New Jersey fall festivals 2019: Your guide for food, music, beer and pumpkins – NJ.com

It’s time for apple and pumpkin days, brisk nights and walks in the crunchy leaves.

Fall in New Jersey brings an events calendar stuffed with festivals in towns, cities and counties up and down the state.

Whether you’re looking for live music, a farm frolic, food, wine, beer or film, the Garden State is home to a prodigious fall bounty.

Our festival guide lists many events every weekend this fall and much more. Just pick a day below to see what the season has to offer.

13-14: The Country Music & BBQ Fest will be in Seaside Heights with music from Thompson Square and at least 12 musical acts, barbecue, food trucks, crafters and beer trucks on Grant Avenue between the Boulevard and Ocean Terrace from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, and starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Two-day tickets $20 in advance, $30 at the gate; exit82.com.

13-15: The Boots on the Beach Festival returns to North Wildwood with live country and bluegrass music on two stages (Walnut and Olde New Jersey avenues and Chestnut and Olde New Jersey avenues) along with dancing and vendors; bootsatthebeach.com.

13-15: The Central Jersey Jazz Festival will be in Flemington from 6 to 10 p.m., rain or shine, on Sept. 13 at Stangl Road. The festival will also be in New Brunswick from 1 to 6 p.m., rain or shine, Sept. 14 on George Street between Liberty and Bayard streets; and in Somerville from 1 to 6 p.m., rain or shine, at the Somerset County Courthouse green (corner of East Main and Grove streets in Somerville). See centraljerseyjazzfestival.com for full lineup.

13-Oct. 13: The fall season of the New Jersey Film Festival at Rutgers University is in full swing with a variety of films — short and feature-length — from local and international directors. Films are primarily screened starting at 7 p.m. at Voorhees Hall No. 105, on the College Avenue campus of Rutgers at 71 Hamilton St. in New Brunswick. Admission $12, $10 students; njfilmfest.com.

13-Nov. 3: Fright Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson (1 Six Flags Boulevard) is open weekends and select days. Attractions include the Dead Man’s Party song-and-dance spectacular, the Blood Shed with half-human, half-animal mutants, Aftermath and its barbaric mutant scavengers and the 30-Hour Coffin Challenge (Oct. 13 and 14), in which six people try to survive 30 hours in a coffin and are deprived of sleep by yacht rock and “Baby Shark.” Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster, will be the guest emcee. Times and admission prices vary by date; visit sixflags.com/greatadventure/special-events/fright-fest.

(Sept.) 14: The Craft Beer Festival returns to the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City (600 Huron Ave.) from 8 to 11 p.m. with more than 100 varieties of seasonal craft beers from more than 30 breweries, appetizers and live entertainment. Admission $59. Police officers, teachers, nurses and firefighters get discounted tickets ($45) with credentials; goldennugget.com.

14: The bat-themed Fall Festival at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center (32 Pleasant Plains Road) in Harding Township. There will be animals, river seining, guided walks, archery, apples and hot dogs; friendsofgreatswamp.org.

14: Festival in the Borough comes to Washington in Warren County from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 44 E. Washington Ave. (Route 57) with entertainment on three stages, a beer garden, vendors and children’s activities. Admission free; washingtonbid.org.

14: The Food Trucktemberfest at Monmouth Park in Oceanport (175 Oceanport Ave.) runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with food trucks including Bites & Bowls, Pie Oh My Woodfired Pizza, Playa Bowls, Jersey Roll, El Lechon de Negron and Milk Sugar Love, as well as live music; monmouthpark.com/event/food-trucktemberfest.

14: Good News Home for Women, a residential addiction treatment center in Flemington, hosts its 16th Harvest Festival and Craft Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 33 Bartles Corner Road in Flemington; goodnewshome.org.

14: The 10th Hamilton Park Conservancy BBQ Festival brings barbecue, music and games to McWilliams Place in Jersey City from noon to 8 p.m., rain or shine; instagram.com/p/B1xWqZwg55e.

14: The Harvest Brew Fest comes to the Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May (1048 Washington St.) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., offering craft beers, local vendors and artisans and music. Admission free; capemaymac.org/harvest-brew-fest.

14: The Hudson West Folk Festival returns to Grace Church (39 Erie St.) in Jersey City from 12:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with live music on two stages from a lineup featuring Mary Gauthier, David Olney, Vance Gilbert, Susan McKeown, Jean Rohe, Sam Baker, Taarka, Sophie Buskin and Rosier. Admission $30 online, $35 at the door; hudsonwestfest.org.

14: The sixth Monticello Avenue Street Festival in Jersey City runs from noon to 6 p.m. between Harrison and Jewett avenues with vendors, children’s games, face painting, balloon art, petting zoo and pony rides. Rain date Sept. 21; jacksonhillms.com.

14: The New Jersey Friends of Clearwater Festival, founded by Pete Seeger as a way to rally for a cleaner environment, celebrates its 44th year from noon to 5 p.m. by marking Seeger’s 100th birth anniversary at Red Bank’s Marine Park. Musical acts include gospel, blues, soul, folk and rock. Groups will pay homage to Seeger by playing his songs.

14: The New Jersey Storytelling Festival comes to Howell Living History Farm, bringing a storytelling workshop, story slam and lightning round. Storytellers will be continuously spinning tales from 1 to 6 p.m. Registration required for workshop, admission free. The farm is at 70 Woodens Lane in Hopewell Township; njstorynet.org.

14: The Ocean City Airport Festival will have a ground display of unusual airplanes, including World War II planes and warbirds, and a Team Fastrax parachute jump. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ocean City Municipal Airport at 26th Street and Bay Avenue; oceancityvacation.com.

14: The Ort Farms Food Truck Festival (25 Bartley Road, Long Valley), running from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., will have 15 food trucks, a beer and sangria garden, face painting, pony rides, apple cannon, animal petting and feeding, corn maze, hayrides, pick-your-own pumpkins and more. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and dogs. Guests are asked to bring a non-perishable canned or boxed item for the food pantry. Admission $5; children under 10 free; facebook.com/events/453803815406229.

14: St. Anthony’s Italian Heritage Festival comes to Glassboro Town Square (1 High St. West) from 2 to 10 p.m. with Italian food, a cannoli eating competition, live entertainment and a beer garden; glassboro.org/italian-festival-2019.

14: The Wind & Sea Festival at Port Monmouth will have kayaking, fishing, sailing, sand casting, kite-flying, shelling, a selfie scavenger hunt and a children’s art show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bayshore Waterfront Park (719 Port Monmouth Road). Free admission; monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?ID=4491.

14-15: The Art in the Park Festival comes to Goffle Brook Park in Hawthorne from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday with vendors, live entertainment and food. Admission free; facebook.com/events/394920301136889.

14-15 and weekends through Oct. 27: The Apple Days Fall Harvest Festival will be at Terhune Orchards in Lawrence Township from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an adventure barn, cider doughnuts, hot and cold cider, pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, pumpkin painting, pony rides, tractor-drawn wagon rides, corn stalk maze and hay bale maze. Admission $10, children under 3 free. The pick-your-own apple orchard is at 13 Van Kirk Road; terhuneorchards.com.

14-15: The Belmar San Gennaro Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., bringing Italian food, dancing, live music and vendors. The event is located between 10th and 12th avenues and starts at 10 a.m. on Sept. 14 with a mass of San Gennaro at St. Rose Catholic Church in Belmar (603 Seventh Ave.), followed by a procession down Main Street featuring a statue of San Gennaro; facebook.com/events/belmar-new-jersey/belmar-san-gennaro-festival/1490560531084700

14-15: The Bergen County Food & Wine Festival hosts its Burger Bash from noon to 5 p.m. on Sept. 14 and the Tasting Village from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the Westfield Garden State Plaza parking lot west in Paramus. At the Burger Bash, 30 local restaurants will compete for Bergen County’s best burger. There will also be beer, wine and spirits. At the Tasting Village, more than 70 restaurants will provide samples of their best dishes. Guests must be 21 to enter. Tickets $55 to $180; bergencountyfoodandwine.com.

14-15: The Sea Isle City Fall Family Festival brings two days of early fall happenings to John F. Kennedy Boulevard and the Promenade, including a craft market with hundreds of vendors, rides, a food court at Excursion Park, live music and face painting. Sunday’s festival brings guided trolley tours and an antique auto show and parade. Events run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to at least 1:30 p.m. on Sunday; visitsicnj.com/events/fall-family-festival.

