Oct
19
Fri
Gameacon @ Ocean Resort Casino
Oct 19 – Oct 21 all-day
Gameacon @ Ocean Resort Casino | Atlantic City | New Jersey | United States

Ocean Resort Casino hosts Gameacon, a convention celebrating the art of gaming, featuring tons of video games, board games, cosplay, merchants, musical entertainment, comedy, and esport tournaments for you to compete in- including Fortnite, Smash, Streetfighter, Gears of War and more! *Tickets are $10 extra at the door*

Oct
20
Sat
Continuum @ Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Oct 20 all-day
Continuum @ Robert J. Novins Planetarium | Toms River | New Jersey | United States

This all-new full-dome film is unlike anything they have shown before!

A combination of art, science, and emotion, the novel approach taken by SPACE FOR LIFE is exemplified by the Continuum show,
stunning, moving images, innovative technology and an immersive
experience that sweeps visitors along a journey through the splendor of space and time.

This odyssey through the beauty and forces of space is accompanied by a mesmerizing soundtrack composed of selected symphonic works by Philip Glass, echoing the immensity of the Universe in a spectacular transformation from the infinitely large to the infinitely small!

Gameacon @ Oceans Resorts Casino
Oct 20 all-day
Gameacon @ Oceans Resorts Casino | Atlantic City | New Jersey | United States

Ocean Resort Casino hosts Gameacon, a convention celebrating the art of gaming, featuring tons of video games, board games, cosplay, merchants, musical entertainment, comedy, and esport tournaments for you to compete in- including Fortnite, Smash, Streetfighter, Gears of War and more!

Farmers Market @ Huddy Park
Oct 20 @ 8:30 am
Farmers Market @ Huddy Park | Highlands | New Jersey | United States

Enjoy shopping for Jersey Fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers.  Also available are fresh breads, cheese, Italian specialties, honey, specialty vendors, artisans and much more! Every Saturday 8:30 am until sell-out.

26th Annual Pumpkin Festival @ Historic Cold Spring Village
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
26th Annual Pumpkin Festival @ Historic Cold Spring Village | Cape May | New Jersey | United States

Please bring a non-perishable food item. Families can enjoy pumpkin painting and games throughout the day. A variety of crafters will sell their wares along the Village’s shell-paved lanes.
Vendors will be selling hot dogs, funnel cake, and other snacks.
Visit a haunted house at the Corson Gandy Barn and hop on a fall hayride through the farm.

4th Annual Highlands Zombie Parade @ Huddy Park
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
4th Annual Highlands Zombie Parade @ Huddy Park | Highlands | New Jersey | United States

Zombies of ALL ages will invade Highlands! Pre-parade, make-up artists will be available in Huddy Park at 10 a.m. while DJ Johnny will be spinning some spooky tunes. Post-parade, there will be a best costume contest in Veterans Park. There is something for ALL AGES! Hope to see you there, you would be a “ghoul” to miss it!

A Taste of Spring Lake Kitchen Tour @ Spring Lake Train Station
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
A Taste of Spring Lake Kitchen Tour @ Spring Lake Train Station | Spring Lake Heights | New Jersey | United States

Enjoy a self guided tour experiencing the charm of Spring Lake! For more information checkout their website.

Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce Classic Car Show @ Downtown Atlantic Highlands
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce Classic Car Show @ Downtown Atlantic Highlands | Atlantic Highlands | New Jersey | United States

Over 100 classic cars will line 1st Avenue along with live bands, vendors and entertainment. All classes of cars are welcomed, including domestic, imports, vintage, antique, collector, classic, muscle, hot rod, and custom.

Highlands Annual Zombie Parade @ Huddy Park
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am
Highlands Annual Zombie Parade @ Huddy Park | Highlands | New Jersey | United States

Zombies of all ages will invade Highlands! Pre-parade, make-up artists will be available in Huddy Park at 10 am while DJ Johnny will be spinning some spooky tunes. Post-parade, there will be a costume contest in Veterans Park, followed by the pub crawl! There is something for ALL AGES!

Jersey Shore Makerfest @ RWJBarnabas Health Arena
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Jersey Shore Makerfest @ RWJBarnabas Health Arena | Toms River | New Jersey | United States

We are excited to have joining us this year: Action Together, American Littoral Society, Apple, Applied Inspirations, Barnegat Bay Partnership, Barnes and Noble, Beachplum Quilters, Ctrl-V, dancker, Deep Cut Bonsai, Deloitte Consulting, EverFi, FIRST Robotics, 501st Legion (Star Wars), Friends of Ortley Beach, Erin Garcia-Hawes, Get in the Spin, Greater TR Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, Ham Radio Fest, Jersey Shore Amateur Radio Club, Let’s Invent That, Likeable STEM, Maplewoodshop, Mike Schiarappa, Microsoft, the NJ Department of Education, NJ Makers Day, Ocean County College Grunin Center for the Arts, Ocean County Library, OC 4-H STEM Club, OC Parks & Rec, Ocean County Vocational Schools, Passion Peaces, Poseidon Cube Club, Robomov, Safety Third Drones, Save Barnegat Bay, South Jersey Maker Meetup, SPINdorato, Teq, 3Dducators, Toms River Green Team, Toms River Regional Schools, Vintage Computer Federation, Vorpal Robotics, WAGS Robotics (as of 9/20) !!!

OktoberFEST food Truck event at Laurita Winery @ Laurita Winery
Oct 20 @ 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Harvest Arts Festival
Oct 20 @ 11:30 am – 5:00 pm
Harvest Arts Festival @ Toms River | New Jersey | United States

Live entertainment! – Rock out to the area’s best local bands!  Street performers..

