Food, Wine, and Beer Events to Look Forward to in September 2021
Hello September! As we head into Fall there are plenty of outdoor (and indoor) events to excite foodies, craft beer aficionados, and wine lovers all throughout the Garden State.
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Featured Event!!
Jersey City Wine Fest
September 17, 6:30-10PM
The Jersey City Wine Fest is a perfect opportunity for wine enthusiasts to meet and hang out with friends and enjoy a huge variety of wines
Wine Fest is your all access pass to hundreds of new wines from around the world. Travel the world of wine outside at the Urby Parking Lot. Guests will enjoy wine samples for the entire evening paired with live entertainment, food and interactive games. With over 100 styles of wine it’s a great place to discover new wine and speak to winery representatives. Wine Fest will also feature amazing vendors to purchase everything from cider, and wine to earrings and handmade purses. Guests will enjoy wine samples, paired with live music and food from Mozzarepas, Taste of Poland, Chavas Empanadas, Twelve Truck and more.
Urby Parking Lot, 200 Greene St, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: $60 – $70. DD $15
Fire Pit Friday at Willow Creek Winery
September 3 & 10, 5:30PM
Join the fun at Willow Creek Farm and Winery every Friday night out in the fresh vineyard air for Fire Pit Friday and Saturday! Enjoy wine, a full grill menu, and live music featuring local musicians around the crackling fire pits. Music begins at 6 pm next to the beautiful vineyard with a different musical guest every week.
Willow Creek Farm & Winery, 168 Stevens St., West Cape May, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend, Reservations are required for guaranteed full-service seating and they fill up quickly! Be sure to call to reserve your seats!
Sunset Sips & Sounds at Terhune Orchards
September 3 & 10
Come join the fun at the historic apple orchard for Terhune wine, music, light bites, and friend-filled evenings at Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery. What better way to unwind after a long week? Meet friends, bring your family, and enjoy a stunning farm sunset. Grab a glass of one of their award-winning wines, a tasting flight, or a wine slushy, sit back, relax, and enjoy live music from local artists each week. Styles range from Jazz and Blues to Folk and Rock. Wine and light fare including cheese platters and chips and homemade salsa, as well as a light dinner menu, are available. Sips & Sounds is the perfect way to kick off your weekend!
Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend
The NDD Downtown Market
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 11AM – 3PM
In 2021, the NDD Downtown Market will take place at PSE&G Plaza on Thursdays. In addition, to live music, a farm stand hosted by the Urban Agriculture Cooperative, curated arts and crafts vendors, physical fitness activations, and information tables highlighting local businesses and community-based organizations, the market will feature a seating area dedicated to food delivery services bringing food from downtown restaurants. Vendor selection featured restaurants, and programming will all be centered on downtown businesses.
PSE&G Plaza, 80 Park Place, Newark, NJ
Glassboro Car Show & Food Truck Festival
September 3rd, 5PM – 9PM
The Annual Car show drives into Glassboro on September 3,. For the 16th year in a row, car enthusiasts will gather in Glassboro, New Jersey at the Glassboro Car Show & Food Truck Festival, the premier car show in South Jersey. The viewing area will be on Rowan Boulevard in Downtown Glassboro and an anticipated 5,000 attendees will have the opportunity to view over 300 vehicles while listening to live music, DJ Pepper Paul 92.1, and enjoying great food trucks and cold craft beer.
Downtown Glassboro, Glassboro, NJ
Cost: Free
The Feast of St. Joseph of Lodi
September 3-6
St. Joseph Church in Lodi will hold their 106th Annual Saint Joseph Feast from Friday, September 3rd, through Labor Day, September 6th, located at the church grounds on Spring St.Come out for a weekend of fun featuring nightly entertainment, plenty of delicious festival food (including the best zeppole around!), exciting carnival rides for all ages, hourly and Super 50/50 raffles, carnival games & prizes, and much more! Entertainment at the 2021 Feast will be DJ Blurred Lines on Friday, the R3 Brothers Band on Saturday, Ciao USA on Sunday, and DJ Express Entertainment on Labor Day. The festival will also have traditional accordion music every night. On Labor Day, there will be a solemn Mass in English and Italian at 4pm followed by a procession with the statue of St Joseph through the streets of Lodi.
