From BBQ bonanzas to craft beer blowouts, New Jersey has it all when it comes to food festivals. This summer hosts feasts celebrating everything from crawfish to wine to strawberries. So check out our list, pack up the kids and dig in!
Food Festivals in NJ, September 2019
- Sept. 7: NJ Taco Festival, Augusta
- Sept. 7: Downbeach Seafood Festival, Ventnor
- Sept. 7-8: South Jersey Apple Fest, Millville
- Sept. 13-15: Church of Saint Anne Carnival and Food Fest, Fair Lawn
- Sept. 21: The Wurst BeerFest in NJ, Blairstown
- Sept. 21: Fall Fest Food Truck and Music Festival, Wildwood
- Sept. 21-22: 2019 SJ Wine & Food Festival, Mays Landing
- Sept. 22: Sussex County Fairgrounds Food Truck & Music Festival, Augusta
- Sept. 28: South Toms River Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival, South Toms River
- Sept. 28: 7th Annual Original Downtown Somerville Oktoberfest 2019, Somerville
- Sept. 28: Oktoberfest at the Track, Oceanport
- Sept. 28: Yogi Berra Stadium Food Truck Craft Beer Festival, Little Falls
- Sept. 28-29: Oktoberfest, Trenton
- Sept. 28-29: 21st Annual Oktoberfest Weekend and Car Show, Chester
- Sept. 29: Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival, Red Bank
Food Festivals in NJ, October 2019
- Oct. 4-6: Foodstock 4th Annual Woodbridge Fall Food Truck Festival, Woodbridge
- Oct. 5: 19th Annual Oktoberfest, Highlands
- Oct. 5: Ales ‘N Tails Oktoberfest, West Orange
- Oct. 5: Wildwoods Food & Music Festival, Wildwood
- Oct. 5-6: Cranberry Fest 2019, Bordentown City
- Oct. 5-6: Oktoberfest, Historic Smithville in Galloway
- Oct. 6: 19th Annual Pumpkin Festival, Whippany
- Oct. 6: Woodland Park Food Truck & Music Festival, Woodland Park
- Oct. 7: A Taste of Clifton Food & Wine Festival, Clifton
- Oct. 12: Belleville Food Truck and Music Festival, Belleville
- Oct. 12: West Cape May Lima Bean Festival, West Cape May
- Oct. 12: New Brunswick 3rd Annual Oktoberfest, New Brunswick
- Oct. 12: 10th Annual Sussex County Harvest, Honey & Garlic Festival, Augusta
- Oct. 12: Central Jersey Beer & Wine Fest, West Windsor Twp.
- Oct. 12: New Jersey Oktoberfest, Warren
- Oct. 12: The Craft Show at Oktoberfest, Demarest
- Oct. 13: Waterloo Concert Field Food Truck Music Festival, Hackettstown
- Oct. 19: Twp. of Washington Food Truck and Music Festival, Sewell
- Oct. 19: 28th Annual Historic Cold Spring Village Pumpkin Festival, Cape May
- Oct. 19: Flemington Rotary BeerFest 2019, Flemington
- Oct. 19-20: The Chatsworth Cranberry Festival, Chatsworth
- Oct. 20: Clifton Food Truck Festival, Clifton
- Oct. 26: Ort Farms Food Truck Festival, Long Valley
Food Festivals in NJ, November 2019
- Nov. 2: St. Theresa Food Truck Festival and Vendor Fair Fundraiser, Kenilworth
- Nov 3: Paramus Food Truck Festival, Paramus
Food Festivals in NJ, December 2019
- Dec 7: Wassail Day, Cape May
Past Events
May
- May 3: Swirling with the Swine Pig Roast, Ringoes
- May 3: EMS Food Truck Festival, Wyckoff
- May 4: Skylands Stadium Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival, Augusta
- May 4: Big Brew Day, Hammonton
- May 4: Chester Food Truck Festival, Chester
- May 4: Toms River Food Fest, Toms River
- May 4-5: Fast Tracks & Food Truck Food and Beer Festival, Jackson
- May 5: Red Bank International Beer, Wine & Food Fest, Red Bank
- May 11: Sip into Spring Festival, Cape May
- May 12: Spring Wine & Music Festival, Ringoes
- May 17-19: 33rd Annual New Jersey Seafood Festival, Belmar
