March Things To Do:
Our Top 10 Picks For Your Day Out in New Jersey
Discover New Jersey's Best Month of March Things to Do: Uncover The Top seasonal attractions, popular events, and hidden gems.
March is the time of the year when the worst of winter is behind us and we look forward to warmer weather and the onset of Spring.
People with cabin fever are anxious to get outdoors for healthy activities and events to attend. For the less adventuresome, there are plenty of indoor events to attend.
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At this this time, New Jersey has lifted all COVID-19 Restrictions.
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1 - Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
Many towns have St. Patrick day parades and celebrations, that offer a Gaelic experience celebrate the luck of the Irish.
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2 - Take the Family to a Maple Sugaring Demonstration & Educational Program
Maple sugaring has a history in New Jersey that began centuries ago with the Native Americans Indians and colonists. This is an excellent winter family or kids group activity. In New Jersey, the maple sugaring season runs early February until mid-March.
Click here to learn where the best NJ Maple Sugaring Events are
3 - Take In The New Jersey Horror Con & Film Festival in Atlantic City
March 26, 27, 28, 2021
The Showboat Hotel
Atlantic City, NJ
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In advance/Day Pass: $30 In advance/ 3-day Pass: $75 Day of show price: $30 Day of show 3-day Pass: $75
Children: 10 and under free with paying adult Ticket sales at the door are cash only
This 3-day event features a showing of amazing Horror films in the indie scene with an opportunity for attendees to mingle with big names in horror. Horror fans can also participate in Q&A sessions get to interact with vendors from around the Horror scene.
Atlantic City Visitors Guide
Popular Jersey Shore destination with casino gaming, top entertainment venues, restaurants, a beach & boardwalk, and more.
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4 - Take The Kids To The Liberty Science Center for Fun, Education and Discovery
Liberty State Park
Jersey City
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Kids have plenty of room to burn off steam while enjoying 100s of exhibits, rock climbing, a suspended maze , live demonstrations (volcano pictured), a mini zoo, films, and shows. They even offer special exhibits and programs for kids ages 2-5. There's so much to do that most visits last 4 hours. Try the famous Touch Tunnel maze, see tiny live monkeys, and dodge a sneeze from the Big Blue Nose. Learning has never been so much fun. The new Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium and LSC Giant Dome Theater is the largest and most technologically advanced planetarium in the Western Hemisphere. Only three others in the world—two in Japan and one in China—are bigger
5 - Take the Family To See The Battleship New Jersey
62 Battleship Place
Camden, NJ
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The Battleship New Jersey plans to re-open in March.
A great attraction for kids 6+. Spend a night on the legendary Battleship New Jersey's overnight encampment program. They can accommodate groups and families of all sizes up to 300. Stow your gear in a locker --the same lockers that held sailor's personal belongings when at sea. Sleep in bunk--just like enlisted sailors."Chow down" in the Crew's Mess Hall and you can even purchase a personalized "Dog Tag
6 - Visit The Lakota Wolf Preserve
89 Mt. Pleasant Road
Columbia, NJ 07832
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Hear the howling of wolves echo through the mountains of the Delaware Water Gap in Knowlton Township, Warren County, NJ. Photo opportunities of a lifetime and the experience of watching and listening to packs of Tundra, Timber, and Arctic wolves will be yours. View wolves here in the East in a natural surrounding for the first time in over a century. Bobcats and foxes also reside at the reserve
7 - Visit The Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum
400 Fred Wehran Drive
Teterboro Airport
Teterboro, NJ
201-288-6344
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The museum offers visitors an opportunity to view historic air and space equipment and artifacts, photographs, fine art and an extensive model collection. The Library has more than 4000 volumes and hundreds of aviation video tapes.
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80 Route 206 South
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Duke Farms is a tribute to environmental stewardship and showcases its natural, horticultural, and historic resources to inspire visitors to become informed stewards of the land. The estate is also home to four of New Jersey's largest trees, including two that are over 300 years old.
Join us for a walk or bike ride; an earth-friendly way to traverse the landscape.
(908) 722-3700
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9 - Visit Cape May's Emlen Physick Estate
1048 Washington St.
Cape May, NJ
(609) 884-5404
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A Victorian house museum that provides a look back at the Victorian past of the area. Here you will see the architecture, decorative arts, customs and the lives of the Physicks as showcased in the home they lived.
No matter what time of year it is, you can take a tour of this 18 room mansion designed by renowned architect Frank Furness. Built in 1879, it's considered by some to be one of the finest examples of Victorian “Stick Style” architecture in America.
A new addition to the grounds is a Victorian herb garden. In season, there is a garden exhibit of old time garden implements.
10 - Visit Historic Allaire Village
During the Month of March they have a special St. Patrick's Day celebartion on Saturday March 13, 2021; 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Take a 90 minute guided tour of the village and experience the history and culture of Ireland. A period dressed interpreter will escort you to all of our historic buildings and trade shops where villagers are waiting to welcome you and demonstrate traditional Irish cooking, folklore and music! Listen to the Ballycastle Band perform a variety of traditional Irish songs in our historic Chapel, smell the delicious Irish meals and treats prepared by our talented hearth cooks, learn about the history of the holiday and much more! (Purchase Tickets)
