October 2026 Fairs & Festivals in New Jersey
9 events happening across the state in October 2026.
FreeCulturalFamily
Collingswood Book Festival
Free 24th annual book festival across six blocks of Haddon Avenue.
Sat, Oct 3Collingswood
FreeCraftSeasonalFood Festival
Oktoberfest at Historic Smithville
Two-day Oktoberfest craft festival at Historic Smithville in Galloway.
Sat–Sun, Oct 3–4Galloway
FreeCraftArtisanSeasonal
Cranberry Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts on Farnsworth
36th annual fine arts and crafts cranberry festival on Farnsworth Avenue.
Sat–Sun, Oct 3–4Bordentown
FreeFamilyCraftSeasonal
Bottle Hill Day
Madison's 51st annual downtown street fair, free to attend.
Sat, Oct 3Madison
FreeFamilyCraftSeasonal
Ocean City Fall Block Party
Free autumn street festival on Asbury Avenue in Ocean City.
Sat, Oct 10Ocean City
FreeCraftFamilyArtisan
Westfield Street Fair & Craft Show (Fall)
Free fall street fair and craft show in Westfield.
Sat, Oct 10Westfield
CraftSeasonalFood Festival
Chatsworth Cranberry Festival
Two-day Pinelands cranberry festival with a 150-vendor juried craft show.
Sat–Sun, Oct 17–18Chatsworth
FreeArtisanSeasonalCraft
Downtown Toms River Harvest Arts Festival
Free autumn arts and makers festival in downtown Toms River.
Sat, Oct 17Toms River
FreeSeasonalFamily
Toms River Halloween Parade
Free Halloween-night parade through downtown Toms River.
Sat, Oct 31Toms River