List of festivals in New Jersey facts for kids
This is a list of festivals in New Jersey.
Contents
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
- International Festival - Princeton University
- Lambertville Shad Festival
- Rutgers Agricultural Field Day and New Jersey Folk Festival - Rutgers in New Brunswick, held on the last Saturday of April
- 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
- Hoboken Arts and Music Festival
- Jersey Shore Music Festival - Seaside Heights
- 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
- New Jersey State History Festival - Washington Crossing State Park, held the first weekend in May
- Raritan River Music Festival
June
- AnimeNEXT - anime convention in Atlantic City
- Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival
- 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
- 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
- Point Pleasant Summerfest in the Park - June 3
- Portugal Day Festival in Newark
- Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival
July
- All Points West Music & Arts Festival
- FARM Music & Arts Festival - Vernon, July 24–26
- 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
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
- Monmouth Film Festival
- New Jersey State Fair
- Newark Black Film Festival
- 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
- Garden State Country Music & Food Truck Festival - Bader Airfield in Atlantic City
- Liberty Jazz Festival
- New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - New Brunswick
- Revelation Generation
- Rib Rock, featuring B.B. King - PNC Bank Arts Center
- South Mountain International Blues Festival - South Mountain Reservation in West Orange
- Water and Wings Festival
- Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey
- Just Be You Performing Arts Film & Theater Festival
October
- AnimeNEXT
- Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
- Golden Door Film Festival
- Lima Bean Festival - West Cape May, on October 6
- MangaNEXT
- German American Volkvest
November
- Teaneck International Film Festival
December
- First Nights - celebrated on New Year's Eve, found throughout the state, including Montclair
Other
- The Bank of America New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival - Atlantic City
- Cape May Strawberry Festival
- Navratri - India Square
- Slow Food Festival
- Ukrainian Festival
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