25+ New Jersey Foodie Events to Check Out This June 2019

May 17, 2019 newjerseyisntboring

Foodies, get ready! June has plenty in store from annual Restaurant Weeks, Food Truck Festivals, Food Tours, and more!

25+ New Jersey Foodie Events to Check Out for June:

NJ GreekFest 2019
May 31 – June 2
The Greek Music, Food and Dancing will let you experience a little bit of Greece in NJ. Enjoy Gyros fresh off the rotisserie, Spanakopita(spinach pie) hot out of the oven, world famous Greek Feta Cheese & more!
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church; 250 Gallows Hill Rd, Westfield, NJ
Cost: Suggested $2 donation

Roxbury Food Truck Fest
June 1, 11AM – 7PM
Don’t miss this huge food truck festival at Horseshoe Lake Park! It will feature 20 food trucks, live music, vendors and games for children. Benefits Child & Family Resources.
Horseshoe Lake Park, Roxbury, NJ
Cost: $5

The 2nd Annual John E Riley Food Truck Festival
June 1, 11AM – 6PM
Come out support the children of John E Riley elementary school. This is gonna be Bigger and Better than last year. New Jersey’s best food trucks, Live band (World’s Collide), beer and wine garden, vendors, and activities for kids and adults. All proceeds will benefits the Riley ptso to get the children a much needed playground!!! If supporting our children isn’t a good reason I don’t know what is. Free parking.
100 Morris Ave, South Plainfield, NJ
Cost: $5 per per person under 6 free

Hammonton Food Tour
June 1, 1PM – 4PM
On this local food tour, you’ll spend time on Bellevue Avenue sampling food and exploring the arts. This is the town’s business district and the grandest residential thoroughfare, with elaborate architectural styles lining both sides of the street. There are several award winning wineries in the area that make this location a must visit.
Some of the tasting highlights include:
Eagle Theatre
Funky Cow Cafe
El Mariachi Loco
Fermented Food & Beverage Supply Shop
Casciano Coffee Bar & Sweetery
Hammonton, NJ
Cost: $60

Cape May Restaurant Week
June 2 – 9
This eight-day event that takes place every June. Enjoy an appetizer, entree, and dessert for $35 per person at participating restaurants. To take part, simply visit any participating restaurant during the event (please see days/hours on individual restaurant listings) and you’ll be presented with their Restaurant Week menu in addition to their regular menu. No tickets are required, but we recommend reservations where available.
Cape May, NJ
Cost: $35

Ocean City Restaurant Week
June 7 – 14
Fixed Price Specials at participating Ocean City Restaurants. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and special treats for the whole family. Visit www.eatinocnj.com for list of participating restaurants and specialty shops. Sponsored by the Ocean City Restaurant Association.
Ocean City, NJ
Cost: Varies Per Restaurant

East Hanover PBA Food Truck Festival
June 8, 12PM – 9PM
More trucks and less lines! This year the East Hanover PBA Food Truck Festival is going to have 20 of the best foods trucks from the area. Come hungry because they will have the best trucks from NJ, PA and NYC!_
– All proceeds to benefit the East Hanover Civic Association
– LIVE MUSIC – Slippery When Wet !!
– Free Parking
– Over 25 non-food vendors
– Bounce Houses and fun activities for the kids
– Dogs welcome (must be on leash at all times)
Lurker Park, East Hanover, NJ
Cost: $5 to enter (kids 5 and under free)

North Haledon Food Truck Festival
June 8, 12PM – 7PM
North Haledon, Passaic County, NJ will be hosting their 2nd annual Food Truck Festival on Saturday June 8, 2019 – last year the food truck vendors provided wonderful varied one of a kind menus and each truck sold out and some had to go get additional food and supplies to satisfy the huge crowd!
North Haledon Recreation Fields 103 Overlook Ave North Haledon, NJ
Cost: Free

Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment’s 4th Annual Burger Battle
June 8, 12PM – 10PM
Come out for the 4th annual Burger Battle. Event is 12 noon -10 pm in the Backyard. Fans welcome to come purchase and taste some of the best burgers in the area.
Fans can enter to win a spot @ the Judging Table – 1 entry per person. 2 fans will be selected to be judges. plus – All the Fun of the Belmont without the Hassle – Watch and Wager on the Belmont Stakes @ Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment!
1 Racetrack Drive East Rutherford, NJ
Cost: Free

Clifton Food Truck Festival
June 9, 11AM – 7PM
Clifton get ready!! Food! Beer! Music! Fun! New Jersey foodies, eat your hearts out! It’s a fun filled family day! 20 Gourmet Food Trucks, beer & sangria garden, vendors, kids activities & it’s a Benefit for Boys & Girls Club of Clifton . Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, furry friends, pop ups and blankets. ***THEY ARE ASKING ALL ATTENDEES TO BRING A NON-PERISHABLE CANNED OR BOXED ITEM TO HELP SUPPORT THE FOOD PANTRY.. Please help those less fortunate.
Boys & Girls of Clifton, 181 Colfax Ave, Clifton, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 10 are Free

Livingston Summerfest Food Truck & Music Festival
June 9, 11AM – 6PM
Third annual Summerfest including 18+ food trucks, Beer Garden, Live music featuring Treehouse Mania, Grateful Dead Tribute Band Midnight Sun and Screaming Broccoli, Fishing Derby, Craft Vendors, Children’s Activities and Pool Open House.
Livingston Oval, Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ
Cost: $5 Under 10 Free

Mendham Food Truck & Music Festival
June 15, 11AM – 7PM
Food! Beer! Music! Fun! Home Run Derby and plenty of activities for the young and old. It’s a fun filled family day! Over 20 Gourmet Food Trucks, partnered with some incredible bands, make for an enchanting and fulfilling Summer day. Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, dogs and blankets. Dine on excellent food, while enjoying the beer and sangria garden along with the amazing sounds. Face painting, sand art & kids activities
Mendham Borough Park, Corner of Mountain Ave & Park Ave, Mendham, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 10 are free

Mercer County Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally
June 15, 11AM – 7PM
Mercer County is a richly diverse community, and celebrates its heritage through the annual Cultural Festival in Mercer County Park. The FREE one-day festival, which is scheduled for June 15, 2019, features live performances of music and dance, as well as traditional art demonstrations showcasing many diverse cultures. There will be traditional dance and musical performances, heritage artisans, art demonstrations, international food trucks, a biergarten, children’s activities and more!!!!
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, 1638 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ
Cost: Free

Robbinsville Food Truck & Music Festival
June 15, 11AM – 8PM
Celebrate a day in the sun with quality food trucks and great music. Beer, sangria, margaritas and mojitos for adults, a magician and face painting for the kids. Three dynamite bands. Bring your dog! Come and join the party! Sponsored by People for Animals on their spacious acreage. Celebrate a day in the sun with quality food trucks and great music. Beer, sangria, margaritas and mojitos for adults, a magician and face painting for the kids. Three dynamite bands. Bring your dog! Come and join the party! Sponsored by People for Animals on their spacious acreage.
1 Sharon Road, Robbinsville, NJ
Cost $5, Kids under 10 are free

Edison Veganfest 2019!
June 15, 12PM – 6PM
The 3rd annual Edison Veganfest celebrates plant-based living, with food samples, cruelty-free vendors, speakers, and chef demonstrations. There’s something for everyone!Veganfest is a dairy-free, meatless, plant-based food festival that showcases plant-based cuisine and cruelty-free products that are part of a vegan lifestyle – but ultimately the festival is all about food, community, and entertainment. Veganfest is a celebration of the health, environmental, and animal welfare benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. There will be vegan food to sample and purchase, engaging speakers, exciting performers, and members from the local vegan community to answer questions and showcase what inspires them. As a participant, volunteer, or attendee, your presence assists us to achieve our mission in educating as many families and individuals as possible about the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle.
New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison, NJ
Cost: $10 – $25, Kids under 12 are Free

plates 4 parks: Dinner at Van Vorst Park
June 15, 6PM – 8PM
Celebrate Jersey City’s dynamic food scene and enjoy a delicious three-course dinner in one of their beautiful parks. All proceeds will support the Jersey City Parks Coalition in our mission to empower residents to develop, renovate, use and maintain their community parks and public spaces of Jersey City; thereby revitalizing neighborhoods and lifting communal and human spirits.Guest Chef is Colleen Christi Willett, the Chef & Co-Owner of Bread & Spoon, a catering and specialty baked goods company that focuses on balanced, delicious, accessible meals for everyone. She runs Bread & Spoon with her husband, Steve.
Van Vorst Park, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: $40

