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New Jersey October Events and Festivals. Features seasonal celebrations, themed events, and festivals

Discover New Jersey October Events and Festivals:  The top 2024 seasonal attractions, popular events, and hidden gems

New Jersey October Events and festivals for 2024 is packed with exciting fun. leisure things to do.

The month of October is a great time of the year to take in many of the fall activities and a great time to plan a weekend getaway or late season vacation.

If you plan to get out an enjoy the beautiful fall foliage colors, especially in northwest New Jersey, the season is at it's peak from October 19th through 29th.

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Northern New Jersey October 2024
 Festivals and Themed Events

Jack O' Lantern Experience
September 20 until November 3, 2024
Skylands Stadium
94 Championship Place
Augusta, NJ
Experience Pure Halloween Madness, Skylands Stadium will be transformed with over 6,000+ Jack-O-Lanterns, for an Original 45-minute Walk-Thru Spectacular. Sussex County's Family Entertainment Destination is set ablaze with spectacular visuals, and a thrilling Fall Festival. Perfect for families, date nights, and lovers of Halloween spirit.

JC Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 5, 2024; 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Hamilton Park
Jersey City, NJ
This family event features many fun fall festivities including pumpkin decorating, arts & crafts, music, food vendors and more!

Mountain Creek Resort Fall Festival
Weekends, October 5 & 6, 12 & 13, 19 & 20, 26 & 27, and November 2 & 3, 2024
Mountain Creek
200 Route 94
Vernon, NJ
This Fall famiy event features unlimited rides on the Mountain Coaster to view the Fall Foliage and catch a thrill in aition to live music, bounce houses, ahay maze, and lawn games

Oktoberfest at Turkey Brook Park
Saturday, Sunday, October 5, 6, 2024
Turkey Brook Park
30 Flanders Road
Flanders, NJ
Cost: $5 per person ages 18+. 17 & Under FREE
This family event features live music, food & Brew. Budd Lake First Aid & Rescue will be selling beer as a fundraiser. For kids there will be Inflatable Slide & Obstacle, Pony Rides, Connect 4, Flying Chickens, Corn Hole, Yatzee, Jenga & Axe Throwing for the Adults
Edelweiss-Passiac Dancers will be performing throughout the day.
Attendees are urged to bring Chairs, blankets & a smile! There will be seating under the pavillion An ATM will be onsite under the pavillion.

The Pumpkin Patch Trains
Pumpkin Patch Train Rides: October 5th, 6th, 12th, and 13th, 2024
Whippany Railway Museum
1 Railroad plaza
Whippany, NJ
Celebrate the Fall Harvest and the Season on the "The Pumpkin Patch Train."The 10-mile, 45-minute round trip from Whippany to Roseland and return is the perfect way to spend a Fall afternoon with the family. After each ride, children with valid train tickets can go to the Pumpkin Patch and pick out a free kid-sized pumpkin and receive a pumpkin decorating kit while supplies last. Children of all ages are encouraged to come dressed in their Halloween costumes, helping to make the train a spooky sight!

Wagner Farm Arboretum's Brite Nites
Fridays & Saturdays only: October 11-12, 18-19, and 25-26, 2024
Wagner Farm Arboretum
197 Mountain Ave.
Warren Twp, NJ 07059.
Halloween-themed "Brite Nites" event features a spectacular display of intricately and creatively hand-carved and LED-lit pumpkin scenes.

Annual Montclair Film Festival
October 18th - 27th, 2024
486 Bloomfield Ave
Montclair, NJ
The annual Montclair Film Festival will entertain film lovers and professionals from across the region and country with ten days of compelling independent films, comedies, documentaries, panels, family events and work by emerging artists. The festival will provide a platform for talented filmmakers from around the world and give special recognition to New Jersey artists.

Annual Sussex County Harvest Honey and Garlic Festival
October 19, 2024: 10am - 4pm
Sussex County Fairgrounds
37 Plains Road
Augusta, NJ
Free event
This family festival is a celebration of agritourism, ecotourism and arts & heritage tourism.
The Festival will include local artisans, crafters and vendors plus displays highlighting northern New Jersey's great open spaces and natural history. For kids there'll be a hay ride, pumpkin painting, face painting and crafts.

Celebrate Fall
Sunday, October 20th, 2024; 11am - 3pm
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
165 Hobart Ave
Summit, NJ
This family event features games, crafts, music, and of course goats...these are just a few of the activities that are part of our eagerly anticipated Celebrate Fall Festival! With Halloween right around the corner, families can explore the Spooky Trail and enjoy the golden, autumn colors of our gardens, crisp weather, and some yummy treats from market vendors.

Dia De Los Muertos: Day of the Dead Celebration (Washington)
Thursday, October 24, 2024; 5:30pm until 8:30pm (rain or shine)
Veterans Park
44 E. Washington Ave
Washington, NJ
Event Cost: Free & Free parking
This event features a Day of the Dead Celebration with a traditional Mariachi Band, free sugar skull face painting, artisan and local vendors, sending a message to your deceased loved ones in the fire pit and more! 

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