NJIB’s Guide to New Jersey Events 25+ May 2nd – 4th, 2025
It’s gonna be May…this weekend! New Jersey Isn’t Boring’s Guide to May 2 – 4, 2025 is your go-to source for the best events happening across the Garden State! Whether you’re searching for lively festivals, captivating performances, family-friendly fun, or seasonal activities, our guide has you covered. From local craft fairs and art exhibits to outdoor adventures and winter celebrations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Explore new experiences, create unforgettable memories, and stay connected with the local community with New Jersey Isn’t Boring’s expertly curated event lineup.
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New Jersey Events May 2nd – 4th, 2025:
Featured!
Area 57 – Flying Objects & Other Fun
May 3, 9:30 am – 5 pm
Area 57 will feature Warren Community College’s nationally highly rated Uncrewed Systems Program consisting of piloting, design and development, and the maintenance and repair of drones, in addition AI and Robotics. The event will also hot air balloons, combat and FRC robots.
Warren Community College, 475 Route 57, Washington, NJ
Cost: Free for Students/Veterans, $4
White Hill Mansion’s Paranormal Expo
May 3, 10 am – 5 pm
The 2025 Paranormal Expo promises an immersive and interactive experience for attendees of all ages. In addition to celebrity meet-and-greets, the event will include a dedicated kids’ table, educational workshops focusing on ghost hunting equipment and investigative techniques, and the rare opportunity to participate in mini-paranormal investigations of the historic White Hill Mansion itself. Guests can also look forward to exploring the expansive vendor market, featuring handcrafted items, metaphysical tools, and local artisan wares.
White Hill Mansion, 217 E Burlington St, Fieldsboro, NJ
Cost: $10
Bayonne Food Truck Fest
May 3, 12 pm – 7 pm
A fun-filled day of drinks, bands, and 30+ food trucks. This is a family-friendly event with kids rides, face painting, and more. Live Bands include The Nerds, The Suyat Band, and more. Furry friends are welcome.
19th-22nd St Ave E, Bayonne, NJ
Cost: Free
NJ Wine & Food Festival
May 2 – 4
Crystal Springs Resort is proud to host New Jersey Food & Wine Fest — the king of all New Jersey wine events. The festival’s events are designed to allow food and wine connoisseurs to meet and mingle with the world’s finest chefs and winemakers and sample the best food and wine around.
Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg, NJ
Kites at the Pier Festival
May 3, 9 am – 4 pm
A day of great family fun featuring kite flyers from all areas of the eastern seaboard flying their most incredible creations! Every kind of kite imaginable will be at the annual Kites at the Pier Festival. Kites of all shapes and sizes – from inflatable flying creatures to traditional kites – will be flying high over the beach between Avenue and McLoone’s Pier House in Long Branch. A dazzling display of giant kites will be visible for miles and miles.
Pier Village, Ocean Ave and Centennial Dr, Long Branch, NJ
Cost: Free
Ocean City Spring Block Party
May 3, 9 am – 5 pm
Ocean City’s annual street fair features over 350 crafters, food vendors, music, and more.
From 5th Street to 14th Street on Asbury Ave., Ocean City, NJ
Cost: Free
Made in Monmouth
May 3, 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
Spring Blossom Festival at Riamede Farm
May 3, 10 am – 4 pm
Join Riamede Farm for their annual celebration of spring and their beautiful apple blossoms at the Spring Blossom Festival! Fun for the whole family, this year’s festival is bigger and better – they can’t wait to welcome everyone back to the farm! Activities include hayrides through the blooming orchard, beekeeper demonstrations and an observation hive, farm-grown vegetable and flower starts for your garden, hot air balloon rides (weather permitting), live music, 4H animals, a backyard chicken display, a beer garden, food trucks, ice cream, and local artisan vendors. Advance admission ($5) includes a hayride and access to all picking and shopping areas. Gate admission ($5) does not include the hayride, which will be separately ticketed. No pets, please.
122 Oakdale Road, Chester, NJ
Cost: $5
Union County Celtic Festival
May 3, 10 am – 8 pm
The festival includes entertainment, a children’s area, cultural activities, piping and drumming contests, craft vendors, dancing, food vendors, and a beer garden.
787 Featherbed Ln, Clark, NJ
Cost: $5-$20
ECO Fair
May 3, 10 am – 4 pm
ECO Fair is a free Family Day event inspired by natural and artful living, featuring local gardening clubs, including Rutgers Master Gardeners with various native and wildlife-friendly plants, locally grown herbs and vegetables for sale, handmade works of New Jersey artists, environmental organizations, Nature Trail tours, eco-friendly activities for families, live music, and more. Enjoy a beautiful spring day by walking around the WheatonArts campus. Admission to all WheatonArts exhibits and Artist Studio demonstrations are free and open to the public for the day, part of WheatonArts’ Family Days, presented by PNC Arts Alive! Supply your zip code at the gate and receive a FREE Eco-shopping bag, courtesy of the Cumberland County Improvement Authority! One per adult, while supplies last. Children have an opportunity to design their own at the Authority booth while supplies last.
