Looking for something fun to do this weekend in New Jersey? New Jersey Monthly has you covered! Below we highlight recommendations each week for events across the state, from festivals to concerts to family-friendly happenings and more.
📅: Thursday, September 5-Sunday, September 8 📍: St. Francis Church to the Hudson River • Hoboken ℹ️: Enjoy music, a parade, rides, food, fireworks and more. At 2 pm on Saturday, the 800-pound Madonna Dei Martiri is carried through the streets. 💸: Free
📅: Thursday, September 5-Sunday, September 8 📍: St. Demetrios Church • Union ℹ️: This 47th annual cultural festival features food, music and more. 💸: $2
Macedonian Food Festival 📅: Friday, September 6-Sunday, September 8 (5-8 pm, noon-10 pm, noon-8 pm) 📍: St. Nikola Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric • Totowa ℹ️: Indulge in Macedonian culture and cuisine at this family-friendly food festival. Every day there will be homemade foods and desserts, coffee, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, games, live entertainment and more. 💸: Free admission
NJ Taco Festival 📅: Saturday, September 7 (10 am-8 pm) 📍: Sussex County Fairgrounds • Augusta ℹ️: Enjoy tacos from 40-plus taco trucks, plus plenty of beer and margaritas, live music, lucha libre wrestling, a chihuahua pageant, taco-eating contests and more. 💸: $15-$50; kids 10 and under free
Fall Brew by the Bay 📅: Saturday, September 7 (noon-5 pm) 📍: The Seafarer • Highlands ℹ️: A ticket to this beer festival includes seven 4-ounce tastings and a pint of craft beer from multiple local breweries, plus access to purchase more craft beers and food. There will also be fire pits and live music, all to be enjoyed along the bay. 💸: $40
San Gennaro Festival 📅: Saturday, September 7 (noon-5 pm) 📍: Pyanoe Plaza • Belmar ℹ️: A celebration of Italian culture and cuisine. Activities includes a special mass service at St. Rose Catholic Church, a book signing by Produce Pete, a cannoli-eating contest, food trucks, craft vendors and more. 💸: Free admission
Caribbean Food Fest 📅: Saturday, September 7 (noon-7 pm) 📍: Veteran’s Memorial Park • Parsippany ℹ️: Celebrate Caribbean culture with authentic cuisine from various food vendors; beer, wine and hard seltzers; live reggae performances; henna tattoos; kids activities and more. 💸: $6 admission; kids 5 and under free
Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival 📅: Saturday, September 7 (1-7 pm) 📍: Burlington County Fairgrounds • Columbus ℹ️: A festival featuring 15+ food trucks, local breweries, live music, family friendly activities and more. 💸: $12-$15 admission; kids 12 and under free
Wildwoods Food & Music Festival 📅: Saturday, September 7 (1-7 pm) 📍: Byrne Plaza • Downtown Wildwood ℹ️: A festival featuring 50+ food vendors, a beer garden, craft vendors, live music, family-friendly activities and more. 💸: Free admission
Vineland Food Truck Festival 📅: Sunday, September 8 (noon-8 pm) 📍: Landis Avenue • Vineland ℹ️: Food trucks and craft vendors will line the street of Landis Avenue between East Avenue and 7th Street. 💸: Free admission
Atlantic City Latino Festival 📅: Sunday, September 8 (noon-9 pm) 📍: Showboat Event Lot • Atlantic City ℹ️: Celebrate Latino culture with authentic cuisine from various food vendors, traditional dance performances, live music and more. 💸: Free admission
📅: Friday, September 6-Friday, October 18 📍: Rutgers University • New Brunswick ℹ️: Film fans can savor a smorgasbord of independent pictures at this celebration of movies. 💸: $10-$120
📅: Saturday, September 7 (7:30 pm) 📍: Freedom Mortgage Pavilion • Camden ℹ️: The band behind the smash hit “Mr. Brightside” has sold more than 5 million records. 💸: $62+
📅: Friday, September 6-Sunday, October 6 📍: McCarter Theatre Center • Princeton ℹ️: Based on the 1995 cult-classic movie, this brand-new punk-rock musical tells the story of a record store fighting against an attempted corporate takeover. 💸: $58+
📅: Opens Saturday, September 7 📍: Monmouth Museum • Middletown ℹ️: Take the kids to this interactive exhibit featuring life-sized dinosaur skeletons and a paleontological dig. Various special events will take place throughout the exhibit’s duration. 💸: Free-$14
FOOD
Marcus Samuelsson and Priya Krishna Collab Demo 📅: Thursday, September 5 (5 pm) 📍: American Dream • East Rutherford ℹ️: Join celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Priya Krishna at the Dream Stage for a live cooking demo. The chefs will prepare elote (Mexican street corn). Signed copies of Krishna’s recent kid-friendly cookbook, Priya’s Kitchen Adventures, will also be for sale. 💸: Free
Swirl: An Evening of Art and Wine 📅: Friday, September 6 (5-6:45 pm) 📍: Grounds for Sculpture • Hamilton ℹ️: Embark on a special tour of Grounds for Sculpture while paying special attention to five sculptures that will each be paired with wine and hors d’oeuvres, specially prepared by the chef and sommelier from Rat’s, the grounds’ onsite restaurant. 💸: $160-$175
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