14-15; 21-22: The Apple Festival at Happy Day Farm in Manalapan (106 Iron Ore Road) will have fresh apples, apple cider, doughnuts and pie, along with apple slushies, candied apples, games and pumpkin picking (but no apple picking) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last tickets sold at 4 p.m.). Tickets $16, children under 1 free. Cash only; happydayfarmnj.com/applefestival.

(Sept.) 14 and weekends through the end of October: Fall Harvest Festival weekends at Alstede Farms in Chester (Saturdays and Sundays, 1 Alstede Farms Lane) will have apple and pumpkin picking, pressed cider, wagon rides, pumpkin pies and apple cider donuts. Check website for hours of operation and pick-your-own prices, which vary: alstedefarms.com.

(Sept.) 14-Nov. 2: The Fall Festival at Norz Hill Farm & Market in Hillsborough (120 S. Branch Road) will have a corn maze, pumpkin patch, farm tours, pony rides and hayrides (starting Sept. 30) from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on holidays. Admission prices vary, check norzhillfarm.com.

(Sept.) 14-Nov. 3: The Great Pumpkin Festival at Heaven Hill Farm in Vernon (451 Route 94) has a spider web crawl, monster slingshots, hay crawl, bee barn, Chicken Little show, dancing robot show, chick barn, farm animals, obstacle course and vortex tunnel. Admission $15 on weekends and holidays, $10 on weekdays. Pumpkin picking extra. No pets allowed; heavenhillfarm.com.

(Sept.) 15: The Fall Harvest Fest at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm (73 Kahdena Road, Morris Township) runs from noon to 5 p.m., with wagon rides, butter churning, apple pressing for cider, live music, old-time dancing and farm animals. Tickets $8, $7 for seniors, $6 for children 3 to 16, free for children under 3; m66.siteground.biz/~morrispa/index.php/media/special-events3.

15: Fanwood’s Fanny Wood Day returns to downtown Fanwood for its 23rd year from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with vendors, food, a trackless train, rides, cornhole, soccer goal kicks, an obstacle course, spaghetti and meatball-eating contest, pizza-eating contest, ice cream-eating contest, bagel toss, a beer garden and oyster bar and live music; fanwoodnj.org/fanny-wood-day-2019.

15: Hackettstown Fall Street Fair runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with more than 100 crafters and vendors, music and food on Main Street; hackettstownbid.com.

15: The fifth Montgomery Fun Fest runs from noon to 5 p.m. at Princeton Airport (41 Airpark Road, Princeton), rain or shine, with food and live entertainment; check funfest.shoplocalmontgomery.com for updates.

15: PlayDay South Orange returns from 1 to 6 p.m. along South Orange Avenue with a lineup including 10 play areas, live music, dancing, table games, interactive art projects, inflatable zones and an extreme play area with Euro bungee, rock climbing and the Dixie Twister. Rain date Sept. 22. There will also be a sloppy joe eating contest at 5:30 p.m. Wristbands $10 to $20; playdaysouthorange.org.

15: The Ridgewood Fall Crafts & Arts Fair will be on E. Ridgewood Avenue with 195 exhibitors, pony rides, music, a food court, petting zoo and inflatables from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; pjspromotions.com/events.

15: The West Windsor Food Truck Festival will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Princeton Junction Train Station, with trucks including El Lechon de negron, House of Cupcakes, Playa Bowls, The Cow and the Curd and Cousins Maine Lobster; facebook.com/events/854781194856638.

17-22: The ninth Golden Door International Film Festival will be at various locations in Jersey City. Tickets range from $15 per film block to $175 for an all-access pass; goldendoorfilmfestival.org.

20-21: The Camden County Fair comes to the Camden County Fairgrounds (508 Lakeland Road, Gloucester Township), bringing 4-H demonstrations, face painting, pony rides, carnival rides, live music, dancers, food trucks, vendors, petting zoo and carnival game. The fair runs from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Free admission, $2 per ride. Military and public safety personnel can receive free unlimited rides wristbands with proof of service; camdencounty.com.

20-22: The Irish Fall Festival, hosted by the Ancient Order of Hibernians in North Wildwood, hosts a series of events, with vendors from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Irish music from noon to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Olde New Jersey Avenue, Irish dance lessons at the Elks Lodge from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, and a mass at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at Saint Ann’s Roman Catholic Church (Glenwood and Atlantic avenues). A parade follows at 12:30 p.m. from 20th and Surf avenues to Spruce and Olde New Jersey avenues, and vendors are open through 7 p.m.; cmcaoh.com.

20-22: St. Nicholas Greek Festival, at 467 Grandview Ave. in Wyckoff, runs from 4 to 11 p.m. on Friday, noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, with Greek dancing, wine tasting, a Greek supermarket, games, church tours and a food menu of Greek food, including moussaka, pastichio, stuffed grape leaves, octopus, spanakopita, gyro, souvlaki, baklava and Greek doughnuts; stnickgreekfest.com.

20-22: The Wildwood Fall Boardwalk Classic Car Show welcomes cars that are at least 25 years old to the boardwalk from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. An awards ceremony will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday inside the Wildwoods Convention Center (4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood. Rain or shine. Tickets $45 to $55; eventbrite.com.

20-22; 27-29; Oct. 4-6 and 11-13: Morey’s Piers Oktoberfest will have an outdoor beer garden, a kids’ root beer garden, German draft beer, Bavarian pretzels, pierogies, cheddar bratwurst, bacon knockwurst, live music and more at Mariner’s Pier (3501 Boardwalk, Wildwood); moreyspiers.com/event/oktoberfest.

(Sept.) 21: Baronfest comes to Historic New Bridge Landing in River Edge (1201 Main St.) from 1 to 5 p.m., celebrating the birthday of Revolutionary War Major General Baron von Steuben. Meet a Steuben impersonator, drinks some local craft brew or watch an artillery demonstration. Admission $15, children under 12 free; bergencountyhistory.org.

21: Blues, Brews & BBQ at Frelinghuysen Recreation Center benefits Ridge and Valley Conservancy. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets $50, admission 21 and older; ridgeandvalleyconservancy.org.

21: The Fall Migration Festival at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor (1075 Stone Harbor Boulevard) runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., celebrating the migration of waterfowl, raptors and warblers. Activities include a terrapin release, guided nature walks to see bees, birds, butterflies and dragonflies, a monarch butterfly presentation and tagging, live animal presentations, garden tours, back-bay boat and kayak tours (additional fees). Tickets $10, children $8; wetlandsinstitute.org/events/fall-migration-festival.

21: The 42nd Festival of the Sea comes to downtown Point Pleasant Beach starting at 10 a.m. (rain date Sept. 22) with food from local restaurants and more than 200 crafters and vendors. There will be games, a wine garden and live music; pointpleasantbeachchamber.com.

21: The 12th Green Day Festival comes to Hammonton Lake Park (100 Sports Drive) from noon to 4 p.m. (rain date Sept. 22) with vendors, outdoor activities and food trucks; hammontongreencommittee.com/green-day.

21: Hopewell Day, celebrating Hopewell Township in Cumberland County, brings vendors, food, a wine tasting, corn maze, wagon rides, face painting, bounce houses, magic shows, dance recitals and pony rides to 590 Shiloh Pike in Bridgeton from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date Sept. 28; facebook.com/events/467942550661772.

21: Hopewell Harvest Fair, at Hopewell Township in Mercer County, comes to Hopewell Elementary (35 Princeton Ave.) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with live music, food, crafters, games, a doggie dress-up contest, fall baking championship and scavenger hunt; hopewellharvestfair.org.

21: Jersey City’s All About Downtown Street Fair runs from noon to 8 p.m. on Newark Avenue between Coles and Grove streets. Organizers say that in 2018, the fair drew more than 40,000 people and 200 vendors. There will be beer gardens, rum bars, food from local restaurants and a kids zone with face painting, rides and children’s vendors; jcdowntown.org/events/street-fair.

21: The Latino Festival of Monmouth County returns for its 15th outing from noon to 7 p.m. at 1 E. Main St. in Freehold Borough, with live music, games and food. Admission free. Rain date Sept. 28; facebook.com/events/2348585498513554.

21: The Lumberton Fall Festival & Paddle runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lumberton Village Green and on the Rancocas Creek. The festival will have demonstrations and children’s activities including pumpkin painting. There will be paddling from Ironwood Outdoor Center to Chestnut Street landing; $20 per canoe (minimum age 6). New this year is a Lumberton farm history contest; lumbertoncivic.org/paddle-2019.