40 Spring Street, Lodi, NJ
Cost: Free
Monmouth Park Racetrack BBQ & Craft Beer Festival
September 4 – 6, 11AM – 5PM
Dig in to the juiciest, most tender pulled pork, brisket and ribs the Jersey Shore has to offer and wash it down with an ice-cold beer! This Labor Day weekend from 11am to 5pm join for three days of delicious BBQ and a great selection of brews in the Craft Beer Garden featuring over 40 craft beers to choose from – the majority from right here in the Garden State. Enjoy 10 2-oz samples for just $12 if purchased in advance or $15 day-of.
Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceaport, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend
44th Annual Greek Festival
September 9 – 12 (Thursday Sept 9 6pm-10pm Friday Sept 10 5pm-12am, Saturday Sept 11 12pm-12am, Sunday Sept 12 12pm-7pm)
Join the fun at the 44th annual Greek Festival at St. Demetrios of Union. Be Greek for a weekend and you’ll love it! Authentic Greek food prepared on premises including soulvaki, gyro, pastries, and more. Plus live music, vendors, rides, and games.
721 Rahway Ave, Union Twp, NJ
Cost: $2
Tranquillity Farms Oktoberfest
September 10 – 12, Friday, September 10th: 5-10 pm, Saturday, September 11th: 12-4 pm, 5-9 pm, Sunday, September 12th: 12-4 pm
Kid-friendly farm activities: bounce pillow, hayride, apple picking, corn maze, sunflower trial, and more! Beer & hard seltzers by Czig Meister Brewing. Offering delicious food by James OFF Main utilizing Tranquillity Farms produce & products. Over 30 craft vendors will be present.
Tranquility Farms, Andover, NJ
Cost: Adult $13 online, at door $16. Children (13 or younger) $5, Infant FREE
Manville Food Truck and Music Festival
September 11, 11AM – 7PM
The Trucks are rolling into Manville! Food! Beer! Music! Fun! It’s a fun filled family day! 20 delicious Gourmet Food Trucks, beer, margarita & sangria garden, Live Music, 50/50, axe throwing, kid activities including Pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, knockerball, inflatables, sand art & so much more! A Benefit for The Manville Youth Athletic League. Plus a special presentation to the Manville Police, Fire, and EMS in honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11.
Gerber Field, 1324 Dukes Parkway, Manville, NJ
Cost: $5 admission, kids under 5 free
WMGK Brew Blast
September 11, 1PM – 5PM
Join the 102.9 WMGK air staff for tasty craft brews (50+) & awesome views at the MGK Brew Blast. All tickets include a FREE TOUR of the Battleship New Jersey.
Battleship NJ, Camden, NJ
Cost: $45 General Admission Tickets, $20 Designated Driver Tickets
NJ Taco Festival
September 11, 10AM – 8PM
A whole day full of entertainment, competitions, fun, and tacos! This year the NJ Taco Festival once again bring you performances by great bands! And don’t forget to check out the full stage schedule for the pepper eating contest, Margarita Mix-Down and more!
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
Cost: $10 – $75
Ort Farms Food Truck Festival
September 11, 11AM – 7PM
Long Valley and beyond, GET READY! This is no ordinary food truck festival! Bring your friends, relatives, colleagues etc. Live music, pony rides, cow train rides, horse-drawn carriage rides, hayrides, food trucks, Jersey Girl Brewing, and PUMPKINS!!!
