Events

Fall hayrides and pumpkin picking

Saturdays from Sept 29 - Oct 27 | 10:30-4

Take a scenic hay ride through our 30 acre farm to the pumpkin patch and pick the perfect pumpkin! Bring the whole family for some Fall fun on the farm.

Abma's Farm, 700 Lawlins Road, Wyckoff, NJ 07481

Pick Your Own Pumpkins

September 29 to October 31 | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm

Pick your own pumpkins, hay bale maze, corn maze, hayrides, equipment displays and demonstrations. Food and picnic area. School groups welcome.

1506 Atlantic Avenue, Wall Township, NJ 08736

Barrel Trail Weekend

1 weekend in July | 12 - 5 pm

Taste wine like we do-right from the barrel! Several varietals will be featured and available for tasting directly from the barrel or tank. Pick your favorite and take advantage of future bottling by buying at a discount and take delivery once bottled. See us on Facebook for the dates and other details or sign up for our news letter by writing us a note at autumnlakewinery@gmail.com.

870 West Malaga Rd, Williamstown, NJ 08094

Seafood Festival

August 11th & 12th | 12:00PM – 5:00PM

On August 11th and 12th, cast your line and sip some wine at the Bellview Winery annual Seafood Festival! We will have a wide selection of seafood delights from some of the best gourmet seafood producers in the area. Wine tasting and Sangria will be available outside with chilled bottles inside for purchase. Children and leashed pets are welcome, and we do allow outside food. Outside alcohol is prohibited. Don't forget to bring your chairs and blankets!

150 Atlantic St, Landisville, NJ 08326

Group Therapy

Every Saturday & Sunday (Year Round) | Saturday 6-9 pm and Sunday 2-5 pm

Live music held on our beautiful stone patio with a bonfire during nice weather or inside our unique heated Tropical Oasis in the cold and rainy months. Feel free to bring a snack or order directly from an on-site food truck, and sip and enjoy great wine in good company.

Annual Harvest Festival

October 27, 2018 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Come enjoy our annual Harvest Festival with special food, music, trick-or-treating and other events for kids.

At the market

Blueberry BakeOff

June 30 | 10:00AM

Bring your blueberry filled baked confection. Judges will decide on winners and prizes are awarded for First, Second and Third Place.

Brigantine Farmers Market

Annual Cornfest

Mid July - August (TBD) | 4:00-7:00

Barbeque, music, petting zoo, pony rides, cornhole, games, local beer/wine, ice cream

At the market

Sustainability Fair

September 8, 2018 | 8am-1pm

Green Fair and Health & Wellness Fair with a focus on Healthy Self, Healthy Earth

At the market

Cow Parade

November 3, 2018 | 1pm-7pm

Celebrate the end of the harvest at the Cherry Grove Farm Cow Parade. Music, Food trucks, vendors, face painting, tastings, cow parade and bonfire. S'mores by Mecha. Cake off!

3200 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrence, NJ 08648

Strawberry Festival

June 2, 2018 | 10am-2pm

171 Grove Street, Clifton, NJ 07013

Harvest Festival

October 21, 2018 | 12 - 9 pm

Community members gather to help with the carrot harvest after which we enjoy a bonfire and potluck meal as well as sing-a-long.

41B Silver Lake Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825

Farm Camp

July 9-13 and July 16-20 | See Website for Details!

20 Route 77, Elmer, NJ 08318

Strawberry Harvest Weekends

June 2 - 30 | Weekends - Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

It's all about strawberries in the Spring! Juicy, ripe, red strawberries just bursting with natural sweetness and flavor. Featuring PYO strawberries, pony rides, snack stand serving strawberry milkshakes, burgers and more. Fun for the entire family!

Hispanic Heritage Lunchtime Concert Series

September 25, 2018 | 12-2 pm

The EAP will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Lunchtime Concert featuring Latin Jazz and Salsa Bands outdoor at Union Square Plaza, the site of the Farmers Market.

One Union Square, Elizabeth, NJ 07201

Fort Lee Historic Jitney Tour

Tentative this year June 24th | 9am – 2pm

Twice a year Fort Lee Historic Jitney Tour free to the public – buses operate out of Farmer's Market from 11am – 2pm and tour sign up is at market from 9am to 11am. Tours vary each time but it is a historic tour of the borough of Fort Lee with stops at various historic sites and our Fort Lee Museum.

1355 Inwood Terrace (tour start and end – farmers market), Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Water Fest

TBD (July or August Market Date) | 1pm – 6pm

To teach water safety and beat the Summer heat, GAFM throws Water Fest which includes activities like a water slide, “fishing” pools, and more.

427 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609

Apple Fest

September (TBD) |

Live Music, special characters for children, Food of all sorts, Moonbounce, Games

U-Pick Apples

Starts the second weekend of September through approximately the last weekend of October |

Annual Tractor Show

Late September / Early October (TBD) |

Antique tractors - trophy awarded, band, grill, ice cream, fall festivities

219 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844

Thanksgiving Week

The store and storefront at 1414 Atlantic Avenue are a buzz with turkeys, people and everything you could possibly want for a Thanksgiving Feast! |

Pumpkin Hollow

End of September until October 31 | Weekends and Columbus Day

Hayride, haunted barn, u-pick pumpkins, bakery, cider donuts, fall squash, apples and cider.