21: The fifth Makers Festival will be at Manahawkin Lake Park (Route 9 and North Lakeshore Drive) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a wide range of “makers” — artisans specializing in fine art, woodworking, fashion, photography, craft beer, food and music. Admission free, $10 for biergarten; themakersfest.com.

21: The Medford Oktoberfest & Music Festival will have food, cider and German beer from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Medford Freedom Park (86 Union St.), along with more than 15 bands on three stages, a business expo and children’s activities; medfordbusiness.org/events/oktoberfest.

21: The Mount Laurel Fall Festival comes to Laurel Acres Park (1045 South Church St.) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with music, food, crafts and rides. Dogs welcome (there will be a water station). A 5K run will start at 8:30 a.m. and a children’s fun run starts at 9:30 a.m.; mountlaurel.com.

21: Milford Alive returns for another year of festivities in Hunterdon County from noon to 8:30 p.m., featuring its famous bed race (at 2 p.m.), in which beds are decorated in various themes and wheeled down Bridge Street with a rider and three pushers. There will be awards for fastest, funniest and most original bed, along with fireworks (at 8:15 p.m.), music, food and crafts; milfordalive.com.

21: The 19th Century Fall Apple Festival at the Historic Village at Allaire (4263 Atlantic Ave. in Wall) will have villagers celebrating their harvest from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be apple cider pressing, an apple pie-baking contest, hearth cooking, militia demonstrations, blacksmithing, a Pilsen gourmet food truck, bakery and general store. Tickets $12 at the door or $8 ahead of time; children $8 at the door, $4 ahead of time (children under 2 free); eventbrite.com/e/fall-apple-festival-tickets-66929649383.

21: The Rahway Culture Crawl is from 1 to 6 p.m., rain or shine, with music, dance, art and vendors in downtown Rahway, along with the ninth Amazing Rahway Race, a two-hour scavenger hunt that begins at the Rahway Public Library ($30 per team). To check for updates, visit culturecrawl.org.

21: The Ridgefield Park Street Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street from Cedar to Park streets, with more than 100 vendors, rides, face painting, climbing wall, pony rides, petting zoo, trackless train and sand art; jcpromotions.info/calendar/event/ridgefield-park-new-jersey-387.

21: Stone Harbor’s eighth Savor September Wine, Beer & Food Festival runs from noon to 9 p.m., with a grape stomping competition, food, wine and beer tastings, artisans and vendors; stoneharbornj.org/event/savor-september.

21: The 21st Tewksbury Harvest Fest will be at Christie Hoffman Park (148 Fairmount Road West, Tewksbury) from noon to 5 p.m. with pony rides, hayrides, pumpkin and face painting, a pie contest, live music, a classic car show, food court and crafters; facebook.com/events/2322429858016028.

21: The Ukrainian Festival hosted by the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey in Whippany (60 N. Jefferson Road) will run from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., with live entertainment including dance ensembles, Ukrainian food, international beer garden and vendors; uaccnj.org.

21: The Uptown Pitman Fall Craft Show will have more than 350 vendors as well as food trucks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Broadway and Pitman and Ballard avenues; uptownpitman.com

21: The Wildwood Crest Seafarers Celebration runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Sunset Lake along New Jersey Avenue from Rambler Road to Miami Avenue, with vendors, food, live music and children’s entertainment. The day ends with a fireworks show; wildwoodcrest.org.

21-22: The Bergen Street Fest, hosted by St. Anthony Orthodox Church in Bergenfield, returns for its third outing at the Teaneck Armory from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Gourmet food trucks on offer include Jerkin Chicken, Empanada Guy, Thai Food Addict, Latin Bites and The Guac Spot. There will be at least a dozen live bands, a craft beer garden, a car show (on Sunday), vendors and children’s activities like bounce houses, face painting and mini-car racing. Bring your own lawn chair. Admission $5, $3 for ages 2 to 12, children under 2 free; bergenstreetfest.com.

21-22: Fine Arts & Crafts at Anderson Park in Upper Montclair (corner of North Mountain Avenue and Bellevue Avenue) will have more than 140 exhibitors working in wood, mixed media, glass, jewelry and more, along with demonstrations and food. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine; rosesquared.com.

21-22: The Lakewood Renaissance Faire returns for its 38th outing at Pine Park (500 Country Club Drive, Lakewood). The lineup includes champion jouster Shane Adams and his Knights of Valour, sword swallowers, jugglers, stilt walkers, poets, musicians, dancers, singers, roasted turkey legs, fish ‘n chips, dragon dogs, steak on a stick and cheesesteak. Tickets $12, $2 for children and $8 for students, seniors and military; lakewoodrenfaire.com.

21-22: Margate Fall Funfest by the Bay is back from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday along Amherst Avenue between Decatur and Coolidge avenues, with live music, back-bay nature tours, exhibits, cornhole, a costumed dog show, turtle release, kayak tours, artisans, vendors, a magician, Miss New Jersey (Jade Glab) and characters including Snow White, Woody, Chewbacca and Buzz Lightyear; facebook.com/events/429266954336177.

21-22: Oktoberfest will be at Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon (200 Route 94) from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, with more than 100 varieties of beer, cider, hard soda and seltzer along with German food, children’s activities and fireworks on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. mountaincreek.com/events/Oktoberfest.

21-22: The Sea.Hear.Now Festival comes to the boardwalk, beach and Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park from noon to 10:30 p.m. Ramsey’s The Lumineers headline a Saturday lineup that includes Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Clinton and Nutley’s Sharon Van Etten. On Sunday, Dave Matthews Band headlines a bill that includes the B-52s and Dropkick Murphys. Tickets sold out; resale tickets available here.

21-22: The South Jersey Wine and Food Festival returns to Lake Lenape Park East in Mays Landing (753 Park Road) from noon to 5 p.m. with wine tastings from local wineries, food, live music and culinary demonstrations. Tickets $20 to $60; facebook.com/events/358441504825166.

21-22: WineFest comes to Valenzano Winery in Shamong (1320 Old Indian Mills Road) from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine, bringing wine tastings from 10 local wineries, four stages of music and entertainment, 50 crafters and vendors, food from local restaurants, a beer garden, street magicians, pony rides and a children’s concert. Tickets ($25) must be purchased in advance (children 14 and under free); winefestnj.com.

22: Autumn with the Animals comes to Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford (4 Sawmill Road), offering nature hikes, games, live music, crafts and food from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets $10; cedarrun.org/events.

22: The Millburn-Short Hills Street Fair and Craft Show runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with vendors, food, rides, petting zoo, children’s rides and music at Millburn Avenue and Main Street in Millburn; eventbrite.com.

22: The 39th Raritan River Festival and Rubber Duck Race runs from noon to 6 p.m. at Boyd Park in New Brunswick with live music, children’s activities, food and craft vendors, a beer garden, pony rides, petting zoo, cardboard canoe races and rubber duck race to benefit the Beez Foundation (pediatric brain cancer research, awareness and support). Admission free; facebook.com/raritanriverfestival.

23-Nov. 27: The Arthouse Film Festival, located at the AMC Theatres Mountainside and AMC Theatres Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, provides early screenings of new and award-winning films like “The Report,” “The Aeronauts,” “Honey Boy,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Last Christmas” and “Lucy in the Sky” on select dates. Tickets start at $139; arthousefilmfestival.com.

(Sept.) 26-28: The Aiken & Friends Fest, a celebration of folk and roots music, comes to Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg (118 Lamington Road) with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mike Aiken, concerts and workshops. Tickets for various events $10 to $20, weekend pass $30; aikenandfriendsfest.com.

27-28: Oktoberfest comes to the Catholic Community of Saints Peter and Paul at 404 Hudson St. in Hoboken with a biergarten, live music, German food and kids village. The festival runs from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday and noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday; spphoboken.com/oktoberfest2019.

27-29: Hackettstown’s Oktoberfest celebration is stretched across several locations — Czig Meister Brewing (106 Valentine St.), Man Skirt Brewing (144 Main St.), Homebrew University (156 Main St.) and Bea McNally’s (109 Grand Ave.). There will be drinks, food and music; sign-up for contests begins at each location at noon; hackettstownbid.com.

27-29: The Mercer County Italian American Festival returns to Mercer County Park (Old Trenton Road, West Windsor) for its 20th anniversary, with a food piazza, an Italian market, bocce, fireworks (on Saturday), crafters, rides, Italian car show (3 to 9 on Saturday) and live entertainment. The festival is open from 3 to 11 p.m. on Friday, noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission $5; seniors $4, children 12 and younger free; italianamericanfestival.com.

