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Foodie, Beer and Wine Events for October 2021

September 27, 2021September 28, 2021 newjerseyisntboring

Oktoberfests! Beer Festivals! Wine Tastings! Food Trucks! 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!

The Jersey City Craft Brew Fest
October 23, Session 1: 1PM – 4:30PM, Session 2: 6PM – 9:30PM
The Jersey City Craft Brew Fest is a perfect opportunity for beer aficionados to enjoy and oktoberfest style beer tasting in their own backyard. The Morgan St Lot will be hosting an eclectic variety of supremely fermented beer and cider in all styles, combining the best elements of a Beer Garden with the staggering array of choices found only at a Craft Beer Festival.

With over 150 craft beers, it’s a great place to discover new beers and speak to brewery representatives. There will be many New Jersey breweries in attendance, including Jersey City’s own Departed Soles, Hoboken’s 902 Brewing, and many others. Guests will enjoy craft beer samples, paired with live music. Delicious food from Angry Archie’s, Chavas Empanadas, Mozzarepas, Taste of Poland & more!
The Morgan St Lot, 107 Morgan St, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: General Admission – $50 ($60 at the Door), Designated Driver – $15, use code NJIB for $20 off

Olde Time Itatlian Festival
October 1 & 2
The 15th anniversary! Come experience an ‘Olde World’ family festival including a Procession of the Saints, delicious Italian food favorites, merchandise vendors, games, and continuous FREE live entertainment. A spaghetti eating contest will take place as well. SPECIAL for the 15th Anniversary Celebration, the Skyliners will perform Friday night and Bobby Rydell will perform Saturday night!
Fox Park, 4500 Ocean Ave. Wildwood, NJ
Cost: Free

Fall Food Truck and Craft Festival
October 2, 11AM – 5PM
The Gloucester Township Campus of Camden County Technical Schools will be sponsoring a Food Truck and Craft Fair Fall Festival on Saturday, October 2nd. All are invited to attend this family-friendly event. FREE admission and parking. There will be assorted food trucks; crafters & artisans; games and prizes for children; scarecrows, pumpkins, and mums for sale; pumpkin painting and sand art; raffle baskets, live music, and more. For more information, please visit ccts.org, email foundation@ccts.net or call 856-767-7000, Ext. 5424.
343 Berlin Cross Keys Road, Sicklerville, NJ
Cost: Free

South Bound Brook Fall Festival
October 2, 11AM – 7PM
The Food Trucks will be rolling into South Bound Brook this October to celebrate the best season of the Year! The 2021 South Bound Brook Fall Festival will be held at Memorial Field from 11a-7p benifiting the local PBA, South Bound Brook Fire and Rescue Squad. Help us support your local first responders! Join us for a great event featuring between 15+ food trucks, live music, games and activities for all ages!
Memorial Field, South Bound Brook, NJ
Cost: $8 for adults and $5 for children 4-10 at the door, $6 for adults and $4 for children in advance

Crafts and Drafts
October 2, 1PM – 6PM
Marketspace Vendor Events returns to Jersey Girl Brewing Company for a crowd-favorite handmade market: Crafts and Drafts. This is an outdoor craft market alongside the biergarten featuring local artisans. Patrons are welcome to bring or have delivered their own food into the biergarten. Free admission to the brewery and the market. This is a family and dog friendly event. Beer is available for purchase.
Jersey Girl Brewing Company, 426 Sand Shore Rd. Hackettstown, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

Laurita OktoberFest
October 2
Food and wine lovers will converge at Laurita Winery in New Egypt for a Laurita Winery Gourmet Food Trucks and Fire Works weekend. Experience the trending Gourmet Food Truck offerings while sipping on wine and enjoying a seat to watch the Fire Works! Live music and good friends will make this day special!
Laurita Winery; 85 Archertown Rd, New Egypt, NJ
Cost: $8 in advance, $10 at the door

Manville Food Truck & Music Bash
October 2, 11AM – 7PM
Come out & help support this community that was ravaged by Hurricane Ida. 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.
Gerber Field, Manville, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 5 are Free

Hunterdon Harvest Fest
October 2, 12PM – 8PM
Join for a great day on Stangl Road in Flemington celebrating Hunterdon County breweries, restaurants, businesses, and farms. Featuring live music all day, farm to festival foods, local craft beer, ice cream, and games for all ages! Stangl Factory Farmers Market vendors will feature Hunterdon County fruits and vegetables, specialty foods, sweet treats, handmade crafts and artisan goods. Don’t miss ax throwing by Axeiom and musical headliner “First Class Creeps!”
Stangl Rd. Flemington, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

