22 New Jersey Events to Check Out this Weekend: Oct 16 – 18, 2015

Here is my list of 22 New Jersey Events that you can check out this weekend October 16th – 8th, 2015! *Note: I am not personally affiliated with any of these events. If you have questions or need additional info, please click on the links for the events which are in the title!

Beer Tasting and Food Pairing – Oct 16

Mark your calendar for a Beer Tasting and Food Pairing at the Reeves-Reed Arboretum on October 16th! Put the ‘Pub’ in Public Garden is a fundraiser for the Arboretum. Admission to the evening’s flavorful festivities is $50 per person. Reservations are requested. Please call Doreen Schindler at 908-273-8787 x 1010, or d.schindler@reeves-reedarboretum.org to purchase your tickets. You may also sign up on line at www.reeves-reed arboretum.org. RSVP by October 13.

Date: Friday, October 16th, 2015; 7 – 9:30 pm
Address: Reeves-Reed Arboretum; 165 Hobart Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
Cost: $50
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Bizarre AC – Oct 16 – 18

Bizarre AC III brings back the strange and outlandish for a captivating weekend at the Chelsea Hotel.  Featuring a variety of interactive components, a Bizarre cast of creatures along with some off the most thrilling and whimsical group of oddballs to set foot in our seaside city.  Show producers have created a variety of the wall antics and experiences for monsters of all ages.  The hours will fly by for attendees as they roam and shop the unique exhibitors of the Bizarre Bazaar.  Fans will be in awe as freaks and geeks from around the globe command the stage.  Horror movie aficionados can take part in movie screenings complete with Q&A’s and have the chance to dive into the minds of some up-and-coming film-makers.  Bizarre AC III will also play host to special celebrity guests and speakers from movies and TV.

Dates: October 16, 6pm-11pm, October 17, 12pm-10pm and October 18, 12pm-5pm.
Address: The Chelsea Hotel; 111 S Chelsea Ave, Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: $25 for a one-day pass, $40 for a two-day pass and $55 for a three-day pass
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Drug Prevention Walk – Oct 17

Join the state-wide community in taking a stand against drug abuse. All proceeds from the Drug Prevention Walk will support the Raymond J. Lesniak Recovery High School, New Jersey’s first pubic recovery high school. This family-friendly event will include arts & crafts, face painting, a petting zoo, and more.

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015; 8am-2pm
Address: Nomahegan Park, Cranford, NJ
Cost: $15 online walk registration, $20 at the gate
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Westville NJ 5th Annual Fall Festival – Oct 17

The town of Westville, NJ, will hold its annual Fall Festival Celebration, on Saturday October 17th, from 10a.m.-4p.m. (Rain Date October 24th) The event will be held along Broadway in downtown Westville. The Fall Festival includes crafters, food vendors, live music, a classic/custom car show, and a beer garden. Fireworks will conclude the Fall Festival at dusk on River Drive. Rain Date: Oct 24th

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2015; 10am to 4pm
Address: 165 Broadway, Westville NJ
Cost: Free
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Bergen County Wellness Festival – Oct 17

70+ vendors in the health and wellness category, music, free health screenings, activities for the kids, and MORE!

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2015; 10am to 4pm
Address: The Hermitage; 335 N Franklin Tpke, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
Cost: $5
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The Strange Xchange – Oct 17

Come One, Come All! Join Aquarian Weekly and Weird NJ at the historic Wellmont Theater! There will be cool vendors, music, food trucks and entertainment! Fun for the entire family! More on Facebook!

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2015; 11am VIP, 12pm GA, Ends at 5pm
Address: The Wellmont Theater; 5 Seymour St, Montclair, NJ
Cost: $5 GA, $10 VIP
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Atlantic City Zombie Walk: Resurrection – Oct 17

After laying dormant, The Atlantic City Zombie Walk RETURNS in 2015, hosted by Atlantic Scary! Beginning at The Boardwalk out front of Resorts Casino Hotel and ending at The Chelsea Hotel, this epic, undead event will conclude at the Bizarre AC convention, taking place at The Chelsea! Dress up in your best undead garb and invade the boardwalk!

Date: Saturday, October 17th: 11am start time
Address: Resorts Casino Hotel; 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: Free
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Fall Food Truck Fiesta – Oct 17

Time to party again with your Favorite Food Trucks!!
– 20+ Food Trucks (list of trucks to come!)
– DJ and Bands
– Kid and Adult fun including the Hamster Balls, Pony
Rides, Petting Zoo, Bounce Houses Hula hoop fun with
the Twirling Arcade ladies!
– Interactive Art installation!
– Fire Pits
– Beer and Wine!
– Dogs Welcome!
– Bring your lawn chairs and hang out!

