New Jersey Events
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SEPTEMBER
Featured Events!
September 12 – Lunar Faire Night Market: Elements Theme (East Brunswick, Middlesex County)
September 19 & 20 – Hot Air Balloons, Fun & Games Festival (Washington, Warren County)
September 3 – Galloway Green Market (Galloway, Atlantic County)
September 3 – 6 – Boonton Fire Department Labor Day Carnival (Boonton, Morris County)
September 3 – 6 – Flawless (Union, Union County)
September 4 – Glassboro’s Annual Car Show & Food Truck Festival (Glassboro, Gloucester County)
September 4 – 6 – The Meadowlands Tattoo Arts Festival (Secaucus, Hudson County)
September 4 – 6 – South Jersey’s Sunflower & Fall Festival at The Red Barn Farm (Hammonton, Atlantic County)
September 4 – 6 – Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival (Woodstown, Salem County)
September 4 – 6 – NJ Clearwater Festival (Asbury Park, Monmouth County)
September 4 – 7 – Annual St. Bartholomew/UNICO Italian Festival (Scotch Plains, Union County)
September 5 – West Cape May Tomato Festival (West Cape May, Cape May County)
September 5 & 6 – Indo American Fair (West Windsor, Mercer County)
September 5 & 6 – Sparta Renaissance Festival (Sparta, Sussex County)
September 5 – 7 – BBQ & Craft Beer Festival (Oceanport, Monmouth County)
September 5 – 7 – Dream Asia Festival (Augusta, Sussex County)
September 6 – Frenchtown Riverfest (Frenchtown, Hunterdon County)
September 6 – Out in the Park Festival at Cooper River (Cherry Hill, Camden County)
September 6 – Maplewood Porchfest (Maplewood, Essex County)
September 6 – Wildwood End of Summer Block Party & Music Festival (Wildwood, Cape May County)
September 7 – Riverdale’s Annual Labor Day Street Fair & Food Truck Fest (Riverdale, Morris County)
September 10 – Galloway Green Market (Galloway, Atlantic County)
September 10 – Diane Burko: Extraction, Dialogue of Extremes (Glassboro, Gloucester County)
September 10 – 12 – Flawless (Union, Union County)
September 10 – 13 – Hoboken Italian Festival (Hoboken, Hudson County)
September 10 – 13 – St. Demetrios Greek Festival (Union Twp, Union County)
September 10 – 30 – Holland Ridge Farms U-Pick Sunflowers: Fall Festival (Cream Ridge, Monmouth County)
September 11 – Smithville Car Cruise (Galloway, Atlantic County)
September 11 – 13 – South Jersey’s Sunflower & Fall Festival at The Red Barn Farm (Hammonton, Atlantic County)
September 12 – Wood Street Fair (Burlington, Burlington County)
September 12 – Wellness Fest: Awakening (Mount Laurel, Burlington County)
September 12 – Sailfest (Island Heights, Ocean County)
September 12 – Voorhees Twp Food Truck and Music Festival (Voorhees, Camden County)
September 12 – Ocean County Irish Festival (Manahawkin, Ocean County)
September 12 – Wildwoods Food & Music Festival (Wildwood, Camden County)
September 12 – Bacon, Bourbon and Brews Festival (Medford, Burlington County)
September 12 – Wine on the Beach (Seaside Heights, Ocean County)
September 12 – Haddon Township Fall Festival and Jam Fest (Haddon Twp, Camden County)
September 12 – High Bridge Grounds for Art Fest (High Bridge, Hunterdon County)
September 12 – Glassboro St. Anthony’s Italian Festival (Glassboro, Gloucester County)
September 12 – Sippin on Station (Haddon Heights, Camden County)
September 12 – Caldwell Porchfest (Caldwell, Essex County)
September 12 – Food Trucktemberfest at Monmouth Park (Oceanport, Monmouth County)
September 12 – Pork Roll v Taylor Ham Food Fest (Hillsborough, Somerset County)
September 12 – FolkLIVE: Mexican Folkloric Festival 2026 (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
