Top New Jersey Events June 30 – July 2, 2023
It’s officially Summer in NJ and New Jersey events are happening – can you believe it’s July already?! New Jersey has a diverse array of events in store, ranging from cultural celebrations to culinary extravaganzas. Check out our list of the top New Jersey events happening June 30 – July 2, 2023.
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New Jersey Events June 30 – July 2, 2023:
Featured Events!
Kick off Independence Day Weekend with Food Truck Friday in Garfield
June 30, 4 pm – 10 pm
Kick off Independence Day Weekend with Food Truck Friday! Garfield Recreation Department presents the Freedom Fest Food Truck Friday, an exciting evening filled with delectable food, entertainment, and activities for all ages. Food enthusiasts will be delighted by the presence of 17 gourmet food trucks, offering a wide range of culinary delights.One of the highlights of the evening is the highly anticipated HOT DOG EATING CONTEST, offering participants a chance to win a cash prize of $200. Children will have the opportunity to enjoy pony rides, a petting zoo, inflatables, a bungee trampoline, face painting, and engaging sand art. The event will also feature a lively DJ who will keep the crowd energized and dancing all night long.
20th Century Field, Garfield, NJ
Cost: $5, kids under 5 are free
Red, White and Blue Food Truck and Music Fest
July 1, 11 am – 7 pm, Rain Date July 3
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, pop ups and blankets. Dogs are welcome.
Teaneck Armory, 1799 Teaneck Ave, Teaneck, NJ
Cost: $5, kids under 5 are free
Montville Independence Day Celebration
June 28 – 30, 5 pm – 9:30 pm
This three day family event features carnival rides, live music, rides, food, eating contests, and a fireworks display.
Fireworks will take place on Friday, June 30th, at dusk.
Montville Township High School, 100 Horseneck Rd, Montville, NJ
Cost: Free to attend
State Fair Meadowlands
Now – July 9
The State Fair Meadowlands is dedicated to providing the best value in family entertainment. With over 100 rides, free shows, 50 food options, awesome fireworks displays on Monday July 3rd, & Tuesday, July 4th, and more! The Fair has something for all ages.
State Fair Meadowlands, 1 MetLife Stadium Dr, East Rutherford, NJ
Cost: $38.99
North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival
June 30 – July 4
This festival features lots of entertainment including: Rosaire’s Royal (Pigs) Racers, High Flying Pages Thrill Show, Motorcycle Stunt Show, Gossamer Magic Show, spectatucular fireworks, and more. Fireworks on Saturday, July 1. All proceeds from the Youth Sports Festival go directly towards the Youth Sports groups of North Brunswick.
Route 1 North, next to DeVry University, North Brunswick, NJ
Cost: $8
Craft Day by the Bay
July 1, 10 am – 4 pm (rain or shine)
Start your 4th of July weekend with Craft Day by the Bay on July 1st with 70+ vendors with something for everyone.
Sunset Park, 3 W. Salem Ave, Harvey Cedars, NJ
Paramus 4th of July Pre Fireworks & Food Truck & Music Fest
July 2, 12 pm – 9 pm
The Paramus 4th of July Committee has partnered with MegaBite Events to enhance the Paramus Celebration in honor of our nation’s 247th Birthday. The Official Pre-Fireworks Food & Music Festival begins at 12 noon. With over 18 food vendors and a variety of activities for all ages, including a bounce house, airsoft shooting gallery, bungee trampoline, inflatable village, sand art, Henna Tattoo, and much more Live music starts at noon with performances by Naughty Humphrey and Guy Smiley. There will also be a selection of adult beverages such as craft beer, wine, hard seltzers, and sangria for those 21+.
One Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ
Cost: $6 for everyone 6 and over
Celebrate our Stars & Stripes – Concert & Fireworks
July 3, 5 pm – 10 pm (The rain date is July 5th)
This celebration features a 25-minute fireworks program over the Raritan Bay. The launch will have over 3,000 shells and effects, including glittering, strobe, and whistling, with various colors synchronized to a patriotic musical compilation produced by Garden State Fireworks. The best views to enjoy the Celebrate Stars & Stripes Fireworks Spectacular Show will be from Sadowski Parkway in Perth Amboy, the Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy, The celebration will also feature food trucks, arts and crafts vendors, and live music at 3 PM on Sadowski Parkway in Perth Amboy and at the Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy.
Perth Amboy Waterfront, Sadowski Parkway & High Street, Perth Amboy, NJ
South Amboy fireworks viewed at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, Keenen Way, South Amboy, NJ
Oceanfest
July 4, 1 pm – 10 pm
This all day fun family event, with crowds in the hundreds of thousand, have turned out for the most memorable sights, sounds and sensations of the summer season.
At Oceanfest, visitors can stroll the famous beachfront, take in the wonderful views, enjoy performances by dancers, musicians, clowns and musical acts, sample from a smorgasbord of food vendors, and check out the wares of crafters from all over the northeast. You can even see a fabulous sand sculpture, meet a familiar costumed character, and catch some cool ocean breezes.– and caps it all off with the most spectacular fireworks display at dusk.
The Oceanfront Promenade, 228 Broadway Long Branch, NJ
Cost: Free
July 4th Freedom Festival
July 4, 5 pm – 10 pm
This year’s Camden County Waterfront Freedom Festival will feature entertainment by the Tri-County Symphonic Band, Tara Hendricks, and The UB40. Enjoy food, beer, music, and concludes with a spectacular, world-class fireworks display over the Delaware River.
Wiggins Waterfront Park, 2 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ
Cost: Free
Kites in the Heights
July 4, 5 pm – 9 pm
Free, kite flying with huge, entertaining kites for the kids. Bring the whole family. Bring your own kite to join in the flying.
Carteret Ave. beach (north of Casino Pier), Seaside Heights, NJ