28: The Dance Festival at Kean University’s Liberty Hall Museum in Union (1003 Morris Ave.) runs from 1 to 4 p.m. with Buggé Ballet and dance performances inspired by moments in history. Admission $20 ($15 for seniors, $12 for children). Rain date Sept. 30; kean.edu.

28: DogFest draws dog lovers to Campus Town at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, where there will be dog demonstrations, food, music and speakers. The event is a fundraiser for Canine Companions for Independence, which matches assistance dogs with veterans, adults and children with disabilities; ci.org/dogfest.

28: The Edison Fall Family Spectacular will run from 11 a.m to 11 p.m. at 1011 Amboy Ave., featuring two stages of live music and entertainment, pony rides, a petting zoo, kiddie rides, face painting, a trackless train, sand art, a professional wrestling ring and remote control car track, along with fair food and vendors; jcpromotions.info.

28: The Essex-Hudson Fall 4-H Fair will be at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland (621 A Eagle Rock Ave.) with exhibits for gardening, food and nutrition and fruits and vegetables. Check facebook.com/Rutgers-4-H-of-EssexHudson-County-183772741658543 for more updates.

28: The Fall and Craft Beer Festival comes to Oaklyn from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Oaklyn Manor Bar (198 W. Clinton Ave.) with craft beer, face painting, an eating contest, pumpkin decorating, cornhole, vendors, crafts and bluegrass music; facebook.com/events/338516037103815.

28: The Franklin Day Festival runs from noon to 5 p.m. at lot C of Colonial Park in Franklin Township, with an art show, putting course, paddle boats, classic car show, food, children’s activities and vendors; franklintwpnj.org.

28: The Glassboro Craft Beer Festival will have beer from 50 breweries along with food and craft vendors and music from noon to 5 p.m. at Glassboro Town Square (1 High St. West); glassboro.org.

28: The Gloucester County 4-H Fall Festival brings a pumpkin chunkin’ attraction and a “stall and treat” (like a trunk-or-treat) to the Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds (275 Bridgeton Pike) in Mullica Hill from 4 to 9 p.m. Rain date Sept. 29; facebook.com/pg/GloucesterCounty4hNaturePreserve.

28: Harborfest returns to Marina Park in Sea Isle City (42nd Place and the bay) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a vendor market, live music, seafood, children’s activities, pie-baking contest, raw clam-eating contest and a blessing of the fleet. The event is rain or shine. In the case of heavy rain, Harborfest moves to the Oar House Pub (318 42nd Place); visitsicnj.com/events/harborfest.

28: Historic Smithville’s Italian Festival will have live Italian music, food, bocce, wine tastings, beer, Italian folk dancing, face painting, children’s tattoos, air bounce and vendors. Rain date Sept. 29. For updates and more details, check historicsmithville.com.

28: The Manasquan Fall Craft Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Squan Plaza and Miller Preston Way. Rain date Sept. 29; manasquanchamber.org.

28: Oktoberfest at Monmouth Park in Oceanport (175 Oceanport Ave.) runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with food, drinks, like music and a stein-holding competition; monmouthpark.com/event/oktoberfest-at-the-track.

28: Raritan Township Community Day will be from noon to 5 p.m. at Lenape Park (115 Sergeantsville Road, Flemington) with vendors, food trucks, school bands, a dunk tank, inflatables, face painting, robotics, sand art, fire, police and rescue demonstrations and games. Free admission; facebook.com/events/1070944836447738.

28: The sixth Rock the Farm Festival will be on Grant Avenue in Seaside Heights from noon to 10 p.m. with live music from cover bands as well as food trucks, beer and wine garden and kids zone; rockthefarmnj.com.

28: The Shamrocks by the Sea Irish Festival at the Seaside Park marina green will have food, crafters and music including Celtic Connection, the Shamrock and Thistle Pipe Band and Bally Haunis. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 807 NW Central Ave. in Seaside Park; shamrocksbythesea.com.

28: The seventh Somerville Oktoberfest runs from noon to 9 p.m. on North Bridge Street between Main and High streets with local craft beer and Oktoberfest beer, food from local restaurants, pumpkin beer, sangria, mead, cider, Marzen lagers, giant beer pong, a stein holding contest, brat eating contest, pumpkin and face painting. Admission $8 in advance, $10 at the door or $8 with a canned pet food donation. Entry free for anyone under 21 and designated drivers. Admission includes Oktoberfest stein. Cash only; eventbrite.com.

28: The Spring Lake Italian Festival runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Morris Avenue from Third to Fourth avenues with an Italian village featuring food from local restaurants, a wine and beer garden, “Uncle” Floyd Vivino, spaghetti-eating contest, an art walk, Italian folk dance, petting zoo, live music, face painting and balloon twisting; springlake.org/italianfestival.

28: The 10th Westville Fall Festival will have seasonal favorites like pumpkin painting, a beer garden, hayrides, food trucks, a barbecue competition and classic car show as well as live music from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Broadway. Free admission; facebook.com/events/2613128405580914.

28: The Woodstown Fall Festival at the Woodstown downtown shopping district will have a children’s area, scarecrow contest, beer, wine and vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; woodstownfallfestival.com.

28: The Yogi Berra Food Truck and Craft Brew Festival runs from noon to 7 p.m., rain or shine, with more than 25 food trucks and 100 craft beers, live music, backyard games and Yogi Berra Tribute Day festivities from the Yogi Berra Museum at 8 Yogi Berra Stadium Drive in Little Falls. Admission $8; VIP tasting area $45. Advance tickets available here; facebook.com/events/509233276481724.

28-29: The 48th Artisans’ Faire and Marketplace hosted by the Cumberland County Historical Society runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gibbon House, 960 Ye Greate St., Greenwich, with the Wheaton Arts glass blowers and 90 vendors. Saturday brings a British Invasion car show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday an American Classic car show featuring cars from 1910 to 1980, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $5; cchistsoc.org.

28-29: Chester Lions Club Oktoberfest and Antique Car Show runs from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday at Chubb Park (Route 24 West) in Chester with food, beer, dancing, games, rain or shine. Admission $7, children under 12 free; chesterlionsclubnj.com/oktoberfest.

28-29: The Harvest Party at Bellview Winery in Landisville (150 Atlantic St. in Landisville) runs from noon to 5 p.m. with wine tastings, vineyard tours, grape-stomping and food and craft vendors. Admission $10, no pets allowed; bellviewwinery.com.

28-29: The 14th North American Sea Glass Festival will be at the Wildwoods Convention Center (4501 Boardwalk) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. This year’s theme is “gems of the sea.” There will be lectures on sea glass gems, Cape May (quartz) diamonds and a keynote from speaker Jason Sandy; seaglassassociation.org/festival.

28-29: The 37th Ocean County Decoy & Gunning Show is at Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum (120 W. Main St., Tuckerton) and Tip Seaman Park (120 Lakeside Drive, Tuckerton) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with demonstrations, crafters, food, seminars and the dock dog competition; tuckertonseaport.org.

28-29: The Oktoberfest celebration from the German American Society of Trenton runs from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday at 215 Uncle Pete’s Road in Yardville (Hamilton Township) with a roast pig, chicken, schnitzel, strudel, games, bounce houses and live music; gasociety.org.

28-29 and weekends through Oct. 27: The Pumpkin Festival at Happy Day Farm in Manalapan (106 Iron Ore Road) — check out that pumpkin “house” above — offers pumpkin picking in a patch, cornhole, a giant checkers board, hay maze, hay mountain, pumpkin bowling, tug-o-war, rubber duck racing, corn maze, animal feeding and more from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last tickets sold at 4 p.m.). Tickets $12 on Friday, $16 on Saturday and Sunday and free for children under 1 (cash only); happydayfarmnj.com/pumpkinfestival.

(Sept.) 29: Arts & Crafts at Veterans Memorial Park in Westwood (25 Park Ave.) runs from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. with artisans selling oil and acrylic paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry and more. A vintage marketplace will have collectibles, stamps, comic books, trains, clocks, furniture and watches; jcpromotions.info.

29: Boonton Day will be on Main Street from noon to 4 p.m. with food and entertainment; boonton.org.

29: The Garfield Fall Street Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 500 Midland Ave., with children’s rides, pony rides, a climbing wall, petting zoo, face painting, vendors, food, and live entertainment; jcpromotions.info.