Downtown Wildwood Inaugural Seafood & Wine Festival
June 15 & 16
Each day of the festival will bring you some of the Best Food Trucks from the tri-state area along with some far and near Artisan & Seafood Related Vendors, Free Family and Kids Activities (to include but not limited to Corn Hole, Kam Jam, Lawn Jenga, Connect Four, and Face Painting and Bounce House for the kids). There will be Wine & Craft Beer Tasting & sale in Garden/Tent area. Live Band and DJ Music throughout the day. Check back as the event draws closer for the list of Food truck Vendors, Retail Vendors and Artisans and the Bands.
Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Avenue, Wildwood, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

Wildwood Restaurant Week
June 16 – 20
Wine and dine in some of Wildwoods finest restaurants. All participating restaurants will offer a complete four course meal, including an appetizer, salad, entree and dessert for $30 (plus tax and gratuity.) For more information call 609-707-7295 or visit www.chewwildwood.com for a list of participating restaurants and menus.
Wildwood, NJ
Cost: $30

Chatham Food Truck Fest
June 22, 11AM – 7PM
A fun, family-friendly festival, featuring 15-20 food trucks, live music, free face painting and games for kids, vendors and more! The event is a fundraiser for the Cultural Committee of the Chathams.
480 Main St, Chatham, NJ
Cost: $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Event day ticket fee at the event site: $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. (cash only, please) There is no fee for children under 3 years old.

Taco Palooza
June 22, 11AM – 8PM
Hold on to your Sombreros and get ready to shake your Maracas! TACO PALOOZA is rolling into Chester, NJ on June 22, 2019!
A Benefit for the Historic Chester Business Association & I love Chester, NJ . Join us, as we’ve decided to dedicate a festival to celebrate this delicious creation & our HUGE love for all things TACO! Beer, Sangria, Margaritas, Live Music & Vendors too!
Municipal Field, 134 Main St, Chester, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 10 are free

8th Annual Taste of Highlands
June 22, 12PM – 5PM
Come enjoy a Taste of Highlands, Saturday, June 22, 12-5PM. Sample scrumptious food & cocktails at over 20 Highlands restaurants, eateries & establishments. Taste of Highlands will celebrate the best of the thriving hospitality of the many great restaurants in Highlands. Nowhere else will you find such an eclectic selection of cuisine served from restaurants and eateries in a half-square mile. The HBP is paying it forward and will be collecting food for Lunch Break of Red Bank. Lunch Break will be at Huddy Park, during the Taste of Highlands check-in from 10AM – 2PM, collecting non-perishable foods for their Spring Into Summer FoodStock-UP! Lunch Break has been in existence for 35 years and provides vital services to Monmouth County-wide neighbors in need, solely through the generous support of local community business groups and private donations. Please bring a donation to help them meet their goal of 100,000 lbs of non-perishable food. You do not have to participate in Taste of Highlands to drop off a donation.
Huddy Park(Check-in) 301 Shore Dr. Highland, NJ
Tickets are $45.00 per person and are available online at https://highlandsnj.wufoo.com/forms/zk4x2ao1usnbs0/ , at participating establishments or the day of the event at Huddy Park until 2PM. Price of admission will include a map, keepsake tote bag and transportation. Visit all participating establishments and enter to win $200 in HBP Bid Buck Cards, that can be used in any Highlands establishment.