Ort Farms; 25 Bartley Rd, Long Valley, NJ
Cost: $5, kids 10 and under free
South Jersey Apple Fest
September 11 & 12
The South Jersey Apple Fest, a two-day, apple themed festival, that will celebrate the beginning of the apple harvest season. This festival will be packed full of delicious desserts offered by Food Vendors at the show. Non-professional bakers are invited to enter their best apple dessert in our “Everything Apple Dessert Contest” on Saturday at 2pm. After judging, families visiting the festival will have the opportunity to sample the entries for free. The Apple Mascot will make an appearance both days and will be available for photos. Over 85 talented artists and crafters will offer amazing works from clothing to ceramics, paintings, pottery, glasswork, soaps, candles, quilting, woodworking, wreaths to handcrafted jewelry. Rows and rows of canopies will line the walkways.
Shoppes at Dragon Village, (formerly Dutch Neck Village) 97 Trench Rd, Bridgeton, NJ
Cost: $2 per car
Bergen County Food & Wine Festival 2021
September 12, 12PM – 6PM
On Sunday, September 12th, over 70 Restaurants will serve up Bergen County’s finest fare, complete with beer, wine and spirit tastings both local and from around the world. Entertainment, cooking demonstrations and competitions will only add to this celebration of Bergen County’s incredible culinary scene.
Garden State Plaza Blvd, Paramus, NJ
Cost: $70 – $120
Bloomfield Center Restaurant Week
September 13 – 19
Bloomfield Center Alliance is welcoming diners to Bloomfield Center for a week full of local food and community the week of September 13th-19th, 2021.Bloomfield Center Restaurant Week will feature some pre-fixe meals and many special offers at 15+ RESTAURANTS in the Center including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Participating restaurants offer a MIX OF SERVICE options like take-out and delivery so that New Jersey residents can take part in the week’s specials in the way that fits them best. Participants dining through take-out, delivery, or outdoor dining throughout the week are asked to use #BloomfieldCenterRW to amplify our community’s small business owners!
Bloomfield, NJ
Verona Restaurant Week
September 15 – 19
The Township of Verona and the local business community present Verona’s second annual Restaurant Week! Enjoy 5 nights of delicious meals at Verona’s restaurants! Three-course Prix Fixe Dinner menus will be available for $25 at each participating location. Other specials will be going on all week as well! Reservations are highly recommended but walk-ins will be welcome.
Verona, NJ
Cost: $25
43rd Annual Festival of the Sea
September 18, 10AM – 7PM. Rain Date September 19
Featuring 250 food and craft vendors with seafood dishes, entertainment, and much more! It’s being organized by the Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce.
Downtown Point Pleasant Beach, 601 Arnold Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Cost: Free
POURED FRESH: Beer, Art, & Food Truck Festival
September 18, 12PM – 8PM
Ghost Hawk Brewing is closing off their parking lot for a Saturday afternoon to feature a local craft vendor market, food trucks, live music from The Whyte Cadillacs, beer tents, and more!!
Ghost Hawk Brewing Co, Clifton, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend
Sussex County ‘Where Did Summer Go?’ Food Truck and Music Festival
September 18, 11AM – 6:30PM
Come and celebrate a day in the sun with fabulous food trucks, arts, and great live music!
Be ready for a good time!
Bring your family – plenty of fun for all
Bring your dog – we’ll have plenty of water bowls
Bring blankets and chairs – pop up tents permitted
Adult beverages will also be available – Be sure to bring your ID.
7 Plains Rd, Augusta, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 10 – Free. Buy at the door or online at Eventbrite
Saddle Brook Food Truck and Music Festival
September 18, 11AM – 7PM
The Trucks are rolling into Saddle Brook event! Join us for this great event! A Benefit for St. Philip the Apostle Church Gourmet food trucks, live music from 3 bands, beer, margarita & sangria garden, vendors, kid activities including Pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, airbrush & glitter tattoos, inflatables, games, hatchet throwing, sand art, spin art & so much more make for an enchanting and fulfilling day. The event is being held in the Parking lot of St Philip the Apostle School. Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, pups, and blankets!
