This is a list of festivals in New Jersey.
January KotoriCon - anime convention at Gloucester County College
February Black Maria Film Festival
March Garden State Film Festival Jersey City Chili Cookoff
April Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival International Festival - Princeton University Lambertville Shad FestivalShad Fest 2008, Lambertville Borough. Accessed March 4, 2008. Newark LGBTQ Film Festival Rock & Roll Steampunk Festival, Washington Borough, Warren County Rutgers Day in New Brunswick, held on the last Saturday of April Exit Zero Jazz Festival (spring) Trenton Computer Festival
May Annual Greek Festival - Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Piscataway, held the weekend after Mother's Day; the state's and longest running Greek festival Crayfish Festival - Augusta - Sussex County Fairgrounds Hoboken Arts and Music Festival Jersey Shore Music Festival - Seaside Heightsjerseyshorefestival.com Montclair Film Festival - film festival in Montclair Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport NJ Greek Fest (The New Jersey Greek Festival) - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, held the first weekend after Memorial Day New Jersey State History Festival - Washington Crossing State Park, held the first weekend in May Raritan River Music Festival Buena Spring Festival & Tunnel to Towers Benefit Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show https://www.facebook.com/events/2776589549363931?active_tab=about
June North to Shore festival AnimeNEXT - anime convention in Atlantic City Barefoot Country Music Festival (Wildwood, New Jersey, on the beach) Beardfest Music & Arts Festival - NJ Pinelands National Reserve Belmar Seafood Festival Big Greek Festival - Randolph June 7–9 Celtic Festival - Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May Cuban Parade of New Jersey Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church Jersey Pride, the New Jersey State Pride Parade (typically first Sunday in June) Asbury Park, New Jersey Hoboken Film Festival Hungarian Festival - New Brunswick Jersey Shore Wine Festival - FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, June 2 and 3 McDonald's Gospelfest Meadowlands State Fair Mid-June through Early July New Jersey Film Festival NJ Playwrights Festival Point Pleasant Summerfest in the Park - June 3 Portugal Day Festival in Newark Sustainably Green Music & Arts Festival, Washington Borough, Warren County Tri-County Fair (Thursday-Sunday Father's Day weekend)
July Afro Beat Fest Pleasantville, New Jersey Colombia Festival - Orgullo Colombiano FARM Music & Arts Festival - Vernon, July 24–26 Lincoln Park Music Festival - Newark Macy's Fireworks Spectacular - Independence Day Meadowlands State Fair Mid-June through Early July, with fireworks on July 3 and 4 Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning - Thor Solberg Road in Readington, held the last weekend of July Roselle House Music Festival Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage Soulsational Music Festival - Jersey Shore, held the last Saturday in July Sourland Mountain Festival in the Sourlands St. Ann's Feast - Hoboken XPoNential Music Festivalwww.jerseyarts.com/festivals
August Chillfest Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport Hambletonian Stakes Highlands Clam Festival - Highlands, held in the first week of August Jersey City Pride Monmouth Film Festival New Jersey State Fair Newark Black Film Festival Philippine Fiesta - Meadowlands Exposition Center Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning TidalWave Music Festival (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
September Union County Celtic Festival in Oak Ridge Park in Clark, New Jersey (inaugural event scheduled for September 9, 2023) BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport Festival in the Borough, Washington NJ, Warren County First Annual Roseland Greek Festival - St. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church Garden State Country Music & Food Truck Festival - Bader Airfield in Atlantic City Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean University (Hillside, NJ). Liberty Jazz Festival Montclair Jazz Festival New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - New Brunswick Rib Rock, featuring B.B. King - PNC Bank Arts Center South Mountain International Blues Festivalsouthmountainbluesfestival.com - South Mountain Reservation in West Orange Water and Wings Festivalwetlandsinstitute.org Youth Dance Festival of New Jerseyydfofnj.org Just Be You Performing Arts Film & Theater Festivaljustbeyouperformingarts.org Weequahic Park House Music Festival
October AnimeNEXT Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead Celebration, Washington Borough, Warren County Festival of Fine Craft, Millville, New Jersey - Millville, on the first weekend in October Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival Golden Door Film Festival Lima Bean Festival - West Cape May, on October 6 MangaNEXT German American VolkvestGerman American Volkvest Exit Zero Jazz Festival (autumn edition)
November Teaneck International Film Festival James Moody Jazz Festival
December First Nights - celebrated on New Year's Eve, found throughout the state, including MontclairA New Year's Fete Of Art, Not Alcohol. New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.
Other The Bank of America New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival - Atlantic City Cape May Strawberry Festival Navratri - India Square Slow Food Festival Ukrainian Festival
See also List of film festivals in New Jersey
References
External links New Jersey festivals at Foodreference.com New Jersey festivals