25+ New Jersey Events July 12 – 14, 2024

Blueberry Festival at Mood’s Farm Market
July 13, 10 am – 4 pm
Join for the Blueberry Dessert Contest! Show off your baking skills and enter your best blueberry pie or buckle. The competition is fierce, so don’t be timid! Live jazz music by the Jazztones from 10am – 12:30pm and The One Way Express from 1:30pm – 4:00pm will keep the atmosphere lively. Browse craft vendors selling candles, plants, antiques, and more. Plus, enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, and special blueberry treats like Blueberry Donuts, Blueberry Donut Sundaes, and Blueberry milkshakes. Pick your own blueberries will also be available all day.
901 Bridgeton Pike Mullica Hill, NJ
Cost: Free to attend

Sourland Mountain Festival
July 13, 3 pm – 8:30 pm
Every year the Sourland Mountain Festival brings the communities of the Central New Jersey region together and presents the best in musical talent, local food and drink, family fun – and a spectacular view. Bring all your friends and family, lawn chairs and blankets and plan to sit back and enjoy the party with a powerful lineup of the region’s most exciting musicians. Festival-goers get several hours of music, food, wine, spirits, craft beer, vendors, family activities, history, critters and wildlife education.
Unionville Yards, 9 Rocktown Road, Ringoes, NJ
Event Cost: On-line $35 Adult, $15 Young People (age 12 – 18)

Freehold Twp Day
July 13, 4 pm
Freehold Township in partnership with the Veteran’s Community Alliance invite you to attend the 18th Annual Freehold Township Day at Michael J. Tighe Park. Free rides, local organizations and vendors, Teen Center, Screaming Broccoli and The Phil Engel Band on the main stage, Don’t Forget the Vet Car Show with over 100 cars and most importantly, showing our patriotic support and helping our veterans. FIREWORKS at 9:15 p.m.
Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold, NJ
Cost: Free

Afro Beat Fest
July 13
This event features a family-friendly day filled with a celebration of African arts, culture, music, and food. This event is one of the largest celebration of the culture and heritage of Africans and in the diaspora in the state of New Jersey. This event will have over 200 vendors showcasing food, music, clothing, artifacts as well as entertainment from the diaspora.
Military Park, 51 Park Pl, Newark, NJ
Cost: Free admission

The Peach Music Festival
July 13
The Peach Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Originally founded by the Allman Brothers Band, it features a diverse lineup of artists and bands primarily focused on rock, jam bands, and blues. The festival typically spans several days, offering attendees live music performances, food vendors, and various activities.
ISLAND WATERPARK AT SHOWBOAT, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: $79+

Voorhees Small Business Showcase and Expo Festival
July 13, 10 am – 5 pm
Calling all of New Jersey, join in celebrating the community and spreading positivity while enjoying a day of festivities! Attendees can look forward to inspiring speakers, musical performances, shopping opportunities, and the exciting inaugural New Jersey Battle of The Municipalities Hot Dog Eating Contest, featuring Mayors as competitors. The event will also showcase classic, custom, and exotic cars, along with an outdoor art gallery and show at Voorhees. More than just a market or car show, this event is a true celebration of community spirit!
2120 Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees NJ
Cost: Free to attend

South Jersey Caribbean Festival
July 13, 2 pm – 8 pm
Experience the crafts, sounds & flavors of the region’s Caribbean community. Enjoy a day of steel drum music, jerk chicken, and fun on the Camden Waterfront.
Camden Waterfront Stadium, 401 North Delaware Avenue, Camden, NJ
Cost: Free

Wine and Wildlife
July 13, 6 pm – 10 pm
SAVE THE DATE for Cedar Run’s biggest fundraiser of the year! Join Cedar Run for an evening of wine tasting, raffles, auctions, along with special appearances by Cedar Run Wildlife Ambassadors. This evening celebrates those making a difference in their local communities – the staff, resident wildlife, volunteers & supporters of Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. General admission includes wine tasting, meet & greet with live Cedar Run resident wildlife, a chance to win great prizes and supporting your local wildlife organization. Vegan and vegetarian passed appetizers and lite bites will be available throughout the event.
Community House of Moorestown: 16 E Main St, Moorestown, NJ
Cost: $125

