Savor a weekend of delectable Italian specialties, arts and crafts, outstanding entertainment and a parade that is bound to delight young and old alike.
This annual Victorian Week Crafts and Antiques Show event will feature arts and crafts and antique and collectibles dealers on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate. Great opportunity to bring the family out on a beautiful fall day to see all the different crafts put together.
Bring your family and friends for a fun filled weekend of country music, delicious food, fireworks and more at the 20th Annual Keyport Screamin’ Country Jamboree! Located at the Keyport Waterfront Park in Monmouth County, this event has a wide variety of activities to provide entertainment for all tastes, ages, and interests! The two day event will feature live musical performances, games, amusement rides, and a beer garden for those 21 and older. The Screamin’ Country Jamboree will be capped off with their yearly Chili Cook-off and Tasting competition, featuring eateries from all over vying for your vote to be crowned this year’s champion!
26th Annual Columbus Day Parade at 1:00 pm, Sunday on the Boulevard. www.columbusnj.org
Father Alphonse will share his insight on key moments about the opera that will take place, in an educational environment great for kids.
Lots of fun for the whole family! Enjoy all the attractions and activities as many times as you would like for the admission price of just $9.95 per person!
Each year, on Columbus Day, Delicious Orchards holds a special festival fun for all ages. This family friendly day includes Pumpkin Painting and Decorating, Fun Games, Antique Tractor Display, Live Music, and Free Food Samples. Pumpkin Fest is completely free and family-friendly, making it the perfect place to take the kids on their day off from school. In the case of inclement weather, they will stick with only food samples and move them inside to the store, where you’ll also find all sorts of seasonal treats and decor!
Kick off Fall with this awesome, fun filled fest at Laurita for the whole family! Visit LauritaWinery.com for more details
The Pine Barrens Jamboree features Music of the Pines, cultural demonstrations & lectures, traditional crafts & crafters, kids crafts & games, nature & history programs, food, free shuttle buses and much more!
Come out to Cape May Convention Hall right on the beach to check out all the handmade antiques and collectables. Great opportunity to get out and stroll the beach on a beautiful fall day. Great for all the family!
The Highlands Zombie Parade shambles down Bay Avenue in Highlands, NJ. Make-up artists are available at 10 am and you must be registered to join in the parade.
Join in the fun in this free parade! Kids 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Check-in begins at 10 am – Huddy Park 301 Shore Drive, Highlands, NJ 07732
Begun in October 2015, Makerfest is an experimental, experiential, educational, and FREE annual community event. A celebration of creativity and imagination that’s part MythBusters, part science lab, part county fair, and part art studio. It consists of 70-100 maker booths, to LearningSpaces for workshops, an EdTalk stage, a Roborena, and — new for 2017– the first Jersey Shore Hackathon, the Toms River United Sustainability Team (TRUST) Green Fair, and activities supporting the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read of the post pandemic novel Station Eleven. Over 200 makers and 8000 attendees joined us in our first two years.
Foodstock is an annual food drive / music festival held in Freehold, New Jersey. Come to the event with non-perishable food donations and get rewarded with a picnic-style dinner with free food and drinks. Unlimited beer, wine and sangria are included for those who purchase a wristband for proof-of-age. You, along with any families or friends who help, are welcomed to come to the Party!
Kick off Fall with this awesome, fun filled fest at Laurita for the whole family! Visit LauritaWinery.com for more details
Registration starts at 8:00AM or you can register online! The opening ceremony starts at 9:00AM and the walk starts at 10:00AM. Come together with survivors, caregivers, men and women from all walks of life who are passionate about saving lives from breast cancer. Celebrate your shared efforts. Inspire each other to carry on. And take comfort in the knowledge that because of your dedication, no one walks alone.
Enjoy free entertainment, Mini Golf, Photo Booth, Pie Eating Contest and so much more! And the fun doesn’t stop there; activities that require two tickets or a wristband are Archery, Bungee Trampoline, Climbing Wall, Inflatable Rides, Laser Tag, and Wagon Rides! You can also bring your dogs and register them for the Strut Your Mutt Doggie Costume Contest!
Swing Into the Night at the Toms River Library where DJ Joanne will provide a 30-minute lesson before turning on your favorite swing tunes on Tuesday, October 17 beginning at 7:00 pm.
There is probably no single race more famous than The Benihana Offshore Grand Prix. This race was known as the Indy 500 of Offshore Racing and was held in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, during the 1970’s. The New Jersey Offshore Powerboat Racing Association has been the host club since racing started in Point Pleasant Beach some 40+ years ago. NJ Offshore (NJOPRA) is still a very active club with over 100 members and has kept the tradition of Offshore Racing alive on the Jersey Shore for all those years.
Enjoy bingo & prizes along with entertainment by “Flavian”. A spaghetti & meatball lunch will also be available and there will be prizes for best costumes. Must register for a ticket and a suggested donation is $2.00.
There is probably no single race more famous than The Benihana Offshore Grand Prix. This race was known as the Indy 500 of Offshore Racing and was held in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, during the 1970’s. The New Jersey Offshore Powerboat Racing Association has been the host club since racing started in Point Pleasant Beach some 40+ years ago. NJ Offshore (NJOPRA) is still a very active club with over 100 members and has kept the tradition of Offshore Racing alive on the Jersey Shore for all those years.
Join the fun for one of the most popular Halloween traditions at the Jersey Shore – Brick Township’s Trunk or Treat and Halloween Spooktacular. Residents, civic groups and local businesses are invited to bring their cars, decorate them, pop the trunk and hand out treats to young ‘trunk or treater.’ In addition, there will be a hayride, and costume parade. Trophies for costumes and decorated cars. Registration is required for anyone wishing to decorate a trunk.
Food Trucks, Fire Pits and Fire Works (on Saturday evening)! visit LauritaWinery.com for all details
Lighthouse enthusiasts can visit every lighthouse in New Jersey over this exciting two day event. Night climbs are offered at Absecon, Cape May, Tinicum and Tuckerton Seaport. Visit www.lighthousechallengenj.org for more information.
Harvest Arts Festival in Toms River will feature live local bands, local artists, Beer & Wine Garden, food & merchandise vendors, inflatables & rides, free pumpkin decorating and so much more fun for kids and the whole family!
A tasting and a self-guided ‘haunted’ wine walk are part of a wicked good time.
Plan on having a bit of seasonal fun while sipping 4JG’s delicious wines. While the little ones are always welcomed with their parents, the fun is intended for the over 21 crowd.
Entrance Fee is $10 per person, 21 and older
Include 7 samples of our nationally award-winning wines in a souvenir etched 4JG’s Vineyard wine glass and vineyard walk.