It’s spring! And any day now, the weather is going to get warm for good and you are going to want to find excuses to be outside for as long as possible every day. Luckily, there are entertaining and intriguing festivals (see the UFO Fair) happening every weekend. So use this week-by-week list of spring festivals in and around Bergen County NJ to plan your fresh air fun for the next few months. Enjoy!
MAY
11: Handcrafted, Moorestown, NJ
11: Hot Rods & Harleys, Rahway, NJ
11: Lake Hopatcong Block Party, Hopatcong State Park
11: Super Saturday, Washington Township, NJ
11-12: Asbury Park Bazaar, Asbury Park, NJ
11-12: 71st Annual Albany Tulip Festival, Albany, NY
15-19: Church of the Assumption Parish Carnival, Emerson, NJ
15-19: Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes Lions Club Carnival, Franklin Lakes, NJ
16: Spring Fest, hosted by Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ
16-19: Camp Jam in the Pines, Hammonton, NJ
16-19: New Jersey Audubon Cape May Spring Festival, Cape May, NJ
16-19: St. George Greek Orthodox Church Greek festival, Piscataway, NJ
17-18: Jersey Shore Festival, Seaside Heights, NJ
17-19: 33rd Annual New Jersey Seafood Festival, Belmar, NJ
18: 4th Annual Meadowlands Beer Fest, East Rutherford, NJ
18-19: May Festival , Smithville, NJ
18: Fifth Annual Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown, Morristown, NJ
18: Fairy & Pirate Festival, Mt. Olive, NJ
18: 30th Annual New Jersey State Chili & Salsa Cook-off, Toms River, NJ
18: Haddon Heights Rhythm and Brews, Haddon Heights, NJ
18: Pitman Spring Craft Show, Pitman, NJ
18: Whitesbog BioBlitz, Browns Mills, NJ facebook.com/events/379787859509718/
18: Gardiner Cupcake Festival, Gardiner, NY
18: UFO Fair, Pine Bush, NY
18-19: Arts in Bloom, Salem County, NJ
18-19: Autumn Lake Bloom Festival, Autumn Lake Winery, Williamstown, NJ
18-19: Bordentown Street Fair, Bordentown, NJ
18-19: Riverview Beach Park Wine Festival, Pennsville, NJ
18-19: Spring Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Festival , Stone Harbor,NJ
18-19, 25-26, June 1-2: New Jersey Renaissance Faire, Bordentown, NJ
19: Kenilworth Street Fair, Kenilworth, NJ
19: Nyack Street Fair, Nyack, NY
19: Pinkster Fest, River Edge,NJ
19: Vet Fest: Community Hope for Veterans, Horseshoe Lake Park, Succasunna,NJ
24-27: The Wildwoods International Kite Festival, Wildwoods, NJ
25: 40th Annual May Fair, Collingswood,NJ
25: Trenton Pork Roll Festival, Trenton Social, Trenton NJ
25: Sixth Annual Pork Roll Festival, Mill Hill Park, Trenton, NJ
25-27: Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival, Oceanport, NJ
25-27: Woodstock – New Paltz Arts & Crafts Fair, New Paltz, NJ
26-June 14: Cape May Music Festival, Cape May, NJ capemaymac.org/cape-may-music-festival
27: Woodland Park Memorial Day Street Fair, Woodland, NJ
May 30 – June 1: Norwood PTO Carnival, Norwood, NJ
May 30 – June 9: L.E.A.D Fest at Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ
May 31-June 2: Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest, Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
May 31-June 2: Strawberry Festival, Johnson’s Corner Farm, Medford, NJ johnsonsfarm.com
JUNE
1: The Giant Spring Flea Market, Ocean Grove, NJ
1: Hop Sauce Festival,Veterans Memorial Park, Beach Haven, NJ hopsaucefest.com
1: West Cape May Strawberry Festival, West Cape May, NJ
1: Rockabilly Uprising, Smithville, NJ
1: Newburgh Illuminated Festival, Newburgh, NY
1-2: Greenwood Lake Air Show, West Milford, NJ
1-2: 9th Jersey Shore Wine Festival, Lakewood, NJ
1-2: Sharrott Winery Wine & Music Festival, Hammonton,NJ sharrottwinery.com
1-2: South Jersey Arts Fest, Appel Farm Arts & Music Center, Elmer, NJ
1-2: World Dog Expo, Meadowlands Expo Center, East Brunswick, NJ
1-2, 8-9, 15-16: Strawberry Harvest Festival, Alstede Farms, Chester, NJ
1-9: New Jersey International Film Festival, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
2: RiverFest, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
2: The Bash, Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ
2: Hasbrouck Heights Street Fair, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
2: Hot 97 Summer Jam, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1-2: OLG FunFest. Church of Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph, Hoboken, NJ
2: Water Fest, Gloucester County, NJ
6-9: Lighthouse International Film Festival, Long Beach Island, NJ
7: Secaucus Street Fair, Secaucus, NJ
7-30: The Princeton Festival, Princeton, NJ
8: Wildwood Beer Fest, Fox Park, Wildwood, NJ
8: 4th Annual Meadowlands Battle for the Best Burger, East Rutherford, NJ
8-9: The Pour Into Summer Wine Festival, Mount Carmel Society, Berkeley Heights, NJ
9: Montvale Street Fair, Montvale, NJ
9: Fair Lawn Street Fair, Fair Lawn, NJ
9: Polish Heritage Festival, East Brunswick, NJ
9: 49th New Jersey Irish Festival, Oceanport, NJ
11-15: Guardian Angel Church Carnival, Allendale, NJ
15: Holi Hai, Pier A Park, Hoboken, NJ
15: Spring Lake Irish Festival, Spring Lake, NJ springlake.org/irishfestival
15-16: The Raritan Native American Heritage Celebration and Pow Wow, Middlesex County Fairgrounds, East Brunswick, NJ
16: Nutley Father’s Day Street Fair, Nutley, NJ
15-16: Spring Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, Montclair, NJ
16: Annual Blueberry Festival, Browns Mill, NJ
22: Haddonfield Night Market, Downtown Haddonfield, NJ
22-23: Rockland-Bergen Music Festival, Tappan, NY
29: Beachstock, Margate Beach,NJ
29-30: Rock, Ribs & Ridges, Augusta, NJ
29: Summer Wine Festival, East Rutherford, NJ
29-30: Red, White and Blueberry Festival, Hammonton, NJ
30: Glen Rock Street Fair & Craft Show, Glen Rock, NJ
