Central Jersey Family Festivals and Events

Listed here are the Best 2024 Central Jersey Family Festivals and Events. Features Family oriented Events with Music,
Food, Entertainment, and Fun Activities

The Central Jersey Family festivals feature a robust offering of entertainment, food, and fun activities..

From talented artisans crafting unique pieces, and performers captivating the audiences to enjoyable activities and a wide range of food options, there is something for everyone, especially for families with kids.

Especially notable is they feature festivals and themed events with a large variety of kids activities.

To cap it all, every festival further sparks interest by providing a distinct theme that differentiates it from the rest, making these festivals not only a fun-filled experience but also one-of-a-kind!

Multi-Date, Central Jersey Family Festivals and Events

Point Pleasant Beach Thursday Night Fireworks
Every Thursday evening beginning June 20th until August 29th, 2024
Jenkinson's Boardwalk
300 Ocean Ave
Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ
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On the beach. Weather permitting, may be cancelled with little or no notice

Seaside Heights Fireworks
On the Boardwalk
Seaside Heights, NJ
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Beginning July 4th, and continuing each Wednesday night starting on July 11th until August 28th, 2024 at 9:30 PM.
Best viewed from anywhere on the boardwalk.
Fired from the beach near the Franklin Ave

July 2024 Central Jersey Family Festivals and Events

Monmouth County Fair
Wednesday-Sunday, July 24 to July 28, 2024
East Freehold Fairgrounds
1500 Kozloski Rd
Freehold, NJ
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This fun family event features:
Free Entertainment 4-H Shows & Exhibits Rides by Campy's Blue Star Amusements, Live Music on the Main Stage with lots of fun entertainment, delicious food Vendors, and fireworks on opening night Wednesday evening @ 9:15 p.m. (weather permitting)

Carteret's Latin Fest
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
Waterfront Park & Veteran's Pier
Cartaret, NJ
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Carteret one of NJ's most culturally diverse towns is hosting their annual Latin Fiesta, one of NJ's most popular Latin Fiestas.
The Family fun event features a celebration of lartin culture with the legendary Raul Acosta y Oro Solido performing, along with food, a beer garden, vendors, dancing, multiple DJs, additional live salsa, bachata, and merengue music acts, giveaways, contests, and a fireworks display at dusk.

Mercer County 4-H Fair & Wheat Threshing
Saturday & Sunday, July 27, 28, 2024
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
Hopewell Township, NJ
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This event features animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hay rides, pony rides, music, magic shows, and farm tours, and wheat threshing demonstrations.

Soulsational Music Festival
Saturday, July 27, 2024; 11:00 am to 8:00 pm (rain or shine)
Veterans Park
Bayville, NJ
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This family event features live music on two stages, crafters, vendors, free yoga, vegetarian and organic food, food trucks, a beer garden, and a kids' village.

August 2024 Central Jersey Family Festivals and Events

Key Port Firemen’s Fair & Fireworks
Tuesday thru Saturday, July 30th until August 3rd, 2024
Firemen's Park
Keyport, NJ
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Keyport’s hometown favorite will feature rides, games, food, fun & support of their Volunteer Fireman! Event ends with a great bayfront fireworks display on Saturday night, August 3rd.

Highlands Annual Clam Festival
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,August 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2024;
Huddy Park
Bay & Waterwitch Avenues
Highlands, NJ
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Admission and parking are free. rain or shine.
This two-day festival will feature seafood and other dishes from local restaurants, live entertainment, a Beer, Wine, and Sangria Garden. Portions of Waterwitch and Bay Avenues closed to street traffic to accommodate rides, games, children's activities, specialty vendors and food trucks.
There will be live entertainment and a Fireworks Display on Saturday at 10PM at Snug Harbor Beach.

Butterfly Festival
Saturday, August 3, 2024; 10AM - 5PM
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
31 Titus Mill Road
Pennington NJ 08534
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This annual event at their Insect Zoo features Butterfly and Bug Parade, and tours of the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House. There will be food trucks, live entertainment, live music, kids' games & crafts, and many vendors. Our Nature Shop will be stocked with everything your little butterfly or bug may need.
Proceeds from this event help sustain our work in environmental conservation, advocacy, science, and education. The Watershed Institute is a member-supported non-profit dedicated to protecting and restoring clean water and healthy environments in central New Jersey.

Just Peachy Festival
August 3, 4, 2024: 10am-5pm
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road
Princeton, NJ
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This family event features a fun day at the farm with pony rides, games, barnyard tractors, and other interactive, hands-on fun including a scavenger hunt. Barn Door Cafe will be scooping up freshly made local peach ice cream!
Wine tasting: Adults can enjoy the taste of summer in a glass with their award-winning Just Peachy wine.

