Top Things To Do In New Jersey This Weekend –
Cultural Festivals, Street Fairs & More
Hey there New Jersey! Lots of awesome things to do in New Jersey this weekend! From some amazing Italian & Greek festivals, to fun outdoor events, to fantastic food and wine events 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. Hoboken Italian Festival
Hoboken NJ | September 6 – 9 2018
The Hoboken Italian Festival is an annual Hoboken waterfront extravaganza with amazing international foods, a beer and wine garden, live music, a fantastic fireworks display, amusement rides, a unique “blessing of the feet”, and more! Free admission.
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2. St Demetrios Greek Festival
Union NJ | September 6 – 9 2018
Moussaka, pastitsio, leg of lamb, dolmades, spanakopites, tiropites, and more! Great food, live music, and folk dancing – there’s nothing like a Greek festival, and the St Demetrios Greek Festival in Union is one of the best in NJ. There will be a full lineup of homemade Greek food & homemade desserts, full bar, plus live music, dancers, vendors, rides and games. Learn more…
3. Inked Out New Jersey Tattoo Convention
Secaucus NJ | September 7 – 9 2018
The Inked Out New Jersey Tattoo Convention is the East Coast’s premiere tattoo convention of its kind and spotlights the latest trends in cutting-edge tattoo technique, art and design. Make your way to the Meadowlands Exposition Center and enjoy live tattooing, contests, seminars and live music.
4. Mercer County Italian American Festival
Columbus NJ | September 7 – 9 2018
The Mercer County Italian American Festival has been named one of the top fall festivals in New Jersey by CBS New York. The festival features many family-friendly activities including Bocce lessons and tournaments, live entertainment by numerous performers, Italian cooking demonstrations, amusement rides, an Italian heritage pavilion with over 200 displays, a food piazza featuring many Italian specialties, an Italian market tent offering handcrafted Italian and Italian-American products, Friday night fireworks, and much more! Free admission / $10 parking fee. Learn more…
5. Asbury Park OysterFest
Asbury Park NJ | September 7 – 9 2018
The Asbury Park OysterFest is a three-day culinary event featuring the freshest local seafood and other delicious offerings, a diverse music scene, great gifts and treasures from local and unique vendors, kids’ activities, and more. Learn more…
6. Flemington Opa! Greek Festival
Flemington NJ | Sepember 7 – 9 2018
The Flemington Opa! Greek Festival is the perfect event to enjoy delicious Greek food, Greek music & dancing, amusement rides, shopping at the International Marketplace & Vendor Fair, and more. Voted as the “Best Foodie Event” on the Hunterdon Happening List, this event is sure to please. Learn more…
7. Allamuchy Country Fair
Allamuchy NJ | September 7 – 9 2018
The Allamuchy Country Fair will bring back the “Old Country Fair” feeling to those who visit through carnival rides, live music, entertainment, country fair games, food and vendors. Don’t miss the Friday night fireworks! Free admission. Learn more…
8. Ridgewood Car Show
Ridgewood NJ | September 7 2018
View over 400 old and new cars from all over the world! The Ridgewood Car Show has been called the best night time car show in New Jersey. Free admission. Learn more…
9. The Age of Innocence
Princeton NJ | September 7 2018
When is it wrong to love someone? Is love the highest ideal, or is kindness and a sense of duty to each other even greater than love? These are the questions asked in this drama based on Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence. Set in New York in the Gilded Age, this show is both ravishingly romantic and heartbreakingly unsentimental. Learn more…
10. Barnegat Pirates Day
Barnegat NJ | September 8 2018
Barnegat Pirates Day is a family friendly day of fun featuring a pirate costume contest, a treasure hunt, pirate re-enactors, free inflatable children’s rides and trackless train food, vendors, and entertainment for all ages. Free admission! Learn more…
11. Garden State Sheep and Fiber Festival
Lambertville NJ | September 8 & 9 2018
The Garden State Sheep and Fiber Festival features sheep shows, vendors, crafts, exhibits, sheepdog herding demonstrations, food, children’s activities, and a fleece show & sale. Learn more…
12. Maple Shade Sidewalk Sale and Festival
Maple Shade NJ | September 8 2018
The 46th Annual Maple Shade Sidewalk Sale and Festival with Car Show features family-friendly fun for everyone! There will be live entertainment, costumed characters, a kids fun zone, a car show, crafters, retail merchandise, exhibitors, information booths and food vendors. Free admission. Learn more…
13. SailFest 2018
Island Heights NJ | September 8 2018
Come on out to SailFest 2018 in Island Heights and enjoy sailboat races, shopping with crafters and vendors, great food vendors, inflatable kiddie rides, and all-day live entertainment. Free Admission / Free Street Parking / Free Shuttle from Island Heights Firehouse. Learn more…
14. New Jersey WILD Outdoor Expo
Jackson NJ | September 8 & 9 2018
Discover new ways to enjoy New Jersey’s great outdoors at this fun-filled family-friendly event. At the New Jersey WILD Outdoor Expo, participants can try out outdoor activities such as fishing, kayaking, shooting sports, hiking, rock climbing, camping skills, wildlife watching, and zip-lining. Enjoy programs on fish and wildlife conservation, reptiles and raptors, sporting dogs, scuba diving demos, nature photography walks and much more! Free admission. Learn more…
15. NJ Taco Festival
