30+ NJ Foodie Events for October 2019

September 23, 2019 newjerseyisntboring

I hope you like food, because October has over 30 events for you to choose from! Enjoy events like the Wildwoods Food and Music Festival, LBI’s Annual Chowderfest Cook Off Classic, Chatsworth Cranberry Festival, Fall Food Truck Festivals and much more!

30+ NJ Foodie Events for October 2019:

2019 Jersey City Bacon and Beer Classic
October 3, 6PM – 10PM
Bacon and Beer Classic by Night is taking over the Jersey City waterfront with 25+ bacon-inspired dishes and 65+ craft beers and ciders. For one night only, Jersey City’s coolest new venue turns into an all-inclusive boozy bash of all things delicious. Overlook the Manhattan skyline while indulging in 65+ beers/ciders and 25+ bacon-inspired dishes prepared by local chefs. Plus, dance to live music, ride a bacon seesaw, compete in a Hormel® Black Label Bacon® eating contest, and challenge your friends in flip cup.
147 Harborside Financial Center Platform, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: $59 – $99

6th Annual Uncorked & Uncapped: Wine, Beer, and Food Fest
October 3, 6:30PM – 9PM
Uncorked and Uncapped is New Jersey’s must-attend wine, beer, spirits, and food tasting event. Vendors in Essex County and throughout the state of New Jersey donate their time and tastings to support this community cause, enhancing the event experience for more than 350 attendees. Be adventurous and taste exotic drinks and unique cuisine that you otherwise wouldn’t. In addition to sampling unique vendor fare, the event features live entertainment, a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle, and more! All proceeds benefit The Arc of Essex County and the children and adults with Autism, Down syndrome, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities we serve.
The Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ
Cost: $100

Bloomfield Food Truck & Music Festival
October 4, 4PM – 10PM
Bloomfield Food Truck & Music Fest will feature 15 quality Food Trucks, Live Music, Beer, Sangria & Margarita Garden, Face Painting, Sand Art, Kids Activities, Vendors, a 50/50 and so much more! Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, 4 legged friends and blankets. Dine on excellent food, while enjoying the beer and sangria garden along with the amazing sounds. Benefit for St. Thomas the Apostle School
St. Thomas the Apostle School, 50 Byrd Ave, Bloomfield, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids under 10 are Free

Foodstock 4th Annual Woodbridge Fall Food Truck Festival
October 4 – 6
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock!! Beer Garden, Live Entertainment and Bands All Day, DJ Music, and over 15 Food Trucks and Local Vendors.
Woodbridge Center, 250 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids 12 and Under Enter FREE

Camden County Technical School’s Food Truck & Fall Craft Festival
October 5, 12PM – 6PM. Rain Date October 6
The Gloucester Twp. Campus of Camden County Technical Schools will be hosting their first annual FOOD TRUCK & FALL CRAFT FESTIVAL on Saturday, October 5th, with music, pumpkin painting, a children’s area and more.
343 Berlin Cross Keys Road, Sicklerville, NJ
Cost: Free

Wildwoods Food and Music Festival
October 5, 11AM – 8PM
Free Street Fair on Atlantic Avenue between Schellenger and Wildwoods Avenue. Food and Craft Vendors, Kids Corner, Beer Garden, Pie Eating Contest, Two Stages of Bands featuring Animal House Band, 99 Reasons, Sassfaction Band Practice and Club Phred
Atlantic Avenue Between Wildwood & Schellenger Avenues, Wildwood, NJ
Cost: Free

North Brunswick Township Heritage Day Festival
October 5, 1PM – 10PM
There will be activities for all ages, including live bands, dancing, food vendors, beer garden, crafters, rides, petting zoo and pony rides. The presentation of the Ann Marie Chandlee Heritage Day Award will take place at 7 p.m., followed by a live band and fireworks.
North Brunswick Community Park, North Brunswick, NJ
Cost: Free

