Festival Fun Time!
Is there anything better than taking your family to the fair? It’s practically a family must-do activity. Who can resist the roller coasters, the fried food, the animals, the games? We are the first ones in line when the fair comes to town, so we compiled a list of all of the fun family festivals, carnivals, and fairs hitting New Jersey in the months ahead.
While we do maintain a statewide calendar of New Jersey events HERE on Jersey Family Fun, we also know that sometimes our readers just want to know what fairs and festivals are happening in New Jersey. To help you find festivals in New Jersey for your family, we’ve created this Calendar of New Jersey Fairs and Festivals.
Keep reading to see our listings of Fairs and Festivals in North Jersey, Fairs and Festivals in Central Jersey, and Fairs and Festivals in South Jersey. Our listing of New Jersey Fairs and Festivals includes community fairs and festivals that offer plenty of family entertainment. You’ll find Irish Festivals, EcoFairs, Seafood Fests, Carnivals, Food Truck festivals, and more.
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New Jersey Fairs and Festivals
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We update this list of local fairs and festivals monthly. Be sure to check back often to see what’s happening next month!
The Best North Jersey Festivals for kids
Below are Northern New Jersey festivals and fairs, with an admission price or free admission, happening over the next few weeks. Please do click each event link for the date(s) of the North Jersey festival, location, admission price, whether or not registration is required, and if the event is indoor or outdoors.
FREE Northern New Jersey festivals with no admission charge
- Addams Fest – This town-wide celebration honoring Westfield native Charles Addams will have an Addams Family Fun Zone, house decorating contest, music, art and more. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Home for the Holidays – Visit Roxbury where you can shop, eat, meet Santa, listen to music and take a free carriage ride with jingle-belled horses! Explore “Santa Land” inside the Library For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Old Tyme Harvest Festival – Craft and Food Vendors, Rides, Entertainment. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Diwali Fest – Storytelling, dancing, crafts and food to celebrate South Asian culture. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Waterloo Village Fall Festival -Participate in a scavenger hunt, listen to a scary story, and make a free craft while you enjoy food trucks and more at Waterloo Village. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Harvest at Historic Farmstead– Come and Celebrate the Harvest at Historic Farmstead! Live Demonstrations. Children’s Activities including: Embroidery, Candle Making, Weaving. Kitchen and Farm Antiques on Display. War Re-Enactors. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- New Providence Street Fair – New Providence Business Community hosts this giant town block party with local food vendors, kiddie rides and games, petting zoo and more. Shop the craft fair too! For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
Find MORE great North Jersey festivals with these links on the Jersey Family Fun Calendar of Events
- Bergen County festivals
- Essex County festivals
- Hudson County festivals
- Morris County festivals
- Passaic County festivals
- Sussex County festivals
- Union County festivals
- Warren County festivals
The Best Central Jersey festivals for kids
The below Central New Jersey festivals, with an admission price or free admission, happen during the upcoming weeks. Please do click each event link for the date(s) of the Central Jersey festivals and fairs, location, admission price, whether or not registration is required, and if the event is indoor or outdoors.
FREE Central New Jersey festivals with no admission charge.
- Grace Bible Church Harvest Fest – Grace Bible Church will have a “Trunk or Treat”, Bounce House, Carnival Games and a Walk Thru Drama on their ball field. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Halloween Festival – Halloween Parade for kids & pets, games, insect display by Insectropolis and a free pick and paint pumpkin patch. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Long Branch Fall Festival & Pooch Parade -The Fall Festival will feature arts & crafts, touch a truck, bouncy rides, a costumed pooch parade, a kids costume parade, and craft vendors! There will be a DJ present the entire day as well as costume characters! For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Fall Fest at Pine Grove Day Camp -Food, Rides, Pumpkin Painting, Face Painting, Rock Wall, Fall Crafts, Cooking Project, S’mores and more. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Fall Festival – Lord Stirling Stable – Enjoy pony rides, halloween themed games and activities, fall themed food, and hayrides on the Lord Stirling Stables trails. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
Find MORE great Central Jersey festivals with these links on the Jersey Family Fun Calendar of Events
- Hunterdon County festivals
- Mercer County festivals
- Middlesex County festivals
- Monmouth County festivals
- Somerset County festivals
The Best South Jersey festivals for kids
The below Southern New Jersey festivals and fairs, with an admission price or free admission, happen in the coming weeks. Please do click each event link for the date(s) of the South Jersey festival, location, admission price, whether or not registration is required, and if the event is indoor or outdoors.
