List of festivals in New Jersey

New Jersey Folk Festival on April 27, 2007

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

January

February

• Black Maria Film Festival

March

• Garden State Film Festival

April

• Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival
• Lambertville Shad Festival, last on April 28^[1]
• Rutgers Agricultural Field Day and New Jersey Folk Festival at Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey are held annually on the last Saturday of April.
• International Festival at Princeton University was last on April 29, 2007
• Taste of Hillsborough in Hillsborough, New Jersey was last held on April 29, 2007

May

• New Jersey State History Festival at Washington Crossing State Park first weekend in May
• Greek festival at Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Piscataway, New Jersey was last held on May 13 through May 15, 2011
• Crayfish Festival in Augusta, New Jersey at the Sussex County Fairgrounds^[2]
• Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival at Monmouth Park Racetrack ^[3] in Oceanport, New Jersey monmouthpark.com

June

• '''NJ Greek Fest''' (The New Jersey Greek Festival) at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, New Jersey*^[4]
• Cuban Parade of New Jersey
• Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival
• New Jersey Film Festival
• Hungarian Festival in New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Hoboken Film Festival
• Belmar Seafood Festival
• Annual Celtic Festival at Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May, New Jersey
• Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival^[5]
• Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
• NJ Playwrights Festival
• Portugal Day Festival in Newark

July

• All Points West Music & Arts Festival
• Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning at Thor Solberg Road in Readington, New Jersey last weekend of July
• St. Ann's Feast in Hoboken, New Jersey last held on July 19–26, 2008
• "Macy's Fireworks Spectacular", Independence Day
• Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage
• XPoNential Music Festival^[6]

August

• Chillfest
• Highlands Clam Festival in Highlands, New Jersey in first week of August
• Hambletonian Stakes
• Jersey City Pride ^[7]
• Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
• New Jersey State Fair^[8]
• Newark Black Film Festival^[9]
• Philippine Fiesta at Meadowlands Exposition Center
• Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey monmouthpark.com

September

• Black Maria Film Festival
• Liberty Jazz Festival
• New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest at New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Water and Wings Fesitval^[10]
• Revelation Generation
• Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey^[11]
• BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey monmouthpark.com
• Rib Rock featuring B.B. King ^[12] at PNC Bank Arts Center http://www.livenation.com

October

• AnimeNEXT
• Lima Bean Festival in West Cape May, New Jersey on October 6 every year
• MangaNEXT
• German American Volkvest ^[13]
• Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
• 4th Annual Fido's Festival USA at Salem County Fairgrounds in Woodstown, New Jersey [3]

November

December

First Nights, celebrated on New Years Eve, are found throughout the state, including Montclair, New Jersey.^[14]

Other

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

References

1. ^ Shad Fest 2008, Lambertville Borough. Accessed March 4, 2008.
2. ^ http://www.newjerseystatefair.org/
3. ^ Monmouth Park Racetrack
4. ^ http://www.NJGreekFest.com/
5. ^ *[1]
6. ^ *[2]
7. ^ www.jclgo.org/
8. ^ http://www.newjerseystatefair.org/
9. ^ http://www.newarkmuseum.org/museum_pages.aspx?id=240
10. ^ wetlandsinstitute.org - Official site
11. ^ www.ydfofnj.org/
12. ^ B.B. King
13. ^ German American Volkvest
14. ^ A New Year's Fete Of Art, Not Alcohol. New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.

External links

• NJ Greek Fest
• New Jersey Festivals at Foodreference.com
• New Jersey Festivals
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