20th, 2015). These are listed in date order. Links to the events are in the title of the event.
Food Truck and Rock Carnival – Sept 18 – 20
The Food Truck and Rock Carnival is a multi-day, fun for all ages event that takes place Friday, September 18th, Saturday, September 19th, and Sunday, September 20th at Oak Ridge Park in Clark, NJ.
The Food Truck and Rock Carnival Hours are:
Friday, September 18th – 5pm to 11pm
Saturday, September 19th – 12pm to 11pm
Sunday, September 20th- 12pm to 10:30pm
Dates: September 18 – 20th, 2015
Address: Oak Ridge Park, Clark, NJ
Cost: Free for Food Trucks & Carnival, Concert Tickets Here
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Central Jersey Jazz Fest – Sept 18-20
Three downtown county seats: Flemington, New Brunswick and Somerville have joined together to create the Central Jersey Jazz Festival, the largest event of its kind in the area. The 3 day concert is a ‘must-attend’ festival for jazz and art lovers, creating a true destination event that showcases world renowned performers and the best of Central Jersey! Visit historic Flemington and get a feel for small town charm; experience New Brunswick’s art and theater scene in the heart of a thriving college town; and taste the melting pot of Somerville’s eclectic dining scene. Each outdoor venue features a variety of jazz genres, creating a signature musical experience. BYO seating allows you to get as close to the action as you want! Regional artists add their own flair selling unique artwork often with a musical influence. To learn more about the Central Jersey Jazz Festival go to www.centraljerseyjazzfestival.com
Dates: September 18 -20, 2015; 6pm-10pm (Fri), 1pm-6pm (Sat), 1pm-6pm (Sun)
Address: Flemington (Friday), New Brunswick (Saturday) & Somerville (Sunday)
Cost: Free
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– Sept 18 – 20
Jersey Spirits Distilling Co. (Jersey Spirits), the newest local craft distillery to open in New Jersey, is hosting a celebratory grand opening weekend. There will be product tastings, tours and specialty cocktails available for guests to sample their hand-crafted spirits and learn about small batch craft distilling. Special discounts and giveaways will be offered to guests throughout the weekend. Bottles of Jersey Spirits first release, Main Street Vodka will be available for purchase.
Dates: September, 18-20, 2015; Friday 4 to 9pm, Saturday 1 to 9pm, and Sunday 1-5pm
Address:1275 Bloomfield Ave. Building 7, Unit 40B, Fairfield, NJ
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Festival of the Sea & 5K – Sept 19
38th Annual Festival of the Sea and Street Fair located Downtown Point Pleasant Beach. Saturday September 19th 2015. Visitors sample dishes by area’s finest restaurants, from Clam Chowder to Lobster, to Steak, even Desserts!!!! Arts and Crafts, pony rides, hundreds of vendors attend this festival. Kiddie games, live entertainment and more. Voted Best Seafood Festival in Ocean County by the Asbury Park Press Readers Year after Year!!!! Festival runs from 10am to 7pm Arnold and Bay Avenues.
The 5K is sponsored by MacTort Racing. Registration is $45; all participants get a finisher medal, event t-shirt and first 250 get a hooded sweatshirt. Begins at 8am
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2015; 8am (Rain Date Sept 20); 10am t0 7pm
Address: Point Pleasant Beach, Point Pleasant, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend (5K is $45)
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The Maker’s Festival – Sept 19
The Makers Festival is celebration of vintage and homegrown art, food, and music at Beach View Farms on September 19, 2015. Over 80 vendors, delicious food, the Bunkerfish Music Stage, Rustic Drift Biergarten, yoga, face painting & more. Proceeds benefit the Jetty Rock Foundation and a Southern Regional High School Arts Scholarship.
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 10am to 6pm
Address: 178 Beachview Avenue, Manahawkin
Cost: Free admission
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Video Game Con – Sept 19
A video game con (AVGC) with freeplay, vendors, tournaments, guests, music, after parties, panels, auctions, & more.
