Submitted by Laurie Rein on Fri, 09/07/2018 - 1:45pm Fall 2018 Shows, Halloween Events, and Fairs for Toddlers and Preschool-Age KidsIf your preschoolers are bursting with energy in the fall, we present you with 50+ ways to keep them busy with oodles of seasonal fun. The new season brings with it some awesome outdoor festivals, corn mazes, train rides, touch-a-trucks, and more for the 5-and-under set! Catch big names at preschool-friendly performances of Peppa Pig, Sesame Street Live, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Disney On Ice, and A Charlie Brown Christmas. Or head outside with your little ones to enjoy the beautiful weather and colors at events like the Great Pumpkin Train Ride, Giant Corn Maze Adventures, Great Pumpkin Festival, and Hefty Harvest & Scary Scarecrows. Plus, get in the Halloween spirit at non-spooky events such as Boo at the Boardwalk and Trick-or-Treat Weekend at Storybook Land. Read on for the full list of fun fall events for little ones in New Jersey. And don't forget to check out our Fall Fun Guide and Event Calendar to find even more great things to do this season! September Events Giant Corn Maze Adventures Labor Day weekend – Wednesday, October 31 – Chester 16th Annual Insect FestivalSaturday, September 8 – Pennington – FREE Stony Hill Farms Corn Maze and Fun Park Saturday, September 8 – Sunday, November 11 – Chester Hefty Harvest & Scary ScarecrowsSaturday, September 8 – Sunday, September 9 – Camden Grandparents Day at Warinanco ParkSunday, September 9 – Roselle Grandparents Day Excursion Train RideSunday, September 9 – Whippany Apple Cider MakingSunday, September 9 (repeats Sundays through October 28) – Tenafly Miss Barb's Preschool Story and Music TimeTuesday, September 11 (repeats every Tues.) – - Westampton – FREE Tyke's Tuesday at ISCTuesday, September 11 (repeats every Tues.) – Cherry Hill Pottery Barn Kids Weekly Storytime Tuesday, September 11 (repeats every Tues.) – various locations – FREE Read & Pick at Terhune OrchardsTuesday, September 11 (repeats Sep. 25 and Oct. 2) – Princeton Park Bench 2nd Wednesday Wednesday, September 12 (repeats Oct. 10 and Nov. 14) – Montclair Kids' Story Hour at Rutgers Landscape & NurseryThursday, September 13 (repeats every Thurs.) – Ringoes – FREE Penny's StorytimeThursday, September 13 (repeats every Thurs.) – Hoboken – FREE Storytime at MorvenThursday, September 13 – Princeton Great Pumpkin FestivalSaturday, September 15 (repeats Sat. and Sun. through Nov. 4) – Vernon Milk & Cookies: Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz Saturday, September 15 (more shows on Oct. 6) – New Brunswick PlayDay South Orange Sunday, September 16 – South Orange – FREE Community Day Featuring Touch-a-Truck & Dog DaySunday, September 16 – Bridgewater – FREE Fall Harvest FestSunday, September 16 – Morris Township Mommy & Me StorytimeWednesday, September 19 (repeats every Wed.) – Montclair – FREE Princeton Children's Book Festival Saturday, September 22 – Princeton – FREE 14th Annual Fall Family FestivalSaturday, September 29 – Roseland – FREE Bergen County Fall Harvest FestivalSaturday, September 29 – Sunday, September 30 – Paramus – FREE Touch A TruckSaturday, September 29 – Moorestown The Great Pumpkin Train Saturday, September 29 (weekends through Oct. 28) – Phillipsburg Touch A TruckSaturday, September 29 – Blackwood – FREE Harvest Home FestivalSunday, September 30 – Holmdel – FREE Disney Junior Dance Party On TourSunday, September 30 – West Long Branch October Events Happy Hayrides Thursday, October 4 (Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun. through Oct. 28) – Egg Harbor Township Kids Club: Powered By Nat Geo KidsSaturday, October 6 (repeats Nov. 3) – Freehold – FREE Diggerfest Saturday, October 6 ( repeats Sat. and Sun. in October and November) –West Berlin Dunellen HarvestFestSunday, October 7 – Dunellen – FREE Pumpkin Fest 2018Monday, October 8 – Colts Neck – FREE The Rainbow FishSaturday, October 13 – Toms River Thompson Park DaySunday, October 14– Lincroft – FREE Monmouth Mall Touch A TruckSaturday, October 20 – Eatontown – FREE Boo at the Boardwalk Saturday, October 20 (repeats Sat. and Sun. through Oct. 28) – Point Pleasant – FREE Trick or Treat Street and Howl-O-WeenSunday, October 21 – Seaside Heights – FREE Trick-Or-Treat Weekend at Storybook Land Friday, October 26 – Sunday, October 28 – Egg Harbor Township Pumpkin Patch DaySaturday, October 27 – Union Wildwood Trunk-or Treat Halloween Block PartySaturday, October 27 – Wildwood – FREE Witch's Day OutSunday, October 28 – Smithville – FREE The Very Hungry Caterpillar ShowSunday, October 28 – Morristown HalloWheatonSunday, October 28 – Millville – FREE Halloween Spooky Stories & CraftsSunday, October 28 – Cranford – FREE Hoboken Ragamuffin Parade and Costume ContestWednesday, October 31 – Hoboken – FREE November Events The Great Pumpkin SailThursday, November 1 – Mountainside Disney on Ice: Mickey's Search PartyThursday, November 1 – Sunday, November 4 – Newark Sesame Street Live! Let's Party!Saturday, November 3 – Sunday, November 4 – Atlantic City Peppa Pig Live!—Peppa Pig's Surprise!Sunday, November 4 – Englewood Peppa Pig Live!—Peppa Pig's Surprise!Wednesday, November 7 – New Brunswick The Very Hungry CaterpillarThursday, November 18 – Englewood Sesame Street Live! Let's Party!Thursday, November 18 – Trenton A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on StageFriday, November 23 – Englewood Babes in ToylandFriday, November 23 – Sunday, December 16 – Netcong A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on StageSaturday, November 24 – Red Bank A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on StageSunday, November 25 – Morristown Category: Fall ActivitiesAge: PreschoolersArea/Neighborhood: New Jersey