29: The Harvest Home Festival will be at Historic Longstreet Farm (44 Longstreet Road) in Holmdel from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., offering 1890s-flavored attractions like wagon rides and corn-husking and needlework competitions, along with pie-eating contests and craft demonstrations; monmouthcountyparks.com.

29: The 26th Hoboken Fall Arts & Music Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Washington Street between Observer Highway and Seventh Street with live music on three stages, fine art, crafters, food and children’s activities including rides, face painting, sand art and games. Admission free. Check hobokennj.gov and facebook.com/Hobokenartsfestival for updates on the musical lineup.

29: The 25th Morristown Festival on the Green is from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine, with entertainment on four stages and more than 150 exhibitors; morristown-nj.org.

29: The New Jersey Mountain Bike Festival comes to the Shepherd Lake Recreation Area in Ringwood State Park with bike rides, demonstrations and clinics from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission $20, children free, parking $5; njmountainbikefestival.com.

29: The New Jersey Paella Cook-off Festival comes to Perth Amboy Harborside Marina (260 Front St.) from 1 to 6 p.m. Chefs will compete for the title of best paella chef on the East Coast. There will also be a flamenco show, tapas and wine tasting. Admission $35, $10 children 8 to 12, younger children free; facebook.com/events/2106724312964143.

29: Oktoberfest at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit (165 Hobart Ave.) runs from 1 to 5 p.m. with a beer garden, bratwurst, pretzels, German and Austrian wine, an oompah band and more food from the Meat House. Guests encouraged to wear Oktoberfest attire and there will be prizes for best costumes. Members $75, non-members $100; reeves-reedarboretum.org.

29: The 10th Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival, modeled after Ireland’s Galway International Oyster Festival, will have beer, wine, oysters, live music and other food from local restaurants. Noon to 6 p.m. at the White Street municipal parking lot in Red Bank (40 White St.); rain date Oct. 6. Admission $5 (children 10 and under free). No pets allowed (only service dogs); redbank.org/events/9/red-bank-guinness-oyster-festival.

29: Rockin’ the Reservation will be at the Loop at Watchung Reservation from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, with live music, interactive art, pony rides, food trucks, scarecrow building, dancing and petting zoo. Admission $5, free for children 7 and under; ucnj.org.

Now through October: The 10-acre Giant Corn Maze at Sony Hill Farms in Chester (15 North Road) is the bee-themed Bee AMAZEd. See farm for prices and dates; stonyhillfarms.com.

Weekends through Oct. 6: For many New Jerseyans, the New York Renaissance Faire is just a hop, skip and a jump over the border into New York. Sept. 14 and 15 is pirate weekend, where you can compete with your buccaneer best; Sept. 21 and 22 is romance weekend, where there will be an open vow renewal ceremony; Sept. 28 and 29 is masquerade weekend, with a masquerade ball and kids’ mask making; Oct. 5 and 6 is Celtic weekend, with “best knees in a kilt” and limerick contests. Tickets $29.95; $13 for children. The fair, located at 600 Route 17A in Tuxedo, is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends through Oct. 6; renfair.com/ny.

Weekends through Oct. 27 (and Columbus Day): Fall Harvest Festivals at Johnson’s Corner Farm in Medford (133 Church Road), which run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., have hayrides, pick-your-own pumpkins and apples, live music, food, a gem mining adventure, corn maze, animals, discovery barnyard, cider doughnuts, pumpkin and apple pies, apple bread and caramel apples. Check website for pick-your-own and hayride costs; johnsonsfarm.com/family-activities/fall-activities/fall-harvest-festival.

(Sept.) 28-29 and weekends through Nov. 17: Rides on the Great Pumpkin Train from Delaware River Railroad Excursions in Phillipsburg (100 Elizabeth St.) include a pumpkin patch pumpkin for every child. Tickets $18 adults, $12 children; 877trainride.com/pumpkintrain.htm.

(Sept.) 30-Oct. 6: The 10th Hoboken Comedy Festival brings a full lineup of comedians to various city spots over a week. Tickets $12 to $25 per event; hobokencomedyfestival.org.

2-6: The Some Like it Hot Festival of the Arts, hosted by the New Jersey Repertory Company, comes to the West End Arts Center in Long Branch (132 West End Ave.). The festival features 16 one-act plays, live music, poetry and a photography exhibit. The festival begins at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2 and continues at 8 p.m. on Oct. 3, 4, and 5. The last day (Oct. 6) starts at 4 p.m. Tickets $50 per night, festival pass to all events $150; njrep.org.

3: The Bacon and Beer Classic comes to the Harborside Atrium in Jersey City (210 Hudson St.) for the first time from 6 to 10 p.m. with more than 100 craft beers, 30 bacon dishes, giant Jenga and bacon bobbing. Admission $59; baconandbeerclassic.com/jersey-city.

3: The Fall Art Walk comes to downtown Montclair from 6 to 9 p.m., offering a look at the work of emerging and established artists; montclaircenter.com/event/art-event/fall-art-walk.

3-6: The Westfield International Film Festival (formerly the Rahway International Film Festival) will be at the James Ward Mansion (169 E. Broad St., Westfield), with short and feature films and seminars. Tickets for film blocks $15, other events $35 to $90; all-access pass $225. For full schedule, visit westfieldfilmfest.com.

4: Fall Festival on Main will be in Boonton from 5 to 9 p.m. Check facebook.com/events/380585512813082 for updates.

4-5; 11-12: A Navratri celebration will take place at Jersey City’s India Square on Newark Avenue; indiasquare.org.

5: The Asbury Park Zombie Walk, a Halloween-season favorite in Monmouth County and across the state, lurches back to the boardwalk. The parade of zombies will meet up at Convention Hall and shuffle off at 4 p.m. The event runs through 8 p.m. and will end with a “blood-red” fireworks show. Check facebook.com/njzombiewalk and asburyparkzombiewalk.com for updates.

5: The 17th Collingswood Book Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Haddon Avenue with a full slate of speakers, panels and authors, workshops, poetry readings, exhibitors and children’s activities. See a full schedule at collingswoodbookfestival.com.

5: The Fall Harvest Festival Arts & Crafts Show will be in Ocean Grove from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, at Main Avenue, Pilgrim Pathway and Auditorium Square Park with more than 200 artisans and live music; facebook.com/events/706569453116387.

5: The Food Truck & Craft Festival at Camden County Technical Schools in Sicklerville (343 Berlin Cross Keys Road) will run from noon to 6 p.m. with 50 artisans, food trucks, pumpkin painting, face painting and a dress-up photo booth; ccts.org.

5: The 23rd Giant Pumpkin Carve benefit for Meals on Wheels of Salem County, running from 3 to 9 p.m., will award prizes for most Halloween spirit, best carving, most original pumpkin design, best of show, best use of pumpkin and best youth pumpkin (up to age 11). The pumpkin carve is at Salem County Fairgrounds (735 Route 40, Woodstown); scmealsonwheels.org/giant-pumpkin-carve.

5: The Harvest Day Festival in Elmer has live entertainment, vendors, a 5K run and Mayor’s Mile walk (120 S. Main St.) starting at 8:30 a.m., as well as a car show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; elmerboroughnj.com.

5: Harvest Fest returns to Bayonet Farm in Holmdel (41 Middletown Road) from noon to 9 p.m. with a Ferris wheel, carousel, music, wagon rides, pony rides, petting zoo, strolling characters, vendors, beer, wine, knockerball, a screening of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and fireworks at 8 p.m. Admission $10 per car; holmdelrec.com.

5: The 19th Highlands Oktoberfest is from 2 to 9 p.m. at Veterans Park (51 Bay Ave.) with food, beer and entertainment. Admission free; highlandsnj.com.

5: The Lenape Valley Marching Band Festival returns to showcase various high school marching bands. For more details and updates, visit lvrband.org.

5: North Brunswick Heritage Day runs from 1 to 10 p.m. at North Brunswick Community Park with live music, dancing, food, crafters, a beer garden, petting zoo, pony rides and fireworks; facebook.com/events/619072458618435.

5: The Sea Isle City Italian Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Kix McNutley’s (120 63rd St.) with an Italian market, food, live entertainment and a cannoli-eating contest; visitsicnj.com.

5: The Wildwoods Food & Music Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. along Atlantic Avenue between Wildwood and Schellenger avenues in Wildwood. There will be live music on two stages, vendors, crafters, a beer garden, games, pie-eating contest and kids corner with pumpkin painting and bounce houses. Rain date Oct. 6. Admission free; wildwoodsnj.com.