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2015; 11am to 7pm
Address: Mercer County Park; Festival Grounds, Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor
Cost: $5
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The Adventure Trail Run – Oct 17

The Adventure Trail Run is set in scenic Deer Path Park. Formerly known as Zombies on the Run, Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program (HDAP) has changed the name this year but has kept all of the fun and challenges of previous years. Runners and Walkers can now choose from a variety of costumes to represent their Halloween best. In the end, the support this run provides for future clients of HDAP remains the primary goal! We are grateful for all of the community support from sponsors and participants. Runners and walkers will wind around the fields and trails of the park. To add to this adventure, 5k runners who choose to be in the first wave will wear belts with 3 flags attached. They will be given a 2 ½ minute head start before the second waves begins their run and attempts to steal a flag from each participant they pass. Also in this Adventure Run will be a hay bale obstacle, other family friendly non muddy obstacles, Marshmallow Lane, and more. Staff members get in on the fun by dressing in variety of Halloween outfits. Join along and dress up to win the best costume award. Other awards will be given to top finishers, the finishers with most flags collected, fastest finishing walkers, and all youth in the kids run will receive a prize. Raffle prizes eligible for all who finish.

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2015; Begins at 11am
Address: Deer Path Park, located at 1020 Rt. 31, Lebanon, NJ
Cost: $15 – $28. Kids Free Register early to receive a tshirt and goodie bag.
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Zombie Wine Run – Oct 17

Come one come all to enjoy some wine and run away from Zombies. What could be better on a beautiful fall day? Come dressed as a zombie with prizes to best costume- individual & team! More info on Facebook event

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2015; Begins at 12pm
Address: Old York Cellars Winery; 80 Old York Rd, Ringoes
Cost: $35 adults, $25 kids. Tickets Here
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Bordentown Riverfest – Oct 17

See Facebook Event for Additional Info!

– A HUGE BEER GARDEN WITH 15 BEERS ON TAP ALL DAY! AND WINE TOO!
– LIVE BANDSAll Day
– An awesome RESTAURANT ROW with an amazing food selection
– Free KIDS KORNER
– VENDOR MARKET with 22 great vendors participating
– A HUGE BEER GARDEN ALL DAY (yes, we said it twice…it’s that big!)
– Join us for the AFTER PARTY @ HOB Tavern from 10pm till last call

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2015; 12pm to 10pm
Address: 100 West Park Street, Bordentown NJ
Cost: Free to Attend, Donations Appreciated
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Atlantic Highland’s 15th Annual Oktoberfest – Oct 17

The feel-good spirit of Highlands’ 15th ANNUAL Oktoberfest is modeled after the traditional Munich, Germany Oktoberfest with an emphasis on eating; drinking and being merry while providing something for everyone. Authentic German food, live music, dancing and other great entertainment will be part of the Highlands Business Partnership’s 15th Annual Oktoberfest celebration taking place in Veterans Park on Bay & Shrewsbury Avenues on Saturday, October 3rd from 1:00 – 6:00 PM. Admission and Parking is free.

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015; 1pm to 6pm
Address: Veterans Park; Bay Avenue, Highlands NJ
Cost: Free
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Tri-State Food Truck Mash Up – Oct 17

The Tri-State Food Truck Mash-Up is Saturday, October 17 from 5 to 11 p.m. at the New Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, NJ. This event is a mash-up of the best trucks from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. *Rescheduled from Oct 3rd

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015; 5pm to 11pm
Address: New Meadowlands Racetrack; 1 Racetrack Drive, East Rutherford. NJ
Cost: $5 GA; $25 early access. See website for details
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Chatsworth Cranberry Festival – Oct 17 & 18

The Cranberry Festival is a celebration of New Jersey’s cranberry harvest, the 3rd largest in the United States, and offers a tribute to the Pine Barrens & Local Culture. The main attraction is the diverse showing of many artists & craftsmen, some of which will also be demonstrating their crafts as well as displaying them for sale.

Dates: October 17th & 18th, 2015; 9am to 4pm
Address: Downtown Chatsworth, Chatsworth, NJ
Cost: Free, $5 donation to park in their lot
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Autumn Wine Festival at RiverWinds – Oct 17 & 18

The Autumn Wine Festival at RiverWinds is back for its 2nd year! Join us at the RiverWinds Community Center in West Deptford, NJ for some of New Jersey’s best wineries offering tastings and sales of their award winning wines. Along with plenty of wine, there will be artisan crafters, gourmet food trucks, live music, and kids activities, making it fun for the whole family.

