The Best Food Events in NJ This August

Savor August in New Jersey with this delicious assortment of dining and drinking events.

NORTH JERSEY

Japanese Food Festival

📅: Saturday, August 1 | 11 am-8 pm
📍: Overpeck County Park, Ridgefield Park
ℹ️: The Japanese American Association of New Jersey and JAPANFes New York are co-hosting this year’s Japanese Food Festival. This year’s event features an authentic Japanese food vendor lineup alongside traditional, family-friendly, and free summer games and performances.

Meadowlands Seafood Fest

📅: Saturday, August 1 | 5-11 pm
📍: Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford
ℹ️: Visitors can enjoy seafood and other food offerings from food trucks and vendors. Live harness racing begins an hour in and will feature the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks Eliminations.

Peach Pie Contest & Festival

📅: Sunday, August 2 | 10 am-2 pm
📍: Riverview Farmers Market, Jersey City
ℹ️: Enjoy Jersey-grown peach specials, live music, an amateur baking contest, and more at the 13th annual Peach Pie Contest & Festival.

La Festa Italiana

📅: Wednesday, August 5-Sunday, August 9
📍: 344 Sixth Street, Jersey City
ℹ️: Held annually since 1902, La Festa Italiana is Hudson County’s oldest Italian festival. The event honors Our Lady of the Assumption and Saint Rocco. Vendors and parishioners are serving up Italian-American favorites including rice balls, cannolis, zeppoles, and more.

Prep Like a Chef: Restaurant Secrets for Busy Homecooks

📅: Thursday, August 13 | 6:30 pm
📍: The Saint Clair, Montclair
ℹ️: Join Leia Gaccione, the chef-owner of The Saint Clair, for a 30-minute cooking demonstration and a 3-course dinner. She’ll cover knife skills, time-saving tips for weeknight cooking, organization secrets that make cooking less stressful, and more.

Summer Harvest Showcase at the Passaic County Fair

📅: Thursday, August 13 | 7 pm
📍: Garret Mountain Reservation (Tent 4-H), Woodland Park
ℹ️: The Passaic County Fair runs Thursday, August 13-Sunday, August 16. Winning entries in the produce and plant categories will receive ribbons during an awards ceremony on the fair’s opening night, Thursday, August 13.

High on Hog Comedy Show

📅: Friday, August 14 | 9:30 pm
📍: Brothers Smokehouse, Ramsey
ℹ️: With tickets starting at $25, enjoy stand-up-comedy, barbecue, and drinks at Brothers Smokehouse in North Jersey.

Jersey City Puerto Rican Parade & Festival

📅: Saturday, August 15-Sunday, August 16
📍: Lincoln Park through City Hall, Jersey City
ℹ️: Celebrate Puerto Rican culture and heritage with live music, performances, food vendors, and family friendly activities.

Cousins Maine Lobster at Double Tap Brewing

📅: Friday, August 21 | 4-9 pm
📍: 50 Parsippany Road, Whippany
ℹ️: This Shark Tank-famous lobster truck is making a stop at Double Tap Brewing on Friday, August 21. Order at the truck or mobile order ahead for a taste of lobster before summer comes to an end.

New Jersey African Restaurant Week Festival

📅: Saturday, August 22-Sunday, August 23
📍: Newark
ℹ️: Eat, shop, and dance across Newark in support of local businesses and culture.

Riamede Farm-to-Table Dinner

📅: Saturday, August 22 | 5:30-9 pm
📍: Riamede Farm, Chester
ℹ️: 5-course menu highlighting seasonal offerings from Riamede Farm, presented by Chef Enzo Montagnino. This farm-to-table dinner is BYOB.

BBQ Extravaganza at Meadowlands Racetrack

📅: Saturday, August 29 | 5-11 pm
📍: Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford
ℹ️: Grab barbecue dishes from local favorites, including specialty food trucks and Jersey restaurants, as vendors compete for $2,500 in prize money.