Middlesex County Fair
Monday, August 5 thru Sunday, August 11, 2024
County Fairgrounds
655آ Cranbury Road
East Brunswick, NJ
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Free Parking
This annual event promises to be a week full of fun with live entertainment, carnival rides, local fair vendors, a variety of homemade, beginning with Fireworks on opening night August 5th, and on closing night on August 11th. There will be a live band every night.

The Italian American Association of Ocean Township Annual Italian Festival
August 7th - 11th, 2024
Joe Palaia Park
corner of Deal and Whalepond Road
Oakhurst, NJ
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Free admission
This four day Italian Festival annually attracts over 80,000 people with a taste for our traditional foods and wholesome family fun. Celebrating Italian heritage and culture!
There's something for everyone! From sampling the great taste of Italy's delicious food, rides, games, music, Galbani Live Cooking Seminar, fireworks on Friday night.

Light the Bay
Thursday, August 8th, 2024; 6pm - 9pm (rain date August 15th)
Keyport Waterfront Park
American Legion Drive
Keyport, NJ
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Cost: Free
Come in color and your 90s attire to party with Nine Deeez Nite all night starting at 6PM in the Gazebo. Bring your chairs, blankets, flashlights and more as we party on the grass around the Gazebo in Keyport Waterfront Park. There will be Mini Cruises on the lit-up Keyport Princess around Keyport Harbor including the Light the Bay extravaganza at the Keyport Yacht Club.

Argos Farm Sunflower Festival
Friday, Saturday, & Sundays, August 9 - 25, 2024; 3pm - 8pm
Argos Farm
1250 Lacey Road
Forked River, NJ
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This annual Sunflower Festival features live music (Saturday & Sunday), delicious blueberry treats, Summer photo ops, and of more!

Flemington's Corn, Tomato and Beer Festival
Saturday, August 10, 2024; 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Stangl Road
Flemington, NJ
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Cost: Free to Attend - Free Parking
Held in Flemington's Artisan District, this foodie and beer-lovers event will feature an expansive micro-brewery beer garden, live music, great food, and family entertainment --- and of course, New Jersey's finest corn and tomatoes!
Flemington restaurants will celebrate the local harvest and gear up for the festival by featuring creative corn and tomato dishes for our Corn, Tomato, and Beer.
This is a family friendly event for all ages with an expanded kids zone and free entertainment.

New Brunswick Heart Festival
Saturday, August 10, 2024: 3pm - 6pm
Downtown New Brunswick in front of the theaters at Monument Square
at 2 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ
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Admission: Free
This outdoor family-friendly festival celebrates all of the vibrant arts and history that New Brunswick and the County of Middlesex has to offer.
The festival features live music and dance performances, dance classes for kids and adults, an Arts Market, craft vendors, free balloon animals and face painting, a health & wellness tent, a history corner featuring historical interpreters, arts & crafts activities, games, free Henna and caricatures, giveaways, and more.
The featured performer will be The Suyat Band performing funk and motown hits.

Edison's Food Wine & Beer Festival
Saturday, August 17, 2024; 4 PM - 10 PM
926 Amboy Avenue (under the Tent)
Edison, NJ
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Cost: $5, Kids under 10 are Free
This annual family event features Wine & Craft Brewers including Edison's Cypress Brewery, face painting and activities for the kids, live entertainment, local vendors, artists, and more.

Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival
Saturday, August 24, 2024; from 1 PM - 9:30 PM (Rain or Shine)
The Great Lawn on the Long Branch Promenade
Boardwalk at 10 Ocean Blvd
Long Branch, NJ
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Free Event
This family music festival features a mix of strong national and local musicians performing live Jazz and blues on stage. There will be food trucks, crafters, kids activities, and fireworks at dusk.

September 2024 Central Jersey Family Festivals and Events

Frenchtown Riverfest
Sunday September 1st, 2024:11am-7pm
Sunbeam Lenape Park & Downtown
Frenchtown, NJ
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This event features a street fair celebration of life along the river! Stroll Bridge Street and Sunbeam Park for a fun filled day of live music, art, food, family friendly activities, and paper boat races with the Frenchtown Vikings, all with an ecologically and sustainability focused lens. Honor the mighty Delaware and join in festivities truly unique to Frenchtown.

Annual Festival of the Sea
September 21st 2024; 10:00 am until 7:00 pm (Rain date September 22nd)
Downtown
601 Arnold Ave
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
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This event features local food, over 250 craft vendors, a beer and wine garden, music, family friendly activities. and much more.

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival
September 27, 28, 29, 2024
2200 Church Road
Toms River, NJ
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This event features authentic Greek food and pastries, Greek dances, live music, rides and games with an entertainment tent, Outdoor Greek Food Court with Beer Truck and full bar.

Shamrocks By The Sea, Celtic Festival
September 28, 2024; 10am to 6pm (rain or shine)
Seaside Park Marina Green
101 J St
Seaside Park, NJ
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This family event features a celebration of Irish culture with traditional Irish food and Irish entertainment provided by The John Byrne Band, Marty McGuiness, and Devrin School of Irish Dance.