Top Things To Do In New Jersey This Weekend –
Summer Festivals, Concerts & More
Hey there New Jersey! Lots of awesome things to do in New Jersey this weekend! From some amazing summer food festivals to several living history events to fabulous summer concerts and more, there’s a New Jersey event for everyone! Read on for the best things to do in NJ this weekend…
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Things To Do In NJ This Weekend
1. New Jersey State Fair
Augusta NJ | August 3-12 2018
The 2018 New Jersey State Fair and Sussex County Farm & Horse Show is New Jersey’s largest agricultural fair and features agricultural events and educational exhibits, livestock exhibits and shows, a horse show, amusement rides, a petting zoo, vendors, crafts, 4-H exhibits and demonstrations, great fair food, live entertainment, and more! Learn more…
2. Kerry Hallam – Along The Coast
Stone Harbor NJ | August 3-6 2018
Ocean Galleries welcomes the renowned British Impressionist, Kerry Hallam, in August for his first ever exhibition in Stone Harbor, NJ. Kerry Hallam – Along the Coast will feature many coastal themed paintings as well as his signature nautical chart paintings. Free admission. Read more…
3. NJ Fringe Festival
Hammonton NJ | August 3-5 2018
The 2018 New Jersey Fringe Festival is a weekend-long event that creates a fun party atmosphere with pop-up art and food vendors, a beer and wine garden, musicians and more lining the streets. Jersey Fringe has teamed with several producing organizations that will fill the fest with an eclectic lineup of great entertainment, and your festival pass gets you into multiple productions throughout the city on all three days of this exciting weekend. Read more…
4. 24th Annual Highlands Clam Fest
Highlands NJ | August 3-5 2018
The 24th Annual Highlands Clam Fest features fresh local seafood (as well as a land lubbers menu), a beer and wine garden, specialty vendors and crafters, live music, games and thrill rides. Free admission! Learn more…
5. Warren County Farmers Fair & Balloon Festival
Belvidere NJ | August 3 & 4 2018
Highlights of the 2018 Warren County Farmers Fair include the 18th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival, the traditional arts expo, tractor pulls, free children’s activities all day, animal shows and exhibits, truck shows, live entertainment, a demolition derby, an antique auto show, an open talent show, amusement rides, and much more! Learn more…
6. Batsto Lake Guided Canoe Ecotour
Hammonton NJ | August 4 2018
Explore Batsto Lake on a naturalist guided canoe ecotour! Wharton State Forest naturalists will lead you by canoe and point out the natural features native to this region of the Pinelands. Atlantic white cedar, blueberries, cranberries, and carnivorous plants line the lake’s shores. You may see or hear carpenter frogs, redbelly turtles, great blue herons, and bald eagles during your paddling trip! Reservations required. Learn more…
7. Guided Tours of the NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Holmdel NJ | August 4 2018
Free guided tours of the NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial are offered the first Saturday of each month at 11am and 1pm. Learn more…
8. Just Jersey Rockaway Food Truck and Music Festival
Rockaway NJ | August 4 2018
The Just Jersey Rockaway Food Truck and Music Festival is rolling into Rockaway Borough. Food! Beer! Music! Fun! Over 20 gourmet food trucks, partnered with some incredible bands, make for an enchanting and fulfilling summer day. Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, four-legged friends and blankets. Dine on excellent food, while enjoying the beer and sangria garden along with the amazing sounds. Learn more…
9. NJ State Crab Festival
Wildwood NJ | August 4 2018
Enjoy a block party atmosphere with “crabby” fun for the entire family at the NJ State Crab Festival! The event includes bushels of blue claw crabs, a beer garden, “must try” crabby Bloody Marys, vendors and exciting things for the kids including a crab race. Enjoy live entertainment by Forever Young and Parrotbeach (Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band). Free admission! Learn more…
10. Musket Firing at Washington Crossing State Park
Titusville NJ | August 4 2018
Join a Park Historian for a musket firing demonstration at Washington Crossing State Park. The event will feature an interpretive talk about some of the weapons used during the American Revolution and their use during the Battle of Trenton. Learn more…
11. Burlington City Festival of Lights
Burlington NJ | August 4 2018
The Burlington City Festival of Lights features children’s activities, great food, a concert, a boat parade in the Delaware River, and a spectacular fireworks show! Free! Learn more…
12. Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd
Holmdel NJ | August 4 2018
Multi-platinum-selling rapper Wiz Khalifa lights up the summer stage with the Dazed & Blazed concert tour. He’ll share billing with chart-topping hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, who’ll be bumping beats off their latest, SR3MM. Discounted tickets available. Learn more…
13. Terhune Orchards Peach Festival
Princeton NJ | August 4 & 5 2018
Celebrate summer at the Terhune Orchards Peach Festival! This family-friendly day of summer fun features live music, a traveling zoo show, cooking demonstrations, the everything peachy food tent, and tons of activities for kids, including a ride through the orchards on our tractor-drawn wagons, pony rides, face painting, games and barnyard fun. Learn more…
14. Princeton University Art Museum Highlights Tour
Princeton NJ | August 4 & 5 2018
Discover the Art Museum’s premier collections spanning antiquity to contemporary in a Princeton University Art Museum Highlights Tour, offered free of charge. Tours meet at the entrance to the Museum. Learn more…
15. Alstede Farms Peach Harvest Festival
Chester NJ | August 4 & 5 2018
Celebrate the summer harvest at the Alstede Farms Peach Harvest Festival with pick-your-own peaches, delicious peach treats, and fun farm activities. Free admission to the festival; pay only for activities that you wish to participate in. Learn more…
16. Walking Tour of Monmouth Battlefield
Manalapan NJ | August 5 2018
Enjoy a free walking tour of Monmouth Battlefield, site of one of the largest conflicts of the American Revolution. Tours occur on the first Sunday of the month (weather permitting). Meet at Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center. Learn more…
17. Inspira Health Network Monster Truck and Thrill Show
Millville NJ | August 5 2018
The Inspira Health Network Monster Truck and Thrill Show will feature Motorcycle Stunt Driver Doug Danger, Bigfoot, Killer Bee, Toxic, Temporarily Insane, and the Anillilator. There will also be Monster Truck rides before the show. Learn more…
18. Calliope Rose at the Aerodrome
Erma NJ | August 5 2018
“Calliope Rose” mixes a dose of Greek Mythology with palace intrigue and the decline of our civilization. It’s “The Iliad” on laughing gas. It’s “The Odyssey” on acid. It’s “Spartacus” on crack. Yes, it’s a comedy. Learn more…
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