Top-Rated New Jersey Arts and Crafts
Festivals You Can't Miss

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September 2024 Arts & Crafts Events

Ocean Grove Fall Flea Market
September 7th, 2024; 9am - 4pm (rain or shine)
From the Great Auditorium to the Ocean
Ocean Grove, NJ
Free admission
This event features artisans & craft makers

51st Annual Fall Craft Show
September 7th, 8th, 2024; 10:00 - 5:00 - Rain or Shine
Municipal Field
134 Main Street
Chester,NJ
Cost: $6.00
This event features a wide variety of hand made items including traditional craft, fine art, and country crafts. Find unique gifts for everyone on your shopping list as well as beautiful handcrafted furnishings for your home.

Arts in the Park
Sunday, September 8th, 2024:11:30AM - 4:30PM
Raritan Ave
Highland Park, NJ
Event Cost: Free
This event features a festival with a juried art show, arts & crafts sale, live music and other entertainment, food from local restaurants, children's activities, promotional booths, and much more. The juried art show offers cash awards.

Ridgewood Fall Craft Street Fair
Sunday, September 15th, 2024; 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
East Ridgewood Ave
Ridgewood, NJ
This event features 200 exhibitors from three states highlighting arts, crafts, and photography along with a large food court set up in front of the park. Kids activities will include inflatables and and related activities will be available. Tom Foolery will be playing classic rock from the 60's to the 90's all day by the park entrance. Well known area resident "Produce Pete" will be on hand with a book signing of his newest book.

Autumn Lights Festival
September 27th, 28th & 29th, 2024
Jungle Habitat
109 Airport Rd
West Milford, NJ
Cost: Free Admission, Parking $15-$35
This huge festival features a carnival with the region's largest assortments of rides and games, over 300+ craft vendors, 30+ food trucks, two stages featuring live entertainment with over 20 regional and national acts, a Biergarten, and an ornamental lighting display illuminating the night sky.

October 2024 Arts & Crafts Events

Annual Cranberry Fest
October 5th, 6th, 2024: 11AM-5PM.
Downtown Bordentown, Farnsworth Ave.
Bordentown, NJ
Free to attend
The area's largest juried arts and crafts shows features 100 artisans, makers and crafters. The Festival includes fine art and craft, entertainment, award-winning restaurants, and beer garden.

Festival of Fine Craft
October 5th. 6th, 2024; 10am - 5pm (Rain or Shine)
WheatonArts
1000 Village Drive
Millville, NJ
Cost: $12.00 Adults $11.00 Senior Adults (62+) $7.00 Students Children 5 & under are free.
This even features two-days with 25+ artists exhibiting and selling their handcrafted works of art. Experience unique crafting demonstrations, relax in the Beer & Wine Garden, and create with hands-on family art activities. Listen to live music in the food court with a selection of gourmet food vendors and specialty food trucks.

The Hightstown Family Fair
Saturday, October 5th, 2024: from 10:00am to 4:00pm. (Rain or Shine)
Bank Street next to Ely House
Downtown Hightstown, NJ
The family event features a fun day filled with artisans and crafters, small businesses, live entertainment, great food, and children's activities.

Oktoberfest Fall Festival Craft Show
Saturday, October 5, 2024: (rain date Oct 19th)
Demarest Nature Center
Duck Pond
38 Park St
Demarest, NJ
This event features a craft show with crafters bringing their handmade crafts in many medias. It's a great place for holiday shopping, for gifts, or for items for your own use and enjoyment. There will be food, drinks, canoe rides, birdhouse building, square dancing, local crafters & farmers and much much more! The show still maintains its historic "Fest" flavor with German music and German food. While at the fair visit the Demarest Nature Center and environmental information tables. All proceeds go to benefit The Demarest Nature Center.

Ocean Grove Fall Harvest Arts & Crafts Show
Saturday, October 5th, 2024; 10am - 4pm (Rain or Shine)
Auditorium Square Park
Main Ave to Pilgrim Parkway
Ocean Grove, NJ
Free admission
This event features artisans & craft makers, with live music.