222 Route 15, Lafayette, NJ 07848

Strawberry Festival

June 2nd 2018 & June 3rd 2018 | 10 am -5 pm

Strawberries are red, ripe and ready to pick. Take a farm tour hayride out to the field and pick some of natures candy. Stop by our farm market and sample some freshly baked strawberry rhubarb pie. Live Country Music from 11-3 will keep you entertained as you enjoy the views out back in the animal farm. Our grill masters will be preparing some of our very own pasture raised Angus Beef Burgers sided with nachos and cheese, soft pretzels and a beverage of your choice. Hope to see y'all out for a day of Family Fun on the Farm!

2691 Monmouth Rd., Jobstown, NJ 08041

Hard Cider Festival

June 4th | 1:00 - 6:00 pm

Join us for a hard cider festival on Saturday June 4th from 1:00 - 6:00 pm at the cider mill at 19 King Street in Oldwick. $10 entry for adults includes two 5oz glasses of our hard cider. Free hay wagon rides in the orchard for adults and children. BBQ meat and other tasty snacks will be available for sale. Stop by and see us!

19 King Street in Oldwick

Kids Day

TBD | Market hours

Games, face-painting, stick-on tattoos, arts/crafts

Corner of Pearl St & New St, Metuchen, NJ 08840

Blueberry Festival

July 7 | 9:00 - 4:00

Two live bands, blueberry products, blueberry donuts, pick your own blueberries

901 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

Blueberry Festival

July 7, 2018 | 9 am - 4 pm

2 live bands, blueberry products, blueberry donuts, PYO Blueberries

901 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

Corn Maze & Hayrides

October | Monday-Friday - School trip to a corn maze. Saturday-Sunday - Hayrides to pumpkin patch.

3460 Oak Road, Vineland, NJ 08360

JAZZ & WINE

May 26 | 2 pm - 7 pm

Live entertainment, tours, tastings, wine by the glass or bottle, sangria, wine slushies, local food and craft vendors. Bring your own food for a picnic in the vines or order from our new menu. Free admission.

221 N. Delsea Drive, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Tomato Fight

September |

Family Event for tomato and novelty sport enthusiasts

1701 Linvale-Harbouton Rd., Lambertvlle, NJ 08530

Fall Festival on the Farm

September 15 -November 1 | Weekdays 12-6 and Weekends 9-6

Spend a family day on the farm in scenic Long Valley, NJ. As the leaves change on the mountain, big tractors pull hayrides down the pumpkin patch, where you can search for the perfect pumpkin and pick it right of the vine. Get lost in our corn maze and visit our friendly farm animals. Our farmstore is also open with fall favorites like delicious local apples, apple cider, apple cider donuts, pies and more! Weekday store hours are 9-7 and activities open from 12-6. On the weekends our activities are open 9-6 and in addition to hayrides to PYO pumpkins, corn maze we also have Monster Truck Rides, train rides, an apple cannon and pony rides. No admission fee. For more information visit www.ortfarms.com/fall *Concessions available on weekends*

25 Bartley Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853

Check website & Facebook for event info

Dates vary | Times vary

CAR SHOW & MORE!

May 28, 2018 | 4:00 pm

Since the weather was a bit iffy on our original Family fun day we had to cancel the car show portion, but don’t fret!! WE are doing it again!! Join us as we kick off the Memorial Day weekend and enjoy the awesome Car Show, PLUS our own Howell Police will have some of their awesome trucks for people to see!!! In addition, there will be a BBQ, Plus a FREE BOUNCE HOUSE, and FACE PAINTER! We will be splitting all our proceeds for this event to the awesome Ladies Auxillary from the Adelphia Fire House, The Farmingdale First aid, and PAL! Also Warhorse SCUBA will be here! PLUS A LIVE BAND – HYPERTENSIION!

636 Adelphia Road, Freehold, NJ 07728

LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND & CIVIL WAR REENACMENT

October 5-6, 2018 | TBA

Living history weekend. Come visit the campsites and meet Civil War reenactors. For more details, visit www.27thNewJerseyCompanyF.org

962 Route 517, Glenwood, NJ 07418

MAKE IT & TAKE IT CLASS $30 HUMMINGBIRD OR BUTTERFLY CONTAINER GARDEN

June 9, 2018 | 10 am

How can I attract hummingbirds & butterflies to my garden? We'll show you which plants & flowers attract both and why; then you'll plant them up into an attractive container and take it home with you to enjoy. Your container will help attract these flying beauties to your own garden all summer.

