From Bluey’s Big Play at NJPAC to local car shows to a food and wine festival and more, there’s so much to do with your crew this weekend in NJ!
WEEKEND
Bergen County Food & Wine Festival
Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus
Thursday and Sunday
New this year is the Summer Sendoff Lobster Boil, where you can have a lobster boil dinner under the tent on Thursday while being entertained with live music from local artists and a corn hole tournament. On Sunday, come back for the traditional Grand Tasting event that showcases the best restaurants from around the county.
The Bridges of Madison County
Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA
Thursday – Sunday
The Tony-Winning musical is a love story where an Italian woman marries an American soldier so she can flee the war in Italy, but then meets a National Geographic photographer who changes her life.
Hoboken Italian Festival
Sinatra Drive, Hoboken
Thursday – Sunday
The street festival that pays tribute to Madonna dei Martiri has food, rides, games, fireworks and a parade for everyone.
Greek Festival
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Union
Thursday – Sunday
All of the food, vendors, music and entertainment will be Greek-themed.
Rock of Ages Punk Rock Flea Market & Tattoo Expo
New Jersey Convention & Expo Center, Edison
Friday – Sunday
The Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market features hundreds of artists, makers and small businesses, plus 100+ tattoo artists from across the globe. There will be lots of celebrity guests, most notably the first Garden State reunion of the cast of Kevin Smith’s 1994 cult classic, “Clerks.”
Roots Classic Volkswagen Car Show
Friday: Cape May County Zoo, Cape May Court House
Saturday: Byrne Plaza, Wildwood
Sunday: Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood
Whether or not you drive a Volkswagen, join the car community for a BBQ at the zoo on Friday, followed by a Pre-2K cruise back to the Wildwoods and a meet-up at Mudhen Brewery. On Saturday, there are events in Byrne Plaza. On Sunday, pre-2000 Volkswagen cars will be on display inside the convention center.
Central Jersey Jazz Fest
Saturday in Flemington
Sunday in Somerville
This event brings culture, arts and education to commercial districts; promotes history and tourism; and fosters collaboration between county seats and neighboring communities. Experience live jazz music, vendors, food, drinks and more.
Bluey’s Big Play
NJPAC, Newark
Saturday – Sunday
The popular children’s TV show comes to life on stage using puppets and featuring new songs.
VK Market
Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm, Jobstown
Saturday – Sunday
Vintage Keepers and Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm will offer art, antiques, vintage, handmade, live music, book signings, wines from Tomasello Winery, hayrides and more.
First Responders Weekend
Sesame Place, Langhorne, PA
Get an up-close look at emergency vehicles, take a picture with your favorite Sesame Street friends dressed up in uniform, and see them all featured in a special parade. First responders can receive a free single-day ticket and purchase up to six additional discounted tickets for their dependents valid on any regular operating day through October 29; complete registration through GOVX ID to be eligible for this offer.
Vintage Keepers Market
Johnson Locust Hall Farm, Jobstown
Saturday – Sunday
There will be curated vintage and antique booths, live entertainment, food, and even a VK Live.
Summer Sendoff Festival
Adventure Crossing USA, Jackson
Saturday – Sunday
Everyone can order from local food trucks, listen to music, watch sand sculptors in action and play outdoor games. If you’re 21+, try some wine from Laurita Winery.
Garden State Sheep and Fiber Festival
Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, Lambertville (Ringoes)
Saturday – Sunday
There are hundreds of sheep shown every year, along with hundreds of vendors, wool judging, food vendors, shearing demonstrations, sheep dog trials, education sessions with veterinarians, the USDA, breeds displays, parade of breeds, showmanship classes and more. For the first time in North America, welcome Valais Blacknose breeders, their sheep, qualified certified judges, and visitors from around the world. Another special attraction is a booth set up by Baabuk, a B Corp Certified Swiss footwear brand, and one of the only manufacturers that uses sheep’s wool.
Downbeach Seafood Festival
Ski Beach, Ventnor
Saturday – Sunday
The beach will be a seafood lover’s paradise. Start by checking out more than two dozen vendors selling everything from clams to calamari, oysters to ahi, and even alligator. Sample Jersey-made craft beers, watch a cooking demo, check out the vendors or just walk along the beach. There will also be children’s activities and art, live sand sculpting, live music performances, complimentary seminars, a crab cake eating competition and a chowder cookoff.
