New Jersey Foodie, Beer and Wine Events for April 2022
Food! Wine! Beer! It’s Spring and festivals are popping up all over New Jersey. Whether it’s the return of food truck festivals, restaurant weeks, beer runs, or wine festivals…there’s plenty to do this April in 2022!
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New Jersey Foodie, Beer and Wine Events for April 2022:
Barefoot Grape Stomp-Four Sisters Winery
April 2 & 23, 1PM
Are you ready for a stomping good time? Well, now is your chance to be a part of an exclusive social event at Four Sisters Winery. The Barefoot Grape Stomping is a one-of-a-kind experience; surely to intoxicate all your senses. It’s a unique opportunity you don’t want to miss! The event begins with a formal wine tasting followed by a mouth-watering dinner served with salad, bread and dessert. Dessert is introduced and paired with wine. Four Sisters Winery award-winning wines can be purchased by the glass or bottle to enjoy with your meal. This delightful event includes an embossed souvenir glass, so you won’t go home empty-handed.
After dinner, it’s off for a stomping good time and an educational wine cellar tour.
Four Sisters Winery; 783 Rt. 519, Belvidere, NJ
Cost: $42.50 per person, plus tax, Tickets are required in advance
Mardi Gras “Phat Sunday”
April 3, 12PM – 10PM
This all-day, all-out, all-ages extravaganza will feature an Opening Parade & performance by a popular Philly Mummer String Band, Music & live entertainment, retail & craft vendors, food & snack vendors, festival foods, kids fun features, Costumes contests for kids and adults, guest appearances, and More! And don’t forget to wear your fancy costumes and dancing shows.
ShowBoat Hotel, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: Free
Two Bridges Wine, Beer & Spirits Trail Festival at Dalton Farms
April 9, 11AM – 6PM
The Two Bridges Wine, Beer, & Spirits Trail is a collective of wineries, breweries, and distilleries located in South Jersey. For incremental ticket purchase, guests attending Dalton Farms Tulips Festival 2022 Event can experience any of the 10 wineries, breweries, or distilleries from the Trail participating in the Festival. This event combines agritourism and beverage tourism in an effort to highlight the region and support small, local businesses in South Jersey.
There will be 3 wineries, 4 breweries, and 3 distilleries involved in the event. Drink tickets can be exchanged for a glass of wine, a cocktail, or beer of choice from any of the participating vendors. The participating vendors are as follows:
Auburn Road Vineyards & Winery
Cedarvale Winery
Core 3 Brewery
Death of the Fox Brewing Company
Eight & Sand Beer Company
Independent Spirits Distillery
Pine Tavern Distillery
Salem Oak Vineyards
Striped Lion Distilling Company
Westville Brewery
Dalton Farms, 660 Oak Grove Road, Swedesboro, NJ
Cost: $8
3rd Annual Hoboken Mac & Cheese Festival
April 9, 1PM – 5PM
Join in on the Party With Purpose for a Mac & Cheese crawl you don’t want to miss! Round up your crew, bring your family, and get ready to sample all kinds of Mac & Cheese creations from some of the best spots in Hoboken. Your ticket includes a sample of Mac & Cheese from every participating location A portion of each ticket will benefit Party With Purpose*, a Hoboken non-profit supporting children’s initiatives
Downtown Hoboken, NJ
Cost: $12 – $35
Hops for Hounds
April 10
3 breweries, multiple rescues, and an adoption event! Hackettstown brwereries have partnered once again with animal-loving breweries to host a pet adoption event. Come and enjoy the area’s best breweries and meet your new best friend.
HOSTING BREWERIES
Czig Meister Brewing-Cold Nose Warm Heart Animal Rescue
Man Skirt Brewing-NJSH Pet Rescue
Jersey Girl Brewing- WISE Animal Rescue, Loving Hearts Animal Rescue & Eleventh Hour Rescue.
Czig Meister Brewing: 106 Valentine St Brewery 100 Main St Czig Parking Lot, behind Dollar General, Hackettstown, NJ
Man Skirt Brewing: 144 Main St, Hackettstown, NJ
Jersey Girl Brewing: 426 Sand Shore Rd, Hackettstown, NJ
Adult Easter Egg Hunt at Alba Vineyard
April 16 & 17, 11AM – 5PM
Adult Easter Egg Hunt in the vineyard! Why should kids have all the fun! At the completion of a Paid Wine Tasting, take a walk in the vineyard to find a hidden Easter Egg containing a number that corresponds to a special prize! Limit 1 Egg per Adult only!