North Brunswick Annual Heritage Day
October 2, 3:30PM – 10PM
Join North Brunswick Township and celebrate at one of their biggest events of the year. Heritage Day is held annually during the fall to celebrate North Brunswick’s rich history and diverse cultural heritage. Live cultural music all day, vendors, food and ending the night with a performance by Valerie & The Dimensions and Fireworks!
North Brunswick Community Park, 2051 Rt. 130 North Brunswick, NJ
Cost: Free

Hanover Township PBA Food, Wine & Brew Festival
October 2, 12PM – 6PM
Food trucks, 20+ Craft beers on tap, Wine tasting bar, live music, bounce houses, children activities, face painting, balloon making, children, characters , corn hole and games. Come out and support Hanover Townships Finest.
Bee Meadow Park/Brickyard Field, 111 Reynolds Ave. Whippany, NJ
Cost: $5 – $50

19th Annual Oktoberfest
October 2, 2PM – 9PM
The feel-good spirit of Highlands 19th 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 Annual Oktoberfest celebration taking place in Veterans Park on Bay & Shrewsbury Avenues. The park is festive with fall decorations, the food is great and the varieties of German beers are even better. Authentic German food is a highlight of this famous festival. Executive Chef Butch Greenwaldt is preparing the menu with plenty of traditional German favorites hot off the grill such as bratwurst, knockwurst, kraut, potato pancakes, goulash, sauerbraten, and Bavarian noodles along with another tasty fare those less adventurous.
Veterans Park, 23 Bay Ave. (GPS) Highlands, NJ
Cost: Free

PBA #346 Oktober Food Truck Festival
October 2, 11AM – 7PM
Join for a fun filled afternoon with food, music, kid activities and more…A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the NJ State PBA Survivor and Welfare Fund.
65 Union Avenue, Little Falls, NJ
Cost: $5 Per Person (Kids Under 10 Free)

Historic Smithville’s Oktoberfest
October 2 & 3, 10AM – 5PM
For those in the know, Smithville’s Oktoberfest tradition has become synonymous with great food and family fun.Smithville presents over 100 Juried Crafters, an International Food Court, Music, Kids Activities, non- Profit organizations and more. All of this food and fun in addition to over 60 shoppes, Carousel rides, Train rides, Paddle boats, 7 eateries, and antique arcades that grace the Smithville Village year round!
Historic Smillville Village, Smithville, NJ
Cost: Free

Chowderfest Free 2-Day Bayfront Festival
October 2 & 3 (Oct 2 11AM – 5PM Oct 3 11AM – 4PM)
Celebrate with vendors, brews on tap, live music lineup, and ChowderMonth champion announcements in Beach Haven! The Festival will be a non-tasting event.
Taylor Avenue Bayfront, Beach Haven, NJ
Cost: Free

Cranberry Fest
October 2 & 3, 11AM – 5PM
This two-day event features over 150 crafters, artists, and vendors offering handmade, vintage, and upcycled items for the heart and home! One of the oldest and largest juried craft shows in NJ. “Craft” beer garden and food court, plus live music throughout both days
Farnsworth Ave, Bordentown, NJ
Cost: Free

Oktoberfest at the Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall
October 2 & 3, 11:30AM – 11:30PM
This Oktoberfest celebration will take place at the Beer Hall’s outside Beer Yard featuring Oktoberfest and German-style beers from Germany, as well as German styles from local breweries. There will be live Oktoberfest polka music with Tony DeLuca and Friends 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, and famed Philadelphia area accordionist Don Bitterlich 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall, 133 South Tennessee Ave, Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

1st Annual Dreamland Oktoberfest
October 2 & 3
This outdoor celebration features a Vintage German Auto Show, Oktoberfest food for purchase (Freshly prepared German Sausages, Pretzels, Sauerkraut, Potato Salad, Spätzle, Vegetarian Options, Deserts and more!) Live Polka, Eastern European bands, dancing, authentic Bavarian Beer Garden with beers on tap, a Tap Stein Hoist contest, and more! American Spirits Roadhouse, 1090 NJ 173, Asbury, NJ
Cost: $15 & $25 includes one free beer/day and Commemorative Stein. Free Admission for children 14yrs and younger

