List of festivals in New Jersey
New Jersey Folk Festival on April 27, 2007
Souvlaki grilling at the 2011 Greek Festival in Piscataway, New Jersey on May 15, 2011
January
- KotoriCon - anime convention at Gloucester County College
February
- Black Maria Film Festival
March
- Garden State Film Festival
- Jersey City Chili Cookoff
April
- Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival
- Lambertville Shad Festival, last on April 28[1]
- Rutgers Agricultural Field Day and New Jersey Folk Festival at Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey are held annually on the last Saturday of April.
- International Festival at Princeton University was last on April 29, 2007
- Taste of Hillsborough in Hillsborough, New Jersey was last held on April 29, 2007
May
- New Jersey State History Festival at Washington Crossing State Park first weekend in May
- 40th Annual Greek Festival at Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Piscataway, New Jersey May 17, 18 & 19, 2013 (Always the weekend after Mother's Day). NJ's best and longest running Greek Festival
- Crayfish Festival in Augusta, New Jersey at the Sussex County Fairgrounds[2]
- Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival at Monmouth Park Racetrack [3] in Oceanport, New Jersey
- BIG GREEK FESTIVAL [4] at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Randolph, New Jersey on May 30, May 31, June 1 (44th Year)
- NJ Greek Fest (The New Jersey Greek Festival) at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, New Jersey (The First Weekend AFTER Memorial Day) May 29, May 30, May 31, June 1, 2014*[5]
- Hoboken Arts and Music Festival May 4 2014 [6]
- Jersey Shore Festival in Seaside Heights, New Jersey May 14-17 2015 [7]
- 26th Raritan River Music Festival May 2 - 23, 2015 http://raritanrivermusic.org/
June
- Big Greek Festival [4] (Randolph, New Jersey | Big Greek Festival) at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Randolph, New Jersey - 44th Annual: June 5, June 6, June 7, 2015*[8]
- NJ Greek Fest (The New Jersey Greek Festival) at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, New Jersey (The First Weekend AFTER Memorial Day) May 29, May 30, May 31, June 1, 2014*[5]
- Flemington OPA Festival at St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
- Jersey Shore Wine Fesitival, June 2 and 3, FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood NJ
- Cuban Parade of New Jersey
- Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival
- New Jersey Film Festival
- Hungarian Festival in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Hoboken Film Festival
- Belmar Seafood Festival
- Annual Celtic Festival at Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May, New Jersey
- Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival[9]
- Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
- NJ Playwrights Festival
- Portugal Day Festival in Newark
- McDonald's Gospelfest
July
- All Points West Music & Arts Festival
- Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning at Thor Solberg Road in Readington, New Jersey last weekend of July
- FARM Music & Arts Festival Vernon, NJ July 24th-26th
- St. Ann's Feast in Hoboken, New Jersey last held on July 19–26, 2008
- "Macy's Fireworks Spectacular", Independence Day
- Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage
- XPoNential Music Festival[9]
- *Soulsational Music Festival Last Saturday in July, Jersey Shore
August
- Chillfest
- Highlands Clam Festival in Highlands, New Jersey in first week of August
- Hambletonian Stakes
- Jersey City Pride [10]
- Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
- New Jersey State Fair[2]
- Newark Black Film Festival[11]
- Philippine Fiesta at Meadowlands Exposition Center
- Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey
September
- Black Maria Film Festival
- Liberty Jazz Festival
- New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest at New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Water and Wings Festival[12]
- Revelation Generation
- Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey[13]
- BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey
- Rib Rock featuring B.B. King [14] at PNC Bank Arts Center
- First Annual Roseland Greek Festival - Ss Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
- Flemington OPA Festival at St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
October
- AnimeNEXT
- Lima Bean Festival in West Cape May, New Jersey on October 6 every year
- MangaNEXT
- German American Volkvest [15]
- Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
- Golden Door Film Festival
November
Teaneck International Film Festival
December
First Nights, celebrated on New Years Eve, are found throughout the state, including Montclair, New Jersey.[16]
Other
- Navratri at India Square
- The Bank of America New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival in Atlantic City
- Cape May Strawberry Festival
- Slow Food Festival
- Ukrainian Festival
References
- ↑ Shad Fest 2008, Lambertville Borough. Accessed March 4, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.newjerseystatefair.org/
- ↑ Monmouth Park Racetrack
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.BigGreekFestival.com/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.NJGreekFest.com/
- ↑ http://www.hobokennj.org/departments/human-services/cultural-affairs/arts-music-festival./
- ↑ http://www.jerseyshorefestival.com/
- ↑ http://www.BigGreekFestival.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
- ↑ http://www.jclgo.org/
- ↑ http://www.newarkmuseum.org/museum_pages.aspx?id=240
- ↑ wetlandsinstitute.org - Official site
- ↑ http://www.ydfofnj.org/
- ↑ B.B. King
- ↑ German American Volkvest
- ↑ 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
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