Oak Ridge Park Food Truck & Music Festival
June 22, 11AM – 8PM
Celebrate a day in the sun with quality food trucks and great music. Beer, sangria, margaritas and mojitos for adults, a magician and face painting for the kids. Three dynamite bands. Bring your dog! Come and join the party! Sponsored by People for Animals.
Oak Ridge County Park, 136 Oak Ridge Road, Clark, NJ
Cost $5, Kids under 10 are free

Waterloo Village Food Truck and Music Festival
June 22, 11AM – 8PM
Celebrate a day in the sun with quality food trucks and great music. Beer, sangria, margaritas and mojitos for adults, a magician and face painting for the kids. Three dynamite bands. Bring your dog! Come and join the party! Sponsored by One Step Closer Animal Rescue
Waterloo Village Concert Field, 2 Kinney Road, Hackettstown (Allamuchy), NJ
Cost $5, Kids under 10 are free

Food Tour of Bloomfield Center
June 22, 2PM – 5PM
Read about Bloomfield’s food scene in the Star Ledger? Catch Bloomfield’s feature as one of the 15 Best Under the Radar Dining Destinations in New Jersey last Spring? Come see what everyone is talking about on June 22nd on a Food Tour organized by the Bloomfield Center Alliance. The tickets cost $30 and will give the purchaser access to a fun, food-filled guided tour of Bloomfield Center where many of the town’s culinary gems are located. The tour will make stops at 5-7 Bloomfield dining venues where we’ll meet the chefs, learn some local Bloomfield history, and find out what’s next from Bloomfield Center Alliance staff.
Bloomfield Train Station Corner of Glenwood Avenue and Lackawanna Place Bloomfield, NJ
Cost: $30

Blueberry Festival 36th Annual at Whitesbog
June 22 & 23
Kickoff the Blueberry Harvest Season in the Birthplace of the Blueberry! (For real, Elizabeth Coleman White and Dr. Frederick Coville developed the first crop of blueberries here in 1916). SO many blueberries: taste the berries from our neighbor’s farm and take home a pint or a flat, pick berries fresh on the original heritage plants in the fields, eat them in locally made pies, muffins, cakes, jams, preserves, fried, blueberry drinks, blueberry wine, cider, syrup and so much more. Did I mention the kids Pie Eating Contest?
120 West Whites Bogs Road #34, Browns Mills, NJ
Cost: $5 per carload

Project: EATS 2019
June 22 & 23, 11AM – 7PM
THE JERSEY CITY PROJECT + the CITY OF JERSEY CITY will celebrate warm days, cool drinks and delicious eats with the annual PROJECT: EATS on June 22 + 23, 2019. The food-centric marketplace will run from 11AM to 7PM on Saturday and Sunday and will be located around City Hall at 280 Grove Street in Historic Downtown Jersey City.
280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: Free to attend

Monmouth Park’s Wine & Chocolate Festival
June 22 & 23
New Jersey’s finest wineries are back for another weekend of elegant wine tasting as are some of the area’s best chocolatiers and dessert vendors. So gather up your friends and family, sample from dozens of delicious New Jersey wines and finish it all off with the smooth taste of chocolate. Lots of chocolate!
Monmouth Park Racetrack, 175 Oceanport Ave, Oceanport, NJ
Cost: Option 1: $10 Unlimited Wine Sampling, Commemorative Wine Glass, Option 2: $7 Chocolate Sampling Only, Option 3: $16 Wine and Chocolate Sampling Combo, Commemorative Wine Glass

27th Annual Baymen’s Seafood & Music Festival
June 22 & 23, 11AM – 5PM
The Tuckerton Seaport will host its 27th Annual Baymen’s Seafood & Music Festival. Enjoy delicious Jersey fresh clams, crabs, scallops and shrimp from the finest local seafood purveyors. Drink from the brew court featuring local crafted beers.
Tuckerton Seaport, 120 W. Main St. Tuckerton, NJ
Cost: $10 Adults, $5 Kids 5-12, Kids under 5 are free. Seaport Members are free.

