Things To Do

Nassau Film Festival

Festival

May 18-19: Watch screenings of short films and music videos (30 seconds-20 minutes) in the Princeton Garden Theatre. Directors and actors will discuss their films.

Arts in Bloom

Art

May 18-19: The 11th annual Arts in Bloom self-guided driving tour invites you to visit more than 25 galleries and studios throughout Salem County.

New Jersey Renaissance Faire

Festival

May 18-19, May 25-26, June 1-2: Attention lords and ladies: This year is the 10th season of the New Jersey Renaissance Faire.

Wildwoods International Kite Festival

Festival

May 24-27: Colorful kites soar over the Rio Grande Avenue beach.

Cape May Music Festival

Festival

May 26-June 14: The 30th annual music celebration features the Atlantic Brass Band, the Bay Atlantic Symphony and a tribute to George Mesterhazy.

Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival

Festival

May 25-27: Bring your appetite to this smorgasbord with 40 food trucks serving everything from empanadas to lobster rolls to Belgian-waffle sundaes.

May Fair in Collingswood

Art

May 25: Collingswood will be bursting with art, music and activities. More than 200 artists and crafters display their work in a juried show.

Montclair Bounce

Festival

May 31-June 7: A Festival of Optimism and Resilience, a playful, town-wide week of events exploring practices and connections that can enrich lives.

Greenwood Lake Air Show

Performance

June 1-2: Each year, thousands of aviation buffs and families head to the Greenwood Lake Air Show to watch amazing aerobatics.

Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival

Books

June 7-8: Nearly 75 authors will appear at the Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival.

Rock, Ribs & Ridges Festival

Festival

June 29-30: At the 10th annual Rock, Ribs & Ridges Festival, the party heats up with mouthwatering barbecue from five pit masters and live music.

“She Loves Me” at Summit Playhouse

Musical

May 3-19: She Loves Me follows a perfumery store clerk and a saleswoman who cannot stand each other. Little do they know, they are anonymous, romantic pen pals.

Judy Collins at the Newton Theatre

Music

June 13: Award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins, now 79, is esteemed for her interpretations of such classic material as Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns.”

Jim Breuer at Bergen PAC

Comedy

June 29: Jim Breuer came to fame as a member of the Saturday Night Live cast and in the film Half Baked with Dave Chappelle.

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Presents “The Three Musketeers”

Theater

June 12-July 7: The Three Musketeers comes to life in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s delightful new adaptation by Ken Ludwig.

Ellarslie Open 36

Art

May 4-July 7: The Ellarslie Open 36, an annual juried art show, displays more than 120 pieces created with various materials from paint to fiber.

MAM Yarn Bomb & Fiber Art Exhibit Explore New Territory

New Directions in Fiber Art, now on display in the Montclair Art Museum, celebrates how fibrous material is used to make art. All artists on display either live or work in New Jersey.

Kinetic Art Exhibit “Simply Steampunk” Opens at Morris Museum

“A Cache of Kinetic Art: Simply Steampunk” is the Morris Museum’s second installment of a four-year series focused on art that moves.

Princeton Art Exhibit Showcases Mexican Migration to the U.S.

“Miracles on the Border: Retablos of Mexican Migrants to the United States” showcases an extensive range of tragedy, spirituality, and the human experience through vibrant and commemorative artwork known as retablos.