Farm Days Festival
Ethos Farm, Long Valley
Saturday – Sunday
Guest speakers will talk about plant-based nutrition, environmental health and animal advocacy, and will discuss how our diets not only affect our health but also the health of the planet. Watch a demo making “nice” cream as well as art sessions for kids. The two-day event will end with a panel discussion and Q&A about the ethics of eating.
FRIDAY
Music in the Gardens
Greenwood Gardens, Short Hills
This finale of the outdoor concert series puts a special focus on classical chamber music, courtesy of the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players.
Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce Car Show
Downtown Ridgewood
Spend your Friday evening checking out cool cars, eating great food and listening to music. The entire downtown will be closed off so car lovers can display over 400 unique cars around the park.
Ode to New Jersey Opening Reception
West Windsor Arts, Princeton Junction
You’re invited to opening night, where a reception will be held to celebrate New Jersey, known as The Garden State, the Diner Capital of the World and the Crossroads of the American Revolution. Our state is famous for the Jersey tomato, cranberry bogs and growing blueberries (the state’s official fruit). The art will be exhibited from August 29 to October 28.
Spoken Word Apex
NJPAC, Newark
Taalam Acey is known as The Godfather of Spoken Word. He is based in Newark but was born in Newark, so the poet and curator will return home for a show that focuses on spoken word poetry from several world-renowned poets.
Outdoor Adaptive Dance & Pizza Party
Princeton Community Park Pool Complex, Princeton
Teens and adults age 13 and older can come by for pizza, and dancing from DJ Redline Steven Knox.
Friday Night Double-Header
The Rose Pavilion and Rose Hall, Madison
The final Rose Pavilion Outdoor Concert features the sounds of Pyrenesia. Lounge on the lawn at sunset and listen to Django Reinhardt-inspired gypsy jazz. Right after the outdoor show, move inside for comedy and improv during The Flip Side, featuring Clark Carmichael, Laura Ekstrand, Noreen Farley, Lulu French, Dave Maulbeck and David Lee White.
SATURDAY
Rocktoberfest
Taylor Park, Short Hills
There will be four performance spaces so that more than 30 bands can perform, plus arts, and activities, food and entertainment. The streets will be blocked off for folk/rhythm/blues/world music, plus Little Explorers, a games and vendor expo geared towards young families sponsored by Explore Millburn. The Taylor Park Rose Garden will have low-sensory acoustic music. There will also be children’s entertainment as well as a beer garden, food and shopping.
Parsippany Food Truck & Music Fest
Veterans Memorial Park, Parsippany
Bring your lawn chair and your appetite because there will be 15 food vendors in the park so you can say goodbye to summer while raising money for The Kiwanis of Greater Parsippany. In addition to food, and live music from Naughty Humphrey and Twisted Charm, you can shop from local craft vendors, shoot airsoft rifles, jump on a bungee trampoline, get a henna tattoo, play with sand art, and more. For those 21 and over, enjoy an ice-cold beer, wine, or hard seltzer from the bar. This is a pet-friendly event.
End of Summer Sensory-Friendly Bash
Bierman Autism Centers, Princeton
Wave goodbye to summer as you play on bounce houses, make art at the craft stations, take part in activities and games, and get some free Kona Ice.
Central Brass
New Jersey Botanical Garden, Ringwood
Listen to the sounds of a brass quintet playing a wide range of popular, Broadway, Americana, jazz, folk, ragtime and classical music.
Dancing & Dessert
Plainsboro Preserve, Cranbury
This will be a night out for adults to learn ballroom dancing outside, followed by dessert.
Insect Festival
Mercer Educational Gardens, Hopewell Twp.
Spend the day learning about bugs, bees, butterflies, composting and carnivorous plants. There will be bugs in the water, and an insect hunt. Speak with the Master Gardeners about all your gardening needs.
Open Cockpit Days
New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, Teterboro
You’ll have the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of a very rare Lockheed Bushmaster plane and a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter. Sit inside a M*A*S*H Bell 47 helicopter made famous during the Korean War. See the cabin and cockpit of the world’s only surviving Martin 202A Airliner. Also popular with young people is to sit inside the official airport rescue firefighter truck. Also on display are the Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter and the OV-1A Mohawk Observation/Attack Aircraft.
Linwood Fields Festivals
Pop’s Farm Market & Garden Center, Monroe Twp.
This year is the first time you will be able to pick your own veggies in addition to the U-cut flower field. During the festival days, there will be a wine tasting, food trucks, craft vendors, a bounce house, a petting zoo, pet adoptions, a corn maze, a hayride and pumpkin picking (when available).
