NJIB’s Top 15 New Jersey Events for April 29 – May 1, 2022

It’s the first weekend of May (and the last weekend of April)! We’re moving on from April Showers and heading into May Flowers. . Now that it’s warmer, we can leave the house to explore what NJ has to offer (or not, you do you).  Here are my top fiften picks for April 29 – May 1, 2022.

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NJIB’s Top 15 New Jersey Events for April 29 – May 1, 2022:

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

Jersey Shore Restaurant Week
Now – 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.

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

Collingswood Green Festival
April 30, 9AM – 2PM
Celebrate spring and all things green by joining your friends and neighbors at Collingswood’s Annual Green Festival, located just off Haddon Ave on Irvin Ave near the PATCO High Speed line. Enjoy Local sustainable food, organic gardening, water conservation, renewable energy, environmentally-friendly construction, and more. You will also get an opportunity to learn about smart green living from local activists and experts. Activities for kids include a Fun Zone featuring face-painting, sidewalk chalk drawing, games, arts and crafts, and more
Irvin Ave, Collingswood, NJ

Made in Monmouth
April 30, 10AM – 4PM
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!
Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, NJ

Rutgers Day
April 30, 10AM – 4PM
Rutgers Day, is a free day-long event where you can explore your state university. Experience hands-on learning activities, enjoy entertaining stage performances, and see exhibitions and demonstrations hosted by accomplished professors, staff, and students from Rutgers University–Camden, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and Rutgers University–Newark.
Rutgers University–Camden, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, and Rutgers University–Newark.

New Jersey Folk Festival
April 30
A family-friendly one day folk festival featuring three stages of music, dancing, craft vendors, children’s activities, and food. This year’s theme is “On the Move: Transportation and Migration” which highlights ideas of transportation, migration, and life in motion. This festival is not only for fun but it serves to educate people on the culture and history of traditional indigenous people, multicultural forms, and artists in New Jersey. It showcases the folk tradition and aspires to share it with the younger generations.
Douglass Campus at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Galloway Art Festival
April 30, 10AM – 5PM
The Galloway Arts Festival will feature music, dance and visual arts over the course of the day on April 30 throughout the Smithville Village. Guests will be able to follow a master schedule of performances, led by the Absegami performing arts, and enjoy some interactive activities as well. Join Smithville as the community comes together to celebrate the arts in the forms of jazz, choir, brass bands, theater, dance, drumming and more. Rain date for this event is May 1st.
615 E. Moss Mill Rd. Galloway, NJ

Bordentown City PorchFest
April 30, 12PM – 5PM
This family event features musicians of all genres and styles playing free shows on porches throughout the City. Attendees are invited to stroll from porch to porch and relax on front lawns and sidewalks as they enjoy live, local talent. Neighbors offer their porches where performers volunteer their talents. They pair the two and performances are held throughout the City. A PorchFest guide listing host porches and performance schedules will be available before the event.
Bordentown, NJ

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.

The Big Toy Show & Pop Culture Flea Market
May 1, 8AM – 4PM
The Big Kid Toy Show is here again at the New Egypt Flea Market Village. Food trucks! 100 vendors! Marketwide Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt! Canned food Drive BOTH DAYS for our local Helping Hands Food Pantry Sponsored by The Christian Fellowship Church of New Egypt http://www.cfcnewegypt.com/ – Drop off in front of Building 11 in the back row.
933 Monmouth Rd, Cream Ridge, NJ

Maplewood Small Wonder Marketplace
May 1, 10AM – 4PM
Eat, drink, shop, browse, and support local small businesses and makers! Walk the streets of Maplewood Village and visit the Woodland to browse and shop local makers as well as fabulous local merchants. Take a break from the shopping to have a nosh at one of the many delicious eateries in the Village. Music all day and a dance performance from Motion Arts Studio on Maplewood Ave at 1 pm on Maplewood Ave. Handmade artisans will exhibit their work both indoors at The Woodland as well as outdoors on the busy streets of Maplewood Ave., Highland Pl., and Baker St. Admission is free, family-friendly, and open to the public.
The Woodland, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood, NJ

27th Annual Westfield Spring Fling
May 1, 2022, 10AM – 5PM
This fun-filled family event will feature diverse live entertainment, food vendors, merchandise vendors, a Kids Zone with rides and a multitude of activities to entertain kids throughout the day. Valencia Music and the New Jersey Workshop of the Arts will perform music and entertainment.
Downtown Central Avenue from East Broad Street to North Avenue, Westfield, NJ

Hoboken Spring Arts and Music Festival
May 1, 11AM – 6PM
Over 300 artists, crafters, food vendors, local businesses and more participating.
Washington St. bet. Observer Highway to 7th St, Hoboken, NJ