Witchy Weekends
October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 11AM – 6PM
Another year, another round of witchy weekend revelry. The trees swing in the Autumn breeze, shifting their verdant hue to an array of red, gold, and bronze splendor. The evenings creep nearer with each passing October day, and amidst this shift of year and season, comes the full harvest. The weekends of October invite friends, family, and patrons alike to come out in a wealth of witchy wares to enjoy a 15% discount on their wine, merchandise, and food purchases.
Valenzano Winery, Shamong, NJ
Cost: Free to attend

Last Blast’ Food Truck and Music Festival
October 3, 11AM – 6PM
Come and celebrate a day in the sun with fabulous food trucks, arts, and great live music! 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. Sponsored by O.S.C.A.R – One Step Closer Animal Rescue (www.oscaranimalrescue.org/)
Waterloo, 2 Kinney Rd, Hackettstown, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 10 – Free. Please note that Waterloo charges $5 per car for parking

Garden State Food Truck Fest
October 2, 11AM – 7PM
Kick-off the Fall Festival Season at the Westfield Plaza Mall!Featuring NJ Ghost Hawk Beer as well as wine!
1 Garden State Plaza, Paramus NJ
Cost: $8 for adults and $5 for children 4-10 at the door, $6 for adults and $4 for children in advance. Children under 3 are always free!

Greek Agora Food Festival
October 7 – 10
The largest Wine & Food Festival in the Delaware Valley! Since 1974, the Greek Agora signature event kicks off with all-day festivals of food, wine, music, dance and song. The four-day-long festival is an annual initiative of the Saint Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill, NJ which, every October, stages a number of events that represent the Greek way of life. 615 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

Jersey Shore Authentic 6th Annual Oktoberfest
October 8 – 10
Continuing the celebration that began with the Royal Wedding on October 12, 1810 of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen enjoy Food, Beer, Oktoberfest Merchandise, and Live Polka Bands.
527 Lake Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

Apple Festival at Kirby’s Mill
October 9, 9AM – 4PM
Each year the Annual Apple Festival returns to historic Kirby’s Mill in Medford. Hosted by the Medford Historical Society and Presented by ShopRite of Medford, the event draws more than 15,000 visitors to browse 120+ hand-made crafters, plus great food, apple cider, apple baked goods, signature apple cider donuts made on-site and specially made apple ice cream. Popular Medford Historical Society apple butter is also available each year. Add live music which plays throughout the day making it a memorable event for all.
275 Church Rd Medford NJ
Cost: Free

Belleville Food Truck & Music Fest
October 9, 3PM – 10PM
Belleville’s Food Truck & Music Fest, featuring a Classic Car Show will feature 15+ quality Food Trucks, Live Music, Beer Garden, Face Painting and a Classic Car Show.
Franklin Ave, Belleville, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 12 are Free

The Wildwoods Food & Music Festival
October 9, 11AM – 8PM. Rain date Oct 10
Formerly known as Wildwoods Seafood and Music Festival. The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce presents a food and music street fair featuring a full day of fantastic food options, music, shopping and more. The festival will take place in Downtown Wildwood starting at Byrne Plaza along Pacific Avenue between Oak and Schellenger Avenues in Wildwood. The festival will include live music, delicious food, messy pie-eating contests, craft vendors and much more. The festival will provide fun for the kids with a “Kids Korner,” open from noon – 5 p.m., featuring games, pumpkin painting, and inflatable bounce houses. The festival is FREE to attend.
Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Ave. Wildwood City, NJ
Cost: Free

Oktoberfest at Turkey Brook Park
October 9, 12PM – 9PM
The Mount Olive Recreation Department is hosting an Oktoberfest Celebration with Beer, Food, Music, and traditional German Dance. Bring the whole family for fun, food, and games.
Turkey Brook Park, Flanders, NJ
Cost: $5, $5 per car to park

Forest Lodge Oktoberfest
October 9, 10AM – 5PM
This family event will feature a Wies’n” feast, complete with beers, wines, and mouth-watering German foods, like spaetzle, brats, spätzle, and knödel! While enjoying the day on our lush grounds taking in authentic German entertainment and decor, you’ll think you’re in Munich!
Forest Lodge, 11 Reinman Road, Warren, NJ
Cost: $10 (FREE for Children under 10 yrs). The admission fee to Oktoberfest includes access to the Vendor Fair, and Live Music & Dancing in the main pavilion.

