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Parades and civic celebrations

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

October 2026

Event Date:October 4, 2026 Somerville Street Fair and Craft Show Somerville, New Jersey Event Date:October 10, 2026 Fall Block Party Ocean City, New Jersey Event Date:October 10, 2026 Jersey City Columbus Day Parade Jersey City, New Jersey Event Date:October 10, 2026 Westfield Street Fair and Craft Show III Westfield, New Jersey Event Date:October 11, 2026 Dominican American Parade of Hudson County North Bergen, New Jersey Event Date:October 11, 2026 Glen Rock Street Fair and Craft Show Glen Rock, New Jersey Event Date:October 16, 2026 Sea Isle City Halloween Parade & Dance Party Sea Isle City, New Jersey Event Date:October 17, 2026 Edison Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair Edison, New Jersey Event Date:October 17, 2026 Historic Smithville Costume Pet Parade Galloway, New Jersey Event Date:October 17, 2026 Howl-O-Ween Pup Parade Collingswood, New Jersey

Event Date:October 17, 2026 Long Branch Fall Festival & Pooch Parade Long Branch, New Jersey

Harvest and farm

Event Date:October 17, 2026 Monroe Township Halloween Parade Williamstown, New Jersey Event Date:October 18, 2026 Fair Lawn Street Fair and Craft Show II Fair Lawn, New Jersey Event Date:October 18, 2026 Red Bank Halloween Parade Red Bank, New Jersey

Event Date:October 18, 2026 Thompson Park Day Lincroft, New Jersey

Harvest and farm

Event Date:October 23, 2026 Egg Harbor City Halloween Parade Egg Harbor City, New Jersey Event Date:October 24, 2026 Alloway Halloween Parade Alloway, New Jersey

Event Date:October 24, 2026 Fall-O-Ween Fall Festival Verona, New Jersey

Harvest and farm

Event Date:October 24, 2026 Frenchtown Witches Dance & Zombie Crawl Frenchtown, New Jersey

Event Date:October 24, 2026 Halloween in the Park (Halloween Haunted Harvest) Ridgewood, New Jersey

Harvest and farm

Event Date:October 24, 2026 Maple Shade Halloween Parade Maple Shade, New Jersey Event Date:October 24, 2026 Medford Halloween Parade Medford, New Jersey Event Date:October 24, 2026 Ocean City Howl-O-Ween Parade Ocean City, New Jersey

Event Date:October 24, 2026 Pumpkin Illumination Morristown, New Jersey

Harvest and farm

Event Date:October 24, 2026 Rahway Halloween Parade & Spooktacular Rahway, New Jersey Event Date:October 24, 2026 Summit Halloween Parade Summit, New Jersey Event Date:October 25, 2026 Bordentown Halloween Parade Bordentown, New Jersey Event Date:October 25, 2026 Cape May Halloween Parade Cape May, New Jersey Event Date:October 25, 2026 Cranford Halloween Parade & Costume Contest Cranford, New Jersey Event Date:October 25, 2026 Cranford Howl-o-Ween Pet Parade Cranford, New Jersey Event Date:October 25, 2026 Freehold Spooktacular Halloween Parade Freehold, New Jersey Event Date:October 25, 2026 Phillipsburg–Easton Halloween Parade Phillipsburg, New Jersey Event Date:October 25, 2026 Westfield Halloween Family Fun & Parade Westfield, New Jersey Event Date:October 28, 2026 Middle Township Halloween Parade Cape May Court House, New Jersey Event Date:October 29, 2026 Ocean City Halloween Parade Ocean City, New Jersey Event Date:October 29, 2026 Westmont Lions Halloween Parade Haddon Township, New Jersey Event Date:October 30, 2026 Hometown Halloween Parade Princeton, New Jersey Event Date:October 30, 2026 Palmyra Halloween Parade Palmyra, New Jersey Event Date:October 31, 2026 Grover Cleveland Park Conservancy Halloween Parade Caldwell, New Jersey Event Date:October 31, 2026 Halloween Downtown Hackettstown, New Jersey

Event Date:October 31, 2026 Hudson County Fall Fest Jersey City, New Jersey

Harvest and farm

Event Date:October 31, 2026 Toms River Halloween Parade Toms River, New Jersey

November 2026

Event Date:November 7, 2026 Día de los Muertos Asbury Park Asbury Park, New Jersey

