Submitted by Laurie Rein on Fri, 03/29/2019 - 1:51pm 2019 Spring Festivals and Fairs in New Jersey for Kids and FamiliesIt's time to kiss winter good-bye and spring into outdoor festival and fair season. Whether you choose to hop on carnival rides, stroll the streets of your favorite downtown, dance to live music, sample delicious eats, or do all of the above, there's something for everyone at these lively and family-friendly New Jersey spring fests. Read on for more than 40 of our picks, from Earth Day celebrations to kite festivals. And for more spring action, check out Mommy Poppins' Spring Fun Guide for New Jersey Kids. April 2019 Festivals 8th Annual Spring Model Railroad ShowSaturday and Sunday, April 6-7 – North Haledon Essex County Cherry Blossom FestivalSaturdays and Sundays, April 6-14 – Newark – FREE Easter and Springtime Family FestivalSaturday, April 6 – Monday, April 22 – Chester Art WalkSaturday, April 13 – Smithville – FREE BloomfestSunday, April 14 – Newark – FREE Stirling Street FairSunday, April 14 – Stirling – FREE Somerville Arts & Crafts FairSunday, April 14 – Somerville – FREE Millburn Annual Street FairSunday, April 14 – Millburn – FREE Daffodil Day at Reeves-Reed ArboretumSunday, April 14 – Summit Rutgers Gardens Spring FestivalSunday, April 14 – New Brunswick Cape May Spring CelebrationFriday, April 26 – Sunday, May 19 – Cape May – FREE Jersey City Earth Day CelebrationSaturday, April 27 – Jersey City – FREE Renaissance Faire at Historic SmithvilleSaturday and Sunday, April 27-28 – Smithville – FREE Rutgers DaySaturday, April 27 – New Brunswick – FREE Tenafly Street FairSaturday, April 27 – Tenafly – FREE Northern Valley Earth FairSaturday, April 27 – Tenafly – FREE Morris County Park PaloozaSaturday, April 27 – Morristown Earth Day CelebrationSaturday, April 27 – Lincroft – FREE Communiversity ArtsFestSunday, April 28 – Princeton – FREE Maywood 11th Annual Street FairSunday, April 28 – Maywood – FREE Rockin' for AutismSunday, April 28 – Fanwood – FREE Cranford Street Fair and Craft ShowSunday, April 28 – Cranford – FREE May 2019 Festivals Hackettstown Spring FestivalFriday-Sunday, May 3-5 – Hackettstown – FREE Kite DaySaturday and Sunday, May 4-5 – Princeton Ocean City Spring Block PartySaturday, May 4 – Ocean City – FREE 2019 Ninth Annual Edison Earth Day CelebrationSunday, May 5 – Edison – FREE Westfield Spring FlingSunday, May 5 – Westfield – FREE Hoboken Spring Arts & Music FestivalSunday, May 5 – Hoboken – FREE Spring Celebration at Cora Hartshorn ArboretumSunday, May 5 – Short Hills Children's FestivalSaturday, May 11 – Galloway – FREE Lake Hopatcong Block PartySaturday, May 11 – Landing – FREE Azalea FestivalSunday, May 12 – Hamilton – FREE 33rd Annual New Jersey Seafood FestivalFriday-Sunday, May 17-19 – Belmar – FREE 10th Annual Fairy and Pirate FestivalSaturday, May 18 – Budd Lake – FREE Smash Kids Cancer Music & Food FestivalSaturday, May 18 – Fanwood – FREE Mayfest at Historic SmithvilleSaturday and Sunday, May 18-19 – Smithville – FREE Ocean Fun DaysSaturday and Sunday, May 18-19 – Sandy Hook – FREE The New Jersey Renaissance FaireSaturdays and Sundays, May 18-19 & 25-26 (also June 1-2) – Bordentown Touch-A-TruckSunday, May 19 – Scotch Plains – FREE Wildwoods International Kite FestivalFriday-Monday, May 24-27 – Wildwood – FREE Woodland Park Street FairMonday, May 27 – Woodland Park – FREE June 2019 Festivals Garwood RocksSunday, June 2 – Garwood – FREE Sunday, June 2 – Hoboken – FREE Maplewood-South Orange Book FestivalFriday and Saturday, June 7-8 – Maplewood – FREE Fairs & FestivalsSpring ActivitiesNew Jersey
