List of festivals in New Jersey

New Jersey Folk Festival on April 27, 2007

Souvlaki grilling at the 2011 Greek Festival in Piscataway on May 15, 2011

January

• KotoriCon - anime convention at Gloucester County College

February

• Black Maria Film Festival

March

• Garden State Film Festival
• Jersey City Chili Cookoff

April

• Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival
• International Festival - Princeton University
• Lambertville Shad Festival^[1]
• Rutgers Agricultural Field Day and New Jersey Folk Festival - Rutgers in New Brunswick, held on the last Saturday of April
• Taste of Hillsborough - Hillsborough

May

• 26th Raritan River Music Festival ^[2]
• Annual Greek Festival - Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Piscataway, held the weekend after Mother's Day; the state's and longest running Greek festival
• Big Greek Festival - St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Randolph on May 30, May 31, June 1; held its 44th annual occurrence in 2015^[3]
• Crayfish Festival - Augusta - Sussex County Fairgrounds^[4]
• Hoboken Arts and Music Festival ^[5]
• Jersey Shore Festival - Seaside Heights ^[6]
• Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
• New Jersey State History Festival - Washington Crossing State Park, held the first weekend in May
• NJ Greek Fest (The New Jersey Greek Festival) - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, New Jersey, held the first weekend after Memorial Day^[7]

June

• Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival
• Belmar Seafood Festival
• Celtic Festival - Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May
• Cuban Parade of New Jersey
• Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
• Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
• Hoboken Film Festival
• Hungarian Festival - New Brunswick
• Jersey Shore Wine Festival - FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, June 2 and 3
• McDonald's Gospelfest
• New Jersey Film Festival
• NJ Playwrights Festival
• Portugal Day Festival in Newark
• Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival^[8]

July

• All Points West Music & Arts Festival
• FARM Music & Arts Festival - Vernon, July 24th-26th
• Macy's Fireworks Spectacular - Independence Day
• Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning - Thor Solberg Road in Readington, held the last weekend of July
• Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage
• Soulsational Music Festival - Jersey Shore, held the last Saturday in July
• St. Ann's Feast - Hoboken
• XPoNential Music Festival^[8]

August

• Chillfest
• Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
• Hambletonian Stakes
• Highlands Clam Festival - Highlands, held in the first week of August
• Jersey City Pride ^[9]
• New Jersey State Fair^[4]
• Newark Black Film Festival^[10]
• Philippine Fiesta - Meadowlands Exposition Center
• Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning

September

• BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
• Black Maria Film Festival
• First Annual Roseland Greek Festival - St Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
• Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
• Liberty Jazz Festival
• New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - New Brunswick
• Revelation Generation
• Rib Rock, featuring B.B. King - PNC Bank Arts Center
• Water and Wings Festival^[11]
• Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey^[12]

October

• AnimeNEXT
• Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
• Golden Door Film Festival
• Lima Bean Festival - West Cape May on October 6 every year
• MangaNEXT
• German American Volkvest ^[13]

November

• Teaneck International Film Festival

December

• First Nights - celebrated on New Years Eve, found throughout the state, including Montclair^[14]

Other

• The Bank of America New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival - Atlantic City
• Cape May Strawberry Festival
• Navratri - India Square
• Slow Food Festival
• Ukrainian Festival

References

1. Shad Fest 2008, Lambertville Borough. Accessed March 4, 2008.
2. http://raritanrivermusic.org/
3. http://www.BigGreekFestival.com/
4. http://www.newjerseystatefair.org/
5. http://www.hobokennj.org/departments/human-services/cultural-affairs/arts-music-festival/
6. jerseyshorefestival.com
7. http://www.NJGreekFest.com/
8. www.jerseyarts.com/festivals
9. http://www.jclgo.org/
10. http://www.newarkmuseum.org/museum_pages.aspx?id=240
11. wetlandsinstitute.org
12. ydfofnj.org
13. German American Volkvest
14. A New Year's Fete Of Art, Not Alcohol. New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.

External links

• New Jersey festivals at Foodreference.com
• New Jersey festivals