The New Jersey Fairs & Festivals Blog
Guides to planning your 2026 New Jersey fair and festival season.
New Jersey Craft Fairs 2026: Dates, Towns, and Overlaps
Nineteen craft and artisan fairs from April to October, twelve with free admission, and four weekends where two or three of them fall on the same dates.
July 30, 2026 · 3 min read
New Jersey Fall Festivals 2026: Dates, Towns, and Overlaps
Sixteen fall festivals between September 12 and October 31, three of them in Toms River and five on Saturday, September 19.
July 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Seventeen New Jersey County Fairs in 2026: Dates and Towns
Seventeen county fairs between July 7 and September 20, six of them on Saturday, July 25 (three on unconfirmed dates). Towns, admission and rides.
July 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Southern Shore Festivals 2026: Cape May County, Wildwood and Ocean City
Seventeen events from May 2 to October 10 in Cape May and Cumberland counties: six in Ocean City, seven in the Wildwoods; three on July 10, two on July 25.
July 29, 2026 · 4 min read
New Jersey Food Festivals 2026: Dates and Towns by Month
Eighteen food festivals between an unconfirmed January 31 and October 17, with two blueberry festivals in June and three food festivals on September 19.
July 29, 2026 · 4 min read
New Jersey Music Festivals 2026: Dates by Month
Twenty music events from an unconfirmed April 11 to September 27, with jazz festivals in Montclair and Morristown on August 15. Seven had free admission.
July 29, 2026 · 4 min read