List of festivals in New Jersey
This is a list of festivals in New Jersey.
== January ==
KotoriCon - anime convention at Gloucester County College
== February ==
Black Maria Film Festival
== March ==
Garden State Film Festival
Jersey City Chili Cookoff
== April ==
Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival
International Festival - Princeton University
Lambertville Shad Festival
Newark LGBTQ Film Festival
Rock & Roll Steampunk Festival, Washington Borough, Warren County
Rutgers Day in New Brunswick, held on the last Saturday of April
Exit Zero Jazz Festival (spring)
Trenton Computer Festival
== May ==
Annual Greek Festival - Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Piscataway, held the weekend after Mother's Day; the state's and longest running Greek festival
Crayfish Festival - Augusta -  Sussex County Fairgrounds
Hoboken Arts and Music Festival  
Jersey Shore Music Festival - Seaside Heights
Montclair Film Festival - film festival in Montclair
Munchmobile Hot Dog Showdown & Beer Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack  in Oceanport
NJ Greek Fest (The New Jersey Greek Festival) - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, held the first weekend after Memorial Day
New Jersey State History Festival - Washington Crossing State Park, held the first weekend in May
Raritan River Music Festival 
== June ==
North to Shore festival
AnimeNEXT - anime convention in Atlantic City
Barefoot Country Music Festival (Wildwood, New Jersey, on the beach)
Beardfest Music & Arts Festival - NJ Pinelands National Reserve
Belmar Seafood Festival
Big Greek Festival [1] - Randolph June 7–9
Celtic Festival - Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May
Cuban Parade of New Jersey
Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
New Jersey State Pride Parade (typically first Sunday in June) Asbury Park, New Jersey
Hoboken Film Festival
Hungarian Festival - New Brunswick
Jersey Shore Wine Festival - FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, June 2 and 3
McDonald's Gospelfest
Meadowlands State Fair Mid-June through Early July
New Jersey Film Festival
NJ Playwrights Festival
Point Pleasant Summerfest in the Park - June 3
Portugal Day Festival in Newark
Sustainably Green Music & Arts Festival, Washington Borough, Warren County
Tri-County Fair (Thursday-Sunday Father's Day weekend)
== July ==
Afro Beat Fest
Pleasantville, New Jersey Colombia Festival - Orgullo Colombiano
FARM Music & Arts Festival - Vernon, July 24–26
Lincoln Park Music Festival - Newark
Macy's Fireworks Spectacular - Independence Day
Meadowlands State Fair Mid-June through Early July, with fireworks on July 3 and 4
Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning - Thor Solberg Road in Readington, held the last weekend of July
Roselle House Music Festival
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage
Soulsational Music Festival - Jersey Shore, held the last Saturday in July
Sourland Mountain Festival in the Sourlands
St. Ann's Feast - Hoboken
XPoNential Music Festival
== August ==
Chillfest
Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
Hambletonian Stakes
Highlands Clam Festival - Highlands, held in the first week of August
Jersey City Pride 
Monmouth Film Festival
New Jersey State Fair
Newark Black Film Festival
Philippine Fiesta - Meadowlands Exposition Center
Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
TidalWave Music Festival (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
== September ==
Union County Celtic Festival in Oak Ridge Park in Clark, New Jersey (inaugural event scheduled for September 9, 2023)
BBQ, Bets & Brews Festival - Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport
Festival in the Borough, Washington NJ, Warren County
First Annual Roseland Greek Festival - St. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Flemington OPA Festival - St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
Garden State Country Music & Food Truck Festival - Bader Airfield in Atlantic City
Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean University (Hillside, NJ).
Liberty Jazz Festival
Montclair Jazz Festival
New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - New Brunswick
Rib Rock, featuring B.B. King - PNC Bank Arts Center
South Mountain International Blues Festival - South Mountain Reservation in West Orange
Water and Wings Festival
Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey
Just Be You Performing Arts Film & Theater Festival
Weequahic Park House Music Festival
== October ==
AnimeNEXT
Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead Celebration, Washington Borough, Warren County
Festival of Fine Craft, Millville, New Jersey - Millville, on the first weekend in October
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
Golden Door Film Festival
Lima Bean Festival - West Cape May, on October 6
MangaNEXT
German American Volkvest
Exit Zero Jazz Festival (autumn edition)
== November ==
Teaneck International Film Festival
James Moody Jazz Festival
== December ==
First Nights - celebrated on New Year's Eve, found throughout the state, including Montclair
== Other ==
The Bank of America New Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival - Atlantic City
Cape May Strawberry Festival
Navratri - India Square
Slow Food Festival
Ukrainian Festival
List of film festivals in New Jersey

== External links ==
New Jersey festivals at Foodreference.com
New Jersey festivals