5: The Witches, Wizards & Wands Festival comes to the Historic Village at Allaire (4263 Atlantic Ave.) in Wall from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with wand, hat and candle-making, magic performances, a dog costume parade, potions and herbalist station, food trucks, fortune telling and palmistry. Admission $8, $4 for children 6 to 12 and free for children under 6; facebook.com/events/1599536673513346.

5: The Woodbury Fall Festival and Parade returns with a superhero theme (rain date Oct. 12). The parade starts at Colonial Avenue and moves along Broad Street and Salem Avenue. Check for updates at facebook.com/cityofwoodburynj.

6: The Asbury Park Punk Rock Flea Market runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Convention Hall, with vinyl records, music equipment, jewelry, art, vintage clothing and a total of more than 125 vendors. Admission $10, $5 after 11 a.m.; asburyparkpunkrockfleamarket.com.

6: The Caldwell Street Fair will have vendors, rides, food and crafts from noon to 5 p.m. on Bloomfield Avenue. Canceled in the event of rain; caldwellstreetfair.com.

6: The ​Fall Float Festival will be at Smithville Park in Eastampton, offering kayak and canoe rides down the Rancocas Creek and Smithville Lake. Vote for best decorated dock; co.burlington.nj.us/573/Annual-Festivals.

6: The 28th Blackwood Pumpkin Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the MainStage Center of the Arts in Blackwood (27 S. Black Horse Pike) with rides, pumpkin painting, hayrides, moon bounces, a petting zoo, puppy parade, farmer’s market, costume contest and scarecrow building. Rain date Oct. 13; mainstage.org/pumpkin-festival.

6: The 19th Pumpkin Festival at Whippany Railway Museum (1 Railroad Plaza, Whippany) runs from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, with train rides and a Halloween vendor fair. Tickets to the train’s club car $19, $14 for children under 12 and free for children 1 year and under. Tickets to the caboose $16, $11 for children under 12 and free for 1 year and under; whippanyrailwaymuseum.net

6: The Saddle Brook Street Fair is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Market Street between Mayhill Street and Westminster Place with vendors, pony rides, food, music and children’s rides; jcpromotions.info.

5-6: The 30th Bordentown Cranberry Festival, a juried art festival named for the city’s longtime association with cranberries, will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Farnsworth Avenue with more than 150 crafters and vendors, a beer garden, live music and children’s area with bounce houses. Admission free; btowncranfest.com.

5-6: The 20th Festival of Fine Craft runs from 10 am.m. to 6 p.m. at WheatonArts in Millville (1501 Glasstown Road), with 150 artists working in wood, clay, jewelry, fiber, wearable art and more, along with live music, food trucks and the glass pumpkin patch; wheatonarts.org.

5-6: Kilt Fest NJ, at Liberty Lake in Bordentown, will have kilt contests, Celtic sports, music, crafts, food and drinks. There will be Highland Games, a Kilted Fun Run, Irish music, bagpipers and Irish dancing. Admission $20 per day, $10 for children ages 5 to 12 and $30 for two days. The festival is at 1195 Florence Columbus Road in Bordentown; kiltfestusa.com

5-6: Oktoberfest comes to Historic Smithville from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with more than 100 crafters, an international food court, live music and beer; historicsmithville.com.

5-6: Chowderfest is back on Long Beach Island starting with a merchant mart at 10 a.m. on Saturday and the Chowder Cook-off Classic at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the Taylor Avenue ballfield at Ninth Street and Taylor Avenue in Beach Haven. Competitors will square off for best New England clam chowder, Manhattan clam chowder and creative seafood chowder. Admission $30, $10 for children ages 4 to 12; chowderfest.com.

10-13: The Newark Arts Festival returns with studio tours, exhibitions, screenings, performances and children’s events. Check newarkarts.org/newarkartsfestival and facebook.com/newarkarts for updates and details on events.

11-13: LBI Fly International Kite Festival is from noon to 10 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 11th to 23rd streets in Ship Bottom. Activities include kite making, a kite battle, kite racing and inflatable kite displays. There’s also a night fly extravaganza at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park; lbifly.com.

11-13: The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival is back from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday on Grant Avenue in Seaside Heights. The parade steps off on the Boulevard at 1 p.m. on Oct. 13; columbusnj.org.

12: The 41st Apple Festival from the Medford Historical Society runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kirby’s Mill (275 Church Road, Medford) with more than 120 crafters as well as live music, food, apple cider, cider doughnuts, apple ice cream and apple butter; medfordhistory.org.

12: The Art in the Park Show and Concert returns to Van Saun Park in Paramus (216 Forest Ave.) starting at 11 a.m., drawing more than 100 artists in a juried show for photography, mixed media, watercolors, drawings, prints, pastels, acrylics and oils. Dean Shot and the Solid Senders will play the concert from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Art in the Park is in lot 4, area F, near the Washington Spring Garden and Bergen County Zoological Park. Rain date Oct. 13; co.bergen.nj.us/cultural-historic-affairs/art-in-the-park-show-concert.

12: The 25th Autumn Lights Festival in West Milford runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Union Valley Road, with vendors and entertainment; autumnlightsfestival.com.

12: Bloomfield Harvest Fest is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Broad Street downtown (rain date Oct. 13) with a beer garden, food trucks, food from local restaurants, amusement rides, petting zoo and pony rides. Admission free; bloomfieldharvest.org.

12: The Fall Block Party and Fireworks Spectacular is in Ocean City on Asbury Avenue from Fifth to 14th streets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with more than 400 crafters, vendors, music and fireworks over the boardwalk from Sixth to 14th streets; oceancityvacation.com.

12: The Fall Festival & Craft Show comes to downtown Haddonfield from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with juried crafts, carriage rides, live music and scarecrow making at the Haddonfield Farmers’ Market; downtownhaddonfield.com.

12: The Hometown Harvest Fair is back on Main Street in Hightstown for its 17th year, rain or shine, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with crafters, food, children’s rides and live entertainment; hightstownfair.org.

12: The Italian American Festival hosted by the Grand Lodge of New Jersey of the Order of Sons of Italy in America will be at Cooper River Park (5300 N. Park Drive) in Pennsauken from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be Italian food, wine tastings from local wineries, a beer garden and Italian car show; facebook.com/events/537775980084269.

12: Oktoberfest will be at Forest Lodge in Warren (11 Reinman Road) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with German beer, a vendor fair, food, cornhole, horseshoes, ping pong and a kids’ corner. Admission $8, children under 10 free; facebook.com/NJOktoberfest.

12: Oktoberfest will be along George Street in New Brunswick from noon to 5 p.m. with local brews, craft brews and food, music, and games. Souvenir mug purchases will benefit the Janice Lopez Ovarian Cancer Foundation; newbrunswick.com.

12: Passaic County Paws in the Park is a festival for pets and their owners at Goffle Brook Park in Hawthorne. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with K9 demonstrations, food trucks and cat and dog adoptions and will benefit the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department K9 Unit; facebook.com/events/1235994109916478.

12: The 30th Pedricktown Day is a harvest festival at S. Railroad Ave and E. Mill St. in Pedricktown. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with amusement rides, pony rides, a baking contest, live music, a children’s area, laser tag, petting zoo, helicopter rides, a classic car show, strolling magician, stilt walker, balloon art, face painting and costumed characters; pedricktownday.org.

12: Pennsauken Harvest Festival is back from noon to 4 p.m. at the community recreation complex on Westfield Avenue, with food trucks, crafters and music. Check facebook.com/pennsaukenharvestfestival for updates.

12: Pork Roll Palooza returns to Phillipsburg from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Shappell Park (353 S. Main St., Phillipsburg); porkrollpalooza.org.

12: The Sussex County Harvest, Honey & Garlic Festival is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sussex County Fairgrounds (37 Plains Road, Augusta), bringing a farmers’ market with vegetables, fruit, cheese and wine, as well as honey and displays from the Sussex County Beekeepers Association and a wide array of garlic from the Garden State Garlic Growers as well as vendors, hayrides and pumpkin painting; sussexfarmvisits.com.

12-13: The Atlantic City Comedy Festival returns to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (2301 Boardwalk) for its 10th anniversary shows with Mike Epps, Mark Curry, Tommy Davidson, TuRae and Bruce Bruce on Saturday (8 p.m.) and Sommore, Lavell Crawford, Earthquake, DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Kountry Wayne on Sunday (7 p.m.). Tickets start at $59; boardwalkhall.com/events/detail/atlantic-city-comedy-festival.