Juried artists, crafters and food!

Family fun includes games, inflatables, pumpkin decorating.

Compete in the Scarecrow Contest!

Harvest Arts Festival
Oct 20 @ 11:30 am – 5:00 pm
Harvest Arts Festival @ Toms River | New Jersey | United States

The annual harvest arts festival is set to return to Toms River and is bringing all of the excitement of the fall season with it. Rides and games will line the streets for the kids along with art vendors, musical performers, and craft tents. Take a stroll down Washington Street while admiring the rustic decorations and maybe participate in The Scarecrow Walk along the way.

FALL FESTIVAL @ The Grove at Shrewsbury
Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
FALL FESTIVAL @ The Grove at Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury | New Jersey | United States

Halloween Parade!

Petting Zoo & Pony Visit

Fire Truck Visit

Live Music, Trick or Treating, Face Painting, & More!

Manasquan Inlet Intercoastal Tug @ Along the Inlet - Manasquan and Point Pleasant Beach
Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Manasquan Inlet Intercoastal Tug @ Along the Inlet - Manasquan and Point Pleasant Beach | Manasquan | New Jersey | United States

This brand-new event will feature a series of Tug Of War heats over the Inlet. Teams of 25+ will be set on both sides, representing each town. Each side of the Inlet will include their own party atmosphere with live music, food vendors, craft vendors and more! **Spectators are FREE**

 

Monmouth vs. Campbell (FB) @ Kessler Stadium
Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Come out and support Monmouth University football team as they take on Campbell in their first league game.

Samson et Dalila @ Pollak Theatre
Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Samson et Dalila @ Pollak Theatre | West Long Branch | New Jersey | United States

Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila stars Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna in the title roles; the pair was last seen together by HD audiences in the acclaimed 2010 transmission of Bizet’s Carmen. Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest, with Elchin Azizov as the Philistine King Abimélech and Dmitry Belosselskiy as the Old Hebrew. Darko Tresnjak, the Tony Award–winning director of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, makes his Met debut directing the first new Met production of the opera in 20 years. Sir Mark Elder conducts.

2nd Annual Pumpkin Pie Baking Contest @ The Grove Shrewsbury
Oct 20 @ 1:30 pm
2nd Annual Pumpkin Pie Baking Contest @ The Grove Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury | New Jersey | United States

WIN A $250 GIFT CARD TO WILLIAMS SONOMA!

Please bring your best home-made pumpkin pie to the table outside of Williams-Sonoma.

Trunk or Treat @ Municipal Parking Lot
Oct 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Trunk or Treat @ Municipal Parking Lot | Sea Bright | New Jersey | United States

Sea Bright EMS Parade and Costume Contest, as well as pumpkin painting and games!

Harvest Hullabaloo @ Poricy Park
Oct 20 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Harvest Hullabaloo @ Poricy Park | Red Bank | New Jersey | United States

This spooktacular evening presented by Middletown Recreation includes costume contests, cartooning with the Doodle Dude, haunted hayrides and more! Be sure to bring a flashlight!

Oh, Oysters! A Celebration of Re-Oystering New Jersey’s Waters @ House of Independents
Oct 20 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Oh, Oysters! A Celebration of Re-Oystering New Jersey's Waters @ House of Independents | Asbury Park | New Jersey | United States

On October 20th the American Littoral Society is hosting Oh, Oysters! A Celebration of Re-Oystering New Jersey’s Waters to raise funds for coastal conservation and bring awareness to the plight of the once prolific Eastern Oyster. The event will include a reception prior to a screening of “The Oyster Farmers” film, as well as a panel discussion with the featured farmers, Society staff, and other experts.

Haunted Seaport @ Tuckerton Seaport
Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Haunted Seaport @ Tuckerton Seaport | Tuckerton | New Jersey | United States

Visit Tuckerton Seaport, if you dare, for a frightastic adventure known in local lore as Haunted Seaport. Haunted Seaport will take place on Thursday, October 18, Friday, October 19, and Saturday, October 20, and Sunday October 21 from 6:00pm until 9:00pm each night (last admission will be at 8pm or earlier dependng on capacity). Pirates and Sea Captains long lost at sea will stroll the Seaport’s boardwalk for a night of screams.

General Admission is $10 for adults, $5 kids 5-12, kids under 5 and Seaport members receive free general admission.

Oct
21
Sun
Root to Rise Running Club @ Main & Ocean Boardwalk
Oct 21 @ 8:00 am – 10:30 am
Root to Rise Running Club @ Main & Ocean Boardwalk | New Jersey | United States

Come run with us on the Ocean Grove boardwalk every Sunday at 8am. We will meet on Main and Ocean Avenues on the boards.

All fitness levels, sober friends, and supporters. Everyone is welcome!

John R. Elliott Hero Walk & 5k Run @ Sports & Civic Center
Oct 21 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Hero 5k run will take place at 9:30am. Hero ceremonies are at 10:30am. The walk is a 5k walk along the Ocean City boardwalk. We raise awareness of the importance of sober designated drivers. Registration begins at 8:30am at the Sports & Civic Center, 6th & Boardwalk. For more information visit www.herocampaign.org or call 609-626-3880.

Trick or Treat Street and Howl-O-Ween @ Seaside Heights Boardwalk
Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Trick or Treat Street and Howl-O-Ween @ Seaside Heights Boardwalk | Seaside Heights | New Jersey | United States

Noon – 5 pm on the Boardwalk. Free admission, prizes, fun for everyone including pumpkin painting, dog parade and kids’ costume parade, trick or treating, pumpkin chunkin’ and fireworks.

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