Top Things To Do In New Jersey This Weekend –
Street Fairs, Music and Art Festivals & More
Hey there New Jersey! Lots of awesome things to do in New Jersey this weekend! From some amazing art and music festivals to fun family activities for the little ones to spectacular street fairs 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. Canal Day Music and Craft Festival
Wharton NJ | August 18 2018
The Canal Day Music and Craft Festival in Wharton is an old time country fair that celebrates the Morris Canal and the surrounding area. The free, family-friendly festival features a craft show, great food, live music on two stages, guided Morris Canal walking tours, free kayaking and boat rides on the canal, the Wallaby Tails Traveling Zoo, blacksmith demonstrations, a Civil War encampment, pony and hay rides, fireworks, and much more! Free admission! Learn more…
2. The Collingswood Crafts and Fine Art Festival
Collingswood NJ | August 18 & 19 2018
The Collingswood Crafts and Fine Art Festival will present more than 150 crafters and fine artists as well as family art activities, delicious food, and live music. Free admission! Learn more…
3. Potato Harvest at Howell Living History Farm
Lambertville NJ | August 18 2018
Come to the Potato Harvest at Howell Living History Farm and help unearth a special crop of potatoes that will be donated to the Greater Mercer Food Cooperative. The harvest crew will be led by farm staff, which will use horses or oxen to pull a special plow called a “potato lifter.” Visitors can help by gathering potatoes unearthed by the lifter, and by turning the crank of the farm’s potato grader to sort the potatoes. Free admission! Learn more…
4. Small Explorers at the New Jersey State Museum
Trenton NJ | August 18 2018
Explore the New Jersey State Museum with your baby, toddler or preschooler! Each month the Small Explorers at the New Jersey State Museum series explores a different theme through stories, crafts, and play. The theme for August is “Shapes and Patterns”! The program is FREE, but space is limited and advance registration is encouraged (Kerry.Scott@sos.nj.gov). Learn more…
5. Harvey Cedars Blue Claw Craft Show
Harvey Cedars NJ | August 18 2018
The Harvey Cedars Blue Claw Craft Show features many local and popular crafters from New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Also featured is a Blue Claw Crab race for children of all ages. Free admission! Learn more…
6. Alstede Farms Peach Harvest Festival
Chester NJ | August 18 & 19 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…
7. Just Jersey Chester Food Truck Festival
Chester NJ | August 18 2018
The Just Jersey Chester Food Truck Festival is rolling into town with great food, beer, music, and tons of family-friendly fun! New Jersey foodies, eat your hearts out! It’s a fun filled family day featuring over 25 gourmet food trucks and three amazing bands! Bring your appetite, lawn chairs, pups and blankets. Proceeds benefit the Chester First Aid Squad and the Chester/Mendham Food Pantry.
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8. Made In Monmouth Artisan Fair
Cream Ridge NJ | August 18 2018
Come shop local with local artisans at the Made In Monmouth Artisan Fair! Support your local economy and neighbors – taste wine, enjoy live music and a fun way to shop! Wine tastings available for $5 (10 wines). Learn more…
9. Westfield Street Fair and Craft Show
Westfield NJ | August 18 2018
Come on out to the Westfield Street Fair and Craft Show and enjoy shopping with fine artists, crafters, and vendors, great food, rides, live music, and more! Free admission. Learn more…
10. Atlantic Highlands Beach Fest
Atlantic Highlands NJ | August 18 2018
For the first time ever, 2000 tons of sand will be trucked in and the Atlantic Highlands Harbor Beach will be created! The Atlantic Highlands Beach Fest will feature sand castle competitions, family & team tug-o-war with prizes, live music, bucket brigades, kids activities, vendors, great food, crafters, a beer & wine garden, live entertainment, a free kids fishing derby and much more! Free admission and parking. Learn more…
11. Edison Food, Wine and Beer Festival
Edison NJ | August 18 2018
The Edison Food, Wine and Beer Festival will feature great food from over 20 food trucks, fine wine and five craft brewers including Edison’s own Cypress Brewery! There will be face painting and other activities for the kids, live entertainment, and local vendors, artists and retailers. Learn more…
12. Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival
Morristown NJ | August 18 2018
The 8th annual Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival runs from noon until 10:00 p.m. and will feature five great artists. It’s free so bring your lawn chairs and blankets for the best music event of the summer! Learn more…
13. Musket Firing at Washington Crossing State Park
Titusville NJ | August 18 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…
14. Princeton University Art Museum Highlights Tour
Princeton NJ | August 18 & 19 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. Passaic County Fair
Woodland Park NJ | August 18 & 19 2018
Come on out to the Passaic County Fair and enjoy amusement rides, a car show, games, fireworks, crafters, live music, great food, a 5k race, pony rides, the beer/wine garden, county 4-H exhibits, health screenings, a boxing exhibition, and chess tournament finals. Free admission. Learn more…
16. Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade Muster
Millville NJ | August 19 2018
This Sunday, WheatonArts and the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade will host the 38th Annual Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade Muster & Fire Fighter’s Family Day. Over 80 antique fire trucks from the Mid-Atlantic States will be on display on the grounds of WheatonArts. Highlights of the Fire Muster include a firefighter competition to show how firefighters use their training and skills to battle fires, a water barrel fights, and fighter-fighting demonstrations. Free admission! Learn more…
17. Jersey Shore Comic Book Show
Toms River NJ | August 19 2018
The Jersey Shore Comic Book Show will feature guest artists, writers, and creators of some of your favorite comics as well as vendors offering up comics from the golden age to the modern era, non-sport cards, toys, crafts, anime, graphic novels, collectibles and more! There will be fun children’s activities, a photo booth, and much more! Learn more…
18. North Bergen Street Fair Summer Blast
North Bergen NJ | August 19 2018
Come on out for the first North Bergen Street Fair Summer Blast hosted by North Bergen Community Policing in support of Special Olympics. There will be merchandise & craft vendors, kiddie rides, pony rides, trackless train, great food, music, and local merchants and civic groups. Free admission. Learn more…
19. Summer Shorebird Walk at Liberty State Park
Jersey City NJ | August 19 2018
Come on out to the Summer Shorebird Walk at Liberty State Park and search for a variety of summer shorebirds. Free but pregistration required. Learn more…
20. Summit Street Fair and Craft Show
Summit NJ | August 19 2018
The Summit Street Fair and Craft Show features fine artists and crafters, vendors, great food, rides, live music and lots more. Free admission! Learn more…
21. Calliope Rose at the Aerodrome
Erma NJ | August 19 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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