Haddonfield Crafts and Fine Art Festival
July 13 & 14
This event features more than 200 artists showcasing the best of best of fine art and craft from the region and beyond. 200 artists showcasing the best of fine art and craft from the region and beyond. This two-day outdoor festival will be held along Kings Highway between Washington Avenue and Haddon Avenue and along Tanner Street to Euclid Avenue and on Kings Court. As always, a curated selection of artists and crafters will exhibit a wide range of work, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, fiber, paper, drawings, paintings, photography, and wearable art. What is usually a busy main artery through the center of town is transformed into a festive corridor, alive with a panorama of artists’ tents, outdoor cafés, and more.
Downtown Haddonfield, NJ
Cost: Free

Terhune Orchard’s Blueberry Bash
July 13 & 14, 10 am – 5 pm
Visitors can enjoy a fun day at the farm with a visit to the 2-acre Pick Your Own blueberry patch, where sweet summer berries are easily reachable for everyone. After picking blueberries (not included in admission), they can relax and enjoy live local country music from 12 to 4 p.m., with ALBO playing on Saturday and Meghan Carey on Sunday. Kids can be entertained by Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre performing two shows each day, NJ Bubble Parties offering interactive bubble fun, and the barnyard area featuring activities and games, playhouses, a hippity hop corral, duckie races, and pony rides (additional fee). Indulge in blueberry treats at Pam Mount’s Blueberry Bash Buffet, with blueberry pies, muffins, pulled pork sandwiches, BBQ chicken, apple cider donuts, and more. The Barn Door Café will serve blueberry ice cream, and the farm store offers apple-blueberry crisp, cobbler, breads, jam, and salsa. Terhune Winery, located in the historic apple orchard, provides live music with a tasting flight, glass of wine, or wine slush, and their popular Harvest Blues, an apple-blueberry wine, is perfect for toasting the season.
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ
Cost: $15+

Maplewoodstock Music & Arts Festival
July 13 & 14, 12 pm – 9 pm
A two day family festival celebrating of community music and art. the event feature local music from more than 20 performers and arts put on by friends and neighbors of Maplewood. The event also includes art, collectibles, crafts, clothes, provided by local artists and merchants, food from many local food vendors. For kids there is a Kidzone with bouncy rides, face painting, arts and crafts, and ice cream.This year’s featured performers are:  Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country headlines the festival on Sunday night. Remember Jones will bring Saturday night to a close. And, preceding each of those acts are local phenom The Tia Holt Experience on Sunday and Nation Beat on Saturday.
Memorial Park, Dunnell Rd.and Jefferson Avenue, Maplewood, NJ
Cost: Free

Puerto Rican Parade and Festival
July 13 & 14, 2 pm – 9 pm
Mark your calendars for an unforgettable weekend of Puerto Rican pride and celebration on July 13th and 14th, from 2:00pm to 9:00pm! The 5th Annual Puerto Rican Parade & Two-Day Festival includes local organizations, floats, marching bands, horses, educators, honorees, marshals, dignitaries, and dance groups. In addition to the parade, we provide a free of charge festival with live music featuring well known Latino Headliners, local cover bands, rides, games, food trucks and youth activities attracting 10,000 plus attendees.
Veteran’s Memorial Waterfront Park, Front St & Elizabeth Ave, Elizabeth, NJ
Cost: Free

Garden State Cat Expo + Show
July 13 & 14
Calling all cat lovers! New York and New Jersey’s biggest Cat Show is set for July 13 and 14, from 10 AM to 4 PM at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center, located at 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837. Attendees can meet various cat breeds and learn about their unique characteristics, visit adoptable rescue cats and kittens, and enjoy great shopping for unique gifts such as cat furniture, toys, candles, jewelry, and more. This event promises fun for the whole family!
125 Raritan Center Pkwy, Edison, NJ
Cost: $10 – $50

Jersey City Restaurant Week
July 13 – 27
Discover deliciously prepared meals from a host of restaurants offering a wide range of cuisines all over Jersey City—from Greenville to Grove Street.
Jersey City, NJ
Cost: Varies per restaurant

Fanwood Summer Fan Jam
July 14, 11 am – 7 pm
This family festival features Live Bands, Food Trucks with specialty foods for all tastes, a Kid Zone with rides and activities, and a Classic Car Show.Performers include: Back 2 Mac (Fleetwood Mac Tribute), Christina And The Gents (Rock, Pop & Metal Hits), The Funktion Band, and Higher Ground
LaGrande Park Pavillion, Fanwood, NJ
Cost: Free

The Somer(Ville) Market
July 14, 12 pm – 6 pm
This street fair features more than 50 vendors set up on Main Street open from noon- 6 p.m. selling everything from handcrafted jewelry and pottery to clothing and gifts.
Main St, Somerville, NJ
Cost: Free