With Thanksgiving a week away, that festive holiday spirit is definitely in the air! Get the whole family excited for Turkey Day with A Discovery Museum Thanksgiving at the Garden State Discovery Museum or take the kiddos to make a Thanksgiving Centerpiece at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. For an early dose of holiday fun, check out the opening weekend of Christmas Fantasy with Lights at Storybook Land or the Holiday Model Train Show hosted by the Ramapo Valley Railroad. Looking for more late autumn outings? Bundle up for a Fall Bird Walk at Liberty State Park or drop by the Princeton Art Museum for their monthly Art for Families program. Whatever you decide to do this weekend, we hope you enjoy it with family and friends. For even more activity options, check out our Event Calendar.

Hard to believe it’s already mid-November! Take advantage of some laid back fun this autumn weekend, before the holiday craziness begins. Little ones will love the National Teddy Bear Day Picnic at the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts or the Train Celebration at Camden Children’s Garden. There’s also plenty of hands-on learning happening in every corner of our state including Lenape Family Day at the Morris Museum or the Kids Create: Again event at the Roebling Museum. And for an early dose of Turkey Day, check out the Thanksgiving Harvest Home festival at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. Whatever you decide to do this weekend, we hope you enjoy it with family and friends. For even more activity options, check out our Event Calendar.

After the Halloween hoopla filled with candy & costumes and before the December cookie baking & gift frenzy, Thanksgiving brings a slower pace to the seasonal festivities in my house, allowing us to recharge with family and a delicious meal. In my kids eyes, Thanksgiving can seem a tad…well, boring compared to the spooky decorations we put out for Halloween and the gingerbread houses we construct come Christmas. I love Thanksgiving and want it to be a meaningful time for my family - and that means getting them involved. Check out these fun Thanksgiving Day craft events happening all throughout the month of November, where kids can roll up their sleeves and get into the Turkey Day groove - and maybe bring home a little something to decorate your holiday table too!

Here’s to another crazy and fun Halloween come and gone! Now’s the time to kick back and relax with family and friends and enjoy the last few weeks of autumn weather before old man winter takes over. Get your fill of fresh fall air during an Apple Cidering demo at Great Swamp, the Rock, Gem & Mineral Show at Trailside Nature Center or a Weekend Family Walk at the beautiful Pyramid Mountain. Other fun November happenings include a performance of Beauty and the Beast Jr. by the West Hudson Arts Theater Company and the big Touch-a-Truck event at Deer Path Park. Whatever you decide to do this weekend, we hope you enjoy it with family and friends. For even more activity options, check out our Event Calendar.

Beautiful autumn weather weekends are dwindling fast, so put on those cozy sweaters and take the family out for an adventure. With Halloween just around the corner, there’s plenty of ghoulishly good fun to be had from the Pre-Halloween Trick or Treat event in downtown Westfield to the Halloween Camp In at Liberty Science Center to Night of the Living Zoo at Turtle Back. And to get your fill of all things autumn, head to The Great Pumpkin Festival at Heaven Hill Farm, Pumpkin Patch Day at Liberty Hall Museum or take a leisurely Fall Leaves Walk at Liberty State Park. Whatever you decide to do this weekend, we hope you enjoy it with family and friends. For even more activity options, check out our Event Calendar.

Halloween is just around the corner and New Jersey is getting into the spirit in a big way! Check out glowing pumpkins during Brite Nites at Wagner Farm, head to Cape May’s Boo at the Zoo to trick or treat amongst the animals or take your little ones to a fun Halloween Story Time at Words Bookstore. And for more autumn outings to keep the whole gang entertained, celebrate New Jersey’s other famous fall fruit during The Chatsworth Cranberry Festival, sit back and watch glow-in-the-dark puppetry during a special performance of Goodnight Moon or take a break from all of the seasonal frenzy with a relaxing Family Woodland Hike at the Botanical Gardens. Whatever you decide to do this weekend, we hope you enjoy it with family and friends. For even more activity options, check out our Event Calendar.

If you haven’t gotten your fill of fall yet, throw on a cozy sweater and take your pick from one of the awesome autumn events happening in Jersey this weekend. For big festival fun, head to the 12th Annual South Jersey Pumpkin Show in Woodstown, pick your perfect orange beauty and navigate a corn maze at Terhune Orchards Fall Family Fun Weekends or get spooked during the Haunted Halloween event at A.Casola Farms. And if you want to take a break from the Halloween hoopla, sit back and take in a family-friendly performance like Clifford the Big Red Dog Live at the Mayo Performing Arts Center or the Little Star That Could at the Novins Planetarium. Whatever you decide to do this weekend, we hope you enjoy it with family and friends. For even more activity options, check out our Event Calendar.

It’s time to get in the autumn spirit! New Jersey is welcoming the beautiful month of October in a big way with dozens of family-friendly activities to help you make the most of the season. Get your fill of all things pumpkin during Pumpkin Palooza 2015 at the Garden State Discovery Museum, the Holmdel Harvest Festival at Bayonet Farm or the 15th Annual Pumpkin Festival at Whippany Railway Museum. For more fun to round out your fall weekend, get tickets to the Harvest Moon Hayride at Alstede Farms or bring your little reader to the Morristown Festival of Books. Whatever you decide to do this weekend, we hope you enjoy it with family and friends. For even more activity options, check out our Event Calendar .