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

2026 Events

September 7, 2026
Somerville Street Fair and Craft Show
Somerville, NJ

September 10 – October 12
Fall Flower Festival
Holland Ridge Farms
Cream Ridge, NJ

September 12, 2026
VIVA Bradley Beach Music and Food Festival
Bradley Beach, NJ

September 12, 2026
Trenton RiverFest 
Trenton, NJ

September 12 – October 31 (select dates)
Fall Funfest
Maple Leaf Farms
Manalapan, NJ

September 12 – November 1 (weekends)
Fall Weekend Festivals
Terhune Orchards
Princeton, NJ

September 12 – 13, 2026
River’s Edge Artisan Fall Festival 
Lambertville, NJ

September 13, 2026
West Windsor Bike Fest
West Windsor, NJ

September 19, 2026
Insect Festival
Pennington, NJ

September 19, 2026
Belmar San Gennaro Festival
Belmar, NJ

September 19, 2026
Wind & Sea Festival
Bayshore Waterfront Park
Port Monmouth, NJ

September 19, 2026
CareSparc Sustainable Health & Wellness Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

September 19, 2026
Monroe Township Green, Health and Wellness Fair
Monroe, NJ

September 19, 2026
Spring Lake Italian Festival 
Spring Lake

September 19, 2026
St. James School Street Fair 
Woodbridge, NJ

September 19, 2026
Latino Festival of Monmouth County 
Freehold, NJ

September 19, 2026
FOPOS Fall Fest 
Princeton, NJ

September 19 – October (select dates)
Fall Fest
A. Casola Farms
Holmdel, NJ

September 19 – November 8 (weekends)
Fall Festival
Von Thun’s Farms
Monmouth Junction, NJ

September 19 – November 8 (select dates)
Fall Harvest
Happy Day Farm
Manalapan, NJ

September 20, 2026
Fall Harvest Festival
Farmingdale, NJ

September 20, 2026
Slovak Heritage Festival in New Jersey 
East Brunswick, NJ

September 20, 2026
Arts in the Park
Highland Park, NJ

September 23, 2026
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Woodbridge, NJ

September 24, 2026
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

September 25, 2026
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Carteret, NJ

September 26, 2026
Asbury Park Porchfest
Asbury Park, NJ

September 26, 2026
Middlesex County Jazz Festival
Metuchen, NJ

September 26, 2026
Raritan Borough Food Truck and Music Fest 
Raritan, NJ

September 26, 2026
Atlantic Highlands Chilifest 
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

September 26, 2026
Franklin Day Festival
Franklin, NJ

September 26, 2026
North Plainfield Fall Festival 
North Plainfield, NJ

September 26 – 27, 2026
Asbury Park Bazaar
Asbury Park, NJ

September 27, 2026
Harvest Home Festival
Historic Longstreet Farm
Holmdel, NJ

October 2, 2026
Hamilton Irish Festival
Trenton, NJ

October 2-4, 2026
Culture Around the Corner
Long Branch, NJ

October 3, 2026
Mayor’s Fall Festival
Basking Ridge, NJ

October 3, 2026
Hightstown Hometown Family Fair 
Hightstown, NJ

October 3, 2026
North Brunswick Heritage Day 
North Brunswick

October 3, 2026
Red Bank Porchfest 
Red Bank, NJ

October 3 – 25 (weekends)
Fall Festival
Synders Farm
Somerset, NJ

October 4, 2026
Hub City Jazz Festival
Multiple Locations
New Brunswick, NJ

October 4, 2026
Somerville Street Fair & Craft Show
Somerville, NJ

October 10, 2026
Hopewell Porchfest 
Hopewell, NJ

October 10, 2026
Fall Harvest Festival
Ocean Grove, NJ

October 10, 2026
4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Perth Amboy, NJ

October 10, 2026
Charlotte Joy Touch-A-Truck Festival
Freehold, NJ

October 10, 2026
Fall Taste of Highlands 
Highlands, NJ

October 10, 2026
Lawrenceville Fall Arts Festival 
Lawrenceville, NJ

October 10 – 11, 2026
Food Trucks in the Fall 
Wall, NJ

October 11, 2026
Dunellen HarvestFest
Washington Park
Dunellen, NJ

October 11, 2026
Hub City Sounds: Corazon Latino Festival
New Brunswick, NJ

October 16, 2026
Highland Park Porchfest 
Highland Park, NJ

October 17, 2026
Edison’s Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair
Edison, NJ

October 17, 2026
Fall Festival
Union Beach Beachfront
Union Beach, NJ

October 24, 2026
Fall Harvest Festival
Piscataway, NJ

October 24 – 25, 2026
The Bazaar Fall Festival
Asbury Park, NJ

October 27, 2026
New Jersey Storytelling Festival
Hamilton Township

November 7, 2026
Edison Diwali Festival 
Edison, NJ

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