September 12 – Find Yourself Wrestling’s Live Pro Wrestling (Lambertville, Hunterdon County)
September 12 – Smithville Art Walk/Rockabilly (Galloway, Atlantic County)
September 12 & 13 – Rose Squared Fall Chester Craft Show (Chester, Morris County)
September 12 & 13 – Sparta Renaissance Festival (Sparta, Sussex County)
September 12 & 13 – NJ Sheep and Fiber Festival (Ringoes, Hunterdon County)
September 12 & 13 – Wildwoods Thunder Over the Waves Airshow (Wildwood, Cape May County)
September 12 & 13 – Terhune Orchard’s Fall Family Fun Festival Weekends (Princeton, Mercer County)
September 13 – Beach Plum Festival (Seaside Heights, Ocean County)
September 13 – Dunellen Street Fair & Craft Show (Dunellen, Middlesex County)
September 18 – Trace Adkins 30th Anniversary Tour (Carteret, Middlesex County)
September 18 & 19 – Boots at the Beach (North Wildwood, Cape May County)
September 18 & 19 – Medford Oktoberfest and Music Festival< (Medford, Burlington County)
September 18 – 20 – Saint Nicholas Greek Festival (Wyckoff, Morris County)
September 18 – 20 – South Jersey’s Sunflower & Fall Festival at The Red Barn Farm (Hammonton, Atlantic County)
September 18 – 20 – Xponential Music Festival (Camden, Camden County)
September 18 – 20 – Mercer County Italian American Festival (West Windsor, Mercer County)
September 19 – Butterfly Migration and Overwintering (South Brunswick, Middlesex County)
September 19 – Boonton Brewfest (Boonton, Morris County)
September 19 – Garden State Wings and Beer Festival (Teaneck, Bergen County)
September 19 – Northern New Jersey Empower Walk and 5K Run (East Rutherford, Bergen County)
September 19 – Run the Vineyards: 10K / 5K (Stockton, Hunterdon County)
September 19 – Atlantic City Latino Festival (Atlantic City, Atlantic County)
September 19 – Rahway ArtsFest (Rahway, Union County)
September 19 – Ocean City Parachute Pyrotechnic Show (Ocean City, Cape May County)
September 19 – BRC Blue Coat Run & Beer Festival (Burlington, Burlington County)
September 19 – NJ Astronomical Association’s Observatory Open House and Astro Flea Market (Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County)
September 19 – Cape May Harvest Brew Fest (Cape May, Cape May County)
September 19 – Comfort Food Festival (Toms River, Ocean County)
September 19 – All About Downtown Street Fair (Jersey City, Hudson County)
September 19 – The Newark PorchFest (Newark, Essex County)
September 19 – Red Bank Pop Culture Festival (Red Bank, Monmouth County)
September 19 – Latino Festival of Monmouth County (Freehold, Monmouth County)
September 19 – Festival of the Sea (Point Pleasant, Ocean County)
September 19 – Belmar San Gennaro Festival (Belmar, Monmouth County)
September 19 – Wind & Sea Festival (Port Monmouth, Monmouth County)
September 19 – Ictoberfest 2026 (Brick, Ocean County)
September 19 – Smithville Italian Festival (Galloway, Atlantic County)
September 19 – Shake It In Silence: Silent Disco (Asbury Park, Monmouth County)
September 19 – Elmwood Park’s Community Day Street Fair & Food Truck Fest (Elmwood Park, Bergen County)
September 19 & 20 – Bergen County Fall Harvest Festival (Ridgefield Park, Bergen County)
September 19 & 20 – MFA Gallery presents **PLEIN AIR FRENCHTOWN 2! (Frenchtown, Hunterdon County)
September 19 & 20 – Rose Squared Art Show Anderson Park (Montclair, Essex County)
September 19 & 20 – Terhune Orchard’s Fall Family Fun Festival Weekends (Princeton, Mercer County)
September 19 & 20 – Sparta Renaissance Festival (Sparta, Sussex County)
September 19 & 20 – Pine Barren Makers Fall Fest (Hammonton, Atlantic County)
