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Red Firecrackers, The Legend of the Lunar New Year Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at New Jersey City Univeristy - 4:00 PM
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Special MLK Day Open Swim at Five Star Swim School Five Star Swim School- various locations - 1:00 PM
Scotch Plains Fanwood Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA - 10:00 AM Pick
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The Cranford Theater - 12:00 PM Pick
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Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Open House Winter Carnival at Lightbridge Academy of Eatontown
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Lightbridge Academy of Eatontown - 6:00 PM
Storytime at Barnes & Noble Morris Plains
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Great Big Game Show- New Jersey
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Pixar Putt at Garden State Plaza
Garden State Plaza - various times
Garden State Plaza - various times
Play & Swim at Five Star Swim School - Eatontown - Mom's Group
Five Star Swim School - 10:00 AM
Five Star Swim School - 10:00 AM
Antique Toy Train Show at The Museum of American History
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
Great Big Game Show- New Jersey
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Antique Toy Train Show at The Museum of American History
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
Wags & Wiggles at Animal Welfare Association
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Red Firecrackers, The Legend of the Lunar New Year
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at New Jersey City Univeristy
Special MLK Day Open Swim at Five Star Swim School
Five Star Swim School- various locations
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Warren County Hot Air Balloons, Arts & Craft Festival
Sat Jun 7, 2025 - Sun Jun 8, 2025
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Repeating every days through June 8, 2025.
1:00pm ET
Age: All
Price: $12/adult and $5/child, $6 parking
Location:
Warren County Community College
Don't miss this busy festival featuring flying fun with balloon launches, live music, a car and truck show, a chalk art contest, June Jumble Combat Robot Competition, children’s entertainment with Balloons the Clown and Grins and Grins juggling, food trucks, vendors, and free activities at Fascination Place.
- Saturday features the Hot Rides & Hot Air Balloons Car & Truck Show with trophies for Top 10, People’s Choice, and Best of Show, the Strolling Dulcimers, a DJ Gold’n dance party, and acoustic duo Stevie Vicks (5:00–8:00 PM).
- Sunday brings the Harmony Garage Band debut at the balloon festival, the returning Kudos Barbershop Quartet, and the Easton School of Rock Bank Street Band (5:30–7:30 PM). The Chalk Art Contest offers cash prizes for youth and adults, with designs created along the campus walking trail.
Pricing:
- Discounted tickets available online until June 5: $10 adults, $4 children (4–12), $5 parking; family pack $40 (up to five people, including parking). After June 5: $12 adults, $5 children, $6 parking.
- Tethered balloon rides ($30 adults, $20 children 4–12, free for ages 3 and under with a paying adult, subject to pilot approval)
The Warren County Hot Air Balloons, Arts & Crafts Festival is supported in part by a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism (VisitNJ.org).
Funding was provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Warren County Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a Division of the Department of Land Preservation, with support from the Warren County Board of County Commissioners.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.