Middlesex County Food Truck Fest
October 9, 11AM – 7PM
Fall Festival season is in full swing as we come to the Borough of Middlesex to celebrate our community! Join between 12-14 food trucks, live music, games including hatchet tossing cornhole, facepainters and so much more!
Mountainview Park, Middlesex, NJ
Cost: $8 for adults and $5 for children 4-10 at the door, $6 for adults and $4 for children in advance. Children under 3 are always free!

Central Jersey Beer & Wine Fest
October 9, 12PM – 6PM
Taste over 175 beers and wines for 4 hours (1:00 -5:00). Listen to Live Music, Meet Brewers, Enjoy Food Vendors from 1 til 6pm. RAIN OR SHINE EVENT. Must be 21+ to enter
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, 1638 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ
Cost: $15 – $50

Fall Taste of Highlands
October 9, 12PM – 5PM
The Highlands Business Partnership, Fall Taste of Highlands will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 12 Noon to 5:00 PM. The Fall Taste of Highlands will feature a Fall theme with 5 hours of delicious food samplings and cocktails.The event will take place rain or shine. Tickets are $45.00 and include a map of the participating establishments and free parking.
Ticket holders must check in at Huddy Park on Bay & Waterwitch Avenues and pick up their map/bracelet. You will be greeted at each establishment and present your map to be stamped. Visit ALL stops and be eligible to win a $200 BID BUCKS good at any participating establishment. Return the fully stamped map back to Huddy Park by 5PM for your entry to be considered. You must complete all information on the map. HBP does not share your email or any other info.
Huddy Park, Highlands, NJ
Cost: $45

Avalon Seafood Festival
October 9 & 10, 10AM – 5PM
Taste delectable treats from the sea at the Chamber’s Annual Seafood Festival. Featuring fresh seafood vendors, chowder contest, live music, vendors and more.
30th Street and the Beach, Avalon, NJ
Cost: Free

South Jersey Pumpkin Show
October 9 & 10
This 2-day fall festival will be packed full of family fun! Rocky Mountain Carver Joe Wenal, Kelsey Coan, Acoustic Acbrobat, American Grim, Country Line Dancing the Sharp Way, Hayrides, Pumpkin Dessert Contest, Little Miss Pumpkin Show Pageant, live bands, Food Court, Wine Sales, Fall Home Show, rows and rows of Craftsmen, Amusement Rides, scarecrows on exhibit, painted rock hunt for kids, Pony Rides, Headless Horsemen and truckload of pumpkins and mums for sale.
Salem County Fairgrounds, Woodstown, NJ
Cost:$5 per carload

Stafford Fall Wine Festival
October 9 & 10
Celebrate Fall at the Jersey Shore! Sample nearly 100 wines from some of New Jersey’s leading wineries. Enjoy the beautiful lake-front setting while sampling an array of wines from some of New Jersey’s leading wineries, browsing crafters, vendors and food. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets to sit and enjoy the music.
Manahawkin Train Station Museum aka. Heritage Park, 49 West Bay Avenue, Stafford Township, NJ
Cost: $20 – $35

Grand Harvest Autumn Wine Festival
October 9 & 10, 12PM – 5PM
The Grand Harvest Wine Festival, is a chance to celebrate a wonderful time of the year! There is no better place to enjoy a crisp autumn afternoon with NJ wine than on the grounds of Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. Once you spend a day at this event you will know why so many mark their calendars every year for this fabulous seasonal festival. There is nothing like sitting in the backfield surrounded by autumn leaves, listening to fabulous bands, enjoying great wine, browsing our artisan crafters, and just relaxing with family & friends. 12 NJ Wineries always embrace this event as a time to “salute autumn’ and unveil some of their newest offerings for the fall season. The Grand Harvest is also proud to feature culinary cuisine from some of the best gourmet food trucks around. This year is also no exception it will feature great bands and artisan crafters. So come for a chance to meet the winemakers and stay for an afternoon of great wine, savory foods, and beautiful crafts.
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, Under 21 is free

4th Annual Verona Food Truck Festival
October 10, 3PM – PM (Rain date: October 17)
This year the festival will be held at the Verona Town Square. We will also have a beer garden again this year. Bring the kids too, since there will be inflatables, live music, a beer garden, and some awesome food trucks.
Verona Town Hall, 600 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ
Cost: $5 for adults and kids are free. There is a $10 bundle for kids who would like to do Touch-A-Truck and the inflatables.

