Top 15 New Jersey Events for April 27 – 29, 2023

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Top 15 New Jersey Events for April 27 – 29:

Featured Event!

Area 57
April 29
In addition to Drone Demonstrations at Warren Community College, Area 57 will feature Combat Robots, presentations on How a Balloon Works, a suspected alien Fred G Monster special shape hot air balloon, a visit from the Thank You Balloon, and some fundraising challenges.

This event is new for 2023, and will be held on the last day of Droning On event being held free and open to the public by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA event is a 3 day presentation that highlights the societal, economic, and educational benefits of drones. For more information, click here.
Warren Community College, Route 57, Washington, NJ

Annual Morristown Restaurant Week
April 24 – 28
The most delicious week of the year! Over 40 restaurants offering prix fixe menus and special promotions join us each year for a week in April to offer a variety of dining options for families, date nights, business occasions and more. In addition to special menus and dining deals, Morristown Restaurant Week boasts special events at many of its restaurants including wine pairings, tasting menus and special entertainment.
Morristown, NJ
Cost: Varies Per Restaurant

Made in Monmouth
April 29, 10 am – 4 pm
Made In Monmouth is a program for both vendors to create useful new products that the public will want to buy and for visitors to find the best Monmouth made products to enrich their lives! Shop local by supporting local goods like kid friendly items, baked goods, art work, jewelry, pet items and more!
Brookdale Community College, in the Collins Arena & Recreation Events Center, Lincroft, NJ
Cost: Free

Rutgers Day
April 29, 10 am – 4 pm
Rutgers Day, is a free day-long event where you can explore your state university. Experience hands-on learning activities, enjoy entertaining stage performances, and see exhibitions and demonstrations hosted by accomplished professors, staff, and students from Rutgers University–Camden, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and Rutgers University–Newark.
Rutgers University–Camden, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, and Rutgers University–Newark.
Cost: Free

Sparta Special Olympics Spring 2023 Vendor & Craft Fair
April 29, 10 am – 3 pm
Local crafters, direct sales and retail business owners will be gathered at Sparta High School selling their products and sharing their talents. There will be food, shopping, music and more! Come support the Sparta Special Olympics and Special Olympics NJ Area 3 as we gather to spread the word of inclusion. Come meet othe amazing Athletes of Determination and wish them luck for the 2023 season.
Sparta High School, Sparta, NJ
Cost: Free

New Jersey Folk Festival
April 29, 10 am – 5 pm
A family-friendly one day folk festival featuring three stages of music, dancing, craft vendors, children’s activities, and food. The New Jersey Folk Festival’s 2023 festival theme is “New Directions in Folk” which highlights musicians who are bringing tradition and social justice into conversation with the present, the future, and the avant-garde! This festival is not only for fun but it serves to educate people on the culture and history of traditional indigenous people, multicultural forms, and artists in New Jersey. It showcases the folk tradition and aspires to share it with the younger generations.
Douglass Campus at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Cost: Free

South Bound Brook Food Truck & Music Fest
April 29, 11 am – 7 pm
Food! Beer! Music! Fun! It’s a fun filled family day & it supports a great cause. 15+ Gourmet Food Trucks, Live Music, beer, margarita & sangria garden, vendors, kids activities, pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, sand art, inflatables, bungee trampoline, mini golf. knockerball, 50/50 & it’s a Benefit for The South Bound Brook Fire Company.
Memorial Park, 78 Elizabeth St, South Bound Brook, NJ
Cost: $5, kids under 5 are free

Princeton Porchfest
April 29, 12 pm – 6 pm
The second annual Princeton Porchfest will be held Saturday, April 29 from 12-6pm. Porchfest is a walkable music festival where neighbors offer up their front porches as DIY concert venues. Talented local performers play rotating sets throughout the neighborhood during this day-long celebration of music, art, and our wonderful community. Stroll from porch to porch to enjoy live, local talent! Porchfest is free, open to the public, and designed to be easily accessible by foot and bike. Plus, town is full of amazing options for lunch, dinner, and drinks.
Princeton, NJ
Cost: Free

Laurita Baconfest
April 29 & 30, Saturday 11 am-9 pm and Sunday 11 am-7 pm
Laurita Winery is bringing back BACONFEST. 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, New Egypt, NJ
Cost: Tickets online in advance $13. Tickets at gate $15.  Everyone 20 and under is FREE

Historic Smithville Renaissance Faire
April 29 & 30, 11am – 5pm
The Historic Village of Smithville will be transformed into the Shire of Smithville in the heart of the English Renaissance. Fun for the whole family including comedy, tragedy, sword fighting, dance, song, knights, jesters and so much more.
Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Road, Smithville, NJ
Cost: Free

8th Annual – A Day of Wine, Romance, and More!
April 29 & 30, 12 pm – 5 pm
The largest book signing event of its kind in New Jersey! Over 45 local authors representing a wide range of genres will be on hand for this unique event. Grab a glass of Brook Hollow’s excellent wine and take a stroll. Meet the actual authors and peruse their books. Whether you’re looking for your next book boyfriend, a heart-racing thriller, or something for your child or grandchild, you’ll find it here! Bring a picnic lunch and spend the day with the authors.
Wine tastings are optional.
Brook Hollow Winery, 594 Highway 94, Columbia, NJ
Cost: Free

Clover Market
April 30, 10 am – 4 pm
Join Clover Market for their only NJ Market of the spring season in downtown Collingswood. Featuring a curated group of 100 handmade and vintage vendors plus food trucks, music and more. Free admission, open to all. Leashed friendly dogs are welcome.
601 Haddon Avenue Collingswood, NJ
Cost: Free

Paramus Brook Food Truck Fest
April 30, 11 am – 7 pm
Food! Beer! Music! Fun! It’s a fun filled family day. Over 20 Gourmet Food Trucks, music, pony rides, petting zoo, knockerball, hatchet tossing, inflatables, face painting, sand art, vendors & a beer, sangria & margarita garden. Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, pups, pop ups and blankets.
700 Paramus Park, Paramus, NJ
Cost: $5, kids under 5 are free

Walk.Talk.Taste.Montclair
April 30, 12 pm – 3 pm
Discover the food and stories that make Montclair unique on this 3-hour food tasting and historical walking tour of the section of Bloomfield Avenue between Church Street and South Mountain Road in Montclair. Sample foods from 5-7 Montclair restaurants. Registration is required here.
110 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ
Cost: $49

United for Impact Food Truck Festival
April 30, 12 pm – 6 pm
Join United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and DowntownFreehold.com for the United for Impact Food Truck Festival. FOOD, BEER, VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC AND MORE! Rain or Shine
West Main St, Freehold, NJ
Cost: Suggested Donation $5