Food Tour of Bloomfield Center
October 5, 2PM – 5PM
Read about Bloomfield’s food scene in the Star Ledger? Catch Bloomfield’s feature as one of the 15 Best Under the Radar Dining Destinations in New Jersey last Spring? Come see what everyone is talking about on October 5th on a Food Tour organized by the Bloomfield Center Alliance. The tickets cost $30 and will give the purchaser access to a fun, food-filled guided tour of Bloomfield Center where many of the town’s culinary gems are located. The tour will make stops at 6 Bloomfield dining venues where we’ll sample some fantastic food, meet the chefs, learn some local Bloomfield history, and find out what’s next from Bloomfield Center Alliance staff.
Bloomfield Train Station, Corner of Glenwood Avenue and Lackawanna Place Bloomfield, NJ
Cost: $30

19th Annual Oktoberfest
October 5, 2PM – 9PM. Rain Date Sunday, October, 6th 12-7PM
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 other tasty fare those less adventurous.
Veterans Park, 23 Bay Ave. (GPS) Highlands, NJ 07732
Cost: Free

Chowderfest Cook Off Classic
October 5 & 6
Unlimited tasting of Manhattan, New England and Creative Seafood Chowders with a wide variety of beers, hard ciders on tap and new for the thirtieth, Barefoot wine! Multiple live music line up and family entertainment throughout the day!!
Taylor Avenue Ball Field, Beach Haven, NJ
Cost: GA $30, Children’s Tickets (Ages 4-12) $10, VIP Tickets $65.

Secaucus Nourished Festival
October 5 & 6, 10AM – 3PM
The Nourished Festivals (Formerly GFAF Expos) are the greatest events on earth for those living a gluten-free, allergen-friendly or special diet lifestyle. Sample and purchase hundreds of products, meet with brands, receive coupons and attend educational classes with industry experts. The Festivals have five zones to visit: Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Paleo, Keto & Plant-Based. All products in all zones are gluten free. The Festivals are a fun, family-friendly, educational and safe place made just for you!
Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ
Cost: $5 – $35

Laurita OktoberFest with Food Trucks & Fire Pits
October 5 & 6
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

Woodland Park Food Truck & Music Festival
October 6, 11AM – 6PM
Come and celebrate a day in the sun with fabulous food trucks, great live music, and fun for the kids! Special activities for the kids include Sugar Sweet Farms Petting Zoo, a face painter, and more! A terrific variety of non-food vendors will be there too. 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. Adult beverages will be available – domestic and craft beers, Sangria, Margaritas, and Mojitos. Be sure to bring your ID. They ask attendees to bring some of the following items as donations for our sponsor, START, Save the Animals Rescue Team to help support the animals!
49 Mountain Rd, Woodland Park, NJ
Cost: $5, kids under age 10 free

Blackwood Pumpkin Festival
October 6, 11AM – 4PM
Enjoy a fun-filled day at the 28th Annual Blackwood Pumpkin Festival, presented by MainStage Center for the Arts, around Mainstage’s Academy Hall (27 S Black Horse Pike). This festival offers food, games, moon bounces, face painting, live entertainment, rides, pumpkin painting, a pumpkin carving contest, a talent contest, scare-crow building and more than 200 vendors!
27 S Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ
Cost: Free

A Taste of Highland Park
October 6, 3PM – 8PM
The popular “Taste of Highland Park” event promotes the wonderful local restaurants in a block party atmosphere. Participating restaurants will have tables and tents at the block party and give a “taste” of their cuisines to each customer who purchases a ticket to the tasting portion of the event.
N 4th Ave, Highland Park, NJ
Cost: Each restaurant will offer a “taste” of their cuisine for the cost of one (1) ticket, which can be purchased for $3 at the event. Buy as many “taste” tickets are you want, and the more you buy, the more you save! 1 ticket is $3, 5 tickets $14, 10 tickets $25, 25 tickets $50!