Date: Sat. Sep 19, 2015; 10:00am – 11:45pm
Address: Parsippany PAL; 33 Baldwin Rd, Parsippany
Cost: $15+. Buy Here
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Trucktoberfest – Sept 19
All of your favorite Food Trucks are back as some of the best mobile eateries in New Jersey return for one last party before the end of the season. Enjoy everything from hot dogs, to BBQ, to lobster rolls, to fried oreos. And wash everything down with one of our Oktoberfest beer selections from our German beer garden.
Date: Saturday, September 19th, 2015; 11:30am to 5pm
Address: Monmouth Park Racetrack; 175 Oceanport Ave, Oceanport, NJ
Cost: $3 per person the day of the event. Children 12 and under are free. Parking $4
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Puptoberfest – Sept 19
Date: Saturday, September 19th, 2015; 11am to 5pm
Address: Horseshoe Lake; 72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, New Jersey
Cost: $5
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Savor September Food, Wine and Beer Festival – Sept 19
The 4th annual Stone Harbor Savor September Food, Wine and Beer Festival Saturday, Sept. 19 will showcase the best food, wine, microbrews, art, music and culture the area has to offer. The tented 200 block of 96th Street will set the stage for an event featuring beer and wine tasting, oyster and clam shucking, carnival games, zoo animals and art activities for kids, a grape stomping competition and a café with fire pits for the evening live entertainment. There will be live music all day, and Eddie Morgan’s Reck’d for Jazz will liven up the evening.
Date: Saturday, September 19th, 2015; 12pm to 8pm
Address: Downtown Stone Harbor, NJ
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Resorts Atlantic City 3rd Annual Craft Beer Festival – Sept 19
Beer lovers and enthusiasts can rejoice as Resorts Casino Hotel hosts their 3rd Annual Craft Beerfest on Saturday, September 19, 2015 from 4PM – 8PM. The 3rd Annual Craft Beerfest will feature more than 75 different craft beers from around the country and feature local and regional breweries, including Cape May Brewery, Sierra Nevada, Dogfish Head, Rogue, Lagunitas, Boston Beer, DuClaw, Brooklyn & Tuckahoe Brewing Company. Guests will receive a complimentary souvenir sampling glass to try top-notch craft beers including: Prohibition Ale, Pranqster, Cranberry Shandy, Not Your Father’s Root Beer, Oskar Blues, Palo Santo Marron, Belgium Freeze, Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale, Anglesea Irish Red Ale, Nooner, Octoberfish & Neon Gypsy. Live entertainment by Seven Stone. Array of classic “beer food” favorites available for purchase.
Date: Saturday, September 19th, 2015; 4pm to 8pm
Address: Resorts Casino; 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: $25 (+ Fees). Buy
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Fall Festival at the Stickley Museum – Sept 19
This traditional fall festival, the Stickley Museum’s biggest family program of the year, celebrates the fall harvest and Craftsman Farms’ agricultural past. Enjoy old-fashioned family fun, including: hayrides, pumpkin painting, games & races, handcraft demonstrations, and a Museum Open House.
Date: Saturday, September 19, Noon to 4pm
Address: The Stickley Museum; 2352 Route 10 West, Morris Plains, NJ
Cost: $7/child or adult without child; FREE to adults accompanying children
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Trenton Food Truck Festival – Sept 19
Trenton Social once again hosts over 10 unique and diverse food trucks for a day of music, munchies and mixology! Enjoy the ultimate family friendly after-party spot for the 12th annual Touch-A-Truck Day at the Sun Bank Arena, just steps away!