CENTRAL JERSEY

31st Annual Clamfest

📅: Friday, July 31-Sunday, August 2 | 12-8 pm
📍: Huddy Park, Highlands
ℹ️: Celebrate summer at this three-day, clam-focused extravaganza. Enjoy seafood and more from Jersey Shore’s best vendors.

Terhune Orchard’s Summer Fest

📅: Saturday, August 1-Sunday, August 2 | 10 am-5 pm
📍: Terhune Orchards, Princeton
ℹ️: Enjoy Jersey fresh produce, cider donuts, and winery selections (wine slush) at this outdoor festival featuring live music, animal shows, wagon rides, summer blooms, and other farm activities.

Atlantic Highlands Music + Food Truck Festival

📅: Sunday, August 2 | 12-8:30pm
📍: Atlantic Highlands Marina, Atlantic Highlands
ℹ️: 20+ local food trucks and four live bands are stopping by to Atlantic Highlands Music + Food Truck Festival this summer.

Latin Festival: Tacos & Tequila

📅: Sunday, August 2 | 11 am-5 pm
📍: Monmouth Race Track, Oceanport
ℹ️: Sponsored by Surfside and the Asbury Park Press, this festival boasts offerings from 12+ local food trucks, mixing classic Latin dishes and homemade tequila combinations. There will be live music and family-friendly activities including face painters, pony rides, a bounce house, and clowns.

Italian American Association of Ocean Township Annual Italian Festival

📅: Wednesday, August 5-Sunday, August 9
📍: Joe Palaia Park, Oakhurst
ℹ️: This four-day festival attracts over 80,000 people every year for traditional Italian-American food and family fun.

Perth Amboy Dominican Festival

📅: Friday, August 7-Sunday, August 9
📍: La Playita, Perth Amboy
ℹ️: Grab Dominican bites from local food vendors and let loose on the waterfront with live music and rides.

Chester Summer Food Truck & Music Festival

📅: Saturday, August 8 | 11 am-7 pm
📍: Municipal Field, Chester
ℹ️: 15+ food trucks, a beer garden, live music, and activities benefitting the Chester First Aid Squad.

Flemington’s Corn, Tomato, and Beer Festival

📅: Saturday, August 8 | 12-8 pm
📍: Main Street, Flemington
ℹ️: 140+ vendors in the heart of downtown Flemington. A curated lineup of local and regional food trucks are serving all things corn, tomato, and beer, alongside fair favorites.

Beat Chef David Burke Cooking Competition

📅: Wednesday, August 12 | 6:30 pm
📍: Red Horse by David Burke, Rumson
ℹ️: Watch and snack as Chef David Burke faces off against Casey Webb in a friendly cooking competition, with guests invited to help judge the dishes. The evening includes a seated three-course dinner and a Q&A with the chefs.

Trudy Fest

📅: Saturday, August 15 | 3-8 pm
📍: Veterans Park, Highlands
ℹ️: Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle’s English Channel swim at Trudy Fest. Honor the Highlands’ hometown heroine with Trudy’s Chicken Wing Challenge, inspired by one of Trudy’s favorite foods.

Surf + Turf Seafood Festival

📅: Saturday, August 15-Sunday, August 16 | 11 am-5 pm
📍: 175 Oceanport Avenue, Oceanport
ℹ️: Over a dozen of the Shore’s best seafood vendors are spending the weekend in Oceanport, serving up lobster rolls, crab cakes, shrimp, and more. Plus, enjoy free, family-friendly activities like a bounce house, pony rides, face painters, and clowns for select hours on Sunday.

Pupstock

📅: Saturday, August 22 | 12-5 pm
📍: Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta
ℹ️: Pupstock is designed by humans for dogs, with dog activity zones, adoptions, live music, and plenty of food trucks to accompany “yappy hour”. Proceeds benefit BARKS & O.S.C.A.R. Animal Rescue.

