List of festivals in New Jersey

January

• KotoriCon - anime convention at Gloucester County College

  February

• Black Maria Film Festival

  March

• Garden State Film Festival
• Jersey City Chili Cookoff

  April

• Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival
• International Festival - Princeton University
• Lambertville Shad Festival
• Rutgers Agricultural Field Day and New Jersey Folk Festival - Rutgers in New Brunswick, held on the last Saturday of April
• Trenton Computer Festival

  May

• Annual Greek Festival - Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Piscataway, held the weekend after Mother's Day; the state's and longest running Greek festival
• Crayfish Festival - Augusta - Sussex County Fairgrounds
• Hoboken Arts and Music Festival
• Jersey Shore Music Festival - Seaside Heights
• Montclair Film Festival - film festival in Montclair
• Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
• NJ Greek Fest - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, held the first weekend after Memorial Day
• New Jersey State History Festival - Washington Crossing State Park, held the first weekend in May
• Raritan River Music Festival

  June

• AnimeNEXT - anime convention in Atlantic City
• Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival
• Beardfest Music & Arts Festival - NJ Pinelands National Reserve
• Belmar Seafood Festival
• BIG GREEK FESTIVAL - Randolph June 7-9
• Celtic Festival - Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May
• Cuban Parade of New Jersey
• Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
• Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
• Hoboken Film Festival
• Hungarian Festival - New Brunswick
• Jersey Shore Wine Festival - FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, June 2 and 3
• McDonald's Gospelfest
• New Jersey Film Festival
• NJ Playwrights Festival
• Point Pleasant Summerfest in the Park - June 3
• Portugal Day Festival in Newark
• Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival

• July

• All Points West Music & Arts Festival
• FARM Music & Arts Festival - Vernon, July 24–26
• Macy's Fireworks Spectacular - Independence Day
• Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning - Thor Solberg Road in Readington, held the last weekend of July
• Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage
• Soulsational Music Festival - Jersey Shore, held the last Saturday in July
• St. Ann's Feast - Hoboken
• XPoNential Music Festival

  August

• Chillfest
• Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
• Hambletonian Stakes
• Highlands Clam Festival - Highlands, held in the first week of August
• Jersey City Pride
• Monmouth Film Festival
• New Jersey State Fair
• Newark Black Film Festival
• Philippine Fiesta - Meadowlands Exposition Center
• Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning

  September

• BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
• Black Maria Film Festival
• First Annual Roseland Greek Festival - St. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
• Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
• Garden State Country Music & Food Truck Festival - Bader Airfield in Atlantic City
• Liberty Jazz Festival
• New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - New Brunswick
• Revelation Generation
• Rib Rock, featuring B.B. King - PNC Bank Arts Center
• South Mountain International Blues Festival - South Mountain Reservation in West Orange
• Water and Wings Festival
• Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey
• Just Be You Performing Arts Film & Theater Festival

  October

• AnimeNEXT
• - Millville, on the first weekend in October
• Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
• Golden Door Film Festival
• Lima Bean Festival - West Cape May, on October 6
• MangaNEXT
• German American Volkvest

  November

• Teaneck International Film Festival

  December

• First Nights - celebrated on New Year's Eve, found throughout the state, including Montclair

  Other

• The Bank of America New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival - Atlantic City
• Cape May Strawberry Festival
• Navratri - India Square
• Slow Food Festival
• Ukrainian Festival