Dates: October 17th & 18th, 2 015; 12pm to 5pm
Address: RiverWinds Community Center in West Deptford, NJ
Cost: $15 advance, $20 day of. Tickets Here
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Atlantic City Eats and Beats Food-Truck-Toberfest – Oct 17 & 18

Hungry for great eats, great music and great fun? Round up your friends and family and drive, bike, or take the bus…into West Atlantic City for the AC area’s first major food truck event, where the best food trucks from throughout the region, the non-stop live music on-stage and a ton of inflated kids fun, all roll into West AC for the ultimate gathering for Foodies, live music fans and all ages of family members. While you’re here, you can get your grub on with over 20 food trucks and get your groove on with non-stop live bands on-stage, as well as browsing and shopping 20+ specialty and craft vendors and exhibitors and a inflated kids fun zone featuring bounceys, a nerfball shooting arena, r/c racing track, and video game trailer. A portion of proceeds from this event will benefit the SHOOT HOOPS GOT GUNS Youth Basketball program in Atlantic City, NJ.

Dates: October 17 & 18, 2015; 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Address: HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL, 8029 Black Horse Pike, West Atlantic City
Cost: $5, 10 & under Free. Add $5 for 2-Day Pass.
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Old York Cellar’s Anniversary Weekend – Oct 17 & 18

Come celebrate Old York Cellar’s five-year anniversary! They will be offering $5 tastings and glasses of wine for the occasion. Tag along on a vineyard/winery tour or beekeeping tour, or just hangout on our patio and listen to live music while you enjoy your wine. If you are feeling up to it, jump in the What Exit Wines’ photo booth and have a fun picture taken, which can be created into your very own customized wine label.

Dates: October 10th & 11th, 2015; 12pm to 5pm
Address: Old York Cellars; 80 Old York Rd., Ringoes
Cost: Free to attend, $5 Wine Tasting
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Stafford Twp Fall Wine Fest – Oct 17 & 18

It’s a celebration of fall at the Jersey Shore! Sample dozens of wines from some of New Jersey’s leading wineries, at the Stafford Fall Wine Festival, Oct. 17 & 18. Listen to live music and enjoy the beautiful lake-front setting while sampling wines, browsing crafters, vendors and having a bite to eat. he festival will offering sampling from some of New Jersey’s leading wineries; participants include Cava Winery & Vineyard, DiMatteo Winery, Monroeville Vineyard & Winery, Plagido’s Winery, Southwind Vineyard& Winery, Salem Oak Vineyards, Summit City Farms & Winery, and Valenzano Winery. Dozens of varieties of wines will be available for sampling; each paid admission includes a commemorative wine glass to use for the tasting and guests can purchase favorites by the bottle or case during the event. Festival is rain or shine.

Dates: October 17th & 18th, 2015; 12pm to 5pm
Address: Manahawkin Lake Park; 31 N. Main St., Manahawkin, NJ
Cost: Tickets are $12* in advance, $15 at the gate; Under 21 years of age and designated drivers are free.
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Bellview Winery Annual Italian Festival – Oct 17 & 18

The Annual Italian Festival celebrates the Bellview Winery Italian heritage with with the sounds of traditional music, plus a spread of local Italian food and sampling some wines from the Bellview Winery tasting tent. Their will also be a number of vendors including specialty sangrias on site.

Date: October 17th and 18th, 2015; Noon to 5 pm
Address: Bellview Winery;150 Atlantic Street, Landisville, NJ 08326
Cost: Tickets at the gate will be $15 Per Person. $10 Pre-sale tickets will be available starting on September 20th. Ticket price includes wine tasting, admission, parking, music and a souvenir glass to take home! ($10 for Designated Driver, No charge for those 20 and Under)
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Fall Laurita Food Trucks – Oct 17 & 18

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!

Dates: October 17th & 18th, 2015
Address: Laurita Winery; 85 Archertown Rd, New Egypt
Cost: $8
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Harvest Gala @ Tomasello Winery – Oct 18

Please join Tomasello Winery for their annual Opera Gala celebrating the beautiful Autumn season with music. There will be limited seating.

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 2pm
Address: 225 North White Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ
Cost: $75. Tickets Here
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Gallery-NJ IRL @ Farmstead – Opening Reception – Oct 18

Twenty-five NJ artists display paintings, prints, photography, jewelry, pottery, wearable art and more. Produced by Gallery-NJ, sponsor of the “NJ Pride” Art Competition, and hosted by the Farmstead Arts Center. Featuring selected works of Gallery-NJ Artists and additional local artists including the winners of the NJ Pride competition. Exhibit runs from Octboer 10-25.

Date: Sunday, October 18th, 2015; 1pm to 4pm
Address: 450 King George Rd., Basking Ridge, NJ
Cost: Free