It’s festival, fair and carnival season! There will be a lot of fun going on this Spring with plenty of entertainment for the family, a date night or even a mom’s night out. Here is your guide to Spring Festivals, Fairs & Carnivals in Central NJ.

Spring Festivals, Fairs & Carnivals in Central NJ

April 2025

April (Dates TBD): Tulip Festival at Holland Ridge Farms (Cream Ridge, NJ)
April 6: Art in Bloom (Clinton, NJ)
April 12: TroutFest (Califon, NJ)
April 13: Spring Craft Show (Tinton Falls, NJ)
April 26: Allentown Spring Stroll (Allentown, NJ)
April 26: Rutgers Day (New Brunswick, NJ)
April 26: The Original NJ Empanada Festival (Manville, NJ)
April 26: New Jersey Folk Festival (New Brunswick, NJ)
April 26: PorchFest (Princeton, NJ)
April 26-27: Shad Fest (Lambertville, NJ)
April 27: Somerset County 4-H Spring Carnival (Bridgewater, NJ)
April 27: Red Bank Street Fair & Craft Show NJ (Red Bank, NJ)

May 2025

May 3: Kites at the Pier Festival (Long Branch, NJ)
May 4: Green Fair (Bradley Beach, NJ)
May 3-4: Kite Day at Terhune Orchards (Princeton, NJ)
May 4: Highland Park Street Fair & Craft Show NJ (Highland Park, NJ)
May 10: Creative Arts & Music Festival (Lincroft, NJ)
May 10: Branchburg Food Truck and Music Festival (Branchburg, NJ)
May 17: Woodbridge Street Fair & Craft Show NJ (Woodbridge, NJ)
May 17-18: World Food Festival (West Windsor)
May 17-18: Food Trucks Spring Fling (Wall, NJ)
May 17-18: Asbury Park Vegan Food Festival (Asbury Park, NJ)
May 18: Clinton Township Food Truck and Music Fest (Lebanon, NJ)
May 22-26: Woodbridge Center Carnival (Middlesex, NJ)
May 23-25: Touch Mother Earth Festival (Farmingdale, NJ)
May 24: Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival (Oceanport, NJ)
May 31: Keyport Food and Music Festival (Keyport, NJ)