Top Ten New Jersey Events to Check Out October 2 – 4, 2020
Kick-off this beautiful weekend with outdoor events such as the Cranberry Celebrating at Whitesbog Preservation Trust, enjoy food truck and musical festivals plus celebrate the return of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival. There’s plenty of activities for the whole family to enjoy! *Please remember to keep socially distanced and safe!
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Top Ten New Jersey Events to Check Out October 2-4, 2020:
Exit Zero Jazz Autumn Festival
October 2 – 4
The Exit Zero Jazz Autumn Festival kicks off in Cape May, NJ, October 2-4, 2020. Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty , Motema Music , Philadelphia Mortgage Advisors Present the 2020 Autumn Exit Zero Jazz Festival. Eddie Palmiere Jazz Sextet, Orrin Evans Quintet, Matthew Whitaker, Laurin Talese, Keyon Harrold Quartet, Frank Bey Tribute Band + many more.
The Festival will be staged on 4 outdoor venues observing all current CDC and State of New Jersey covid-19 guidelines. The Emlen Physick Estate serves as the Main Stage of the Festival and operates from 12:00 – 8:00pm each Festival day. Cape May Brewing Company, Hawk Haven Vineyard and Nauti Spirits Distillery will also host music line-ups each day.
Cape May, NJ
Cost: $58+
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week
October 2 – 11
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week returns this Friday, October 2nd and runs through October 11th. Sponsored by The Grunin Group, Vrola, Tidal Seafood, Sprague Energy, Manasquan Bank and Cuttler Produce, participating restaurants will offer a three course dinner for $32.20 or $22.20 with three appetizer, three entree and three dessert choices. With outdoor dining and limited indoor dining, reservations are a must for this event. Make yours early to be sure you get a seat at the table!
Various Locations in the Jersey Shore
Cost: Varies per restaurant
Flemington Flea Market & Town Wide Yard Sale
October 3, 9AM – 3PM
Amazing antiques, collectibles, and fun finds will be available for sale Camp Flemington Antiques, Ye Old Antique and Curiosity Shop, and the newly opened MINE (on Mine Street) AND there will be sidewalk sales throughout town (SOME businesses are open till 6pm)! Join the treasure hunt! Free Parking.
Flemington, NJ
Cost: Free
Cranberry Celebration
October 3, 10AM – 7PM
Whitesbog is one of the ONLY places in 2020 that you can view Cranberry Harvest up close and personal in the state of New Jersey. Join in on a fun-filled day at Whitesbog with Wagon Rides, Cranberry Hikes, Moonlight Hike, Music in the Bogs, Local Handmade Vendors, Campfires and S’mores.
Whitesbog Preservation Trust, 120 W Whites Bogs Rd #34, Browns Mills, NJ
Cost: Free
Mendham Food Truck & Music Festival
October 3, 11AM – 7PM
Food! Beer! Music! Fun! Plenty of activities for the young and old. It’s a fun filled family day! 20 Gourmet Food Trucks, partnered with some incredible bands, make for an enchanting and fulfilling Fall day. Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, dogs and blankets. Dine on excellent food, while enjoying the beer and sangria garden along with the amazing sounds. Pony rides, airbrush & glitter tattoos on the arms and legs, vendors & more!
Mendham Borough Park, Corner of Mountain Ave & Park Ave, Mendham, NJ
Cost: $5
Food Truck Fest & Inflatable Village
October 3, 2PM – 7PM
The Township of Union is proud to present its Annual Food Truck Fest & Inflatable Village! There will varies Food Trucks, Inflatables, Live Music, a Beer Garden, a children friendly tent featuring Polka Dot Ron, and more. Food Truck Lineup: Boardwalk Freddies, Cat Like Reflexes, Arctic Dog, El Lechon de Negron, Pita Bowls & Ice Cream Creations
Rabkin Park, 1 Swanstrom Pl E, Union Twp, NJ
Cost: $7 – $10
The Addams Family Park-In Movie
October 3, 7PM – 10PM
Music Mountain Theatre has been convereted into a drive-in! Enjoy a family night out with a viewing of everyone’s favorite cooky family the Addams Family.
Music Mountain Theatre; 1483 New Jersey 179, Lambertville, NJ
Cost: $25 per car
Terhune Orchard’s Family Fun Fall Weekend
October 3 & 4
Experience the joys of fall with weekends filled with live music, pumpkin picking, corn maze. Children have fun in the hay bale maze, hippty hop corral, duckie races. Visit the barn yard, play area and adventure barn. Take a family stroll on our farm trail or through the trail of sunflowers. Don’t miss farm treats of apple cider and cider donuts!
Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ
Cost: $10 – children under 3 are free
Autumn Empanada Extravaganza
October 4, 11AM – 7PM
Get ready for an action-packed day filled with a variety of delicious foods from your favorite trucks, a huge beer and sangria garden, live entertainment, hatchet tossing, mini golf, games for kids, and more! There will be several empanada trucks and you can vote for your favorite empanada! Come hungry and bring your amigos! In addition to all the great food you can quench your thirst in our Beer Garden that will be featuring NJ’s own Ghost Hawk Beer!
Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ
Cost: $5 adults, $3 kids
Sussex County ‘Where Did Summer Go’ Food Truck and Music Festival
October 4, 11AM – 6:30PM
Come and celebrate a day in the sun with fabulous food trucks, arts, and great live music!
Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ
Cost: $5, Kids 10 and under are Free