Greek Agora Food Festival
October 10 – 13
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

Apple Festival at Kirby’s Mill
October 12, 9AM – 4PM
The 41st Annual Apple Festival returns to historic Kirby’s Mill in Medford on Saturday, October 12th, 2019 from 9 am to 4 pm. 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 will also be available. Live music will be playing throughout the day.
275 Church Rd Medford NJ
Cost: Free

Harvest, Honey, & Garlic Festival
October 12, 10AM – 4PM
Come celebrate Sussex County’s agriculture, ecology, and arts & heritage at the 10th Annual Harvest, Honey, & Garlic Festival. Visit the farmers market to buy fresh, local products including honey, garlic, produce, cheese, wine, and so much more. Stop by the Sussex County Beekeepers Association to see educational displays along with an array of beeswax products & local honey. For those into all things garlic, you’ll have plenty to choose from with the Garden State Garlic Growers.
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
Cost: Free

Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company’s 2nd Annual Trucktoberfest
October 12, 11AM – 6PM
Family day in beautiful island heights. There will be plenty of things for the kids to do like bounce house, petting zoo and of course food trucks. Adults could come relax with a cold beverage and listen to live music by Gary Nokes.
1 Wanamakers Complex, Island Heights, NJ
Cost: $4 for adults kids under 12 are free

PBA #346 Oktober Food Truck Festival
October 12, 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)

LBT Oyster Shellabration
October 12, 12PM – 5PM
The Shellabration will include Oysters, Beer, Wine, Food, Oyster Shucking, Music, Games & Activities for kids. Celebrate the Oyster while raising money for the Oyster Recycling Program!
Bayview Park; Long Beach Beach NJ
Cost: Free to attend, Tickets will be sold at the event for oysters and beer

New Brunswick 3rd Annual Oktoberfest
October 12, 12PM – 5PM
Oktoberfest is a fall celebration of music, food and community held in the New Brunswick City Center. Enjoy a variety of local and traditional food, craft brews to German beers and vendors that will keep your interest. Bring your friends and family to enjoy an afternoon of free kid’s activities, music, games, a photo booth and so much more! Party-goers are encouraged to get into the Oktoberfest spirit by wearing their best dirndl or lederhosen. The fun continues with live music throughout the day including; the School of Rock, the Pepperville Band, and more, along with traditional German music!
New Brunswick City Market; 109 Church St, New Brunswick, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend

Belleville Food Truck & Music Fest
October 12, 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

3rd Annual Verona Food Truck Festival
October 12, 4PM – 8PM
On Sunday, October 12, 2019 the Verona Conference of SCAs is hosting the Verona Food Truck Festival. This is a community event and sure to be a great time. All proceeds from this event will go to benefit the 6 schools in Verona.
880 Bloomfield Ave Ste 1, Verona, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids Free

Avalon Seafood Festival
October 12 & 13, 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

Jersey Shore Cake & Cookie Convention
October 12 & 13, 10AM – 4PM
Jersey Shore Cake & Cookie Convention is what the northeast bakers have been waiting for! Hosted by Shore Cake Supply at the iconic Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ, this inaugural event will be bustling with nationwide supply vendors, live demonstrations, cake & cookie competitions, hands-on classes and more surprises!
Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
Cost: $25 – $85

Downtown Wildwood Inaugural Chili & Chowder Cook-Off Festival
October 12 – 14
Each day of the festival will bring Food Trucks & local Tent vendors, Artisan Vendors, Free Family and Kids Activities( to include but not limited to Corn Hole, Kam Jam, Lawn Jenga, Connect Four, Face Painting & Bounce House), Wine & Craft Beer Tasting & sale in Garden/Tent area. There will be a Chili and Chowder cook off with final Chili & Chowder Judging & Awards On Sunday & Monday (Scheduling will be finalized prior to event).
Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Avenue, Wildwood, NJ
Cost: Free

Flannels & Food Trucks
October 13, 11AM – 5PM
Wear your favorite flannel to closeout Monmouth Park’s live racing with the last food truck festival of the season. Enjoy live racing plus professional football at the Monmouth Park Sports Book by William Hill.
Monmouth Park Racetrack, 175 Oceanport Ave, Oceanport, NJ
Cost: Free

