Top Ten New Jersey Events for Memorial Day Weekend 2019

May 21, 2019 newjerseyisntboring

It’s Memorial Day Weekend and there’s lots of fun outdoor activities going on to celebrate the unofficial first weekend of Summer in New Jersey! From the Wildwoods International Kite Festival, the annual Bradley Beach Memorial Day Fest, Tuckerton’s Arts & Craft Beer Festival and much more!

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Top Ten New Jersey Events for May 24 – 27:

Wildwoods International Kite Festival
May 24 – 27
Largest kite festival in North America held on the beach at Rio Grande Avenue in Wildwood and inside the Wildwoods Convention Center. Event begins on Friday at noon with the Unlocking of the Ocean media event outside of the Wildwoods Convention Center. Festivities following include opening of the kite sales tent, a Friday night social via the local kite club and the 9 p.m. illuminated kite fly. Saturday includes the silent and loud auctions (open to all) and Saturday & Sunday include the flying of large inflatable kites, sport kite demo’s, team flying as well as family games. Monday features the World Indoor Kite Competition inside the Wildwoods Convention Center.
407 E Monterey Rd, Wildwood Crest, NJ
Cost: Free

2019 Trenton Pork Roll Festival.com
May 25, 10AM – 10PM
Celebrate New Jersey’s iconic meat delicacy at the Trenton Pork Roll Festival on Saturday, May 25th 2019. Trenton Social is again hosting the world’s best pork roll party! Enjoy unique, specially created pork roll dishes from a great selection of food trucks and guest chefs. Hear live bands all day on our outdoor stage! Trenton Social is a safe, enclosed indoor/outdoor venue, so you can walk around the entire Trenton Pork Roll Festival with your favorite adult beverage from our full bar and outdoor beer garden.
Trenton Social; 449 S. Broad St, Trenton, NJ
Cost: $5 – $55

Collingswood Mayfair
May 25, 10AM – 1PM
Collingswood, New Jersey will be bursting with art, music and activities for all ages on Saturday, May 25, 2019 as Collingswood Partners hosts the 40th Annual May Fair. What began in 1979 as a small “clothesline art exhibit” now encompasses more than a mile of the business district along Haddon Ave. Rain date is May 26, 2019.
Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ
Cost: Free

Memorial Day at Bellview Winery
May 25, 12PM – 5PM
Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer and also a really good day to have a Barbecue! Bellview Winery will be firing up the fun and getting into the swing of summer with great food, live music, and all your favorite wines from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Saturday, May 25th. The beach isn’t going anywhere so join them for a good time and skip the shore traffic!
Bellview Winery, 150 Atlantic Street, Landisville, NJ
Cost: $5, optional wine tasting is $6 per person and includes 8 tastes of wine as well as a souvenir glass to take home. There is no admission charge for those under the age of 21

Arts & Craft Beer Festival
May 25 & 26, 10AM – 6PM
The MakeShift Union is proud to partner with The Tuckerton Seaport to introduce the Arts & Craft Beer Festival to ClamTown on May 25 & 26, 2019! Imagine a waterfront outdoor market featuring over 50 handmade vendors, craft beer, live bands, and most importantly, a shopping experience you are unlikely to forget.
The Tuckerton Seaport, 120 Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ
Cost: $5 Admission benefits The Tuckerton Seaport and includes entry to the event plus a $5 coupon to The Union Market & Gallery

Garden State Comic Fest
May 25 & 26
Help kick off Super Hero Summer with comics, collectibles, artists and some of the best DC Comics cosplay around* all set with the backdrop of DC Comics-themed roller coasters.
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ
Cost: Cost of Park Admission

Downtown Wildwood Inaugural Bacon Lovers Festival
May 25 – 27
An entire event for Bacon lovers! Food trucks & local tent vendors, artisan & bacon related vendors. DJ & live bands. FREE family & kid’s activities (to include but not limited to corn hole, kan jam, lawn jenga, connect four, face painting). Wine and craft beer tasting and sales in garden/tent area. Bacon eating contest on Sunday. Be sure to visit the great Downtown Wildwood shops, bars and restaurants while you are here! Sat: 2 p.m. – 10 p.m., Sun: Noon – 10 p.m., Mon: Noon – 6 p.m.
Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Ave, Wildwood, NJ
Cost: Free

Bradley Beach Memorial Day Fest
May 25 – 27
The annual event features children’s activities including water slide, rides, face painters and sand art. Plus over 180 craft and specialty vendors and 25 food vendors with something for everyone. Memorial Day parade at 10AM on Monday
Ocean Ave, Bradley Beach, NJ
Cost: Free

Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival
May 25 – 27
This year’s Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival will feature over 40 mouth-watering trucks serving everything from fresh-made empanadas, to ocean-fresh lobster rolls, to warm and gooey Belgian Waffle sundaes.Enjoy live music all three days of the festival. In addition, FREE Family Fun Day activities will take place Saturday and Sunday including clowns, face painters, pony rides and a bounce house.
Monmouth Park Racetrack, 175 Oceanport Ave, Oceanport, NJ
Cost: General parking $5, Grandstand admission $5, Children 12 and under always FREE

4th Annual Fleet Week at Liberty State Park
May 26, 12PM – 5PM
Event will include Navy and Marine Corps aviation static displays, Navy Dive Tank, military band and silent drill team performances, military static displays; kids activities; and much more! Event is free and open to the public.
Liberty State Park, 1 Audrey Zapp Dr, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: Free

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