12-13: The Avalon Seafood Festival will bring another type of fall harvest to the 30th Street parking lot from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; visitavalonnj.com.

12-13: The Fall Festival in Allentown will be on Main Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with live music, classic cars, a craft beer garden, food trucks, a Civil War encampment, vendors and children’s activities; allentownnj.com/fall-festival.

12-13: The Fall Harvest & Wine Festival will be at Manahawkin Lake Park (Route 9 and North Lakeshore Drive) from noon to 5 p.m.; staffordnj.gov.

12-13: The Grand Harvest Wine Festival will be at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm (73 Kahdena Road) in Morristown from noon to 5 p.m. with more than 300 wines, food, artisans and live music; villarivineyards.com.

12-13: Hawktoberfest will be at Hawk Haven Vineyard and Winery in Rio Grande (600 S. Railroad Ave.) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with wine tastings, live music and food trucks; hawkhavenvineyard.com.

12-13: The Irish Festival comes to Historic Smithville starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday with a food court, Irish vendor market and children’s activities. For updates, visit historicsmithville.com/smithville-events/irish-festival.

12-13: Sussex County’s ninth Heritage Weekend invites visitors to take self-guided tours of various locations in the New Jersey Skylands, including the Sparta train station, Franklin Historical Heritage Museum, Old Clove Church in Wantage, the Ludlum-Mabee House in Lafayette and Western Highlands Scenic Byway in Hardyston and Vernon. Check this guide for event listings and dates; scahc.org/events.

12-13: The 16th South Jersey Pumpkin Show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Salem County Fairgrounds in Woodstown (735 Harding Highway) with a wide array of pumpkin entertainment including a pumpkin dessert contest, pumpkin pageant and pumpkin weigh off. Admission free, parking $5 per car; sjpumpkinshow.com.

12-14: The Indian Summer Weekend is in Ocean City from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with seafood vendors at the music pier and boardwalk vendors; oceancityvacation.com.

13: Autumn in Moorestown runs from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. with pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, an antique and classic car show and live entertainment on Main Street; moorestownbusiness.com.

13: The seventh Autumn Street Fair comes to Main Street in Califon from noon to 4 p.m. with live music on two stages, food vendors and children’s games; facebook.com/groups/CalifonStreetFair.

13: The seventh Dunellen HarvestFest will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington Park, rain or shine., with food, music, an apple pie contest, dancing, children’s activities and crafters; sites.google.com/a/dunellenborough.com/dunellenharvestfest.

13: The Fall Festival & Classic Car Show will be on Spring Street in Newton from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with live music, a pie contest, vendors, crafters, a hay bale maze, 1950s costume contest, blacksmith demonstration and scarecrow-making contest; greaternewtoncc.com/fall-festival.

13: You can sport your best plaid at the Flannels and Food Trucks festival, which will be at Monmouth Park in Oceanport (175 Oceanport Ave.) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; monmouthpark.com/event/fall-festival

13: The Rutgers Gardens Fall Festival runs from noon to 4 p.m. at the Log Cabin and Alumni Pavilion (Log Cabin Road, New Brunswick), with a scavenger hunt, lawn games, an “instrument petting zoo,” farm animals, pumpkin painting ($4), food and crafts. Admission $10, 17 and under free with adult; rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/event/fall-festival.

13: Van Campen Day in Walpack, Sussex County (Old Mine Road, Layton) will have a parade with colonial musketeers, early craft and food demonstrations and apple cider and doughnuts at the farmhouse that was used as a “frontier” yaugh house during the colonial era; walpackhistory.org/events.

14: Pumpkin Fest will be at Delicious Orchards in Colts Neck (320 Route 34) from 11 a.m. to 4 pm. with pumpkin decorating, antique tractors, live music, games and food; deliciousorchardsnj.com/events/pumpkin-fest.

17-19: The Haunted Seaport at Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum (120 W. Main St., Tuckerton) will bring ghostly pirates and sea captains to the boardwalk and the Jersey Devil to a hayride in the woods from 6 to 9 p.m. There will also be a non-scary family area with stories, crafts and games. Admission $10; tuckertonseaport.org.

17-20: The Cape May Fall Festival hosted by New Jersey Audubon is the longest running birding festival in the country and will be at the Grand Hotel of Cape May (1045 Beach Ave.). There will be birding, speakers and vendors at Convention Hall; njaudubon.org/nja-events/cape-may-fall-festival.

17-27: AddamsFest, a celebration of cartoonist Charles Addams, creator of the Addams Family, returns to Westfield, where he was born in 1912. This year, a new animated “Addams Family” movie provides some extra buzz around the festivities. Oct. 17 brings the opening of Gomez’s Dynamite Model Railway. Oct. 20 is Morticia and Gomez’s Masquerade Ball at James Ward Mansion (169 East Broad St.; 8 p.m., $125) and Oct. 20 brings an Addams Family Fun Zone to Quimby Street with pumpkin carvers and a Howl-O-Ween dog contest. On Oct. 26, there will be a Charles Addams ale garden at the Westfield Armory (500 Rahway Ave.). Oct. 27 is Pugsley’s Trunk or Treat at the South Avenue train station; addamsfest.com/schedule or facebook.com/AddamsFest.

18-19: The Electric Halloween Festival will be at Southwind Vineyard in Millville (385 Lebanon Road), combining live music — indie, metal, rap, funk, electronica and hardcore — performance art and camping. There will be fire spinning, live art and magic, plus a costume contest each night and a competition for best campsite totem in addition to professional wrestling, a Halloween parade, food trucks, comedy, and Dr. Andor Fiasco’s Amazing Theater of the Mundane. Halloween games include the Mummy Wrap and Pumpkins and Piñatas. Tickets $85 online, $95 at the ticket booth. Day passes $50 (cash only), children 14 and under free with legal guardian; electrichalloweenfestival.com.

19: Boo at the Zoo returns to Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton (45 Mayor Aitken Drive) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with treats, face painting and crafts. Guests can wear their Halloween costumes. Admission $1; cohanzickzoo.org.

19: Bordentown RiverFest is from 1 to 10 p.m. at Bordentown City Beach, rain or shine, with beer, wine, food and live music. Advance passes $15, $20 day of event; bordentownriverfest.com.

19: The fifth Brooklawn Fall Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Timber Boulevard and Brooklawn waterfront with live music, food trucks, vendors, children’s activities, pie eating contests, hayrides, k9 demonstrations, royalty competition (a children’s pageant), fall dessert competition and movie under the stars; facebook.com.

19: The Fall Festival at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights starts at noon and invites guests to arrive in their best Halloween costume to compete for prizes. There will be crafts and games and the entry fee is non-expired canned goods and new school supplies; casinopiernj.com/event/fall-festival-2.

19: The Harvest Arts Festival will be on Washington Street in Toms River from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with crafters, live entertainment, pumpkin decorating and children’s rides; downtowntomsriver.com.

19: Harvest Fest comes to the New Jersey Botanical Garden in Ringwood (2 Morris Road) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with pumpkin painting, hayrides, applesauce making, a beer garden, food, music, dancing, a plant sale and garden tours; njbg.org.

19: The Highlands Zombie Parade will shuffle down Bay Avenue. Zombies must be registered by Oct. 18. Children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. at Huddy Park (301 Shore Drive). Makeup artists will be available and the parade begins at noon. After the parade, a costume contest will award prizes for overall best zombie, best zombie male, best zombie female and best zombie child; highlandsnj.wufoo.com/forms/zombie-parade.

19: The Hoboken Harvest Festival will be at Pier A Park (Sinatra Drive and First Street) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with free activities for children including a petting zoo, pony rides, trackless train, inflatables, pumpkin painting, face painting, spin art, a hay maze and horse and carriage; hobokennj.gov.

19: The third Howl-O-Ween Family Fest will be at Marty’s Place Senior Dog Sanctuary in Upper Freehold (118 Route 526) from noon to 4 p.m. with a pet costume contest, hayrides, kids’ zone, pet photos, K-9 demonstration, food, vendors, music, canine Ruff Mudder obstacle course, pumpkin bowling, wheel of chance, 50/50 and more. Rain date Oct. 20; martysplace.org.

19: The Pumpkin Festival & Share the Harvest Food Drive at Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May (720 Route 9) runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with pumpkin painting, games, crafters, vendors, a haunted house at the Corson Gandy Barn and hayrides. Admission free, bring a non-perishable food item for donation; hcsv.org.

19: The Tenafly Street Fair and Craft Show will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Piermont Road and Clinton Avenue; facebook.com/TenaflyNJCofC.

