Not viral. Useful.

Somerset County

New Jersey

Upcoming New Jersey events by county, including compiled festival listings.

November 2026

Event Date:November 3, 2026 BYOBook Club Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 4, 2026 Josh Rouse — Flounder’s House Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 5, 2026 Open Mic Night Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 6, 2026 Abbie Griffin Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 7, 2026 Dueling Pianos Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 7, 2026 South Bound Brook Food Truck and Music Fest South Bound Brook, New Jersey

Event Date:November 7, 2026 South Bound Brook Taco and Empanada Festival South Bound Brook, New Jersey Event Date:November 8, 2026 Brook Arts Center fall creative programs At Brook Arts Center, the Fall Calendar Starts Before Opening Night Brook Arts Center · Bound Brook, New Jersey

Event Date:November 8, 2026 Beer + Yoga Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 10, 2026 Puzzle Wars! Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 11, 2026 Riley’s Tasting Barn Trivia Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 12, 2026 Irish Seisiún Hillsborough, New Jersey

Irish and Celtic

Event Date:November 13, 2026 Local Chapter Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 14, 2026 The BriTles Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 15, 2026 Tales & Tabletops Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 15, 2026 Tap Talks Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 18, 2026 Jeffrey Gaines — Flounder’s House Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 19, 2026 Open Mic Night Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 21, 2026 The Strange Brew Crew Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 25, 2026 Bryan Hansen Band Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 26, 2026 Somerville 5K Turkey Trot Somerville, New Jersey

Races and fun runs

Event Date:November 27, 2026 Simple Sounds Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:November 28, 2026 Downtown Somerville Small Business Saturday On Small Business Saturday, the Storefronts Are the Main Event Downtown Somerville · Somerville, New Jersey

Event Date:November 28, 2026 Vintage Vibe Tribe Hillsborough, New Jersey

December 2026

Event Date:November 8, 2026 Brook Arts Center fall creative programs At Brook Arts Center, the Fall Calendar Starts Before Opening Night Brook Arts Center · Bound Brook, New Jersey

Event Date:December 1, 2026 BYOBook Club Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:December 2, 2026 Riley’s Tasting Barn Trivia Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:December 4, 2026 48th Festival of Trees Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Event Date:December 4, 2026 Kathleen Elle Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:December 4, 2026 Downtown Somerville Holiday Jubilee The Night Downtown Somerville Turns the Holidays On Downtown Somerville · Somerville, New Jersey

Event Date:December 5, 2026 Somerville Holiday Lights Parade Somerville’s Holiday Lights Parade Is Already Taking Shape Downtown Somerville · Somerville, New Jersey

Parades and civic celebrations

Event Date:December 9, 2026 Tony Trischka: Of a Winter’s Night — Flounder’s House Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:December 16, 2026 Riley’s Tasting Barn Trivia Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:December 18, 2026 Tartan Terrors – Celtic Christmas Spectacular Branchburg, New Jersey

Irish and Celtic

Event Date:December 19, 2026 Flounder's Kringle Market Hillsborough, New Jersey

Holiday markets

Event Date:December 23, 2026 Riley’s Tasting Barn Trivia Hillsborough, New Jersey

Event Date:December 30, 2026 Riley’s Tasting Barn Trivia Hillsborough, New Jersey

January 2027

Event Date:January 15, 2027 Tracy Bonham — Flounder’s House Hillsborough, New Jersey

April 2027

Event Date:April 10, 2027 250th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Bound Brook Abraham Staats House and Bound Brook communities Event Date:April 17, 2027 Super Jersey Comic Expo 2027 Super Jersey Comic Expo Opens 2027 Early-Bird Tickets Tonight Iron Peak Sports & Events · Hillsborough, New Jersey

May 2027

Event Date:May 1, 2027 New Jersey’s Empanada Fest and Car Show Manville, New Jersey

Latino and Hispanic

Event Date:May 22, 2027 Turkish Food and Art Festival Somerset, New Jersey

Arts and crafts

Event Date:May 30, 2027 Bridgewater Spring Carnival Bridgewater, New Jersey

June 2027

Event Date:June 5, 2027 Rose Day Festival Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

Fairs and night markets

Event Date:June 6, 2027 Somerville International Street Fair Somerville, New Jersey

Parades and civic celebrations

Event Date:June 6, 2027 Spring Shedfest Bedminster, New Jersey Event Date:June 9, 2027 Warren Township Lions Club Expo Carnival Warren, New Jersey Event Date:June 11, 2027 St. Sharbel Church Lebanese Festival Somerset, New Jersey

Event Date:June 13, 2027 Bernardsville Street Fair and Craft Show Bernardsville, New Jersey

Parades and civic celebrations

Event Date:June 26, 2027 Hillsborough Township Family Fun Day and Fireworks Hillsborough, New Jersey

July 2027

Event Date:July 4, 2027 Branchburg’s America 250 Celebration Branchburg, New Jersey Event Date:July 6, 2027 Summer Carnival at Bridgewater Commons Bridgewater, New Jersey

August 2027

Event Date:August 22, 2027 Downtown Somerville Artisan Market Somerville, New Jersey

Fairs and night markets

Event Date:August 22, 2027 Rotary Family Fun Fest & Car Show Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Fairs and night markets

September 2027

Event Date:September 11, 2027 Pork Roll vs. Taylor Ham Food and Music Festival Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

Event Date:September 18, 2027 Bound Brook Community Day and Food Truck Festival Bound Brook, New Jersey

Event Date:September 19, 2027 Downtown Somerville Music Fest Somerville, New Jersey

Event Date:September 19, 2027 Peapack-Gladstone Art in the Park Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey

Arts and crafts

Event Date:September 25, 2027 Bridgewater Eagle Riders Music Festival Bridgewater, New Jersey

Event Date:September 25, 2027 Franklin Day Festival Franklin, New Jersey

Fairs and night markets

Event Date:September 25, 2027 North Plainfield Fall Festival North Plainfield, New Jersey

Harvest and farm

Festival dates compiled by Festival Guides and Reviews. Confirm details on each event’s official page before you go.