Augusta NJ | September 8 2018
Come to the NJ Taco Festival at the Sussex County Fairgrounds and bring your appetite for a full day of early fall weather, more than 50 vendors selling delicious tacos and accompaniments (think beer, tequila … you get the picture), live music, Lucha wrestling and much more. Learn more…
16. Delicious Orchards Apple Fest
Colts Neck NJ | September 8 & 9 2018
The Delicious Orchards Apple Fest features an antique car display, fun games, local vendors offering delicious product samplings, clowns, and live music. Of course, there will be plenty of farm fresh apple options including more than a dozen varieties of farm grown apples, Delicious Orchards’ famous apple cider, and scrumptious made-on-site apple baked goods! Free admission. Learn more…
17. Grape Stomping at Laurita Winery
New Egypt NJ | September 8 & 9 2018
Kick off those shoes and experience bare foot grape stomping at Laurita Winery! Activities for kids (huge playground, face painting, bounce house) and adults will be available making this event a full day of family-friendly fun! Grape Stomping is free with admission (sign-up required)! Learn more…
18. Food Trucktoberfest
Oceanport NJ | September 8 & 9 2018
Summer’s not over yet, so come out to Monmouth Park and enjoy one last festival before the cold & dark days take over. Food Trucktoberfest will feature all of your favorite food trucks! Pick up your favorites like a butterfly fries or a lobster roll, then try something new and exciting like an alligator burger. Stop by the German beer garden, and wash everything down an Oktoberfest beer selection. Learn more…
19. Bridgewater Library Car Show
Bridgewater NJ | September 8 2018
If you love cars, then the Bridgewater Library Car Show is the place to be! Attendees can vote on their favorite vehicles in a number of categories and children will also be able to make a car craft. Free admission. Learn more…
20. Jersey City Craft Distillery Fest
Jersey City NJ | September 8 2018
Jersey City Craft Distillery Fest features over 100 styles of spirits. Meet the distillers, master blenders and other experts who will be in attendance. This is your chance to taste craft-distilled spirits from moonshine to mezcal. High-end rum, cognac, whiskey, vodka, gin, tequila and more at the Harborside Atrium. Learn more…
21. Musket Firing at Washington Crossing State Park
Titusville NJ | September 8 2018
Join a Park Historian for a musket firing demonstration at Washington Crossing State Park and learn about the weapons used during the American Revolution and their use during the Battle of Trenton. Free admission. Learn more…
22. Princeton University Art Museum Highlights Tour
Princeton NJ | September 8 & 9 2018
Discover the Art Museum’s premier collections spanning antiquity to contemporary in a Princeton University Art Museum Highlights Tour, offered free of charge. Learn more…
23. Heroes and Villains Fan Fest NJ
Edison NJ | September 8 & 9 2018
Heroes and Villains Fan Fest NJ gives fans the opportunity to meet their favorite celebrities in person – including cast members from Arrow, Gotham and other fan faves – as well as the chance to learn behind-the-scenes info on the TV shows they live for, straight from the creators and cast. Participate in obstacle challenges, try your hand at games of skill and maybe even gain a superpower or two. Learn more…
24. Beach Plum Festival
Seaside Park NJ | September 9 2018
Come on out to the Beach Plum Festival at Island Beach State Park and enjoy a day of games and activities, music, great food (including tasty treats made from beach plums), crafters, and displays from local environmental and non-profit groups. Suggested donation: $8 per car. Learn more…
25. Burlington County Arts in the Park Festival
Eastampton NJ | September 9 2018
The Burlington County Arts in the Park Festival features an eclectic mix of entertainment on three stages, including music, dance, theater and storytelling. There will be an Annual Juried Art Exhibit, fine art vendors, artisan crafters, and free interactive art activities, such as Chalk the Walk, Paint the Mural and Clothesline Art Workshop. Free admission. Learn more…
26. Edgewater Arts and Music Festival
Edgewater NJ | September 9 2018
Come on out to the The Edgewater Arts and Music Festival and enjoy the art created by imaginative, innovative artisans, listen to great music, and savor the food and drinks available from local vendors. This event is Bergen County’s largest juried art competition. Free admission, free parking at Edgewater Commons, and free shuttle bus. Learn more…
27. Montgomery FunFest
Princeton NJ | September 9 2018
Come on out to the Montgomery FunFest and enjoy an awesome day of entertainment, good food, amusements, vendors, and – most of all – family-friendly FUN! Free admission. Learn more…
28. South Mountain International Blues Festival
West Orange NJ | September 9 2018
The South Mountain International Blues Festival features six different blues acts and is the largest free blues festival in northern New Jersey! Learn more…
29. Grooves and Grapes at Balic Winery
Mays Landing NJ | September 9 2018
Enjoy a great “pairing” of smooth, jazzy and funky grooves, taste-tempting mobile cuisine and – of course – award-winning wines at Balic Winery’s Grooves and Grapes. The Earth, Wind and Fire Tribute Band will be making their South Jersey debut on the outdoor concert stage, which will be flanked by a lineup of 10 food trucks and a gallery of 30 craft vendors and exhibitors. Balic Winery will be hosting wine tastings & conducting winery tours all day. Learn more…
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