Waterloo Concert Field Food Truck & Music Festival
October 13, 11AM – 6PM
Come and celebrate a day in the sun with fabulous food trucks, fun for the kids and great live music! Special activities for the kids include a face painter and Games from Entertainment on Wheels. A terrific variety of non-food vendors will be there too. Bring your family – plenty of fun for all. Bring your dog – they’ll have plenty of water bowls. Bring blankets and chairs – pop up tents permitted. Adult beverages will also be available – domestic and craft beers, Sangria, Margaritas, and Mojitos. Be sure to bring your ID. O.S.C.A.R. requests that you bring a donation of cat or dog food as well as other items of use for the shelter.
2 Kinney Rd., Hackettstown, NJ
Cost: $5, kids under age 10 free

Flavor of Freehold
October 15 & 16
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

Twp of Washington Food Truck & Music Festival
October 19, 11AM – 7PM
The Just Jersey Fest is rolling into The Township of Washington. (South Jersey – Sewell- Gloucester County) Food! Beer! Music! Fun! New Jersey foodies, eat your hearts out! It’s a fun filled family day! Over 20 Gourmet Food Trucks, beer & sangria, partnered with some incredible bands, pony rides, vendors and kids activities make for an enchanting and fulfilling fall day. 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, New Jersey
Cost: $5

Chatsworth Cranberry Festival
October 19 & 20
The Cranberry Festival is a celebration of New Jersey’s cranberry harvest, the 3rd largest in the United States, and offers a tribute to the Pine Barrens & Local Culture. The main attraction is the diverse showing of many artists & craftsmen, some of which will also be demonstrating their crafts as well as displaying them for sale.
3980 Main Street, Chatsworth, NJ
Cost: Free

Laurita OktoberFest with Food Trucks & Fire Pits
October 19 & 20
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

Clifton Food Truck Festival
October 20, 11AM – 7PM
Food! Beer! Music! Fun! New Jersey foodies, eat your hearts out! It’s a fun filled family day! 20 Gourmet Food Trucks, beer & sangria garden, vendors, kids activities & it’s a Benefit for Boys & Girls Club of Clifton . Bring your appetites & furry friends.
Boys & Girls of Clifton, 181 Colfax Ave, Clifton, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids 10 and under are Free

Red Bank, Food, and Wine Walk
October 20, 2PM – 5PM
Three hours of top tastings at some of Red Bank’s upscale restaurants and casual eateries. Enjoy the walkable downtown district an explore picturesque Red Bank on the third Sunday of the month while enjoying food and/or beverage samples from participating restaurants, bars & eateries.
Downtown Red Bank, NJ
Cost: $40

Best of the Chefs Night 2019
October 21, 6PM
Chefs: Matt Martin – More than Q; Ed Coss (former owner of the Milford Oyster House) and his co-worker Eric Sherrerd – Catering Office of Shop Rite in Clinton; Sergio Sejas – Owner of Spain 92.
Menu: Mushroom Soup, Crab Cakes, Caprese Salad w/ Honey Balsamic Glaze, Saffron Rice Primavera, Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, Short Ribs, Smoked Chicken Thighs with Chile Lime Sauce,
Pork Loin Riojana, Assorted Desserts, Coffee, Tea, Sparkling Water.
These chefs will prepare their specialties just for you! The dinner is served in a relaxed, upscale atmosphere with brethren, family and friends.
Tickets $40 per person, For more information or tickets call Ken DeBlieu at 908-930-7446
To benefit Orpheus Lodge No. 137 Free and Accepted Masons, in Stockton
Stockton Firehouse, 9 Mill St, Stockton, NJ
Cost: $40 per person

Gloucester County’s 2nd Annual Food & Craft Beer Festival
October 26, 2PM – 7PM
Gloucester Township is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the second annual Food & Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, October 26th along the Black Horse Pike in downtown Blackwood. Food trucks will serve up food and fun bigger and better than last year!
15 S Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ
Cost: Free

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