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| Tips and information on New Jersey Family Festivals and fairs that are annual events and have wide appeal to families and kids. | |||||||||||||||||
Bring your whole family and enjoy spending time together at one of New Jersey's popular family festivals! |
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| Ocean Port Strawberry Fair Monmouth Park Race Track parking area Oceanport, NJ 732-492-6000 May 20 - May 25 Tuesday through Sunday 6pm to 11pm |
This major family festival is an official State of New Jersey Department of Agricultural event. The fair provides educational displays and programs with rides, games, attractions and delicious food, including the Lions' famous Strawberry Shortcake. Other attractions include, one of the Nations largest traveling petting zoos with exotic animals including camels, zebra, llama, a kangaroo, macaw parrots and a reptile display; a wolves special attraction from volunteers of the Howling Woods Farm in Jackson; seeing eye dogs and puppies, beekeeping. and chick hatching. The fair is run by the Lions Club as a fundraiser with proceeds donated to charitable causes that primarily support those less fortunate individuals who suffer from sight impairments, including blindness and those who have hearing impairments. |
| Seafood Festival in Belmar Silver Lake Park Ocean Avenue between 5th & 6th Avenues Bemar June 7 - 8, 2008 (732) 681-3700 ext 213 |
One of the most popular annual family festivals in New Jersey with over 150,000 people attending each year. The event is a a culinary celebration of master chefs showcasing their favorite seafood preparations along with and many fun activities for the entire family, arts and crafts, and musicians. The event is free and open from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. This is a rain or shine event; there are no rain dates. |
| Trenton Heritage Days Festival New Jersey State Complex Trenton, NJ 609-815-2162 June 7-8, 2008 |
This two-day festival celebrates the heritage of New Jersey's residents and features food, exhibits, crafts and children's activities. Four stages provide a continuous array of music and dancing including jazz, salsa, gospel, blues, Dixieland, folk and a wide variety of ethnic music. |
New Jersey Family Medieval & Fantasy Festival June 7-8, 2008 |
The NJ Medieval & Fantasy Festivals are host to the ongoing story of The Paladin Knight, a Medieval Fantasy Hero. It is about courage, loyalty, determination, good versus evil and...well...having fun and enjoying life to the fullest! The Festival is appropriate for all ages. |
| Cape May Harbor Fest Friday, 6/20 to Sunday, 6/22 Contact: Greater Cape May Chamber of Commerce 609-884-5508 |
Harbor Fest is a celebration of seafood and song; the sea, its culture, and its ecology. Most land-based activities will be held at or near the Nature Center of Cape May, 1600 Delaware Ave. |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Olde NJ Ave & 2nd Ave North Wildwood, NJ 609-523-6565 July 11-13, 2008 |
Huge outdoor BBQ and Blues Festival covering 4 city blocks on the NJ Shoreline. Headliner Blues Acts from all over the USA; fabulous BBQ food, Street Vendors and Crafters, Family activities, live radio broadcasts, along with the NJ State BBQ competition, too many other events to name. |
34th Annual Monmouth County Fair July 23-27, 2008 |
Opening Night: Wednesday, July 23 - MotorSports Night:
Cooking with Biker Billy on Main Stage Fireworks Display at 9:15pm. Pay one price for rides $15 Wristband Night 5-11pm Thursday Night: July 24 - Circus Nigh:, Mapapa Acrobats, jugglers, clowns, magicians, puppets. Friday Night: July 25 - Wild West Night: Beth Anne Clayton Country Music Band KCBS BBQ Competition begins Pay one price for rides $15 Wristband Night 5-11pm Saturday: July 26 - Kids' Race Day: Oldies featuring Gary US Bonds, KCBS BBQ Competition Judging & Tasting. Sunday: July 27 - Seniors' Day; 31st Antique & Classic Auto Show, Silver Starlite Orchestra, 4-H Events, Animal Shows & Exhibits, Lumberjacks, Racing Pigs, Home & Garden Competition, Kids Games & Races. |
| New Jersey State Fair Sussex County Fairgrounds Augusta, NJ 973-948-5500 August 1 to 10, 2008 |
One of the more popular New Jersey family festivals, The New Jersey State Fair offers agricultural competitions and education, horse shows, 4-H, livestock and animals, rides and attractions, free entertainment, vendors, foods and much more. Animals, competitions and exhibits bring public attention to agriculture, education, youth advancement and the great things that Sussex County and New Jersey Have to offer. |
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