Top Must-See May Festivals
and Events in New Jersey

New Jersey May Events

Listed here are New Jersey's Best May 2024 Events & Festivals:
Features the Month's Top seasonal attractions,
popular events, and hidden gems

North Jersey 2024 May
Events and Festivals


Area 57 - Flying Objects & Other Funl
May 4th, 2024; 9:30 am - 6:00 pm (rain date May 5)
Warren Community College
475 Route 57
Washington, NJ
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Event Cost: Free for Students/Veterans, $4 seniors, $7 adults.
This event --- Area 57--- will feature Warren Community College's nationally highly rated Uncrewed Systems Program consisting of piloting, design and development, and the maintenance and repair of drones, in addition AI and Robotics. The event will also hot air balloons, combat and FRC robots.

Rock & Roll Steampunk Fair 2024
Saturday, May 4th, 2024; 10am - 5pm
Downtown Washington Borough
44 E. Washington Ave
Washington, NJ
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 Event Cost: Free
This event features a full day of live music, streets lined with vendors, fabulous costumes, street performers, local specials, activities and so much more! Music lineup includes Crash Gordon & Debra Dynamite, Frenchy and the Punk and all the way from the UK is Victor and the Bully!

New Jersey Wine and Food Festival
May 3 - 5, 2024
Crystal Springs Resort
1 Wild Turkey Way
Hamburg, NJ
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The event fatures a meet and mingle gathering with some of the world's finest chefs and winemakers while sampling tasty food and wine.

Skylands Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
Saturday, May 4th, 2024; from 12-7pm (Rain or shine)
Skylands Stadium
94 Championship Place
Augusta, NJ 07822
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Cost: Admission:Admission: $5 (kids under 38" free, $5 Drink Tokens: $5 Sampler Mug: (w/6x 4oz drinks) $10 Kids Drink Bat: $10 / Beer Bat: $20 Rides + Food are additional costs
Free parking
This event features entertainment for all ages in addition to food, deserts, specialty drinks and much more. The delicious options include 20+ Food Trucks, 100+ Craft Beers, live music, carnival games and more.

Annual Westfield Spring Fling
Sunday, May 5, 2024; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine.
Downtown
Central Avenue running from East Broad Street to North Avenue and will include the parking lot across from the Post Office
Westfield, NJ
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This fun filled family event will feature diverse live entertainment, food vendors, merchandise vendors, a Kids Zone with rides and a multitude of activities to entertain kids throughout the day. Valenica Music and the New Jersey Workshop of the Arts will perform music and entertainment.

Mother's Day Brunch Cruise - NY Harbor (Also offers Dinner Cruise)
Sunday, May 12, 2024; Board: 12:00pm | Cruise: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Departing from Lincoln Harbor Marina
1500 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ
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This Mother's Day celebtration will feature a cruise on the Hudson and East Rivers with stunning views of the NYC skyline while enjoying a holiday buffet, classic cocktails, dining and dancing,

Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown
Saturday, May 18, 2024; 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mennen Arena Field
161 Hanover Ave
Morris Plains, NJ
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Cost: $20, $60, & $90
This festival held outdoors and under tents with live music, features a sampling of a variety of NJ beers with restaurants, gourmet food trucks & chefs serving BBQ & Bacon creations, all available for purchase. In addition, there will be chefs culinary skills judged by a panel of celebrity judges.

Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival
Sunday, May 19, 2024, 11am to 6pm
Washington Street
Observer Highway to 7th Street
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Admission is free
This annual family event features over 300 artists, sculptors, photographers and crafts people with 3 stages of live performance. More than a music festival, there will be; Fine artists displaying oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, sculpture, mixed media, photography, with children's activities. There will be great food throughout the fair. Hoboken restaurants will set up street cafes offering an eclectic variety of international foods such as: Thai, Indian, Greek, French, Mexican, Cajun and Italian.

L.E.A.D. Fest Carnival
Thursday, May 23 - Monday, May 27, Wednesday, May 29 - Sunday, June 2, & Wednesday, June 5 - Sunday, June 9, 2024
Westfield Garden State Plaza
One Garden State Plaza
Paramus, NJ
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Admission is $5; additional price for ride tickets.
This event features good food, rides, and entertainment, hosted by Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence (L.E.A.D.)
Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence (L.E.A.D.) is a non profit (501C3) organization, supported by dedicated police officers, committed to protecting our youth and communities from the proliferation of drugs, drug related crimes, peer to peer/cyber bullying and violence.

11th Annual Jersey City Jazz Festival
May 29 - June 2, 2024
Jersey City, NJ
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This event features live Jazz music performed at multiple Jersey City venues including, White Eagle Hall, Nimbus Arts Center, The Statuary, Moore's Place, Hyatt House, The Canopy, and more!Free admission. The festival is also a celebration of community.

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