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 State Event Calendar July 23-25, QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning This is the largest summertime balloon festival on the east coast. The festival features more than 100 hot-air balloons, an old-time air show, daily concerts, fireworks, arts and crafts, magic shows, marionettes, and jugglers. Family fun for all! For information call: (800)HOT-AIR9 [Return to top] July 24, Night in Venice Water parade of more than 100 decorated boats and 300 decorate bay front homes. For information call: (609)525-9300 [Return to top] August 1-2, Haskill Race Monmouth Park, Oceanport (Shore). For information call: (732)571-5544 [Return to top] August 6-8, The Magic of Alexandria Balloon Festival This family-oriented celebration of the magic of ballooning displays over 50 hot-air balloons. It also features lively music, crafts, food, prize drawings, and fireworks. For information call: (908)735-0870 [Return to top] August 6-15, Sussex County Farm and Horse Show This is New Jersey’s largest livestock and horse show. Activities include agricultural attractions and an agricultural museum, flower displays, arts and crafts, interactive exhibits for children, carnival rides, food, concerts, and more. For information call: (973)948-5500 [Return to top] August 7, Hambletonian Day This is America’s premier championship harness race, with the world’s best three-year-old trotters in competition for over $1 million. Held in a country fair setting, it includes free pony and kiddie rides, games, food, and entertainment. For information call: (201)935-8500 [Return to top] August 21-22, Jersey Fresh" Food and Wine Festival The weekend festival features tastings of award-winning wines and fresh produce, antique tractors, agricultural displays, hay rides, live farm animals, and winery tours. For information call: (908)475-3671 [Return to top] September 1-November 30, Cape May Autumn "Hawkwatch" Join Cape May Bird Observatory's official hawkwatcher and the many other raptor enthusiasts for the state-of-the-art hawk count at one of the prime hawk migration spots in North America. Cape May Point State Park For information call: (609)884-2736 [Return to top] September 4, Good Ol' Days Festival Street fair with mile-long craft show, food court, railroad festival, historic reenactments, games & pony rides. Evening concert, featuring The Greaseband. For information call: (609)494-7211 [Return to top] September 8-11, A.J. Meerwald New Jersey's Tall Ship Tours all day and evening. For information call: (609)785-2060 [Return to top] September 10-12, Super Fifties Weekend Unique display of more than 600 street rods, 1950’s entertainment, dances, games, and contests. Prizes are awarded for the best cars. For information call: (609)525-9300 [Return to top] September 11-12, Festival Latino Americano Celebration of Hispanic cultural heritage, entertainment, and performers from Latin America. (609)645-4520 [Return to top] September 15-19, Miss America Week and Miss America Pageant Preliminary competitions, parade and crowning. For information call: (609)344-5278 [Return to top] September 17, King of the Grille Barbecue Festival Come enjoy great food and great fun. For information call: (609)525-9300 [Return to top] September 23-26, Irish Fall Festival Four day event celebrates Irish heritage with dancing, music, food, crafts, piper competition and a parade. For information call: (800)474-7491 [Return to top] September 26-30, Food and Wine Festival Join chefs from Cape May's restaurants for lectures, hands-on workshops, tasting & dinners. For information call: (609)884-5404 [Return to top] October 2-3, Chowderfest Weekend A major Long Beach Island event. Seafood festival, food court, music, giant end-of-season sale by more than 60 businesses, food court, music. Sunday, Chowder Cook-Off Classic, all the chowder you can eat, local restaurants compete in a "best of" to "King of the Clams" For information call: (800)292-6372 [Return to top] October 8-17, Victorian Week The charm, elegance, and rich history of a bygone era comes back to life in this historic Victorian resort town. The week-long Victorian celebration features guided historic house tours, fashion shows, arts and crafts, various workshops, an evening of vaudeville, antique shows, and much more entertainment for the entire family. For information call: (609)884-5404 [Return to top] October 31, Halloween Parade This is one of the largest Halloween parades in New Jersey. For information call: (732)349-0220 [Return to top] November 5-7,12-14,19-21, Hall-Mills Murder Trial Live re-enactment of the sensational 1926 murder trial of the minister and his choir singer in the actual courtroom. For information call: (908)231-7110 [Return to top] November 27, January 3, Holiday Days at Wheaton Village Held in the elegant Museum of American Glass. Features "The American Christmas Tree: An Evergreen Tradition"grand Christmas exhibition. For information call: (609)825-6800 [Return to top] November 19-January 2, Christmas in Cape May This event takes place all around the town of Cape May. It features decorated Victorian classic homes. Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol" is performed weekly. There are carolers in period costumes, and trolley tours. For information call: (609)884-5404 [Return to top] December 4-January 8 (2000), Dolls for the Holidays At Salem County Historical Society Museum and Library. A new seasonal exhibition explores the history of dolls at the Salem County Historical Society museum and features the Society's extensive doll collection. Hours: Tuesday-Friday and 2nd Saturday of each month, 12 noon-4 pm. For information call: (856)935-5004 December 25, George Washington Crossing the Delaware Re-enactment of the crossing made by General Washington on Christmas Day, 1776. For information call: (609)737-0623 [Return to top] March 11 (2000)-October 14 (2000), Home in Salem County At Salem County Historical Society Museum and Library. Our Architectural Heritage. A new exhibition at the Salem County Historical Society Museum explores the county's rich and diverse building heritage from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. Includes special lecture series and walking tours. For information call: (856)935-5004 May 6(2000), Salem County House and Garden Tour 10 am - 4 pm. This annual event on the first Saturday in May explores three centuries of architecture and gardens, each year in a different section of the county. The 2000 tour features private residences and gardens as well as other historic sites in the county's historic River Towns - Salem, Pennsville and Penns Grove. Tickets: $10 (advance purchase); $12 (day of tour - available at the Salem County Historical Society Museum). Group tours are welcomed. For information call: (856)935-5004 |
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