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

2023 Events

September 9
South Amboy Irish Fest
Raritan Bay Waterfront Park
South Amboy, NJ

September 9 – 10
Central Jersey Jazz Festival
Flemington and Somerville, NJ

September 9
Insect Festival
Hopewell, NJ

September 9 – October 29 (select dates)
Fall Harvest
Happy Day Farm
Manalapan, NJ

September 10
Arts in the Park
Highland Park, NJ

September 13 – 17
Charity Carnival and Music Festival
Carteret Park
Carteret, NJ

September 15 – October 15
Fall Flower Festival
Holland Ridge Farms
Cream Ridge, NJ

September 16
Mexican Independence Day Celebration
New Brunswick, NJ

September 16
Wind & Sea Festival
Bayshore Waterfront Park
Port Monmouth, NJ

September 16
Hungarian Artisan Market
New Brunswick, NJ

September 16
Latino Festival of Monmouth County
Freehold, NJ

September 16 – October 29 (weekends)
Fall Festival
Von Thun’s Farms
Monmouth Junction, NJ

September 16 – October 29 (weekends)
Fall Weekend Festivals
Terhune Orchards
Princeton, NJ

September 16 – October 31 (select dates)
Fall Fest
A. Casola Farms
Holmdel, NJ

September 17 – October 30
Fall Funfest
Maple Leaf Farms
Manalapan, NJ

September 22 – 24
Asburyfest
Asbury Park, NJ

September 23
Fun Family Spectacular Street Fair
Edison, NJ

September 23
Monroe Township Green, Health and Wellness Fair
Monroe, NJ

September 23
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Red Bank, NJ

September 23
Latino Fest
Long Branch, NJ

September 23 – October 29
Misfits Farmstead Festivals
Manalapan and Monroe, NJ

September 24
Harvest Home Festival
Historic Longstreet Farm
Holmdel, NJ

September 24
Raritan River Environmental Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

September 24
Red Bank RiverCenter Oktoberfest
Red Bank, NJ

September 28
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Edison, NJ

September 28 – October 1 (Select Dates)
Hub City Jazz Festival
Multiple Locations
New Brunswick, NJ

September 29
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Perth Amboy, NJ

September 30
Asbury Park Porchfest
Asbury Park, NJ

September 30
Mid-Autumn Festival
Highland Park, NJ

September 30
Diversity Day Children’s Festival
Freehold, NJ

September 30
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

September 30
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Metuchen, NJ

September 30
Chowderfest and Bayfront Festival
Beach Haven, NJ

September 30
Fall Craft Show
Farmingdale, NJ

September 30 – October 1
Asbury Park Bazaar
Asbury Park, NJ

September 30 – October 29 (weekends)
Fall Festival
Synders Farm
Somerset, NJ

October 1 – 30 (weekends)
Fall Festival
Samaha’s Country Farm
Aberdeen, NJ

October 7
Fall Festival
Scholer Park
Union Beach, NJ

October 7
Princeton Children’s Book Festival
Hinds Plaza
Princeton, NJ

October 8
Festival Cultural Latino
Princeton YMCA
Princeton, NJ

October 8
Dunellen HarvestFest
Washington Park
Dunellen, NJ

October 13
Food Truck Festival
Sayreville Middle School
Sayreville, NJ

October 14 – 15
Fall Festival
Allentown, NJ

October 23
Fall Harvest Festival
Ocean Grove, NJ

October 28
Fall Festival and Trunk & Treat
Pluckemin, NJ

October 29
The Bazaar Fall Fest
Whitechapel Projects
Long Branch, NJ