September 19 & 20 – Downbeach Seafood Festival (Ventnor City, Atlantic County)
September 19 & 20 – Wine Fest (Vincentown, Burlington County)
September 19 & 20 – Mountain Creek Oktoberfest (Vernon, Sussex County)
September 19 & 20 – La Dolce Vida Food Truck Festival (New Egypt, Ocean County)
September 19 & 20 – Fall Harvest Festival at The Historic Village at Allaire (Wall Twp, Monmouth County)
September 20 – Highland Park Arts in the Park Street Fair (Highland Park, Middlesex County)
September 20 – Saddle Brook UNICO Street Fair & Craft Show NJ (Saddle Brook, Bergen County)
September 20 – Ridgewood Fall Art & Craft Street Fair (Ridgewood, Bergen County)
September 20 – Wallisch Homestead Vintage & Antique Fair (West Milford, Hunterdon County)
September 20 – Arts & Cars: Downtown Art Festival & Classic Car Show (Summit, Union County)
September 20 – Nerd Fest (Swedesboro, Gloucester County)
September 20 – Slovak Heritage Festival (East Brunswick, Middlesex County)
September 20 – Newark Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival (Newark, Essex County)
September 23 – Wedding Show at The Barn at Laird located at Triple L Farms (Colts Neck, Monmouth County)
September 23 – 26 – Middlesex County Jazz Festival (Multiple Locations)
September 23 – 27 – Riverdale Carnival (Riverdale, Morris County)
September 24 – 30 – Hillsborough Restaurant Week (Hillsborough, Somerset County)
September 25 – Smithville Car Cruise (Galloway, Atlantic County)
September 25 – Swirl: An Evening of Art and Wine @ Grounds for Sculpture (Hamilton, Mercer County)
September 25 – Hardyston Fall Family Festival (Hardyston, Sussex County)
September 25 & 26 – Bolero Block Party Craft Beer and Music Fest (Carlstadt, Bergen County)
September 25 – 27 – South Jersey’s Sunflower & Fall Festival at The Red Barn Farm (Hammonton, Atlantic County)
September 25 – 27 – Beetlejuice (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
September 25 – 27 – Irish Fall Festival (North Wildwood, Cape May County)
September 25 – 27 – St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival (Toms River, Ocean County)
September 25 – 27 – New Jersey Horror Con & Film Fest (Edison, Middlesex County)
September 26 – Long Branch Public Library’s 2nd Annual Book Fair (Long Branch, Monmouth County)
September 26 – Trails, Tails & Ales (Medford, Burlington County)
September 26 – Wildwood Crest Seafarers Celebration (Wildwood, Cape May County)
September 26 – Hopewell Harvest Fair (Hopewell, Mercer County)
September 26 – Highlands Fall Brew by the Bay (Highlands, Monmouth County)
September 26 – Crafts & Collectibles By the Sea Show (Cape May, Cape May County)
September 26 – Jefferson Day (Jefferson, Morris County)
September 26 – Fall Market at Madonna Hall in Stockholm (Sussex County)
September 26 – Fosterfields Barn Dance (Morristown, Morris County)
September 26 – Glassboro Craft Beer Festival (Glassboro, Gloucester County)
September 26 – Welcome Back My Friends – An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Carteret, Middlesex County)
September 26 – Harvest Festival & Artisan Market (Warren, Warren County)
September 26 – Festival in the Borough (Washington, Warren County)
September 26 – The Great Big Book Swap Festival (Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County)
September 26 – Raritan Borough Food Truck and Music Festival (Raritan, Somerset County)
September 26 – Tewksbury Harvest Festival (Califon, Hunterdon County)
September 26 – Princeton Porchfest 2026 (Princeton, Mercer County)
September 26 – Rocktoberfest (Millburn, Essex County)
September 26 – Downtown Cranford Pumpkin Spice Tour (Cranford, Union County)