488 Saddle River Road, Saddle Brook, NJ
Cost: $5 admission, kids under 5 free
Apple & Fall Festival at the Historic Village of Allaire
September 18, 11AM – 4PM
The Harvest has been gathered and now it is time for the families of the Howell Iron Works to relax. Please join the villagers in celebrating the harvest and try your hand at apple cider pressing, apple pie baking contest, strolling villagers, historic demonstrations, games and so much more! There will also be demonstrations of blacksmithing, carpentry, fiber arts, tinsmithings & weaving throughout the day. Historic Buildings, Pilsen Gourmet Food Truck, Bakery, and General Store will be open for you to visit.
Historic Village of Allaire, Farmingdale, NJ
Cost: $8, Kids $4
The Downbeach Seafood Festival
September 18 & 19, 11AM – 5PM
Starting at Gardener’s Basin in the early ’90s, with a brief hiatus, the Seafood Festival returned to the region on Bader Field in 2012 for a 7-year run. In 2019, the festival traveled approximately 1-mile “downbeach” to Ventnor! This move was an exciting change that allowed festival-goers to explore and discover new seaside towns and South Jersey areas. Ski Beach was a huge hit! The team at Good Team Tricycle will once again transform Ventnor’s Ski Beach into a seafood lover’s dream featuring approximately 25+ different local and regional seafood restaurants and purveyors who will be serving up their favorite seafaring dishes!
Ski Beach, Dorset and Burk Ave, Ventnor, NJ
Cost: $10
Taste of Atlantic Highlands
September 19, 12PM – 4PM
Taste gives you a chance to sample the many wonderful restaurants in Atlantic Highlands and enjoy the unique retail shops along the way. Make your way through this waterfront town on a classic trolley or party buses that will shuttle attendees around the town to participating businesses.
68 1st Ave, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Cost: $45, Kids under 11 are $10, 5 and under free
a href=”https://www.asburyparkchamber.com/festivals.asp” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>Asburyfest
September 24 – 26
The Annual AsburyFest (formerly Asbury Park Oysterfest) is back and better than ever! What’s the perfect recipe for a cool weekend in the hottest town at the Jersey Shore? Start with some of the best festival food around, add a dash of music, and a pinch of surprises and you have AsburyFest, a three-day culinary event you don’t want to miss. This year’s event will be held across the street from the iconic Convention Hall, in Bradley Park.
Bradley Park, Asbury Park, NJ
Cost: $3 Admission
Hopatcong PBA 149 Food Truck and Music Festival
September 25, 11AM – 7PM
The Food Trucks are rolling into Hopatcong Borough. Food! Music! Fun! It’s a fun-filled Fall family day! A Benefit for Hopatcong PBA 149. Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, 4 legged friends, and blankets. Gourmet Food Trucks, Beer, Sangria & Margaritas, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Knockerball, Axe Throwing, Vendors, Live Music & so much more!!!
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A Car Show in addition to the food truck festival with 200 cars, presented by Cops N Rodders of North Jersey! This is going to be a great time! Trophy’s handed out at 4pm.
32 Lakeside Blvd, Hopatcong, NJ
Cost: $5 admission, kids under 5 free
First Annual South Amboy Irish Festival
September 25, 2PM – 8PM
The City of South Amboy in conjunction with the South Amboy Parade Committee is proud to announce the First Annual South Amboy Irish Festival. Stroll through the beautiful Middlesex County waterfront park overlooking the Raritan Bay while visiting the many craft and food vendors or watch the wee ones enjoy the various children’s rides. Bands, step dancers, pipers, and lots of family friendly activities culminating in fireworks at dusk. Rain Date September 26th
Middlesex County Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, South Amboy, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend
8th Annual Original Downtown Somerville Oktoberfest 2021
September 25, 12PM – 9PM
Another annual Oktoberfest Celebration brought to you by Tapastre & Project PUB. Eat, drink and be merry! Local craft beers and traditional Oktoberfest brews will be on hand, along with plenty of food from local restaurants and live music from awesome bands throughout the day.