PBA Corn Hole Tournament & Craft Beer Tasting
Seastreak Ferry Terminal/Sand Box, Highlands
There is a 4-game Round Robin, into a double elimination, (guaranteed six games) in support of the local PBA. There will be food trucks and beer after. You can purchase tickets for the Craft Beer Tasting as well, and attend both events or just one.
Back to School
Howell Living History Farm, Hopewell Twp.
Kids 5 and up will be treated to a unique history lesson, as they attend class in a one-room school as Pleasant Valley children once did. They will do before- and after-school farm chores, play games during recess, and learn math, English and social studies. You’ll also get to meet Larry Kidder, the author of an award-winning book about the school itself. Games and recess will follow.
Robert J. Miller Oysterfest
The Woodland, Maplewood
This is a community health event for melanoma awareness featuring live outdoor music and food. New for Oysterfest 2023 is Burger Bash, a burger-tasting competition hosted by local restaurants featuring their best burgers. Live music from the band Garden State Groove and DJ sounds from Nix in the Mix will be featured. Additional highlights for the adults-only event include an open bar, bagpipers, dining with local eateries and the popular oysters and raw bar.
NJ Taco Festival
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta
Choose the best tacos from 40 different trucks. Entertainment includes live bands, including Metalachi, a fusion of heavy metal and mariachi music. There will also be Lucha Libre wrestling, Chihuahua Pageant, eating contests, and a margarita and beer bar.
The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center, Carteret
Expect the unexpected during this show, which features four self-proclaimed eccentric lunatics presenting comedy, wild theatrics and lots of juggling.
Community Day
Elmwood Park in Elmwood Park
The street will be closed to vehicle traffic so it can be transformed into a giant block party. Check out the assorted items for sale, a special arts and crafts section, live entertainment, kiddie rides and games, festival foods and food trucks, and so much more. As you stroll along, stop to have a bite to eat and sit at tables in the live music area. The Kid’s Traveling Shindig is dedicated to children with kiddie bounce rides, slides, and interactive blow-ups, face painters, sand art and kids’ games. At dusk, there will be a fireworks display to cap off the celebration.
Brick Township Kite Festival
Brick Beach 3, Mantoloking
There will be giant inflatable kites visible for miles; vertical wind feathers and ground displays; kids and adults Running of the Bols competition; super-sized giant bubbles, kite sales and a separate public flying field for all.
Family Wildlife Treasure Hunt
Schermann Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, Bernardsville
Take the afternoon to search for all kinds of plants and animals: fish in the river, insects in the field and fungi in the forest. You will collect pond water to search for tiny wildlife under the microscope. Youngsters will have a nature bingo sheet, and older children will have a “Tree of Life” sheet to record the plants and animals they find.
Beauty & the Beast
New Brunswick
Cluedd Up Games puts together a themed event that will have your team running through the streets of town trying to help Beauty break the beast’s curse against love.
Matilda In Concert
State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick
Actor, producer and director (and NJ native) Danny DeVito will join famed film composer David Newman and the New Jersey Symphony in a very special performance of the movie based on the beloved children’s book by Roald Dahl.
Indieplaza Kids
Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
This free kids festival will be held outdoors on Center Plaza, and include music by The Rock and Roll Playhouse, arts and crafts with MerchFriends, DIY musical instruments, face painting, festival hair, and more.
Barrington Brews, Beats & Eats
St. Francis (Rosebud Academy) Parking Lot, Barrington
Selections include Miller Lite, Yuengling, Truly Hard Seltzer, Flying Fish, Tonewood Brewing beers, Tito’s Handmade Vodka mixed drinks, Malibu Bay Breeze and Black Box Cab or Pinot options. Multiple food trucks will be on site. There will be live music by Hot Buttah! plus corn hole, beer pong and other games.
Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree
Downtown Montclair
There will be five stages set up in the downtown, plus 150 food and artisan vendors along Bloomfield Avenue. This year there is an expanded Family Jazz Discovery Zone.
Cranbury Day
Brainerd Lake and Main Street, Cranbury
One of the highly anticipated parts of the day is the Rubber Duck Race, where numbered plastic duck toys will travel along a route in the lake to see who the first-, second- and third-place winners are.
Sailfest
The Toms River, Island Heights
This is New Jersey’s largest sailing festival. Anyone who loves boating, sailing, sailors or anything nautical comes by for music, arts, crafts, vendors, raffles, food, beer, wine, kids’ activities and a special Reflection Ceremony to honor veterans and first responders.
