It’s festival, fair and carnival season! There will be a lot of fun going on this summer with plenty of entertainment for the family, a date night or even a mom’s night out. Here is your guide to Summer Festivals, Fairs & Carnivals in Central NJ.
*Additional events will be added as they are scheduled. Check back often!
Summer Festivals, Fairs & Carnivals in Central NJ
June 2025
- June 7: Hungarian Festival (New Brunswick, NJ)
- June 1, 7 & 8: Strawberry Festival at Von Thun’s (South Brunswick, NJ)
- June 6-8: Bayshore Drive-Thru Greek Fest (Holmdel, NJ)
- June 6-8: Lebanese Festival (Somerset, NJ)
- June 7: Rose Day Festival (Somerset, NJ)
- June 12-29: (select days): North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival (North Brunswick, NJ)
- June 9-14: Saint Leo Carnival (Lincroft, NJ)
- June 23-28: Saint Mary’s Great Fair (Middletown, NJ)
- June 27-July 6: L.E.A.D Fest Carnival (West Windsor, NJ)
- June 29: Keansburg Annual Family Fun Fest (Keansburg, NJ)
- June 28: Gospel Music Festival (New Brunswick, NJ)
- June 29: Firefly Festival (Princeton, NJ)
July 2025
- June 27-July 6: L.E.A.D Fest Carnival (West Windsor, NJ)
- July 12-13: Blueberry Bash at Terhune Orchards (Princeton, NJ)
- July 19: Arts and Crafts Festival (Atlantic Highlands, NJ)
- July 23-27: Monmouth County Fair (Freehold, NJ)
- July 26-27: Mercer County 4-H Fair (Lambertville, NJ)
- Cancelled for 2025: New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning (Whitehouse Station, NJ)
August 2025
- August 1-3: Highlands Annual Clam Fest (Highlands, NJ)
- August 2: Butterfly Festival (Pennington, NJ)
- August 2-3: Just Peachy Festival (Princeton, NJ)
- August 4-10: Middlesex County Fair (East Brunswick, NJ)
- August 6-8: Somerset County 4-H Fair (Bridgewater, NJ)
- August 6-10: IAATO Italian Festival (Ocean Township, NJ)
- August 9: Heart Festival (New Brunswick, NJ)
- August 12-16: Hillsborough Rotary Fair (Hillsborough, NJ)
- August 20-24: Hunterdon County 4H and Agricultural Fair (Lambertville, NJ)
- August 23: Caribbean Festival (New Brunswick, NJ)
