We’re going to say a few words and you tell us the first thing that comes to mind. Cotton candy. Ferris wheel. Funnel cake. Popcorn. Wait, don’t tell us. You thought of carnivals, fairs and festivals didn’t you? That’s right. Tis the season for outdoor fun at one of the many Fairs and Festivals in NJ planned in or near Bergen County this spring and summer. Mark your calendar. Because that funnel cake isn’t going to eat itself.
MAY
May 4 – 6: St. George Greek Festival, Clifton
http://www.cliftongreekfestival.com/index.html
May 4 – 6: Spring Fling, Fair Lawn
https://sites.google.com/site/springflingfl/home
May 5: 8th Annual Green Festival, Secaucus
https://www.facebook.com/events/140601816609547/
May 6: Hoboken Spring Arts and Music Festival, Hoboken
http://hobokennj.gov/departments/human-services/cultural-affairs/arts-music-festival/
May 9 – 12: Cresskill UNICO Carnival, Cresskill
May 16 – 20: 4th Annual Carnival at Church of the Assumption, Emerson
http://www.assumptionemerson.org/event-view.php?id=302
May 17 – 20: St. Athanasios Greek Festival, Paramus
https://www.facebook.com/events/547201615663342/
May 19: Meadowlands Racetrack 3rd Annual Beerfest, East Rutherford
http://www.thebigm.com/event_detail.aspx?id=13875
May 19: Beer, BBQ, Bacon Showdown!, Morristown
May 19: 15th Annual Rutherford Multicultural Festival, Rutherford
May 19: 9th Annual Fairy & Pirate Festival, Mt. Olive Township
https://rec.mountolivetownship.com/fairy-pirate-festival/
May 19 – June 3: New Jersey Renaissance Faire, Bordentown
May 20: 2018 Touch-A-Truck, Paramus
May 20: EarthFest Overpeck, Leonia
http://www.earthfestoverpeck.com
JUNE
June 1 – 3: Secaucus Hometown Street Fair, Secaucus
https://www.visitnj.org/nj-events/annual-secaucus-street-fair
June 2: Strawberry Festival, Clifton
http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/18c8a5_0a3ae4b2a86c4307a662df4c8dc4aa95.pdf
June 2: 2nd Annual Boonton Rock & Brew, Boonton
https://www.facebook.com/events/213091749429537/
June 2: JerseyFest Food Truck Mash-Up, East Rutherford
http://www.thebigm.com/event_detail.aspx?id=7543
June 2: Wyckoff Day, Wyckoff
https://wyckoffymca.org/events/2018/06/02/events/wyckoff-day/
June 2: XRoots Fest, Maplewood
http://www.twotowns.org/xrootsfest/
June 3: Hasbrouck Heights Street Fair, Hasbrouck Heights
http://www.jcpromotions.info/calendar/event/hasbrouck-heights-new-jersey-770
June 3: OLG Funfest, Hoboken
June 3: Ramsey Farmers’ Market Strawberry Festival, Ramsey
https://www.ramseyfarmersmarket.org
June 10: Montvale Street Fair, Montvale
http://www.jcpromotions.info/calendar/event/montvale-new-jersey-468
June 10: Fair Lawn Street Fair & Craft Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/318868118617017/
June 10: Wayne Day, Wayne
June 21 – July 8: State Fair Meadowlands, East Rutherford
June 23: Summer Wine Fest, East Rutherford
http://www.thebigm.com/event_detail.aspx?id=15760
June 24: 4th Annual Shady Grove Arts and Crafts Festival, Ramsey
http://www.jcpromotions.info/calendar/event/r-389
JULY
July 4: Little Falls 4th of July Street Fair, Little Falls
http://www.jcpromotions.info/calendar/event/little-falls-new-jersey-285
July 4: Jersey City’s Annual Freedom & Fireworks Festival, Jersey City
http://jerseycityculture.org/freedom-fireworks-festival/
July 27 – 29: Festival of Ballooning, Readington
http://www.balloonfestival.com
AUGUST
August 5: Garfield Street Fair, Garfield
http://www.jcpromotions.info/calendar/event/garfield-new-jersey-208
August 5: Ramsey Farmers’ Market Peach Fest
https://www.ramseyfarmersmarket.org
August 11: Montclair Jazz Festival, Montclair
http://www.montclairjazzfestival.org
August 18: Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival, Morristown