10 Events to Check Out This Week/Weekend! July 8th – 13th

Freedom Fest State Fair – July 8th – 13th

New Jersey’s annual premier agricultural fair! Visit their website and Facebook for more info

Address: HORSE PARK OF NEW JERSEY, 626 Rt 524, Allentown, NJ 08501

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Ocean County Fair – July 8th – 13th

Family fun, entertainment, live music, rides and more!

For more information visit their Facebook page

Dates: July 8th – 13th, 2014; Tues – Thurs 5pm to 11pm, Fri & Sat 11am – 11pm, Sun 11am to 5pm
Address: Robert T Miller Air Park; Rt. 530, Berkeley twp, NJ 08757
Cost: $7 adults, Kids under 10 FREE
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Black Potatoe Music Festival – July 10th – 13th

Without catering to music industry trends, the Black Potatoe Music Festival has presented diverse acts from the national, regional, and local levels. Event is rain or shine

Click here for Festival Line Up. Like them on Facebook for more info

Dates: July 10th – 13th, 2014
Address: Red Mill Museum Village, 56 Main St. Clinton, NJ 08809
Cost: $25 a day or $85 for a 5 day pass. Buy tickets here
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NJ State Barbeque Championship & Blues Festival – July 11th – 13th

Experience the best in Barbeque & Blues at this exciting three day festival. Live cooking demonstrations, incredible food and top regional and national blues acts on the main stage.

Dates: July 11th – 13th; Fri: 4 pm til 11 pm, Sat: 10 am til 11 pm, Sun: 10 am til 6 pm
Address: Olde New Jersey Ave. & 2nd St. North Wildwood, NJ 08260
Cost: FREE

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Rahway Film Festival: July 12th

Rose and Pearl Films is proud to present the Second Annual Rahway Film Festival, Rahway, NJ’s annual international short film festival and networking event! The Rahway Film Festival is located at Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts, a beautiful newly renovated theater owned by Union County Performing Arts Center. They will be hosting a street fair with music, food and shopping available to anyone and everyone. There will be three blocks of original short films throughout the day. After the screenings, there will be a brief talk-back/ Q&A with our filmmakers. To see this year’s film lineup, please click here.

Date: Saturday, July 12th, 2014, 11:30am to 10 PM
Address: UCPAC’s Hamilton Stage; 360 Hamilton St.? Rahway, NJ 07065
Cost: Tickets are $15 for each and will be sold online and at the door. VIP tickets are $35

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Blues, Brews, and BBQ – July 12th

Join the Morris Museum for an evening with Finger Lickin’ BBQ, Ice Cold Beer and and Smokin’ Hot Blues Bands. Featuring: Chaz DePaolo Blues Band, The Bad Hands and Billy Hector. Rain or Shine!

Date: July 12th, 5pm
Address: Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd. Morristown, NJ 07960
Cost: $35 in Advance / $40 at the Door. For tickets call or order on-line.
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Tropicana’s Jersey Shore Wine Festival – July 12 & 13

Sample over 300 of New Jersey’s finest wines, available for purchase in bottles and cases. Plus, with live entertainment, it’s this summer’s can’t-miss event for both wine enthusiasts and casual enjoyers. Tickets are available to purchase at the Tropicana Box Office and on TicketMaster.com. Must be 21.

Date: July 12 and 13, 2014, Noon to 6pm Daily
Address: Atlantic City Boardwalk at Tropicana Casino & Resort
Cost: Advance Sales: $20, At The Gate: $25 (includes sampling and souvenir wine glass)
To get tickets click here

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Bradley Beach Lobster Fest – July 12th & 13th

22nd Annual Haddonfield Fine Arts & Crafts Festival – July 12th & 13th

The day-long festival features crafters including florals, seasonal items, glass, wool, pottery, clothing and other handcrafted items. Live music!

Date: July 12th (11am to 7pm) and 13th (Noon to 5pm), 2014
Address: Kings Hwy. & Tanner St.2 Kings Ct. Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Cost: Free to attend

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New Brunswick Restaurant Week – July 12th – 26th

New Brunswick Restaurant Week will be held July 12 to July 26, 2014. Downtown New Brunswick restaurants are offering mouth watering selections and sizzling specials. Select from lunch and dinner options. New Brunswick, New Jersey is a vibrant city of 50,000 residents, a number that triples during the business day with college students, corporate and business employees, hospital and health care workers and visitors. It is a community with richly diverse neighborhoods, a bustling downtown, and an innovative and popular cultural arts center. Within a few city blocks converge Johnson & Johnson’s world headquarters, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, the country’s largest medical school, two premiere academic hospitals, three professional theaters, several four-star restaurants, and two four-star hotels. On behalf of New Brunswick City Market, Inc., the nonprofit corporation serving as the management company for New Brunswick’s Special Improvement District (SID), we welcome you to explore the city.

Click here to view the list of Restaurants participating