What’s Happening in NJ this Weekend
What’s happening in NJ this weekend? Here are some great free or inexpensive activities to do with your family over the weekend! It’s always nice to have a plan!
Saturday 9/6/14:
Mercer County Insect Festival
Cost: FREE
Description: Find puppet shows, an insect hunt, hayrides and bugs galore at this annual festival.
Location: Mercer Education Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Pennington, NJ
Time: 1 pm – 4 pm
More Info: Mercer County Insect Festival
Hoboken Italian Festival
Cost: FREE
Description: Celebrate Italian culture by heading to this festival for live music, a parade, food, fireworks, a cannoli eating contest, and more.
Location: Downtown Hoboken, Frank Sinatra Drive and River Road, Hoboken, NJ
Time: noon – 11 pm
More Info: Hoboken Italian Festival
Sunday 9/7/14:
The Potting Shed
Cost: $5
Description: In keeping with the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, join us in the Potting Shed to learn how to make a bamboo wood chime. This craft is included with admission to the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. For more information, or to register, please visit www.arboretumfriends.org, 973.326.7603.
Location: The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, NJ
Time: noon – 2 pm
More Info: The Potting Shed
Zimmerli Art Museum First Free Sunday
Cost: FREE
Description: The first Sunday of every month is free. Enjoy the museum’s family fun guide with scavenger hunts! Through June 2015, visit the exhibition “Bugs & Frogs & Toads! Oh My! Original Children’s Book Illustrations by Nancy Winslow Parker.”
Location: Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Time: noon – 5 pm
More Info: Zimmerli Art Museum First Free Sunday
Be sure to check out NJ Family for even more Family Friendly activities. Feel free to add more events below to share with others. I love to see what’s happening in your neck of the woods 🙂 I would love to know what you’re doing!