1146 Old White Horse Pike, Waterford, NJ 08089

Strawberry Festival

June 3, 2018 | 10AM-2PM

Enjoy complimentary strawberry shortcake served from historic train station, strawberry jams, cakes, cookies, mulled lemonade, artisan tea, ice pops, Music, children's crafts and entertainment

2 W Main St Erie Plaza train station, Ramsey, NJ 07446

Fall Festival

October weekends | 10:00 - 17:00

1139 Van Houten Ave., Clifton NJ 07013

Fall Festival

Weekends in October | 12:00-4:00

Live entertainment, hayrides, pony rides, face painting, games, pick-your-own pumpkins, crafts.

Same as market

Wine and Music Festival 2018

June 2 - 3 | 12 pm - 5 pm

Live Music and Wine Tastings featuring eight (8) local wineries. Festival runs from 12:00 to 5:00 pm rain or shine.

Flashlight Friday in Corn Maze

Sept. 14, 21, & 28 and Oct. 5, & 12 | 6 pm - 10 pm

Go through corn maze at night using a flashlight.

Tuscan Sunset Dinner Fundraiser

August 25, tentative | 2 seatings 6pm & 8 pm

Enjoy a 5 course Italian meal while immersing yourself in the Tuscan style view, Italian music and ambiance. Includes a fox trot lesson to Dean Martin music. Stroll the farm, visit the vineyard, feed chickens. BYOB

27 Pierce Rd., Lafayette, NJ 07848

Hopewell Harvest Fair

September 28, 2018 | 10am-4pm

A volunteer community event designed to provide a day of fun for families and friends of the Hopewell valley, featuring a farmer's market, community groups and vendors offering crafts, games, rides and food. Proceeds benefit local charities.

Hopewell Elementary School grounds, 35 Princeton Avenue, Hopewell, NJ 08525

Beekeeping Basics

Fri-Sun | 10am - 4pm

Basics of beekeeping with Q&A, visit of facility and honey tasting.

54 Rick Road, Milford, NJ 08848

Blueberry Bash

June 7 & 8 | 10 am - 5pm

Join Terhune Orchards as we celebrate “everything blueberry.” Wander through our Pick-Your-Own blueberry bushes; relax on a wagon ride around the farm. Pony rides, music and lots of tasty blueberry treats – blueberry muffins, blueberry cobbler, and blueberry salsa! Adults visit the tasting room for a sample of our award winning Harvest Blues wine. Everyone will enjoy Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre, Saturday and Sunday. Children will be enthralled with the lively songs and adventures of these characters.Get in the spirit by entering your favorite recipe in the juried Blueberry Bash Bake-off on Sunday. Contest rules will be available at the farm store. The prize winners will receive Terhune Orchards Gift Certificate good for any purchase in the Farm Store.Admission to the festival area is $8, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store or winery. Parking is at the farm. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ 08540

Winery Sunday Music Series

Sundays Through May 27 | 12pm-5pm

Come join us in our brand-new wine production barn for Terhune wine, light fare, relaxing music, and friend-filled afternoons every Sunday this winter and spring (Feb. 11 through May 27) from 12:00 – 5:00 PM at Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery.Grab a glass of one of our award-winning wines, sit back, relax, and enjoy live music from local artists each week. Styles range from Jazz and Blues to Folk and Rock. Music from 1pm-4pm. (See schedule below)Wine and light fare including cheese platters and chips and homemade salsa are available. It's the perfect way to round off your weekend!— Rain or shine event; no admission fee.— Individual glasses of wine can be purchased.— Families are welcome. Please, no outside food.See music schedule http://terhuneorchards.com/winery-sunday-music-series/

330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ 08540

NJ Peach Promotion Council Promo

August |

Tasting menus, pies, cakes, desserts, salads, soups, etc.

Opera Galas

Check website for details |

Fall Festival

Last weekend in September to Halloween | 10 am - 5 pm

Hayrides, corn maze, u-pick pumpkins, kids fun tent, petting zoo, apple cider donuts, pies and cow train.

47 Decker Pond Rd., Andover, NJ 07831

Opening Market Day at Valley Crest

June 23, 2018 |

The opening day of our market has special kids activities, a vegetable stand, and many more vendors including food, live music, yoga for kids, face painting, etc.

14 Allerton Road, Lebanon, NJ 08833

Green Fest

June 2 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

We will kick off our summer Farmers’ Market. Lots of fresh vegetables, flowers, information on sustainable living and FUN for the entire family!! Musical entertainment provided by Dende Macedo’s Recycled Sounds: http://www.mamadele.com/artists/recycled-sounds

At the market

Food Writing & Photography Panel

September (check facebook page for event) | 10:00-12:00

Join us as we chat about the fascinating world of food writing and photography.  This lively panel discussion, now in its fifth year, brings together a wide mix of local and global writers.  New Jersey's peak produce season is the perfect backfrop for this well attended event.

At the market

Strawberry Festival

June 9 & 10 | 10:00-4:00 (farm open 9:00-6:00)

The opening of PYO season starts with our strawberries. Food trucks, hayrides and access to fields with membership. Let's celebrate strawberries!! Have a picnic and play corn hole!