1000 Village Drive, Millville, NJ
Cost: Free
Elmwood Park’s Spring Festival
May 3, 11 am – 5 pm
This event is hosted by the Elmwood Park Recreation Department and will be held on Market Street and the Recreation Field from 11 am-5 pm, rain or shine. The street will be closed to vehicle traffic during the event and will be transformed into a giant block party. If you like shopping outdoors then this is the place to be. We have quality exhibitors selling a selection of assorted items, a special arts & crafts section, live entertainment, kiddie rides & games, great festival foods & food trucks, and so much more. Local organizations are welcome to join this community event. As you stroll along stop to have a bite to eat and sit at tables in our live music area. See the show we have planned with live music, dancing, karate demonstrations, and more. So come hungry and enjoy eating carnival food favorites like a sausage & pepper sandwich, cheese steaks, kettle corn, chicken fingers, ice cream, zeppole, shish kabobs, gyros, fresh cut fries, fresh squeezed lemonade, Italian ice, and the many great gourmet foods from the food trucks.
300 Market St Elmwood Park, NJ
Cost: Free Admission
Jersey Devil Fable Festival
May 3, 12 pm – 6 pm
Bring on the folklore and fables. From the Pine Barrens of New Jersey to the Black Forest of Germany, we have all been raised on the tales of the dark dark forest. Join the Asbury Park Paranormal Museum as they explore those tales, the myth and reality in a good old fashioned festival. Come dressed in you spooky and creepy Brothers Grimm best to ward of the last of the ghouls and goblins of the year.
Mattison Ave in Asbury Park, NJ
Cost: Free
Skylands Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
May 3, 12 pm – 7 pm (Rain or shine)
This event has entertainment for all ages. Spend a special day enjoying the outdoors, with delicious options including 20+ food truck vendors, desserts, specialty drinks & more. 100+ craft beers, live music, and games.
Skylands Stadium, 94 Championship Place, Augusta, NJ
Cost: $5, Children 38 Tall and Shorter are Free
4th Annual Highlands Fiesta de Mayo
May 3, 12 pm – 5 pm
The Annual Highlands Fiesta de Mayo Cantina Crawl takes place Saturday, May 3rd, from 12 p.m. to 5 pm. Tickets are $40 and include a Margarita Contest where local restaurants will be competing for the Best Margarita in Highlands! Participants will sample delicious 6oz. Margaritas and vote for their favorite! The fee includes free samplings and discounted food and drink specials at local eateries and pubs, as well as specials at many retail establishments. Live Mariachi music will be playing at the participating restaurants to add an authentic Mexican flair to the event! Check-in is at Huddy Park, , you may purchase tickets in the park the day of the event, 11 am – 12:30 pm. This is a rain-or-shine event.
Huddy Park (check-in) 329 Bay Ave. Highlands, NJ
Cost: $40
AAPI Food & Music Festival
May 3, 1 pm – 5 pm
Union Twp will host its 1st Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Food & Music Festival to celebrate their local AAPI community on Saturday, May 6th from 12pm to 4pm on Stuyvesant Avenue.
Stuyvesant Avenue, Union Twp, NJ
Cost: Free
Down & Derby Wine Festival
May 3, 2 pm – 7 pm
Join the fun on Veterans Island at Cooper River Park to sample delicious wines from South Jersey’s leading wine producers while immersing yourself in Derby themed fashion and festivities at The Annual Down & Derby Wine Festival presented By Visit South Jersey And Camden County.
Veterans Island, Cooper River Park, 5300 North Park Dr, Pennsauken, NJ
Cost: $15 – $95
Boujee Foodie Con
May 3 & 4
Attendees can enjoy live music, trendy treats, and gourmet goodies from some of New Jersey’s hottest food purveyors. Sample unique dishes, craft cocktails, and the latest culinary trends from 55 vendors. Enjoy free giveaways, car displays, carnival games, and face painting.
1000 Sanger Avenue, Oceanport, NJ
Cost: $15, $20 at the door
A Day of Wine, Romance, and More!
May 3 & 4, 12 pm – 4 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 admission
Cinco de Mayo Food Truck Festival
May 4 & 5, Saturday from 11 am – 9 pm and Sunday from 11 am – 7 pm
This family event features a pair of wines with the many food offerings available from onsite food trucks! Wine and dine while listening to top live musical artists all weekend. There will be live bands, face painting, vineyard wagon tours, and fireworks at dusk.
Laurita Winery, 85 Archertown Road, New Egypt, NJ
Tickets: $13 in advance and $15 at the door
AWA Paws & Feet 5K and Doggie Fun Day
May 4, 9 am – 2 pm
Animal Welfare Association’s signature event, the Paws & Feet 5k Run/Walk and Doggie Fun Day is an annual fundraising event celebrating the unbreakable bond between humans and their pets It’s a day full of fun activities for the whole family, including your furry best friends! We’ll have live entertainment, local small business vendors, children’s activities, food and drink from local favorites, and more. Proceeds from the event go directly to funding AWA’s lifesaving programs, which touch tens of thousands in our community each year.