Beer Garden with Craft Beers
Signature Cocktails
Stage with Live Music
Date: Saturday, September 19th, 2015; 1pm to 9pm
Address: Trenton Social; 449 S Broad St, Trenton
Cost: $3
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Fall Harvest Festival – Sept 19 & 20
Live Music, Food Trucks, Winemaker Tours, Art and Craft Vendors, Live Art, Kids Activities and Much More
Dates: September 19th & 20th, 2015
Address: Old York Cellars; 80 Old York Rd. Ringoes, NJ
Cost: $15 at door, $10 in advance. Buy Here
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Annual Heritage Vineyards Wine Festival – Sept 19 & 20
Save the Date! Join us for our largest event of the season:
Wine
Specialty Food Vendors
Artisan Craft Vendors
Live Music
And so much more……
Dates: September 19th & 20th, 2015; 12pm to 5pm
Address: Festival Field, 480 Mullica Hill Road, Mullica Hill
Cost: $19+, Get them Here
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Valenzano Wine Fest – Sept 19 & 20
WineFest 2015 is scheduled for September 19 & 20, 2015. We have made a few more changes this year which will provide more room for our guests along with more restaurants and wineries and entertainment. New this year: Hayrides to V&V Adventure Farm. Pumpkin picking, corn maze (additional charge) Restaurants: Pic-A-Lilli, Uppercrust, Mighty Joes Grill, Star of the Sea Seafood, Tony & Dom’s Crabby Fries, Food Trucks of all varieties and more…
Dates: September 19th & 20th, 2015
Address: Valenzano Winery; 1320 Old Indian Mills Rd, Shamong
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the gate
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Back to School Laurita Food Trucks – Sept 19 & 20
Admission includes; parking, shuttle service, entrance to the event and a FREE Laurita Wine Glass! No entrance fee charge for our Laurita Winery Preferred Members! Food and wine lovers will converge at the Laurita Winery in New Egypt for a Laurita Winery Gourmet Food Trucks and Fire Pits weekend. Experience the trending Gourmet Food Truck offerings while sipping on wine and enjoying a seat by a Campfire! Live music and good friends will make this day special!
Saturday, September 19, 11:00-10:30pm and Sunday, September 20, 11:00-9:30PM
Dates: September 19th & 20th, 2015
Address: Laurita Winery; 85 Archertown Rd, New Egypt
Cost: $8
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Oktoberfest @ Mountain Creek – Sept 19 & 20
Get your lederhosen out for the #1 Oktoberfest in the Northeast on September 19th and 20th! Enjoy tons of carnival rides & games, wacky contests and more! Feast on delicious roast pig and knockwurst paired with authentic german beer. Kick up your heels to 18-time Grammy Award-Winner Jimmy Sturr & his orchestra plus a variety of special guests. It is going to be better than ever in honor of the 30th Year Anniversary!
Saturday, Sept. 19th – 11AM – 9PM (please note no admission after 8PM)
Sunday, Sept. 20th – 11AM – 6PM
Dates: September 19th & 20th, 2015
Address: Mountain Creek; 200 Route 94 Vernon, NJ
Cost: $7+. Buy Tickets Here
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Capital City Food Truck Festival – Sept 20
Date: Sunday, September 20th, 2015; 11am to 7pm
Address: Rho Waterfront, 50 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ
Cost: $5
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Grape Stomping at Four Sister’s Winery – Sept 20
It’s a Grape Stomping Good Time at Four Sisters Winery. Yes, That’s Bare feet! Enjoy a formal wine tasting, followed by an Italian Spaghetti Dinner with meatballs, bread, garden salad and dessert. Call 908-475-367 for reservations
Date: Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Address: Four Sister’s Winery, 783 County Route 519, Belvidere
Cost: $32.95, plus tax
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Arts in the Park – Sept 20
Join Main Street Highland Park for the eleventh annual Arts in the Park street festival, juried art show, and arts and crafts sale in downtown Highland Park, New Jersey! The festival draws thousands of art enthusiasts and visitors from around the region to stroll through downtown Highland Park and enjoy artistic offerings, live music and other entertainment, food from local restaurants, children’s activities, promotional booths, and much more. Artists, crafters, performers, and vendors are invited to participate. Participants in the juried art show display and sell their work under tents along Raritan Avenue. The art show features cash awards for first, second, and third places in seven categories: Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Fine Crafts, “Green” (recycled/found), Graphics/Drawing/Printmaking, and Mixed Media.
Date: Sunday, September 20th, 2015; 11:30amto 4:30pm
Address: Main Street Highland Park; 212 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, New Jersey
Cost: Free