269 County Rd 627, Milford, NJ
Cost: $15/person, Must be 21 and older
LSC After Dark: Spring Break
April 21
Drinks, food, games, and fun in the sand – it’s time to welcome spring at Liberty Science Center! Join LSC After Dark: Spring Break on April 21, 2022, for the next event exclusively for adults 21+. Head outside and enjoy cocktails and bites from the Midnight Market Food Hall. Hit the dance floor while rocking your best spring look. Dig for fossils as Dino Dig Adventure makes its LSC After Dark debut, then meet the monarchs and painted ladies in our pop-up exhibit, the Butterfly House.
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: $22
Jersey City Wine Fest
April 22, 6:30PM – 10:30PM
Wine Fest is your all-access pass to try wines from both local and abroad. Travel the world of wine at Harborside’s waterfront property. Guests will enjoy wine samples for the entire evening paired with live entertainment, food, and interactive games.
Harborside Atrium, 210 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: $15 – $70
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week
April 22 – May 1
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week™ is a wonderful opportunity to re-visit your favorite restaurants & try new ones …the perfect time to gather friends & enjoy the Jersey Shore’s great restaurants
Grayrock N Roll Spring Festival
April 23, 9AM – 4PM
This Spring festival will have 60+ vendors selling everything from handmade home decor, CBD products, candles, fashion, delicious baked treats, toys, jewelry, art and so much more! Additionally, they’ll have food trucks, a firetruck, activities for kids, and everyone gets to meet their friendly farm animals. Free event, $5 to park.
Grayrock Farm Sanctuary, 85 Grayrock Road, Clinton, NJ
Cost: Free
Bound Brook Food Truck & Music Bash
April 23, 11AM – 7PM
This event will feature 15+ gourmet Food Trucks, Live Music from 3 bands, Beer, Sangria & Margarita Garden, Pony rides, petting zoo, knockerball, hatchet throwing, Face Painting, Kids Activities, Vendors, and so much more.
Billian Park, East Main St, Bound Brook, NJ
Cost: $5, kids under 5 free
7th Annual – A Day of Wine, Romance, and More!
April 23, 12PM – 5PM
The largest book signing event of its kind in New Jersey! Over 40 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.
Brook Hollow Winery, 594 Highway 94, Columbia, NJ
Cost: Free
The Beer Run 5K 2022
April 23, 12PM – 4PM
The Beer Run is BACK! The 5K where your running buddies are your drinking buddies. Run (or walk) through a historic 1800’s village and cross the finish line into a craft beer festival featuring some of the best beer and eats NJ has to offer. Your ticket includes race registration, beers from participating breweries, a tasting glass, and festival access with live music, lawn games, food trucks, and more. Don’t feel like running? Grab a Beer Fest Only ticket and cheer your crew on at the finish line instead. Designated Driver tickets also available for those who don’t wish to indulge.
Brewery lineup includes Carton Brewing, Icarus Brewing Co., Source Brewing, Cape May Brewing Co., Alternate Ending Beer Co., Bolero Snort, Screamin’ Hill Beer Farm, Last Wave Brewing Co, Red Tank Brewing, Bradley Brew Project, Ross Brewing, Twin Lights Brewing Co., Toms River Brewing, & Belford Brewing Co.
The Historic Village at Allaire, 4263 Atlantic Avenue, Wall Township, NJ
Cost: $15 – $70
Shad Festival
April 23 & 24, 11AM – 5PM
Now in its 39th year, The Shad Festival has evolved from a local art show into a nationally recognized award-winning event. Shad Fest features the area’s finest artists and crafters, great food, and family entertainment, but the two-day extravaganza also serves as a venue for local non-profit organizations to raise necessary operating funds.
Lambertville, NJ
Cost: Free
BaconFest at Laurita Winery
April 23 & 24 (Saturday 11am-9pm and Sunday 11am-7pm)
An outdoor, fun-filled day of relaxing fun on the grounds of Laurita Winery — a great place to enjoy outstanding wines with friends and family. Pair delicious wines with the many delicious food offerings available from onsite food trucks. Wine and dine while listening to top live musical artists.
Laurita Winery, 85 Archertown Rd, New Eqypt, NJ
Cost: $12 advance, $14 at the door
Paramus Food Truck Festival
April 24, 11AM – 7PM
Food! Beer! Music! Fun! New Jersey foodies, eat your hearts out! It’s a fun-filled family day! Over 25 Gourmet Food Trucks, partnered with some great music, make for an enchanting and fulfilling Spring day. Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, pups, pop-ups, and blankets. Dine on excellent food, while enjoying the beer and sangria garden. Face painting, kids’ activities, and more! They are requesting that all attendees bring a non-perishable canned or boxed item to help support the Food Pantry. Please help those less fortunate.