Latino and Hispanic

Event Date:November 27, 2026 Avalon Tree Lighting with Santa Avalon, New Jersey Event Date:November 27, 2026 Palmer Square Annual Tree Lighting Princeton, New Jersey Event Date:November 27, 2026 Rahway Annual Tree Lighting Rahway, New Jersey Event Date:November 27, 2026 Sea Isle City Mayor's Tree Lighting and Holiday Procession Sea Isle City, New Jersey Event Date:November 28, 2026 Santa's Arrival and the Lighting of the Morristown Green Morristown, New Jersey Event Date:November 28, 2026 Newton Holiday Parade Newton, New Jersey Event Date:November 28, 2026 Swedesboro Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Swedesboro, New Jersey Event Date:November 28, 2026 Vineland Christmas Parade Vineland, New Jersey Event Date:November 29, 2026 Pier Village Annual Tree Lighting Celebration Long Branch, New Jersey

December 2026

Event Date:December 1, 2026 Historic Downtown Jersey City Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting Jersey City, New Jersey Event Date:December 4, 2026 Clinton Christmas Parade Clinton, New Jersey

Event Date:December 4, 2026 Delran’s Winter Festival and Tree Lighting Delran, New Jersey

Event Date:December 4, 2026 Downtown Toms River Tree Lighting Toms River, New Jersey Event Date:December 4, 2026 Greater Wildwood Jaycees Christmas Parade Wildwood, New Jersey Event Date:December 4, 2026 Ocean City Christmas Parade Ocean City, New Jersey Event Date:December 4, 2026 Ventnor City Tree Lighting Ventnor City, New Jersey Event Date:December 5, 2026 Bergenfield Holiday Lights Parade Bergenfield, New Jersey Event Date:December 5, 2026 Burlington City Holiday Parade Burlington, New Jersey Event Date:December 5, 2026 East Brunswick Winter Wonderland and Tree Lighting East Brunswick, New Jersey Event Date:December 5, 2026 Westwood Home For The Holidays Parade and Tree Lighting Westwood, New Jersey Event Date:December 5, 2026 Pompton Lakes Holiday Stroll Pompton Lakes, 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 Event Date:December 5, 2026 Ventnor Holiday Parade Ventnor City, New Jersey Event Date:December 5, 2026 West Cape May Community Christmas Parade West Cape May, New Jersey Event Date:December 12, 2026 South Orange Hometown Holiday and Tree Lighting Ceremony South Orange, New Jersey

April 2027

Event Date:April 24, 2027 90’s Block Party Hackettstown, New Jersey

Event Date:April 25, 2027 ACUA Earth Day Festival Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Event Date:April 25, 2027 Red Bank Spring Street Fair and Craft Show I Red Bank, New Jersey Event Date:April 25, 2027 Stirling Street Fair Stirling, New Jersey

May 2027

Event Date:May 1, 2027 Elmwood Park Spring Festival and Street Fair Elmwood Park, New Jersey Event Date:May 1, 2027 Ocean City Spring Block Party Ocean City, New Jersey Event Date:May 2, 2027 Highland Park Street Fair and Craft Show Highland Park, New Jersey Event Date:May 2, 2027 Spring Fling Street Fair Westfield, New Jersey Event Date:May 2, 2027 Tenafly Spring Street Fair Tenafly, New Jersey Event Date:May 2, 2027 Walnut Street Fair Montclair, New Jersey Event Date:May 8, 2027 Ventnor City Block Party Ventnor City, New Jersey Event Date:May 15, 2027 Lake Hopatcong Block Party Landing, New Jersey Event Date:May 15, 2027 Woodbridge Street Fair and Craft Show Woodbridge, New Jersey Event Date:May 16, 2027 Kenilworth Street Fair with Classic Cars Kenilworth, New Jersey Event Date:May 16, 2027 Maplewood Street Fair and Craft Show Maplewood, New Jersey Event Date:May 16, 2027 Mayfest: Springfield Ave Street Fair Maplewood, New Jersey