TADA! Youth Theater Fall Open House
TADA! Youth Theater, New York, NY
Your budding actor or actress will participate in a fun, active musical theater sample class led by two professional NYC Teaching Artists. TADA’s Director of Education will facilitate a Q&A and share information with parents in case your kid wants to join the fall session, which runs from September 18 to December 11.
Boonton Brewfest
Canalside Park, Boonton
More than 30 breweries from all over New Jersey will be on-site, or sample some wine. Jared Jones Trio and Surfing For Daisy will play live music. There will be cornhole, giant Jenga and bucket pong for adults. There will be food trucks and vendors selling food.
Fiesta Latino
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, West Windsor
Celebrate Hispanic heritage with live performances by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and El Alcalde De La Salsa with other special guests. There will be plenty of music, food, beer, games and more.
Grape Stomping
Dimatteo Vineyards, Hammonton
Dress up like Lucy Ricardo from “I Love Lucy” for a Look-A-Like Costume Contest. There will be food trucks, a picture op inside the tank and music. You’ll get to take home a bottle of wine from the grapes you crushed.
St. Anthony’s Italian Heritage Festival
Downtown Glassboro
There will be carnival games, live entertainment, cultural exhibits, a homemade wine competition, a beer garden, and amazing Italian food.
SUNDAY
Teacher Appreciation Day
Casino Pier, Seaside Heights
Your favorite teachers will have some summer fun before school kicks into high gear again. If you bring your teacher’s ID, you can get free admission to the ride area and waterpark today only.
South Orange Downtown Food Stroll & Pub Crawl
Downtown South Orange
Fifteen restaurants and a number of pubs will have specials and discounts so that you can sample the best South Orange has to offer. Certain retailers will offer discounts as well. You’ll get a wristband so you can walk around town tasting different options.
Marlboro Day
Marlboro Municipal Complex, Marlboro
Friends and neighbors will gather to enjoy entertainment, vendors, food trucks, rides and more.
Red Bank Street Fair & Music Festival
Downtown Red Bank
Thousands of people will be lining the streets of downtown Red Bank this Sunday, September 10 for the bi-annual Red Bank Street Fair & Music Festival, presented by Streetfairs.org. As always, the street fair will have live music, food, crafters, artists and other vendors including some of our very own brick and mortar businesses who participate. In fact, there will be over 200 exhibitors on Broad Street and Monmouth Street, so there really will be something for everyone! We are participating as well, and you can visit us at our BroadWalk tent on Broad Street between White and Front Streets, so please stop by and say hi to yours truly and Lori from the RiverCenter and Margaret from the Visitors Center.
Your First Mud Run
North Wildwood Beach, Wildwood
Parents and kids – and even your dogs! – can run together in this sandy, dirty, muddy obstacle course. The courses are 1.5 – 2 miles and include 10–16 obstacles. Anyone 5 years old and up can participate.
Forest Bathing
New Weis Center for Education, Arts & Recreation, Ringwood
The practice of forest bathing means immersing oneself in the forest and soaking in the atmosphere through the senses. The walk will be at an easy pace and focus on connecting to nature through mindfulness. There will be short, guided meditations and breathing exercises in the forest. Then, you’ll sample some hot tea to close out the session.
Grandparents Day
Casino Pier, Seaside Heights
Grandparents ride the Ferris Wheel and Sky Ride free with a paying grandchild from 12-3 pm.
Arts in the Park
Raritan Avenue, Highland Park
Stroll through the downtown and check out all the artwork, live music, entertainment, food from local restaurants, children’s activities, promotional booths and more. Artists who signed up for the juried art show will display and sell their work under tents along Raritan Avenue.
Grandparents Day Train Rides
Whippany Railway Museum, Whippany
Sit back and relax during a 45-minute, 10-mile round-trip ride through Morris and Essex counties.
Salsa at Grundy Park
Grundy Park, Jersey City
Enjoy the rhythms of salsa music, along with dance lessons and performances led by master teachers from top dance companies, while dancing along the waterfront.
Taste of Highlands
Atlantic Highlands
Spend an afternoon in the waterfront town eating, drinking and collecting giveaways. You can ride the trolley around town.
Red Bank Street Fair & Music Festival
Downtown Red Bank
The bi-annual street fair will have live music, food, crafters, artists and other vendors. There will be over 200 exhibitors on Broad Street and Monmouth Street, plus the BroadWalk tent on Broad Street between White and Front streets.
