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New Jersey Events 2026
New Jersey grows a lot of cranberries in the Pine Barrens, and the Chatsworth Cranberry Festival celebrates them. The Montclair Film Festival and the fall festival at East Jersey Old Town Village run until October 25, and farms like Happy Day in Freehold stay open into November.
Cape May, known for its Victorian houses, lights the Physick Estate tree on November 21. Morristown hosts a Christmas festival on the Green, and Maplewood becomes a Dickens Village in December.
This weekend · 22 current and upcoming listings
10 on now · 12 coming up
Holiday events in New Jersey: Holiday lights · Christmas markets · Christmas events
22 events in New Jersey
October 2026 (10)
November 2026 (7)
December 2026 (4)
February 2027 (1)
Recently ended (23)
These dates have passed. Each page stays up as a record until the organizer publishes new dates.
This weekend in New Jersey
Friday to Sunday, October 30 – November 1: 8 listings with dates that overlap the weekend, counting season-long events (weekly farmers markets not counted).
- Dalton Farms Pumpkin Fest — Swedesboro · September 10 - November 1, 2026
- Maple Leaf Farms Fall Fun Fest — Manalapan · Saturdays & Sundays, September 12 – October 31, 2026 (plus September 21 and October 12)
- Happy Day Farm Fall Festival — Freehold · September 19 - November 8, 2026
- Von Thun Farms Fall Festival Weekends — Dayton — Dayton · September 19 - November 8, 2026
- Von Thun Farms Fall Festival Weekends — Washington — Washington · Saturdays & Sundays, September 19 – November 8, 2026
- Hallowspire — Southampton · September 25 - November 1, 2026
- Farm of Horrors at Schaefer Farms — Flemington · October 2 - 31, 2026
- Night of Terror Haunted Paintball Hayride — Mullica Hill · October 9 - 31, 2026
New Jersey by the numbers
USA Fest Bot has 22 current and upcoming New Jersey listings: 6 festivals, 3 haunted attractions, 3 holiday lights events, 3 pumpkin patches, and 7 other listings. November 2026 is the busiest month ahead, with 7 listings starting. The cities with the most listings are Cape May (2), Morristown (2), and Sea Isle City (2). The next fair or festival to start is Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green in Morristown, starting November 29, 2026.
Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.