September 26 – Asbury Park PorchFest (Asbury Park, Monmouth County)
September 26 & 27 – Terhune Orchard’s Fall Family Fun Festival Weekends (Princeton, Mercer County)
September 26 & 27 – Sparta Renaissance Festival (Sparta, Sussex County)
September 26 & 27 – Asbury Park Fall Bazaar (Asbury Park, Monmouth County)
September 26 & 27 – Oktoberfest Weekend and Car Show (Chester, Morris County)
September 26 & 27 – Hackettstown Oktoberfest (Hackettstown, Warren County)
September 26 & 27 – Rock2Adopt (Bayville, Ocean County)
September 26 & 27 – Margate Fall Funfest by the Bay (Margate, Atlantic County)
September 26 & 27 – Montclair Flea (Montclair, Essex County)
September 26 & 27 – Water Lantern Festival (Mays Landing, Atlantic County)
September 27 – 24th Annual Twin Lights Ride (Highlands, Monmouth County)
September 27 – Fall Antique, Glass & Bottle Show (Hammonton, Atlantic County)
September 27 – Harvest Home Festival (Holmdel, Monmouth County)
September 27 – Morristown Fall Festival on the Green (Morristown, Morris County)
September 27 – The Great Empanada Race (Jefferson, Morris County)
September 27 – Stratford Fall Festival (Stratford, Ocean County)
September 27 – Roaring 20s Jazz Party (Piscataway, Middlesex County)
September 27 – Fannywood Day Street Fair & Food Truck Fest (Fanwood, Union County)
OCTOBER
October 1 – 4 – Hillsborough Restaurant Week (Hillsborough, Somerset County)
October 1 – 4 – Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST) (Jersey City, Hudson County)
October 1 – 12 – Holland Ridge Farms U-Pick Sunflowers: Fall Festival (Cream Ridge, Monmouth County)
October 1 – 31 – Memory Maker’s Trail of Magic (Lambertville, Hunterdon County)
October 2 – St. Mary’s Fun & Food Truck Festival (Nutley, Essex County)
October 2 – Misha Tyutyunik Open Studio and Gallery Opening (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 2 – Comedian Pete Correale (Carteret, Middlesex County)
October 2 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 3 – Annual Highlands Oktoberfest (Highlands, Monmouth County)
October 3 – Pancreatic Cancer Walk for the Cure (Edison, Middlesex County)
October 3 – Illumination 250 (Hackensack, Bergen County)
October 3 – Jamtoberfest ’26 : The Ultimate Jam Band Concert & Festival (Flanders, Morris County)
October 3 – House of Heavy (Rutherford, Bergen County)
October 3 – Oktoberfest at Autodidact Beer (Morris Plains, Morris County)
October 3 – Arts Council of Princeton & Funk Daddy Vintage present Pop-Up Vintage Market (Princeton, Mercer County)
October 3 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Barry Bostwick (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 3 – Ridgefield Park Street Fair & Food Truck Fest (Ridgefield Park, Bergen County)
October 3 & 4 – Grand Harvest Wine Festival (Morristown, Morris County)
October 3 & 4 – Oktoberfest (Smithville, Atlantic County)
October 3 & 4 – HCSV’s Harvest Moon Music Festival (Cape May, Cape May County)
October 4 – Lake Loop 2026 (Landing, Sussex County)
October 4 – Macculloch Hall Historical Museum’s Historic District House Tour (Morristown, Morris County)
October 4 – Run for the Pickles (Washington, Warren County)
October 4 – Somerville Street Fair & Craft Show (Somerville, Somerset County)
October 4 – Millington Music Festival (Millington, Morris County)
October 4 – Samara Joy and Her Septet (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 6 – Compagnie HERVÉ KOUBI (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 8 – The Moth Mainstage (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 9 – Akaash Singh: Generational Triumph Tour (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 10 – Annual Fall Taste of Highlands (Highlands, Monmouth County)