ONGOING
Hawk Watches
Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, Bernardsville
Thursdays, September 7, 14 and 21
Fridays, September 8, 15 and 22
Join a Naturalist from the New Jersey Audubon Society on the observation deck for a bird’s eye view of fall migration. You will be looking for migrating raptors, passerines, broad-winged hawk kettles and Bald Eagles as they pass through the sanctuary.
New Jersey Film Festival
Voorhees Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Plus Virtual Option
Fridays and Sundays, September 8 – October 8
The films range from the topics of nature to culture to history to music documentaries to romance, and everything in between.
Circus Vazquez
Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus, Sept. 8-25
Woodbridge Center Mall, Woodbridge, Oct. 27 – Nov. 13
This is no ordinary circus. Instead, watch as an international cast of performers do trapeze acts, juggle faster than you can imagine, ride a unicycle through a 15-wheel vertical cycle; and perform a rarely seen Palo Hindu act.
Fright Fest
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson
September 8-October 31 (select dates)
Get ready to scream your pants off! This much-anticipated Halloween season tradition returns to the theme park with daytime activities for the kids, and then nighttime haunted houses and scare zones recommended for teens 13 and older.
Fright Fest
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson
Select dates, September 8 – October 31
This is not for the faint of art! Recommended for teens and adults 13 and older, this is one of the area’s scariest Halloween events. Nighttime festivities include a ghoul parade, live stage shows, terrifying scare zones, plus six haunted houses designed for the ultimate scare.
Seuls en Scene: Princeton French Theater Festival
Around Princeton University campus, September 8-28
McCarter Theatre Center, September 29
Ten different works by French writers, actors and directors, all of which were recently presented on stages in France, will be shown around Princeton. Most are performed in French, but some have English subtitles.
Morning Walks
Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, Bernardsville
Saturdays, September 9 – November 18
During a quiet morning at the sanctuary, walk the trails with an NJ Audubon staff member or associate naturalist and learn about the birds, trees, tracks, wildflowers, reptiles and amphibians that you come across.
Scarecrows in the Village
Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA
September 11 – October 29
More than 100 scarecrows will be on display throughout the village. If you want to try your own, sign up for a scarecrow-making workshop. Throughout the season there will be a series of events, like Food Truck Thursday, a wedding show, a murder mystery dinner show and a free movie. During the weekend of September 16 and 17, Peddler’s Village will host a Scarecrow Festival that will include scarecrow workshops, live music, a juggling show, pumpkin painting, axe throwing, sand art, and outdoor food and drinks.
Scarecrows in the Village
Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA
September 11 – October 29
More than 100 scarecrows will be on display throughout the village. If you want to try your own, sign up for a scarecrow-making workshop. Throughout the season there will be a series of events, like Food Truck Thursday, a wedding show, a murder mystery dinner show and a free movie. During the weekend of September 16 and 17, Peddler’s Village will host a Scarecrow Festival that will include scarecrow workshops, live music, a juggling show, pumpkin painting, axe throwing, sand art, and outdoor food and drinks.
Riverdale Carnival
National Guard, Riverdale
September 13-17
This will be a celebration of the town’s centennial. The carnival will have rides, games, foods and activities.
Kayak Eco Tours
Liberty State Park, Jersey City
Select dates, September 13-30
From the canoe/kayak launch located at the south side of Liberty State Park near the Park Office, climb into your boat for a guided tour that will highlight the wildlife and habitats of Caven Point.
Ocean Xperience
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City
Through September 15 (LSC is closed on Mondays)
You’ll become an “Xplorer” as you pilot the OceanXplorer, the most advanced research ship in the world. Deploy its research vehicle, conduct a guided mission, study orca groups and then watch OceanX footage of the ocean.
Members’ Juried Exhibition
Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster
Through September 15
Take your time viewing 75 works of art in painting, printmaking, charcoal, ink, graphite, pastel, fiber, photography, mixed media, ceramics and more.
Liu Shiming Life Gives Beauty Form
Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Through September 22
The exhibition will feature more than 80 sculptures made over the Chinese artist’s 60-year career, including 27 works that are being exhibited for the first time in the United States. The exhibition has an emphasis on popular fairy tales, family life and animals, with a Family Guide created by Mason Gross Galleries to help spark conversations around the pieces so that everyone can attend. There is also an interactive clay room set up inside the galleries where guests can try their hand at sculpting in Shiming’s style.