700 Paramus Park, Paramus, NJ
Cost:$5, Kids under 5 FREE
United For Impact Food Truck Festival
April 24, 12PM – 4PM
This event features food trucks, music by The Joe Baracata Band, Eddie Testa Band, & Step Aside along with games and kis activities
and games in Downtown Freehold, where there’s always something going on, at the United Way of Monmouth & Ocean Counties’ United For Impact Food Truck Festival.
West Main Street Performance Park, 31 W Main St, Freehold, NJ
Asbury Park Restaurant Tour
April 24, 12PM – 4PM
The event, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, features small “bites”, sampling and demos at over 20+ Asbury Park restaurants, lounges, juice bars, and breakfast rooms. Foodies will be treated to some of the classic restaurant pioneers of Asbury Park as well as recent newcomers to the blooming Asbury Park culinary landscape.
Asbury Park, NJ
Cost: $50
Taste of Vernon
April 25, 6PM – 9PM
Guests will enjoy exquisitely prepared samples of sumptuous gourmet foods from Vernon area chefs and caterers who incorporate local produce, served amid relaxing music from area musicians. A portion of the proceeds from this annual fundraiser will help the Vernon Coalition whose vision is to develop the capacities of adults and children to sustain healthy lifestyles by providing services designed to foster addiction-free lives, emotional wellness, financial stability and safe communities.
Heaven Hill Farm on Route 94, Vernon, NJ
Morristown Restaurant Week 2022
April 25 – 29
The most delicious week of the year is back starting Monday, April 25 and continuing through Friday, April 29. Presented by the Morristown Partnership, this year will mark the 12th installment of the highly anticipated showcase of dining venues in restaurant-rich Morristown. From International flair to American classic, Morristown offers a variety of dining options for families, date nights, business occasions and so much 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
Vineyard Pig Roast at Unionville Vineyard
April 29, 6:30PM – 9PM
It’s Unionville Vineyard’s kickoff to the warm season! Enjoy a delectable roast pig with accompaniments and sides by Dan’s Backyard BBQ, and live folk/Americana/bluegrass. Open wine bar of a selection of UV wines and the release of our 2021 Cabernet Franc Rosé will round out a spectacular night under the tent on the patio.
9 Rocktown Rd, Ringoes, NJ
Cost: $85 per person plus tax. Club members- $73, discount code to be sent on 3/28. Rain or shine, warm or cool.
Bikes & Beers Trenton
April 30, 8AM
Bikes & Beers TRENTON features a 15, 30, and 45-Mile ride departing from RIVER HORSE BREWING and traveling through the beautiful area of Ewing Township, NJ. All rides feature morning fuel stations, marked routes, GPS turn-by-turn instruction, rest stops, refreshments, ride marshals, and SAG support. Finish back at RIVER HORSE for a festival atmosphere of rewarding craft beers, live music, charity raffle & much more! All riding levels welcome!
River Horse Brewing, Ewing Township, NJ
Cost: $35 – $90
Spring Food Truck Craft Festival
April 30, 11AM – 5PM
Duffield’s welcomes the spring with a food truck festival. Check out local crafters and bring your appetite for a variety of eats.
Duffield’s Farm, Greentree and Chapel Heights Road, Sewell, NJ
Cost: Free
Chester Food Truck and Music Festival
April 30, 11AM – 7PM
This event features Food! Beer! Music! Fun! New Jersey foodies, eat your hearts out! It’s a fun-filled family day! Over 20 Gourmet Food Trucks, partnered with some incredible bands, make for an enchanting and fulfilling Spring day. Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, pups, and blankets. Dine on excellent food, while enjoying the beer and sangria garden along with the amazing sounds. Face painting, vendors, kids activities. The event is a benefit for the Chester First Aid Squad & The Chester/Mendham Food Pantry.
Municipal Field, 134 Main St, Chester, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 5 FREE
Food Trucks Spring Fling
April 30 & May 1,2 sessions to choose from each day: 11AM – 3PM, 4PM – 8PM
Lots of food trucks, Dj Dave, a petting zoo, clowns, cornhole, 18 holes mini golf, horseshoes, inflatable slide, VIP fire pits, Vendors, ATMs, Liquor, Beer & wine! Lots of seating with 100s of socially distanced picnic tables. Proceeds from this event will benefit The Valerie Fund’s Camp Happy Times, a one-week overnight camp experience for any child aged 5-21 who has or has had cancer.
Oak Tree Lodge, 1412 Schoolhouse Rd, Wall Twp, NJ
Cost: Tickets are available online or $15 at the door. You must have a ticket to enter, under 5 is free.
