Top Ten New Jersey Events for October 25th – 27th, 2019

October 22, 2019 newjerseyisntboring

The last weekend of October does not disappoint! Featured events include the Jersey City Craft Distillery Festival, Smithville’s Monster Mash, Fall Festivals and much more. Lots of great family friendly Fall/Halloween events make this a weekend to remember!

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Featured Event:

Jersey City Craft Distillery Fest
October 26, 7PM – 10PM
Jersey City Craft Distillery Fest Is Back! Sample Spirits From around the World. Including some of your favorite Jersey Brands. Over 100 Styles of Craft Spirits, Amazing Food Vendors, Live Music,Interactive Games, and more. Get Tickets for the biggest Spirits Festival in Jersey. And Enjoy a beautiful night sampling on the water. Gorgeous views of the Manhattan Skyline Included!!
Harborside Atrium, 153 Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ
Tickets: $15 – $70. Get $20 Off with Code NJIB

Downtown Wildwood Inaugural Hall-O-Wine Festival
October 25 – 27
There will be 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) on Saturday & Sunday. There will be a Wine & Craft Beer Tasting & sale in Garden/Tent area. And they will have Food Truck Trick or Treating each day from noon to 3 for all children 12 & under in costume. What safer way to trick or trick then going from truck to truck and tent to tent for your candy treats!
Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Avenue, Wildwood, NJ
Cost: Free

Historic Smithville’s Monster Bash
October 26, 10AM – 6:30PM (Rain Date Nov 2)
That’s not the undead walking the streets of Galloway Twp.. it’s Smithville’s annual Zombie Walk! On October 26th (rain date Nov. 2) the residents of Galloway Township and the surrounding areas find their way to Smithville either in full zombie gear or ready to be painted to look like a zombie (for a small fee).
Smithville; 615 East Moss Mill Rd., Smithville, NJ
Cost: Free

BARKtoberfest 2019
October 26, 11AM – 3PM
Barktoberfest Pet Adoption Event and Marketspace at Turtle Back Zoo will be held on Saturday, October 26 from 11am to 3pm in the parking lot of the Berson Education Center. In addition to our adoptable pets, the event will feature a Pet Photo Booth and Costume Contest, animal enrichment and education, vendor booths, food trucks and more! Tell
Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange, NJ

Long Branch Fall Festival & Pooch Parade
October 26, 11AM – 4PM, Rain Date October 27
The Fall Festival will feature arts & crafts, touch a truck, bouncy rides, a costumed pooch parade, a kids costume parade, and Fresh Farmers and Makers Market and craft vendors! There will be a DJ present the entire day as well as costume characters! The shops of Pier Village and our Chamber of Commerce trailer will be participating in trick-or-treating so come prepared to bring home some sweets! Pooch Parade will begin at 12PM with the line-up starting at 11:30AM. Kids Costume Parade will begin at 2PM.
1 Chelsea Avenue, Long Branch, NJ
Cost: Free

Haunted Hops and Ghoulish Grub
October 26, 11AM – 6PM
The Haunted Hops & Ghoulish Grub Fest is back and more spooktacular than ever. Most would say it’s a fest worth screamin’ for!! GPS, Inc and V&V Adventure Farm in Shamong have teamed up to produce South Jersey’s #1 go to Halloween festival of the 2019 season from 11 am – 6 pm. Hosted by V&V Adventure Farm is home to corn mazes, hay rides, jersey devil haunts, zombie invasion haunts and more. Add in NJ’s BEST craft breweries, food trucks to feed monster-like appetites, vendors selling unique products, live local music and a costume contest for adults and kids….the Haunted Hops & Ghoulish Grub Fest is sure to be hauntingly amazing!!! Participating breweries include Brotherton Brewing Company, Double Nickel Brewing Co., Eight & Sand Beer Co, Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing, Four City Brewing Company, Hidden Sands Brewing Company, Ludlam Island Brewery, Third State Brewing, Toms River Brewing, Westville Brewery, and Zed’s Beer-Bado Brewing!
V & V Adventure Farm, 1339 Old Indian Mills Rd, Shamong, NJ
Cost: $20

Frenchtown Zombie Crawl
October 26, 12PM – 4PM
The original River Town Zombie Crawl is unlike any in the region! Frenchtown makeup “pros” transform the living into the Living Dead right before your very eyes! Scavenger hunt through town and put your own twist on your favorite Zombie oeuvre. Dress in your deadly best to participate in the well esteemed zombie contest.
Sunbeam Lenape Park in Frenchtown, NJ
Cost: Free, Zombie Contest is $5 per person / $10 per family.

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

HalloWheaton
October 27, 1PM – 4PM (Rain or Shine)
HALLOWHEATON is a FREE trick-or-treat event with interactive performances for families. Find out why this event has quickly become a local family tradition! Trick-or-Treat in your Halloween costume and meet traditional costumed characters, such as the Mummy, Grymm Witches, the too-tall scarecrow and many others. Photo ops with the characters are welcomed! Throughout the grounds, actors from Mystic Realms will perform an eclectic mix of short skits capturing the Halloween season. This event is scare-free and family-friendly. Admission is FREE!
1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, NJ
Cost: Free

Witches Day Out!
October 27, 2PM – 7PM (Must Register Between 12PM – 2PM)
Grab your hats and your brooms and come out to the Smithville Village for a day of tricks and treating yourself to a good time!
BEST OF THE BEST:
Best Witches Costume
Best Junior Witch
Best Coven
Best Hat
Best Shoes
Smithville; 615 East Moss Mill Rd., Smithville, NJ
Cost: Free

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