5th Annual Bridgewater Beerfest
October 10
Bigger and Better than Ever!
Over 40 Beers to taste
Wine Tastings
Live Music
Food Trucks
Raising Money for JCC Special Needs Programs.
Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center, 775 Talamini Rd. Bridgewater, NJ
Cost: General Admission Fee Includes: Beer, Wine and 1 Sampling Glass. $60 Per Person. $40 Discounted JCC Member Fee (register online through JCC). Designated Driver Ticket: $15/person includes 1 bottle of water. (Must purchase with a General Admission Fee.)

Trails4Tails Fest
October 16, 7AM – 4PM
The 5th Annual Trails4Tails Fest consists of several trails races, 50K Ultra, 15K, 5K with Dog, 5K & 1 Mile Fun, plus a full festival with food trucks, beer & wine garden, dog agility course, antique auto show, hatchet throwing, and vendors! Come meet the adoptable dogs from It’s A Ruff Life Rescue a nonprofit all-breed dog rescue and beneficiary of Trails4Tails Fest. Co-hosted by the Bucks County Triathlon Club and presented by WHP Events & Timing.
355 Washington Crossing – Pennington Rd., Titusville, NJ 08560
Cost: Fest is Open to the Public pay as you for beer/wine & food. Race registrations vary from $25 to $75.

Boo Brew By the Bay
October 16, 1PM – 5PM
The Highlands Business Partnership Boo Brew By the Bay features craft beers for beer-lovers to sample on the pier at this picturesque location, overlooking the NY City skyline and Sandy Hook. The tasting takes place on the picturesque waterfront of the Shrewsbury River. Tickets are $30.00 and include six 4oz. tastings and a pint of craft beer in a commemorative pilsner cup. Additional tastings can be purchased at the event for $3. Live music, a costume contest, fire pits, and great food. Participating breweries include, Belford Brewing Company, Raritan Bay Brewing, Carton Brewing, Red Tank Brewing, and Toms River Brewing to name a few.
The Seafarer, 1 Atlantic St. Highlands, NJ
Cost: $30

Oktoberfest at Raceway Park
October 16 VIP Session 12-5pm, GA Session 1-5pm
This event features sample selections from over 30 tri-state area breweries in a safe and fun outdoor setting. Lagers, IPAs, Stouts, Pilsners, wines, hard seltzers…. sample and enjoy with your own commemorative sampling glass. Other features include gourmet food vendors, live bands, and a variety of games, including corn hole and hatchet tossing! Pay one fee to get in, and all drinks are on the house! You will receive a five-ounce souvenir glass with a two-ounce pour line. You are welcome to sample any and all beers that our brewers have.
Raceway Park, 230 Pension Road, Englishtown NJ
Cost: $65 -GA, $75 – VIP, designated driver $15

Sewell Food Truck & Music Festival
October 16, 11AM – 7PM
The Just Jersey Fest is rolling into Sewell! Food! Beer! Music! Fun! New Jersey foodies, eat your hearts out! It’s a fun filled family day! 20 Gourmet Food Trucks, beer & sangria, partnered with some incredible bands, vendors and kids activities.
Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, pop ups and blankets. Dine on excellent food, while enjoying the beer and sangria garden along with the amazing sounds. NO Dogs permitted, sorry!
Washington Lake Park, Sewell, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 5 FREE

Cherry Hill Mall Movie and Food Truck Fest
October 16, 5PM – 10PM
Come show your support for Autism while having a great time! Kamp For Kids Will be sponsoring a movie night at the Cherry Hill Mall on Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 5 PM to 10 PM. Delicious food trucks will also be available for your enjoyment. Proceeds from this event will benefit children with autism. Come out and show your support!
Cherry Hill Mall, Cherry Hill, NJ – Parking lot by the Cherry Hill One Office building.

Witch-Craft
October 16, 6PM – 9PM
From the producers of the beloved Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival comes a new, fun, Fall festivity that will have you in a hex. Paradise Lake Campgrounds will be transformed into a mysterious wooded village of local partners serving up zesty stews and seasonal brews so magical it must be Witch Craft.