Diggerfest runs Weekends Oct. 6th-Nov. 11th : Hay Rides, Corn Maze, Axe Throwing, Pumpkin Launching, Pumpkin Decorating, Face painting, Live Music, Fall Foods, and much more!
Join us for our Fall Celebration at Diggerland complete with festive fall decorations throughout the park and some great fall activities for the whole family!
Fall Fun Activities:
- Pumpkin Decorating
- Hay Rides
- Corn Maze
- Axe Throwing (additional fee)
- Pumpkin Launching (additional fee)
- Live Music
- Face Painting
- Fire Pits
- Fall Diggerland Parade
For more details visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
FREE Southern New Jersey festivals with no admission charge.
Not all South Jersey towns regulate trick or treat times. We’ll always check whether or not they do and the times they are to bring you the most up-to-date information about trick or treating in Southern New Jersey. Please check your town’s trick or treating times in the appropriate link below.
- NJ Audubon’s Fall Festival -NJ Audubon’s Fall Festival is the longest running birding festival in the country. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Fall Festival at the Whitall House – Enjoy a spooky tour of the Whitall House! This hauntingly fun event is kid friendly with fun activities and sights for all. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Ventnor City Lawn Fest -Ventnor City Lawn Fest is a live music entertainment, performance arts, crafts, food and community festival. Stick around for fireworks at dusk. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Haddon Township Music Festival – Two stages of live music all day long, from 1PM – 9 PM. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Stone Harbor Harvest Festival -Head to Stone Harbor for the sea air and Hayrides, pumpkin decorating, trick or treating in their shops, and creepy & crawly, but cute animals! For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
- Little Egg Harbor Family Fun Fest – Games, rides, face painting, free food and candy. For more details and admission fees visit this link on our Calendar of Events.
Find MORE great South Jersey festivals with these links on the Jersey Family Fun Calendar of Events
- Atlantic County festivals
- Burlington County festivals
- Camden County festivals
- Cape May County festivals
- Cumberland County festivals
- Gloucester County festivals
- Ocean County festivals
- Salem County festivals
Other New Jersey Events for Kids
Other North Jersey Events for Kids
- Click over to see our Bergen County Calendar of Events.
- Click over to see our Essex County Calendar of Events of all fall events
- Click over to see our Hudson County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Morris County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Passaic County Calendar of Events.
- Click over to see our Sussex County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Union County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Warren County Calendar of Events .
Other Central Jersey Events for Kids
- Click over to see our Hunterdon County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Mercer County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Middlesex County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Monmouth County Calendar of Events.
- Click over to see our Somerset County Calendar of Events .
Other South Jersey Events for Kids
- Click over to see our Atlantic County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Burlington County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Camden County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Cape May County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Cumberland County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Gloucester County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Ocean County Calendar of Events .
- Click over to see our Salem County Calendar of Events .
Find even more New Jersey Events for families on our Calendar of Events.
Is there a fair or festival we missed? Let us know in the comments below!
Diane Hartelius
Monday 22nd of June 2015
Tuckerton Seaport is not holding the Roots Music Festival this year. Thanks.
Erika Karp
Wednesday 10th of June 2015
The St Ann Festa in Raritan is Somerset County NOT Sussex.
Jennifer A.
Wednesday 10th of June 2015
Thank you for letting us know. - Jenn