Final Friday Food Truck Festival
June 28, 4:30PM – 9PM
Food Trucks, Live Music, and more! Free family event Fridays in Oaklyn.
W. Clinton Ave, Oaklyn, NJ
Cost: Free

Sea Isle City Food Truck Invitational
June 28 – 30
The 5th Annual Sea Isle City Food Truck Invitational returns for a weekend full of food, fun, friends and family. Come try some of the best food trucks from the Northeast, amazing crafters, live music, and more. Its a Sea Isle City tradition!
63rd St at Landis Ave, Sea Isle City, NJ
Cost: Free

Brunswick Square Food Truck Festival
June 28 – 30
Brunswick Square is hosting their second annual Food Truck Festival from June 28th-June 30th! Join for a Food Truck Frenzy of over 15 food trucks, bouncy houses, live entertainment and so much more! Stop inside Brunswick Square to visit The Mall Collectibles Show all weekend long.
Brunswick Square, 755 State Route 18, East Brunswick, NJ
Cost: Free

Jersey Shore Greek Festival
June 28 – 30
Be Greek for a day…or for the entire weekend! Come to the Jersey Shore Greek Festival and experience a taste of Greece at the shore. Homemade Greek food and pastries…Greek wine, beer & Ouzotinis…Games, rides & Kids Zone…our marketplace of vendors. Greek music…Greek dancing…It’s all Greek to me (and you)! OPA!
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1033 W Park Ave, Ocean Township, NJ
Cost: $2, Kids under 6 are free

Oak Ridge Park Food Truck & Music Festival
June 29, 11AM – 8PM
Celebrate a day in the sun with quality food trucks and great music. Beer, sangria, margaritas and mojitos for adults, a magician and face painting for the kids. Three dynamite bands. Bring your dog! Come and join the party! Sponsored by People for Animals. Attendees are asked to bring a can or bag of dogfood or supplies to help support the animals. A list of requested items for donation is on the website event page
Oak Ridge County Park, 136 Oak Ridge Road, Clark, NJ
Cost $5, Kids under 10 are free

NJ 4-H Food Truck Festival
June 29, 11AM – 7PM
The 4-H Food Truck & Family Festival hosted by the State 4-H Association is focused on bringing 4-H families, friends, community members and 4-H Alum together. The festival will feature food trucks, vendors, exhibits, a DJ, and more. A variety of entertainment and family activities, including a bicycle rodeo, will be offered throughout the day. A children’s consignment sale will be held in conjunction with the festival. Parking and admission is FREE.
Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair, 1207 Route 179 South County Park, Lambertville, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

10th Annual Rock, Ribs & Ridges Festival
June 29 & 30
How do you celebrate 10 years of great music and mouthwatering BBQ? By “having a party” with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes … and 38 Special, the Outlaws, Marshall Tucker Band, The Weight Band and 5 of the country’s top pitmasters serving up ribs, brisket, pork, chicken and lots of sides! 9 bands, 5 top chefs, 1 great weekend of music, food, and sun including a juried rib cook-off.
Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ
Cost: $45 – $170

The Laurita Dads & Grads Food Truck Festival!
June 29 & 30
Admission includes:
– Free Parking!
– Free Scenic Shuttle Service to and from the parking area to the Vineyard Festival Grounds!
– Free Souvenir Laurita Wine Glass!
– Free Kids playgrounds!
– Free Firewood to use in our 40 fire pits
– Fireworks – Saturday night only!
– Access to some of the best Gourmet Food Trucks – Food pricing set by the individual food trucks!
– Access to over 6 Wine Bars (inside and out) and 2 Tasting Tent Areas (available during non-peak hours of the festival)!
– Access to some of the most scenic views in New Jersey!
85 Archertown Rd, New Egypt, NJ
Cost: Saturday tickets are $10 ONLINE, $12 at the door!, Sunday tickets are $8 ONLINE, $10 at the door! Everyone 20 and under is FREE – children are welcome!

33nd Annual Red White & Blueberry Festival
June 30, 10AM – 4PM
The free-to-attend and park gathering features live music, kiddie rides, a huge classic car show, arts and crafts, stilt walkers, jugglers, and of course the day would not be complete without all things blueberry: pie, muffins, fresh berries, lemonade and even a blueberry pie eating contest. Hammonton is the Blueberry Capital of the World and this festival is one of the biggest and best around.
Old Forks Rd., Hammonton, NJ
Cost: Free

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