- May 18: Meadowlands Racetrack’s 4th Annual Beerfest, East Rutherford
- May 18: Beer, BBQ, Bacon Showdown, Morristown
- May 18: 30th Annual New Jersey State Chili and Salsa Cook-Off, Toms River
- May 18-19: Riverview Beach Park Wine Festival, Pennsville
- May 19: Cheesefest, Montclair
- May 25: The Official 6th Annual Pork Roll Festival, Trenton
- May 25-26: Arts & Craft Beer Fest, Tuckerton
- May 25-27: Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival, Oceanport
- May 29-June 2: Strawberry Fair, Oceanport
- May 30-June 2: 2019 Greek Food Festival, Westfield
- May 31-June 2: Foodstock 4th Annual Woodbridge Food Truck Festival, Woodbridge
- May 31-June 2: Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest, August
June
- June 1: Hop Sauce Festival, Beach Haven
- June 1: Kidztown and Strawberry Festival, Helmetta
- June 1: Phillipsburg Food Truck and Music Festival, Phillipsburg
- June 1: West Cape May Strawberry Festival, West Cape May
- June 1: City Green Strawberry Festival, Clifton
- June 1-2: 9th Annual Jersey Shore Wine Festival, Lakewood
- June 1-2: Sharrott Winery’s Wine & Music Festival, Hammonton
- June 1-2, 8-9, 15-16: Strawberry Harvest Festival, Chester
- June 2: Vernon Day Food Truck Festival, Vernon
- June 2: Ramsey Farmers’ Market Strawberry Festival, Ramsey
- June 8: 81st Annual Strawberry Festival, West Orange
- June 8: Hammonton Food Truck Fest, Hammonton
- June 8: Wildwood Beer Fest, Wildwood
- June 8-9: Atlantic City Food Truck Festival, Atlantic City
- June 8-9: Pour Into Summer Wine Festival, Berkeley Heights
- June 8-9, 15-16: Strawberry Festival, Monmouth Junction
- June 9: Clifton Food Truck Festival, Clifton
- June 15: E.M.S. BrewFest, West Caldwell
- June 15: Mendham Food Truck and Music Festival, Mendham
- June 15: New Jersey Beer & Food Festival, Hamburg
- June 22: Taco Palooza, Chester
- June 22: NJ Beer Festival Aboard the Battleship, Camden
- June 22-23: Wine & Chocolate Festival, Oceanport
- June 22-23: Sip Into Summer Wine Festival, Mullica Hill
- June 22-23: 27th Annual Baymen’s Seafood and Music Festival, Tuckerton
- June 23: Paramus Food Truck Festival, Paramus
- June 29: Summer Wine Fest, East Rutherford
- June 29-30: Downtown Somerville’s Craft Beer Fest, Somerville
- June 29-30: 10th Annual Rock, Ribs and Ridges Festival, Augusta
- June 30: 33rd Annual Red, White and Blueberry Festival, Hammonton
July
- July 4: 4th of July Food Truck Festival, West Orange
- July 6: City of Millville Fireworks and Food Truck Festival, Millville
- July 6-7: Blueberry Bash, Princeton
- July 12-14: New Jersey State Barbecue Championship, North Wildwood
- July 13-14: Surf & Turf Seafood Festival, Oceanport
- July 21: Peach Festival, Califon
- July 27: 6th Annual Food Truck Seafood Festival, East Rutherford
August
- Aug. 2-5: 25th Annual Clamfest, Highlands
- Aug. 3: Italian Festival & Wine Tasting, Oceanport
- Aug. 3: Peach Festival and Country Auction, Chester
- Aug. 3: Cape May Craft Beer, Music and Crab Festival, Cape May
- Aug. 3-4: Just Peachy Festival, Princeton
- Aug. 10: Flemington Corn, Tomato and Beer Festival, Flemington
- Aug. 10: Powerhouse Arts & Wine Festival, Jersey City
- Aug. 11: Food Truck Fest, Bridgewater Twp.
- Aug. 31-Sept. 1: Labor Day Lobsterfest, Bradley Beach
- Aug. 31-Sept. 2: Boar’s Head BBQ & Craft Beer Festival, Oceanport
*Please check back frequently as we’ll be updating with new events.