North Bridge St, between Main St and High St, Somerville, NJ
Cost: Free to $8
Savor September Wine, Beer & Food Festival (Stone Harbor, Cape May County)
September 25, 12PM – 8PM
The 10th Savor September Beer, Wine & Food Festival is happening on 96th Street! Join for a beautiful day of local music, wine, beer, spirits, food, and artisans. Tasting packages are available for $20 and include a signature wine glass, sponsored this year by Gingy’s Boutique, who are celebrating 10 years in Stone Harbor! Get ready to enjoy the beauty that is September on Seven Mile Island!
96th Street, Stone Harbor, NJ
Cost: $20 Tasting Package
Edison Fall Family Spectacular 2021
September 25, 11AM – 11PM
*8+ Blocks of Fun
*2 Food Courts – Food Trucks & Street Food Vendors
*Wine & Beer Garden (corner of 5th)
*Live Music on 2 Stages – regional and local bands including crowd favorite, John Eddie
*Professional Wrestling Ring (2nd St)
*Remote Control Car Track
*Kids Entertainment on Stage
*Kids Zone: inflatable kiddie rides, face painting, sand art, temporary tattoos, game trailers and more (Amboy Ave from 6th St. to Waltuma Ave)
*Shopping: Street Fair Vendors, Arts & Crafts & Local Shops open with special deals
*Civic Organization – freebies & more
Located along Amboy Ave in the Clara Barton Section from Waltuma Ave. to Jackson Ave., Edison, NJ
Cost: Free
2021 Glassboro Craft Beer Festival
September 25, 12PM – 5PM
The 8th Annual Glassboro Craft Beer Festival returns for 2021. The event promises an amazing line up of beers and breweries. Tickets may be limited to adhere to current COVID19 restrictions, so make sure to buy early in case attendance is capped!
Glassboro Town Square, 1 High Street West, Glassboro, NJ
Cost: $50 – $60
Bellview Winery Harvest Festival
September 25 & 26, 12PM – 5PM
A weekend of wine, music and festivities! Bellview Winery annually celebrates each new harvest with a party, and invites all who can to come and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Wine will be flowing while some of the area’s best food vendors serve up their most popular dishes. Those who attend are invited to take part in activities like grape stomping and vineyard tours, or to just hang out to enjoy the afternoon. In addition, there will be food and craft vendors showcasing their goods for purchase.
Bellview Winery; 150 Atlantic Street, Landisville, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend
Chester Lion Club’s Curbside Oktoberfest Weekend
September 25 & 26
Please join the CHESTER LIONS CLUB at their 23rd Annual Oktoberfest Weekend: CURBSIDE Edition. All the proceeds from this event go to various charities and other worthy causes. The Chester Lions Club food tent offers a variety of authentic German food including bratwurst, German potato salad, sauerkraut, smoked pork chops, apple strudel, delicious beehive cake and authentic plum cake, and more.
Chubb Park located on Route 24 West in Chester, NJ
Hackettstown Oktoberfest 2021
September 25 & 26
Celebrate the 5th annual Hackettstown Oktoberfest!Czig Meister Brewing Company, Man Skirt Brewing and Bea McNally’s Irish Pub and Eatery will host activities, contests, craft vendors, music, drinks and food. This Oktoberfest is a family friendly event; there will be kids activities and other non-alcohol related activities.
Main St, Hackettstown, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend
RED BANK GUINNESS OYSTER FESTIVAL
September 26, 12PM – 6PM. Rain Date Oct 3
The Guinness Oyster Fest is a huge food, beer, wine and music festival which will showcase Red Bank’s excellent restaurants as well as entertain thousands with continuous live music on two stages! Music genres include Irish Music, Pop, Rock and more! It’s family friendly featuring kiddie rides, games and more! Plus great shopping with our unique vendors.
White Street Parking Lot, Red Bank, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 10 are free
