List of festivals in New Jersey
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Souvlaki grilling at the 2011 Greek Festival in Piscataway on May 15, 2011
Contents
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]
- Rutgers Agricultural Field Day and New Jersey Folk Festival - Rutgers in New Brunswick, held on the last Saturday of April
- Taste of Hillsborough - Hillsborough
May
- 26th Raritan River Music Festival [2]
- 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
- Big Greek Festival - St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Randolph on May 30, May 31, June 1; held its 44th annual occurrence in 2015[3]
- Crayfish Festival - Augusta - Sussex County Fairgrounds[4]
- Hoboken Arts and Music Festival [5]
- Jersey Shore Festival - Seaside Heights [6]
- Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
- New Jersey State History Festival - Washington Crossing State Park, held the first weekend in May
- NJ Greek Fest (The New Jersey Greek Festival) - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, New Jersey, held the first weekend after Memorial Day[7]
June
- Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival
- Belmar Seafood Festival
- Celtic Festival - Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May
- Cuban Parade of New Jersey
- Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
- Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
- Hoboken Film Festival
- Hungarian Festival - New Brunswick
- Jersey Shore Wine Festival - FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, June 2 and 3
- McDonald's Gospelfest
- New Jersey Film Festival
- NJ Playwrights Festival
- Portugal Day Festival in Newark
- Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival[8]
July
- All Points West Music & Arts Festival
- FARM Music & Arts Festival - Vernon, July 24th-26th
- Macy's Fireworks Spectacular - Independence Day
- Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning - Thor Solberg Road in Readington, held the last weekend of July
- Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage
- Soulsational Music Festival - Jersey Shore, held the last Saturday in July
- 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]
- New Jersey State Fair[4]
- Newark Black Film Festival[10]
- Philippine Fiesta - Meadowlands Exposition Center
- Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
September
- BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
- Black Maria Film Festival
- First Annual Roseland Greek Festival - St Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
- Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
- Liberty Jazz Festival
- New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - New Brunswick
- Revelation Generation
- Rib Rock, featuring B.B. King - PNC Bank Arts Center
- Water and Wings Festival[11]
- Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey[12]
October
- AnimeNEXT
- Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
- Golden Door Film Festival
- Lima Bean Festival - West Cape May on October 6 every year
- MangaNEXT
- German American Volkvest [13]
November
- Teaneck International Film Festival
December
- First Nights - celebrated on New Years Eve, found throughout the state, including Montclair[14]
Other
- The Bank of America New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival - Atlantic City
- Cape May Strawberry Festival
- Navratri - India Square
- Slow Food Festival
- Ukrainian Festival
References
- ↑ Shad Fest 2008, Lambertville Borough. Accessed March 4, 2008.
- ↑ http://raritanrivermusic.org/
- ↑ http://www.BigGreekFestival.com/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.newjerseystatefair.org/
- ↑ http://www.hobokennj.org/departments/human-services/cultural-affairs/arts-music-festival/
- ↑ jerseyshorefestival.com
- ↑ http://www.NJGreekFest.com/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 www.jerseyarts.com/festivals
- ↑ http://www.jclgo.org/
- ↑ http://www.newarkmuseum.org/museum_pages.aspx?id=240
- ↑ wetlandsinstitute.org
- ↑ ydfofnj.org
- ↑ 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