October 10 – Introduction to Backyard Composting (South Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 10 – Lower Twp Rotary Pumpkin Festival (Cape May, Cape May County)
October 10 – Cape May Beer Trail (Cape May, Cape May County)
October 10 – Sesame Street Live! Elmo’s Got the News (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 10 – Celebrate Fall, a Shopping Extravaganza! (Hopatcong, Sussex County)
October 10 – The Ashley Lauren Foundation Touch A Truck Festival (Freehold, Monmouth County)
October 10 – Westfield Street Fair & Craft Show (Westfield, Union County)
October 10 & 11 – Irish Festival (Smithville, Atlantic County)
October 10 & 11 – Catsbury Park Cat Convention (Holmdel, Monmouth County)
October 10 & 11 – Stafford Fall Harvest & Wine Festival (Manahawkin, Ocean County)
October 11 – Cape May Victorian Weekend Crafts & Collectibles Show (Cape May, Cape May County)
October 11 – Cape May Victorian Weekend House Tour (Cape May, Cape May County)
October 11 – Diamond 5K Run/Walk (Somerset, Somerset County)
October 11 – Glen Rock Street Fair & Craft Show (Glen Rock, Bergen County)
October 15 – Lunch Break Fall Gala (Shrewsbury, Monmouth County)
October 15 – 18 – Effa Loves Baseball (Hillside, Union County)
October 16 & 17 – Jersey Boys (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 16 & 17 – HCSV’s Ghoul Spring Village (Cape May, Cape May County)
October 16 – 18 – East Jersey Old Town Village Fall Harvest Festival (Piscataway, Middlesex County)
October 16 – 25 – 15th Anniversary Montclair Film Festival (Montclair, Essex County)
October 17 – Lyndhurst Elks Food Truck Festival (Lyndhurst, Bergen County)
October 17 – Costume Pet Parade (Smithville, Atlantic County)
October 17 – Mary’s Place by the Sea Walk-a-thon and 5K (Ocean Grove, Monmouth County)
October 17 – Edison’s Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair & Food Truck Fest (Edison, Middlesex County)
October 17 – Garfield Night Out(Garfield, Bergen County)
October 17 – HCSV’s Beyond the Veil (Cape May, Cape May County)
October 17 & 18 – 27th Annual Rose Squared Art Show, Fall Brookdale Park (Bloomfield, Essex County)
October 18 – The Temptations and the Four Tops (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 18 – Art City Festival New Brunswick (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 18 – Corvette Show (Smithville, Atlantic County)
October 22 – Here Come the Mummies (Carteret, Middlesex County)
October 22 – The Sixties Show (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 22 – 25 – Effa Loves Baseball (Hillside, Union County)
October 23 & 24 – HCSV’s Ghoul Spring Village (Cape May, Cape May County)
October 23 – 25 – Swan Lake (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 23 – 25 – East Jersey Old Town Village Fall Harvest Festival (Piscataway, Middlesex County)
October 24 – Monster Bash (Smithville, Atlantic County)
October 24 – An Evening with Alton Brown (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 24 – Murder Mystery Co. Dinner Theater Show at Hotel Troy (Parsippany, Morris County)
October 25 – Garlicsville Food & Music Festival (Bernardsville, Somerset County)
October 25 – Witches Day Out (Smithville, Atlantic County)
October 28 – Whose Live Anyway (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 30 – Get the Led Out (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
October 31 – SpookFest Market 3.0 (Piscataway, Middlesex County)
October 31 – Emo Night Brooklyn (Rutherford, Bergen County)