Allentown Fall Festival
Saturday & Sunday, October 12th & 13th, 2024
Main St
Allentown, NJ
This annual family friendly Fall Festival features live music, a craft beer garden, wine tasting, food trucks, classic cars, civil war encampment, craft vendors, and a host of activities for kids.
They will be Showcasing 100% handmade local crafters and artisans. Its also a great time to visit their local specialty shops eateries offering Fall Festival specials.

November 2024 Arts & Crafts Events

The Kingsway Education Foundation Craft show
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024; 9am - 3pm
Kingsway Regional High School
201 Kings Highway
Woolwich Twp, NJ
Event Cost: Free Admission
This show features over 170 vendors showcasing their hand-made wares. Additionally, food, entertainment and pictures with Santa Skorch will be onsite.
The KEF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 2010 to raise funds to support programs student scholarships, equipment needs, and activities at Kingsway Regional High School and Middle School.

Holiday Gifts, Crafts and Collectibles Faire
Sunday, November 3, 2024: from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Toms River High School South Cafetorium
Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ
Cost: Free admission
This event features over 80 vendor tables with historical and cultural displays, baked goods for sale, our popular 50-50, a Boy Scout Troop 20 Snack Stand, and much more. This event, sponsored in part by the Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission, will feature an Ocean County History and Cultural Pavilion.

Holiday Craft Show @ The Historic Village at Allaire
Saturday, November 9th, 2024: 10am - 3pm; Rain date Sunday, Nov 10th
The Historic Village at Allaire State Park
4263 Atlantic Avenue
Farmingdale, NJ
Admission is $5 per person 6 years old and up. All proceeds of the day to benefit the educational programming at the Historic Village at Allaire!
Over 140 crafters, Allaire artisans, floral exhibits, historic demonstrations, and more to kick off the holiday season in style! Join us for our Christmas and Holiday Craft Show and Historic Demonstrations throughout the village. Local artists will be demonstrating their work. Paintings, pottery, textiles, and more! We will have craft demonstrations at the Carpenter, Blacksmith, and Tinsmith shops! General Store, Bakery, Food Truck will be open throughout the day!

43rd Annual Granny's Craft Show
November 23rd, 2024; 9am - 4pm
Thompson Middle School
1001 Middletown-Lincroft Rd
Middletown, NJ
The Saturday before Thanksgiving... It's a Tradition! Children under 3 are free No Strollers allowed.
This event features more than 250 juried vendors/crafters of unique, handcrafted items to satisfy all your holiday shopping needs! Artwork, stained glass, holiday ornaments, accessories, candles, ceramics, children's items, jewelry, tasty chocolates, homemade fudge, spices and many more unique, handcrafted items.
This event also includes  Super 50/50 and $1000 Visa Gift Card Raffle.
100% of all proceeds go to Thompson Middle School.

December 2024 Arts & Crafts Events

Cape May Crafts at Christmas
Saturday & Sunday, December 7, 8, 2024:9am -4pm
Cape May Convention Hall
714 Beach Ave,
Cape May, NJ
Crafters exhibiting only original work will offer everything from jewelry to leather goods, from fashion and accessories to water colors, and more.

Annual Collingsweird Holiday Bizarre
Sunday, December 8th, 2024
Collingswood Grand Ballroom
315 White Horse Pike
Collingswood, NJ
Free Admission
This years event will feature over 55 local artists and crafters, live music and special adult beverages! The crafters are apt to vibe with oddities, bones and taxidermy, pop culture, horror, music and anything, well… weird. If that's what you're into as well, then make plans to attend.

Holiday Craft Show Morristown
December 13, 14, 15, 2024
Morristown National Guard Armory
430 Western Ave.
Morristown, NJ
Admission: $0-11
This event features one-of-a-kind handmade items for every age, taste and budget with 165+ modern makers! Includes original fashions, accessories, jewelry, home décor, furniture, photography and fine art, as well as functional and sculptural works in ceramics, glass, metal, wood, mixed media and more!

Noyes Holiday Market & Gingerbread Village
Saturday & Sunday, December 14th, 15th, 2024: from 12-5 pm
Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University
2200 Fairmount Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: Free
This family friendly event features a premium selection of vendors display and sell handmade items at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University. Santa will be flying in for photos! Families and children are welcome to have a FREE portrait taken with Santa by a professional photographer. Craft kits and make-and-take activities will be available.

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