This experience is unlike any other beer festival, autumn activity or spook show. Imagine a one-of-a-kind Halloween-lifestyle extravaganza co-hosted by the original monster movie characters! Tents will be decked to the nines in mysterious haunt or corny charm, with approximately 50 brewmasters and distillery wizards pouring their classics, as well as some seasonal debuts. Guests will stroll along an enchanted path throughout Lake Lenape Park East while sampling all of the magical liquid being poured. At the end of the night, it will be up to the attendees to decide which tent should be awarded “best dressed ”with bragging rights until next year.
Paradise Lakes Campground, 500 Paradise Drive, Hammonton, NJ
Cost: $50+

Hamilton Oktoberfest
October 17, 11AM – 5:30PM (rain date: October 24)
A family Oktoberfest celebration with many family-oriented activities. Note: Alcoholic beverages will not be served at, nor permitted at, this event. This family event features, Amusements, Pumpkin Patch, Hay Rides, Corn Maze, Crafters, fire pits, a Jack ‘O Lantern Carving Contest, and the grand finale fireworks at dusk.
Veterans Park, 2306 Kuser Rd, Hamilton Township, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

Clifton Food Truck Festival
October 17, 11AM – 7PM
It’s a fun filled family day & it supports a great cause! 21 Gourmet Food Trucks, beer, margarita & sangria garden, vendors, kids activities, petting zoo, axe throwing & it’s a Benefit for Boys & Girls Club of Clifton. Bring your appetites & furry friend
Boys & Girls Club of Clifton, 181 Colfax Ave, Clifton, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids 5 and under are free

Flavor of Freehold
October 19 & 20
A unique tour of Downtown Freehold’s venerable restaurants, bars, and shops held over two days. Participants walk from place to place with their “Passport” used as a guide of where to go. Everyone will receive signature samples from some of Freehold’s most loved establishments.
Downtown Freehold, 10 East Main Street, Freehold, NJ
Cost: $20

October Food and Beer Festival
October 23, 11AM – 6:30PM
Food …Beer…live music, family fun celebrating Oktoberfest. Over 14 Food Trucks, a Craft Beer Hatchet tossing, face painting, cornhole and shop for local crafts.
Hillsborough/Manville Elks Club 1500 Brooks Blvd. Manville, NJ
Cost: $8 for adults and $5 for children 4-10 at the door, $6 for adults and $4 for children in advance. Children under 3 are always free!

Somerset Patriots Ballpark Brewfest 2021
October 23, 12PM – 9PM
Hang out in the concourse, down in the stands and even sample tasty brews by home plate! With 80 beers from 40 breweries, live music, food and fun, this is guaranteed to be a good time. There are hours of beer sampling, live music and good food. VIP tickets allow for 1 hour early entry and are very limited.
Patriots Park, Bridgewater Township, NJ
Cost: $59 – $65. DD are Free

Colonia Food Truck & Music Fest
October 23, 11AM – 6:30PM
15 gourmet food trucks, Live Music from Acoustica, Rock Bottom & The Outcrops, vendors, beer, margarita & sangria garden, kid activities including pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, sand art, & so much more! Food! Beer! Music! Fun! It’s a fun-filled family day! AND it’s a Benefit for St John Vianney Parish & School.
St. John Vianney School – Colonia, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 5 are free

Paramus Fall Food Truck Festival
October 24, 11AM – 6PM
Food! Beer! Music! Fun! It’s a fun filled family day! 25 Gourmet Food Trucks, music, pony rides, & petting zoo, axe throwing, knockerball, face painting, sand art, vendors & fun! Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, pups, pop ups and blankets. Dine on excellent food, while enjoying the beer and sangria garden.
Paramus Park, Paramus, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 5 are free

Randolph Halloween Food Truck or Treat Festival
October 30, 11AM – 6PM
The Randolph Rescue Squad & Just Jersey Fest have joined together for this Halloween Food Truck Festival. Come on out & have some fun and don’t forget the kids! Costume contest, Trick or Treating at every truck & booth, 20 gourmet food trucks, Live Music from Mr Love Joy & The Captains of Leisure, vendors, beer, margarita & sangria garden, kid activities including knockerball, face painting, sand art, axe throwing & so much more!
County College Of Morris, Randolph, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 5 are free

St. Thomas The Apostle Church Food Truck and Music Festival
October 30, 11AM – 7PM
Food …Beer…live music, family fun celebrating the unofficial start of the holiday season. Celebrate Halloween weekend 6+ Food Trucks, craft vendors, Biergarten, Hatchet tossing, face painting, cornhole and shop for local crafts.
Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge, NJ
Cost: $8 for adults and $5 for children 4-10 at the door, $6 for adults and $4 for children in advance. Children under 3 are always free!

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