List of festivals in New Jersey


This is a list of festivals in New Jersey.
January
February
- Black Maria Film Festival
 
March
- Garden State Film Festival
 - Jersey City Chili Cookoff
 
April
- Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival
 - International Festival - Princeton University
 - Lambertville Shad Festival[1]
 - Newark LGBTQ Film Festival
 - Rock & Roll Steampunk Festival, Washington Borough, Warren County
 - Rutgers Day in New Brunswick, held on the last Saturday of April
 - Exit Zero Jazz Festival (spring)
 - Trenton Computer Festival
 
May
- Annual Greek Festival - Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Piscataway, held the weekend after Mother's Day; the state's and longest running Greek festival
 - Crayfish Festival - Augusta - Sussex County Fairgrounds[2]
 - Hoboken Arts and Music Festival [3]
 - Jersey Shore Music Festival - Seaside Heights[4]
 - Montclair Film Festival - film festival in Montclair
 - Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
 - NJ Greek Fest (The New Jersey Greek Festival) - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, held the first weekend after Memorial Day[5]
 - New Jersey State History Festival - Washington Crossing State Park, held the first weekend in May
 - Raritan River Music Festival [6]
 
June
- North to Shore festival
 - AnimeNEXT - anime convention in Atlantic City
 - Barefoot Country Music Festival (Wildwood, New Jersey, on the beach)
 - Beardfest Music & Arts Festival - NJ Pinelands National Reserve
 - Belmar Seafood Festival
 - Big Greek Festival [1] - Randolph June 7–9
 - Celtic Festival - Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May
 - Cuban Parade of New Jersey
 - Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
 - Jersey Pride, the New Jersey State Pride Parade (typically first Sunday in June) Asbury Park, New Jersey
 - Hoboken Film Festival
 - Hungarian Festival - New Brunswick
 - Jersey Shore Wine Festival - FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, June 2 and 3
 - McDonald's Gospelfest
 - Meadowlands State Fair Mid-June through Early July
 - New Jersey Film Festival
 - NJ Playwrights Festival
 - Point Pleasant Summerfest in the Park - June 3[7]
 - Portugal Day Festival in Newark
 - Sustainably Green Music & Arts Festival, Washington Borough, Warren County
 - Tri-County Fair (Thursday-Sunday Father's Day weekend)
 
July
- Afro Beat Fest
 - Pleasantville, New Jersey Colombia Festival - Orgullo Colombiano
 - FARM Music & Arts Festival - Vernon, July 24–26
 - Lincoln Park Music Festival - Newark
 - Macy's Fireworks Spectacular - Independence Day
 - Meadowlands State Fair Mid-June through Early July, with fireworks on July 3 and 4
 - Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning - Thor Solberg Road in Readington, held the last weekend of July
 - Roselle House Music Festival
 - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage
 - Soulsational Music Festival - Jersey Shore, held the last Saturday in July
 - Sourland Mountain Festival in the Sourlands
 - St. Ann's Feast - Hoboken
 - XPoNential Music Festival[8]
 
August
- Chillfest
 - Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
 - Hambletonian Stakes
 - Highlands Clam Festival - Highlands, held in the first week of August
 - Jersey City Pride [9]
 - Monmouth Film Festival[10]
 - New Jersey State Fair[2]
 - Newark Black Film Festival[11]
 - Philippine Fiesta - Meadowlands Exposition Center
 - Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
 - TidalWave Music Festival (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
 
September
- Union County Celtic Festival in Oak Ridge Park in Clark, New Jersey (inaugural event scheduled for September 9, 2023)[12]
 - BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
 - Festival in the Borough, Washington NJ, Warren County
 - First Annual Roseland Greek Festival - St. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
 - Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
 - Garden State Country Music & Food Truck Festival[13] - Bader Airfield in Atlantic City
 - Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean University (Hillside, NJ).
 - Liberty Jazz Festival
 - Montclair Jazz Festival
 - New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - New Brunswick
 - Rib Rock, featuring B.B. King - PNC Bank Arts Center
 - South Mountain International Blues Festival[14] - South Mountain Reservation in West Orange
 - Water and Wings Festival[15]
 - Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey[16]
 - Just Be You Performing Arts Film & Theater Festival[17]
 - Weequahic Park House Music Festival
 
October
- AnimeNEXT
 - Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead Celebration, Washington Borough, Warren County
 - Festival of Fine Craft, Millville, New Jersey - Millville, on the first weekend in October
 - Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
 - Golden Door Film Festival
 - Lima Bean Festival - West Cape May, on October 6
 - MangaNEXT
 - German American Volkvest[18]
 - Exit Zero Jazz Festival (autumn edition)
 
November
- Teaneck International Film Festival
 - James Moody Jazz Festival
 
December
- First Nights - celebrated on New Year's Eve, found throughout the state, including Montclair[19]
 
Other
- The Bank of America New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival - Atlantic City
 - Cape May Strawberry Festival
 - Navratri - India Square
 - Slow Food Festival
 - Ukrainian Festival
 
See also
References
- ^ Shad Fest 2008, Lambertville Borough. Accessed March 4, 2008.
 - ^ a b "Fair Info | New Jersey State Fair".
 - ^ "City of Hoboken, NJ » Hoboken Arts & Music Festival 2018".
 - ^ jerseyshorefestival.com
 - ^ "NJ GreekFest".
 - ^ "Raritan River Music".
 - ^ "Point Pleasant Borough Chamber of Commerce - The voice of business and community in Point Pleasant Borough".
 - ^ www.jerseyarts.com/festivals
 - ^ "www.jclgo.org". Archived from the original on May 26, 2002.
 - ^ "Monmouth Film Festival | Home".
 - ^ "Newark Museum". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
 - ^ "The First Union County Celtic Festival Arrives in Six Months". TapInto Cranford. TapInto.
 - ^ gardenstatefestival.com
 - ^ southmountainbluesfestival.com
 - ^ wetlandsinstitute.org
 - ^ ydfofnj.org
 - ^ justbeyouperformingarts.org
 - ^ German American Volkvest Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
 - ^ A New Year's Fete Of Art, Not Alcohol. New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.
 
External links
- New Jersey festivals at Foodreference.com
 - New Jersey festivals