19: Trails 4 Tails has seven races with and without dogs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Washington Crossing Park in Titusville (355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road) to benefit It’s a Ruff Life Rescue. The festival component brings k-9 demonstrations, a dog costume contest, food trucks, a kids’ obstacle course, music, fire pits and lawn games. Bring lawn chairs and blankets; trails4tailsnjpa.org.

19-20: The Chatsworth Cranberry Festival will be at 3980 Main St. in Chatsworth, rain or shine, with a classic car show on Saturday offering an award for the most cranberry-colored car; check for updates at cranfest.info or facebook.com.

19-20: Fall Fine Art & Crafts at Brookdale Park (at Watchung, Bellevue and Grove avenues in Bloomfield/Montclair) will have 150 fine artists and crafters specializing in photography, wood, clay, metal, leather, metal and more. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m; rosesquared.com.

19-20: The 36th Harvest Celebration in downtown Chester runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Produce Pete, the Colonial Musketeers Junior Fife and Drum Corps, an antique apple press demonstration, blacksmith demonstration, square dancing, face painting, Ford V-8 antique car show, guess the pumpkin weight and pumpkin painting; ilovechester.com.

19-20: The Italian Festival at Bellview Winery (150 Atlantic St., Landisville) runs from noon to 5 p.m. with local Italian food, traditional music, wine tastings and vendors. Bring your own chairs and blankets. No pets allowed. Admission $15; bellviewwinery.com.

19-20: The Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market is back at the Historic Roebling Machine Shop (675 S. Clinton Ave., Trenton) with more than 200 vendors selling vinyl records, vintage clothing, horror memorabilia, jewelry, vintage toys and original art. There will also be live music, a costume contest, haircuts and beard trims, food trucks and an after-party at 6 p.m. with New Brunswick’s Screaming Females ($15). Flea market admission $5 for both days; trentonprfm.com.

20: Celebrate Fall is at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit (165 Hobart Ave.) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with crafts, games, face painting, music, goats, a spooky trail, pumpkin decorating and food vendors. Admission $10, children under 3 free; reeves-reedarboretum.org.

20: The Country LIving Fair at Batsto Village in Hammonton (31 Batsto Road) runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with crafts, music, exhibits, old-time cars, farm equipment and antiques as well as quilting, chainsaw art and pony rides; batstovillage.org.

20: Diwali Fest NJ will be at The Woodland in Maplewood (60 Woodland Road) from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The celebration of the festival of lights will have music, dance and food. Admission free; diwalifestnj.org.

20: The Fall Festival from Runnemede Fire Company No. 1 (26 E. Second Ave.) will have a beer garden, more than 50 craft vendors, food trucks, games and children’s activities including the Firefighter Experience; facebook.com/events/2315587752036202.

20: The River Road Street Fair and Craft Show will be in Fair Lawn from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 12-45 River Road with food and entertainment; fairlawnchamber.org.

20: Thompson Park Day at Thompson Park in Lincroft will have a Strut Your Mutt dog costume contest, scarecrow and jack-o’-lantern contest, food vendors, pumpkin painting and wagon rides from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission; monmouthcountyparks.com.

24: The Adult Pumpkin Carving Party at Kean University’s Liberty Hall Museum in Union (1003 Morris Ave.) is from 7 to 9 p.m., with wine, beer and Halloween music, plus prizes for the most creative pumpkin design. Attendees must be at least 21 years old. Pumpkins provided. Admission $30. Reservations required by Oct. 18; kean.edu/libertyhall/events.

26: The Crafts & Collectibles by the Sea Show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cape May Convention Hall (Beach Avenue at Stockton). Admission $2; children 12 and under free; capemaymac.org/crafts-collectibles-show

26: The Fall Festival from the Phillipsburg Railroad Historians will run from 2 to 7 p.m. at Shappell Park; prrh.org.

26: Pumpkin Patch Day at Kean University’s Liberty Hall Museum in Union (1003 Morris Ave.) runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with pumpkin picking, carving, hayrides, pumpkin painting and crafts. Admission $12 per child, $8 per adult, free for children under 3. Rain date Oct. 27; kean.edu.

26: The fall edition of South Jersey Geek Fest runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Woodbury Heights Community Center (741 Helen Ave. in Woodbury Heights), celebrating comic book, video game, YouTube and cosplay culture. There will be vendors, LARPing, artists and game developers along with tournaments and open board game play. Rain or shine. Ticket information forthcoming, check sjgeekfest.com for updates.

26: The Voorhees Township Halloween & Fall Festival runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at 2400 Voorhees Town Center with a pumpkin patch, hayrides, bounce houses, face painting, balloon art, music, candy and a teal pumpkin table (promoting food allergy awareness). Admission free; facebook.com.

26: The Wizards, Witches and Wands Festival returns to Main Street in Mullica Hill from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., offering many Harry Potter-inspired events like wand-making, sorting, potion classes, broom-making and a Quidditch Tournament. Check mullicahill.com and facebook.com/WizardsWitchesWandsMH for updates. Tickets $10, available at Ticket Leap.

27: The Cherry Hill Harvest Festival at Croft Farm in Cherry Hill (100 Bortons Mill Road) runs from noon to 4 p.m. with a beer garden, food trucks, live music, farmers’ market, face painting, moon bounces, pony rides, petting zoo, rock wall, pumpkin patch and craft fair; cherryhill-nj.com/1126/Harvest-Festival.

27: The New Providence Street Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Springfield Avenue between South Street and LIvingston Avenue with food, children’s rides, crafters, a climbing wall, petting zoo, face painting, pony rides and live entertainment; jcpromotions.info.

1: At the Great Pumpkin Sail, people will illuminate and set their hand-carved Halloween jack-o’-lanterns afloat on Echo Lake in Mountainside from 5:15 to 9:30 p.m. (rain date Nov. 2). There will also be songs around the campfire, hot chocolate and marshmallows. Early ticket sales begin Oct. 2; $12 per family of six for Union County residents, $16 per family of six for non-residents. Call 908-527-4900 (Elizabeth) or 908-654-9805 (Westfield); or visit ucnj.org. For more, visit ucnj.org/calendar.

1-3: The Atlantic City Tattoo Expo is back, bringing tattoo artists and enthusiasts, vendors and live entertainment including side shows to the sixth floor ballroom of Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino (1900 Pacific Ave.) from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission $20 per day, $35 for a two-day pass, $50 for a three-day pass. Children 15 and under free; actattooexpo.com.

2: Westfield Hops, “a craft beer experience” at the Westfield Armory (500 Rahway Ave., Westfield), will have more than 100 craft beers and ciders, live music, food and vendors from 6 to 10 p.m. Admission $60; westfieldhops.com.

2: Wine in the Pines from the Garden State Jeep Club will be at Miller Farms (134 N. Grove St.) in Berlin starting at 10 a.m. with a Jeep show, Jeep vendors and craft vendors, food trucks and a family fun area. Parking $10 for spectators. Proceeds go to Operation Yellow Ribbon of South Jersey; facebook.com/events/2225585097708106.

7-10: The Exit Zero Jazz Festival will be at multiple locations in Cape May. The lineup includes The Summit (Take 6 and The Manhattan Transfer) and The War and Treaty. Tickets $38 to $58 for headline concerts, $60 general admission on Friday, $85 on Saturday and $40 on Sunday. Three-day pass $158; exitzerojazzfestival.com.

16-17: The New Jersey Vegan Food Festival will be at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with more than 200 vendors featuring plant-based foods including macaroni and cheese, vegan crab cakes, ice cream sandwiches, fried “chicken” and cupcakes as well as vegan clothing and body care. Admission $20, $30 for a two-day pass. Children 13 and under free; sprouteverywhereevents.com.

23-24: SopranosCon, a veritable “Sopranos” mega-festival, will be at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus and host appearances from cast members including Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts), Kathrine Narducci (Charmaine Bucco), Dominic Chianese (Uncle Junior), Vincent Pastore (Big Pussy), Maureen Van Zandt (Gabriella Dante), Vincent Curatola (Johnny Sack), David Proval (Richie Aprile) and Goldee, aka Pie-O-My the horse. Admission $50; sopranoscon.com.

30: The third Meadowlands Pork Roll Eating Contest will award $500 to the person who can eat the most pork roll (second place gets $250, third gets $150 and fourth $100) after race four at the Meadowlands Racetrack; 1 Racetrack Drive, East Rutherford. Visit playmeadowlands.com.

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