Celebrate cooler weather, changing leaves, the harvest season and plenty of fun. Get ready to embrace fall with these fun, family-friendly festivals happening all over Central NJ. Here is your guide to Family-Friendly Fall Festivals in Central NJ.

Family-Friendly Fall Festivals in Central NJ

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September 6
Insect Festival
Pennington, NJ

September 6
Food Trucktemberfest
Oceanport, NJ

September 6
Raritan Borough Food Truck and Music Fest 
Raritan, NJ

September 6
Fiesta Latina
West Windsor, NJ

September 6 – November 2 (weekends)
Fall Weekend Festivals
Terhune Orchards
Princeton, NJ

September 7
West Windsor Bike Fest
West Windsor, NJ

September 7
Red Bank Fall Street Fair and Craft Show II
Red Bank, NJ

September 12 – October 13
Fall Flower Festival
Holland Ridge Farms
Cream Ridge, NJ

September 13
Belmar San Gennaro Festival
Belmar, NJ

September 13
VIVA Bradley Beach Music and Food Festival
Bradley Beach, NJ

September 13
Great Big Italian Festival
Edison, NJ

September 13
Franklin Day Festival
Franklin, NJ

September 13
Hopewell Porchfest 
Hopewell, NJ

September 13
Trenton RiverFest 
Trenton, NJ

September 13
Latino Fest
Long Branch, NJ

September 13 – October (select dates)
Fall Fest
A. Casola Farms
Holmdel, NJ

September 13 – November 2 (select dates)
Fall Harvest
Happy Day Farm
Manalapan, NJ

September 13 – November 2 (weekends)
Fall Festival
Von Thun’s Farms
Monmouth Junction, NJ

September 13 – 14
Central Jersey Jazz Festival
Flemington and Somerville, NJ

September 13 – 14
River’s Edge Artisan Fall Festival 
Lambertville, NJ

September 14
Arts in the Park
Highland Park, NJ

September 20
Wind & Sea Festival
Bayshore Waterfront Park
Port Monmouth, NJ

September 20
Latino Festival of Monmouth County 
Freehold, NJ

September 20
CareSparc Sustainable Health & Wellness Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

September 20
Latino Festival of Monmouth County
Freehold, NJ

September 20
Monroe Township Green, Health and Wellness Fair
Monroe, NJ

September 20
Spring Lake Italian Festival 
Spring Lake

September 20
St. James School Street Fair 
Woodbridge, NJ

September 20 – November 1 (select dates)
Fall Funfest
Maple Leaf Farms
Manalapan, NJ

September 20-21
Fall Harvest Festival
Farmingdale, NJ

September 21
Slovak Heritage Festival in New Jersey 
East Brunswick, NJ

September 24
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Woodbridge, NJ

September 26
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Carteret, NJ

September 27
Asbury Park Porchfest
Asbury Park, NJ

September 27
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Metuchen, NJ

September 27
Edison’s Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair
Edison, NJ

September 27
Atlantic Highlands Chilifest 
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

September 27
North Plainfield Fall Festival 
North Plainfield, NJ

September 28
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

September 28
FOPOS Fall Fest 
Princeton, NJ

September 27 – 28
Asbury Park Bazaar
Asbury Park, NJ

September 28
Harvest Home Festival
Historic Longstreet Farm
Holmdel, NJ

October 3 – 4
Hamilton Irish Festival
Trenton, NJ

October 4
Mayor’s Fall Festival
Basking Ridge, NJ

October 4
Fall Harvest Festival
Ocean Grove, NJ

October 4
4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Perth Amboy, NJ

October 4
Hunterdon Harvest Fest
Flemington, NJ

October 4
Charlotte Joy Touch-A-Truck Festival
Freehold, NJ

October 4
New Jersey Storytelling Festival
Hamilton Township

October 4
Hightstown Hometown Family Fair 
Hightstown, NJ

October 4
North Brunswick Heritage Day 
North Brunswick

October 4
Red Bank Porchfest 
Red Bank, NJ

October 4 – 26 (weekends)
Fall Festival
Synders Farm
Somerset, NJ

October 5
Hub City Jazz Festival
Multiple Locations
New Brunswick, NJ

October 5
Somerville Street Fair & Craft Show
Somerville, NJ

October 11
Highland Park Porchfest 
Highland Park, NJ

October 11
Fall Taste of Highlands 
Highlands, NJ

October 11
Lawrenceville Fall Arts Festival 
Lawrenceville, NJ

October 11 – 12
Food Trucks in the Fall 
Wall, NJ

October 12
Dunellen HarvestFest
Washington Park
Dunellen, NJ

October 12
Hub City Sounds: Corazon Latino Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

October 18
Fall Festival
Scholer Park
Union Beach, NJ

October 25
Fall Festival and Trunk & Treat
Pluckemin Presbyterian Church
Pluckemin, NJ

October 25
East Brunswick Arts Harvest Fest 
East Brunswick, NJ

October 25
Edison Diwali Festival 
Edison, NJ

October 26
The Bazaar Fall Festival
Long Branch, NJ

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