Best New Jersey Festivals and Events
Discover New Jersey's Best Festivals:
A celebration of food, music, arts, film, and ethnic culture.
New Jersey Festivals have been a part of the ways New Jerseyans celebrate special events.
In the past, many were known as feasts and were initially associated with religion. They were a way of meeting social needs in communities and providing entertainment at the same time.
Today many of the festivals are held to celebrate a holiday, cultural, or a themed event.
Popular New Jersey Festivals and Events
Beer Festivals
Discover where the popular beer events are held. New Jersey beer festivals or fests play host to a well over 50 major breweries and micro breweries with many brew masters and staff available to provide information on over 250 beers and ales.
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Wine Festivals
New Jersey wines are fast becoming internationally recognized as premium wines and many of these vineyards have tours and events that provide opportunities to sample these wines.
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Music Festivals
Music festivals include blue grass, country, rock, jazz, folk, contemporary, and many other types of music. The music festivals range from jam sessions to multi-stage performances
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Family Festivals
Discover where the popular family festivals are. These are festivals that have a wide range of appeal to family's with children. These include celebrations of events with music, food, fun activities, crafts and more.
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Food Truck Festivals
Discover the popular Food Truck Festivals. In addition to lots of food trucks, many are themed events with live entertainment, crafters, and kids activities
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Greek Festivals
Discover the popular Greek festivals are being held. The festivals are generally run for three to four days around a summer weekend and in addition to promoting the Greek culture, they raise money to support many worthwhile charitable causes.
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Irish Festivals
Irish Festivals in New Jersey are where some of the nations largest Gaelic parades and festivals are held. From Jersey City to the Jersey Shore, the summer holds a feast of Irish dances, bands, food, and of course some bee.
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Italian Festivals
Italian festivals typically run for three to four days around a summer weekend and in addition to promoting the Italian culture, they raise money to support many worthwhile charitable causes.
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Arts/Crafts Festivals
Discover where the arts and crafts festivals are. These are shows where artists, artisans, and crafts people display and sell their work. Shows range from major national or regional events with 50,000+ visitors to small local fund-raisers.
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Film Festivals
Discover the popular New Jersey Film festivals These festivals promote the art of film making on all levels with the goal of presenting films of the highest quality non-studio, independent films.
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Fine Arts Events & Exhibits
Discover the popular fine art galleries, exhibitions and shows are. Fine arts shows are for art enthusiasts looking for an educational and enjoyable day trip or to complement their weekend getaway.
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