June 2027

Event Date:June 4, 2027 Secaucus Street Fair Secaucus, New Jersey Event Date:June 5, 2027 Barrington Block Party Barrington, New Jersey Event Date:June 5, 2027 Carlstadt Street Fair Carlstadt, New Jersey Event Date:June 5, 2027 Edison Juneteenth Freedom Day Festival Edison, New Jersey Event Date:June 5, 2027 Hackettstown Community Day Hackettstown, New Jersey Event Date:June 5, 2027 West Orange Street Fair West Orange, New Jersey Event Date:June 5, 2027 Westfield Street Fair and Craft Show I Westfield, New Jersey Event Date:June 6, 2027 Berkeley Heights Downtown Summer Block Party Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Event Date:June 6, 2027 Fair Lawn Street Fair and Craft Show I Fair Lawn, New Jersey Event Date:June 6, 2027 Freehold Juneteenth Celebration Freehold, New Jersey Event Date:June 6, 2027 Somerville International Street Fair Somerville, New Jersey Event Date:June 12, 2027 Bloomfield Juneteenth Celebration Bloomfield, New Jersey Event Date:June 12, 2027 Hunterdon County Community Day Ringoes, New Jersey Event Date:June 12, 2027 Mansfield Township Field Day and Parade Columbus, New Jersey Event Date:June 13, 2027 Bernardsville Street Fair and Craft Show Bernardsville, New Jersey Event Date:June 13, 2027 Montvale Street Fair Montvale, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Bayonne Juneteenth Celebration Bayonne, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Bergen County Juneteenth Celebration Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Cherry Hill Juneteenth Parade and Festival Cherry Hill, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Collingswood Unity in the Community Juneteenth Celebration Collingswood, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Evesham Juneteenth Celebration Evesham Township, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Juneteenth NJ Newark, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Mercer County Juneteenth Celebration Trenton, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Montclair Juneteenth Celebration Montclair, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Newton Juneteenth Celebration Newton, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Rahway Juneteenth Celebration Rahway, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Union Juneteenth Festival at Biertuempful Park Union, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Voorhees Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration Voorhees, New Jersey Event Date:June 19, 2027 Willingboro Juneteenth Celebration Willingboro, New Jersey Event Date:June 20, 2027 Red Bank Juneteenth Celebration Red Bank, New Jersey Event Date:June 25, 2027 Mt. Olive Block Party Budd Lake, New Jersey Event Date:June 27, 2027 Dunellen Street Fair and Craft Show I Dunellen, New Jersey

July 2027

Event Date:July 4, 2027 Little Falls 4th of July Street Fair Little Falls, New Jersey Event Date:July 4, 2027 River Edge 4th of July Parade and Celebration River Edge, New Jersey Event Date:July 18, 2027 Hackettstown Street Fair Hackettstown, New Jersey

August 2027

Event Date:August 14, 2027 Queen City Street Fair Plainfield, New Jersey Event Date:August 15, 2027 Metuchen Street Fair and Craft Show Metuchen, New Jersey Event Date:August 21, 2027 Westfield Street Fair and Craft Show II Westfield, New Jersey Event Date:August 29, 2027 Red Bank Fall Street Fair and Craft Show II Red Bank, New Jersey

September 2027

Event Date:September 6, 2027 Riverdale’s Labor Day Street Fair Riverdale, New Jersey Event Date:September 6, 2027 South Plainfield Labor Day Parade and Festival South Plainfield, New Jersey Event Date:September 11, 2027 Wood Street Fair Burlington, New Jersey Event Date:September 12, 2027 Dunellen Street Fair and Craft Show II Dunellen, New Jersey Event Date:September 18, 2027 Bound Brook Community Day and Food Truck Festival Bound Brook, New Jersey Event Date:September 18, 2027 Elmwood Park Community Day Elmwood Park, New Jersey Event Date:September 18, 2027 Jersey City All About Downtown Street Fair Jersey City, New Jersey Event Date:September 18, 2027 St. James School Street Fair Woodbridge, New Jersey Event Date:September 19, 2027 Festifall Street Fair Westfield, New Jersey Event Date:September 19, 2027 Ridgewood Fall Craft Street Fair Ridgewood, New Jersey Event Date:September 19, 2027 Saddle Brook Street Fair and Craft Show Saddle Brook, New Jersey Event Date:September 26, 2027 Fannywood Day Street Fair Fanwood, New Jersey

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