List of festivals in New Jersey

This is a 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]
• Newark LGBTQ Film Festival
• Rock & Roll Steampunk Festival, Washington Borough, Warren County
• Rutgers Day in New Brunswick, held on the last Saturday of April
• Exit Zero Jazz Festival (spring)
• Trenton Computer Festival

May

• 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
• Crayfish Festival - Augusta - Sussex County Fairgrounds^[2]
• Hoboken Arts and Music Festival ^[3]
• Jersey Shore Music Festival - Seaside Heights^[4]
• Montclair Film Festival - film festival in Montclair
• Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
• NJ Greek Fest (The New Jersey Greek Festival) - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, held the first weekend after Memorial Day^[5]
• New Jersey State History Festival - Washington Crossing State Park, held the first weekend in May
• Raritan River Music Festival ^[6]

June

• North to Shore festival
• AnimeNEXT - anime convention in Atlantic City
• Barefoot Country Music Festival (Wildwood, New Jersey, on the beach)
• Beardfest Music & Arts Festival - NJ Pinelands National Reserve
• Belmar Seafood Festival
• Big Greek Festival - Randolph June 7–9
• Celtic Festival - Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May
• Cuban Parade of New Jersey
• Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
• Jersey Pride, the New Jersey State Pride Parade (typically first Sunday in June) Asbury Park, New Jersey
• Hoboken Film Festival
• Hungarian Festival - New Brunswick
• Jersey Shore Wine Festival - FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, June 2 and 3
• McDonald's Gospelfest
• Meadowlands State Fair Mid-June through Early July
• New Jersey Film Festival
• NJ Playwrights Festival
• Point Pleasant Summerfest in the Park - June 3^[7]
• Portugal Day Festival in Newark
• Sustainably Green Music & Arts Festival, Washington Borough, Warren County
• Tri-County Fair (Thursday-Sunday Father's Day weekend)

July

• Afro Beat Fest
• Pleasantville, New Jersey Colombia Festival - Orgullo Colombiano
• FARM Music & Arts Festival - Vernon, July 24–26
• Lincoln Park Music Festival - Newark
• Macy's Fireworks Spectacular - Independence Day
• Meadowlands State Fair Mid-June through Early July, with fireworks on July 3 and 4
• Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning - Thor Solberg Road in Readington, held the last weekend of July
• Roselle House Music Festival
• Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage
• Soulsational Music Festival - Jersey Shore, held the last Saturday in July
• Sourland Mountain Festival in the Sourlands
• 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]
• Monmouth Film Festival^[10]
• New Jersey State Fair^[2]
• Newark Black Film Festival^[11]
• Philippine Fiesta - Meadowlands Exposition Center
• Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
• TidalWave Music Festival (Atlantic City, New Jersey)

September

• Union County Celtic Festival in Oak Ridge Park in Clark, New Jersey (inaugural event scheduled for September 9, 2023)^[12]
• BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
• Festival in the Borough, Washington NJ, Warren County
• First Annual Roseland Greek Festival - St. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
• Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
• Garden State Country Music & Food Truck Festival^[13] - Bader Airfield in Atlantic City
• Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean University (Hillside, NJ).
• Liberty Jazz Festival
• Montclair Jazz Festival
• New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - New Brunswick
• Rib Rock, featuring B.B. King - PNC Bank Arts Center
• South Mountain International Blues Festival^[14] - South Mountain Reservation in West Orange
• Water and Wings Festival^[15]
• Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey^[16]
• Just Be You Performing Arts Film & Theater Festival^[17]
• Weequahic Park House Music Festival

October

• AnimeNEXT
• Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead Celebration, Washington Borough, Warren County
• Festival of Fine Craft, Millville, New Jersey - Millville, on the first weekend in October
• Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
• Golden Door Film Festival
• Lima Bean Festival - West Cape May, on October 6
• MangaNEXT
• German American Volkvest^[18]
• Exit Zero Jazz Festival (autumn edition)

November

• Teaneck International Film Festival
• James Moody Jazz Festival

December

• First Nights - celebrated on New Year's Eve, found throughout the state, including Montclair^[19]

Other

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

See also

• List of film festivals in New Jersey