Cooper River Park, Cherry Hill, NJ
Cost: Free; Registration fee for 5K & Rescue Ramble only
Handmade Hopewell: A Makers Street Fair
May 4, 10 am – 4 pm
A small, but mighty unique and highly curated makers street fair. Upwards of 60 makers, artisans, and craftspeople fill Seminary Avenue of Hopewell Borough offering a wide variety of goods including textiles, home goods, paintings, ceramics and much more! Rain or Shine.
Seminary Avenue, Hopewell Borough, NJ
Cost: Free
Westfield Spring Fling Street Fair
May 4, 10 am – 5 pm
Spring Fling Street Fair in Westfield promises to deliver an array of exciting new attractions and all the favorites from years past such as a kid’s zone, including carnival rides, face painting, henna art, and boardwalk-style games. It will feature realistic dinosaur attractions, utilizing animatronics and puppetry to interacting with attendees, adding an extra layer of excitement for families.Attendees can expect an expanded lineup of live music all day. The fair will offer a range of food vendors along with a designated seating area and high-top tables in the beer garden for a more enjoyable dining experience.
Downtown Westfield, NJ
Cost: Free
Springfest Craft Show & Antique Corner
May 4, 10 am – 5 pm
A Don’t Miss Exciting Shopping Event held in picturesque Veterans Park. One hundred & twenty exhibitors will be set up on the grass along the paths with an array of hand crafted items, art & gifts. The Antique & Collectible corner is where you will find treasures from the past. Festival foods will be available as well as home made pretzels, pickles, kettle korn, sweets, & Italian ice. Free Admission and is held rain or shine. Sponsored by Westwood Recreation and organized by P.J.’s Promotions. use 318 3rd Ave for your GPS
Veterans Park , Park Ave, Westwood, NJ
Cost: Free
Walnut Street Fair
May 4, 11 am – 4 pm
Spread throughout the heart of Walnut Street in beautiful Montclair, NJ, the Walnut Street Fair features 200+ vendors and displays, live music, food trucks, a beer garden, a family fun zone with Touch-A-Truck and much more! This event is family/dog friendly. The Walnut Street Fair stretches from Forest Street all the way to Grove Street. Erie Park (next to the baseball field) will feature a huge family-fun zone with tons of kid-friendly activities and entertainment.
Walnut Street, Montclair, NJ
Cost: Free
Highland Park Street Fair
May 4, 11:30 – 4:30 pm
Come on down to Highland Park for the Annual Highland Park Street Fair & Craft Show and enjoy a day of family fun with original and interesting arts & crafts, artists, crafters, vendors, food, rides, live music, DJ, performances and more
Downtown Highland Park, Highland Park, NJ
Cost: Free
BBQ, Beer & Boots Jamfest
May 4, 12 pm – 4pm
This spring, Point Pleasant Beach is bringing the country to the coast! BBQ, Beer & Boots kicks off the Summer season — a backyard-style BBQ and beer festival with a country twist, right in the heart of downtown. Live country music, incredible food, cold beer, and good vibes for the whole family.
Downtown Point Pleasant Beach, 710 Arnold Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Cost: $10 in advance, $12 at the door
VetFest Music and Food Truck Festival
May 4, 12 pm – 7 pm
The festival will feature New Jersey’s top bands and over a dozen local food trucks, all in support of Community Hope. There will also be Two Bounce houses for the kids (free with entry) and a Beer Garden. Proceeds from this event will benefit Community Hope’s Veterans Programs to end veteran homelessness.
Dave Waks Memorial Park, 39 Barbour Pond Rd, Wayne, NJ
Cost: $5+
High Bridge Paint Out
May 4, 1:30pm to 5pm
The 2025 High Bridge Paint Out is a one-day celebration of local art, bringing together artists and art enthusiasts of all ages. On Sunday, May 4th, artists ages 5 to 99 will showcase original artwork inspired by the Borough of High Bridge in a live auction and juried show. The event begins at 1:30 PM with the Junior Division auction at Scout’s Coffee Shop, where visitors can enjoy coffee and snacks while browsing student artwork. From there, make your way up Main Street to Circa Restaurant, where the Traditional Adult Painting Division auction begins at 2:00 PM, accompanied by live music and great atmosphere. At the same time, the Beyond Canvas Division opens at Old Borough Hall Pottery, featuring mixed-media art, sculpture, and more—with the added bonus of shopping in their on-site pottery store. The day concludes back at Circa with the Adult Division awards ceremony at 4:30 PM, where guests can enjoy food, cocktails, and celebrate the winning artists.
37 Main Street, High Bridge, NJ
Cost: Free