Rise of the New Jersey Diner
Hannah Memorial Garden at Paterson Museum, Paterson
Through September 23
The newest exhibit, “Order’s Up!” Paterson and the Rise of the New Jersey Diner acknowledge what we already know: that New Jersey is the “Diner Capital of the World.” Learn how Paterson played a role in this statewide phenomenon.
Bonfires on the Beach
Asbury Park
Through September 29
On Fridays in May and June, Wednesdays in July and August, and Fridays again in September, you can visit one of several beaches in Asbury for a family bonfire. Bring your chairs, blankets and s’more-making items.
Cowtown Pro-Rodeo
Cowtown Rodeo, Pilesgrove
Saturdays, through September 30
There will be tons of bull riding fun, including steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, tie-down roping and team roping.
Festival of Sunflowers
Dalton Farms, Swedesboro
Through October 8
The golden fields include not only sunflowers but also dahlias this year. The farm is open every day, but there will also be Oktoberfest and the Two Bridges wine trail announced later in the season.
Quest Middlesex County
Throughout Middlesex County
Through October 11
Solve riddles and take photos from 25 different spots throughout the county. Prizes will be awarded.
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
50 West 34th Street, New York, NY
Through October 15
This immersive exhibit is dedicated to all things Harry Potter. The exhibition features the iconic moments, characters, settings and beasts seen in the films and stories of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and also includes the costumes, props and imagery from the Broadway production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. You can choose a Patronus, cast a spell, test their Quidditch skills, and brew potions while you’re there.
Ode to New Jersey Opening Reception
West Windsor Arts, Princeton Junction
Through October 28
Celebrate New Jersey, known as The Garden State, the Diner Capital of the World and the Crossroads of the American Revolution. Our state is famous for the Jersey tomato, cranberry bogs and growing blueberries (the state’s official fruit). An opening night reception is planned for September 8.
Little Falls Farmers Market
Little Falls
Sundays, through October 29
Soupeteer, Doughboy On The Rise, Jersey Pickles, High Mountain Foods, Pastabalities, Rosie’s Empanadas, Jersey Spirits, Seven Tribesmen and Cousins Main Lobster are just some of the returning vendors for the season. Live music will be from Your Mom’s Hot and new this year will be live jazz music from Hunter Hays – plus DJ Allstar Spotlight.
Mountain Creek Resort Bike Park
Mountain Creek Resort, Vernon Twp.
Through October 29
The bike park at Mountain Creek has 52 downhill trails that challenge everyone from first-time bikers to downhill professional racers. Zip tours feature a series of ziplines ranging from 200 feet to 1,500 feet in length.
Grow Little Gardner
Veblen House Lawn, Princeton
Fridays, through November 3
Certified Master Gardener and local mom Mathilde Burlion will teach a weekly youth gardening class in Herrontown Woods. In these sessions, kids ages 6-12 will learn and grow by exploring the woods and interacting with nature.
Oktoberfest
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson
Select dates, through November 5
This German heritage festival is a new fall tradition filled with authentic fare and a large selection of seasonal craft lagers and beers from around the world, including the Gutentag One Man Band.
Duke Farms Market
Duke Farms, Hillsborough
Sundays, through November 12
The best farms and artisan vendors from the Raritan Watershed region will offer items for all your grocery needs.
T-Rex Takeover
Field Station: Dinosaurs, Leonia
Select days, through November 12
The park will be home to more than 30 larger-than-life-sized dinosaurs and includes the Jurassic Jump attraction, activities like dino trivia or feeding a T-Rex, time to speak with actual paleontologists and a scavenger hunt.
Aerial Adventure Park Night Climb
Great Gorge Golf Club, Vernon
Select dates, through November 18
Night climbs give you three hours of access to the 10 original aerial obstacle courses, plus the new zipline course, The Black Creek Flyer. You can spend the night climbing, zipping, scrambling and scampering through the trees. Stop for something to eat or sit by the fire to relax before heading up again.
Food Truck Festival Season
Laurita Winery, New Egypt
Select Saturdays and Sundays, through November 19
Each weekend will have a different theme with food trucks to match, plus have a glass of wine or two. There will be family activities, too.
Hopatcong Sunday Market & Craft Fair
Park & Ride, Hopatcong
Sundays, through November 26
Each week, bring the kids and shop from a variety of food, produce and craft vendors.
The 22nd commemoration of the events of September 11, 2001, will take place on Monday. Plan to visit a memorial or ceremony to honor the lives lost on that fateful day.
And Hispanic Heritage Month events are planned for September and October.
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