SOUTH JERSEY

Hunterdon Wine Express

📅: Saturday, August 1-Sunday, August 2; Saturday, August 22-Sunday, August 23
📍: Old York Cellars, Ringoes
ℹ️: Board the Black River and Western Railroad to enjoy a guided wine pairing during a scenic round-trip rail journey between Ringoes and Flemington, guests will also have a chef-curated lunch at Old York Cellars.

Latino Food Truck Festival

📅: Saturday, August 1 | 12 pm-12 am
📍: Laurita Winery and Marketplace, Plumsted
ℹ️: Grab street tacos, elote, empanadas, pupusas, churros, ice cream, and Laurita sangrias and specialty wines at this Latin food truck festival. Plus, live music and free wagon tours will be offered through the vineyard.

Garden State Plate

📅: Saturday, August 1 | 5 pm
📍: Pinelands Alliance, Southampton Township
ℹ️: Enjoy fresh, seasonal local seafood sourced within 100 miles of the Rancocas Creek Farm, served family-style and prepared by chef Jeffrey A. Miller and his staff.

Burlington County Restaurant Week

📅: Sunday, August 2-Saturday, August 8
📍: Bordentown, Mount Laurel, and Medford
ℹ️: Select restaurants in three Burlington County municipalities are offering special discounts and restaurant-week menus.

Summer Street Feast

📅: Thursday, August 6 | 4-8 pm
📍: Kings Highway, Haddonfield
ℹ️: Kings Highway will be closed to host 10+ food trucks, musical guests, and local businesses selling discounted products on the sidewalk until 8 pm.

Bellview Winery Seafood Festival

📅: Saturday, August 8-Sunday, August 9 | 12-5 pm
📍: Bellview Winery, Landisville
ℹ️: Enjoy bites from local seafood vendors alongside sangria and wine from Bellview.

Angelsea Night Market & Food Truck Night

📅: Thursday, August 13 | 5-10 pm
📍: Olde New Jersey Avenue, North Wildwood
ℹ️: Roam around award-winning food trucks and gourmet food vendors on Olde New Jersey Avenue.

Bridgeton Peach Festival

📅: Saturday, August 15-Sunday, August 16 | 2-8 pm
📍: Shoppes at Dragon Village, Bridgeton
ℹ️: Check out vendors, merchants, farmers market offerings, in addition to the Peach Fuzz Baby Contest. There will also be family-friendly train rides, crafts, and games.

FesTomato!

📅: Saturday, August 22 | 12-6 pm
📍: Walking Bird Farm, Egg Harbor
ℹ️: This annual event hosted by NOFA NJ highlights and promotes tomatoes and the Jersey farmers who grow them. Events are free, with tomato tastings, farm tours, culinary demonstrations, live music, vendors, and more.

Luau Food Truck Festival

📅: Saturday, August 22-Sunday, August 23
📍: Laurita Winery, Plumsted
ℹ️: Catch performances by the South Pacific Island Dancers, Samoan Fire Knife Dancers, and Hawaiian Dancers in addition to food trucks and wine from Laurita Winery.

End-of-Summer Seafood Sizzler

📅: Saturday, August 22 | 6-9 pm
📍: The Riverview at Sweetwater Marina and Riverdeck, Hammonton
ℹ️: Wear your summer whites and toast to the end of summer with seafood overlooking the Mullica River. Amenities include a premium open bar, live-shucked shellfish, fresh raw bar, curated wine tasting, signature cocktails, and more.

Wildwoods August Restaurant Week

📅: Sunday, August 23-Thursday, August 27
📍: Wildwood, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, West Wildwood, and Diamond Beach
ℹ️: Participating restaurants in the five municipalities are offering prix-fixe breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus.

South Jersey Seafood + Music Festival

📅: Saturday, August 29 | 11 am-7 pm
📍: Washington Lake Park, Sewell
ℹ️: 15+ food vendors serving fresh seafood and desserts. Enjoy lobster rolls, crab cakes, shrimp, and raw bar favorites. Plus, live music, kids activities, and a beer, margarita, and sangria garden.