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Winter Candlelight Tours at Wallace House
Somerville
Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage
908-725-1015
The Woodworking Show, Somerset
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
The Fly-Fishing Show, Somerset
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Somerset County 4-H Winter Train Show
4H Center, 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater
908-526-6644
Northeast Motorcycle Show, Somerset
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Maple Sugaring at the Environmental Education Center
190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge
908-766-2489
The Quilt Fest
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Tartan Ball
(always first Saturday in February)
For more information, call the Bonnie Brae School
908-647-4700
Somerset County 4-H Association Doll Show
4H Center, 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater
908-526-6644
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St. Patrick's Day Parade, Somerville
For more information, call 908-725-4190
Celebration of the Irish Dinner
County Somerset Celebration of the Irish
908-526-1390
Purim Carnival, Bridgewater
Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center
908-725-6994
Big Apple Circus at the Commerce Bank Somerset Patriots Ballpark, Bridgewater
Somerset Hills YMCA
908-766-7898
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Somerset
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Saltwater Fishing Show, Somerset
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Quilting Show, Somerset
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Paddle Sport 2008
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
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Annual Easter Egg Hunt
(Saturday before Palm Sunday)
Frelinghuysen Park, Raritan
Rain date: Easter Saturday
For more information, call the Raritan Recreation Office
908-725-9411
A Taste of Somerset
The Palace, Somerset
For more information, call the PeopleCare Center
908-725-2299
Combined Driver Events
Lord Stirling Stable, Basking Ridge
Somerset County Park Foundation
908-766-5955
Friend Private Horse, Hunter Pace, Basking Ridge
Somerset County Park Foundation
908-766-5955
Annual Family Fun Day
Lord Stirling Stable, Basking Ridge
Somerset County Park Foundation
908-766-5955
Log Home & Timber Show
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Spring Plant Sale & Earth Day Celebration
Guided tours of the garden, lectures and plant sale
Leonard J. Buck Garden, Far Hills
908-234-2677
Healthy Kids Day
Somerset Valley YMCA
Somerville and Hillsborough
908-766-7898
Sciencesational Day
(Third week in April)
Kids in grades 1-6
Somerset County 4-H Center
310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater
908-526-6644
NASA Space Exhibit
(Fourth week in April)
Somerset County 4-H Center
310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater
908-526-6644
Battle of Bound Brook
The Friends of Abraham Staats House, Bound Brook
732-469-5836
The Intergroom Show
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Jeffrey Gitomer
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Star Ledger Job Fair
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
American Bridal Show
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
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Connie Tarantino Summer Concert Series
(Fridays at 7:00 p.m., May through August)
Somerville Borough Hall Lawn
Somerville District Management Corp.
908-541-1600
Rummage Sale
Far Hills Fairground, Route 202
For more information, call the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills
908-781-6445
Memories Scrapbooking Expo
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Annual Family Fun Day
Games on horseback, demonstrations, exhibits, free pony hay rides
Lord Stirling Stable, Basking Ridge
908-766-5955
Bernards Twp, Charter Day/Basking Ridge Street Fair
Games, crafters, music, food
Oak Street Field
Basking Ridge Merchants Association
908-766-2900
International Festival at Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch
(First Sunday in May)
Performing Arts, crafts, foods saluting the area's cultural diversity
Cultural Diversity Commission
909-369-4318
The Art of Nature Show
(First weekend in May)
More than 30 artists represented in an exhibition of wood carvings, etchings and paintings
Environmental Education Center
190 Lord Stirling Rd., Basking Ridge
908-766-2489
Mother's Day Ride
Lord Stirling Stable, Basking Ridge
Somerset County Park Foundation
908-766-5955
May in Montgomery
Historic house tours & Other events
Van Harlingen Historical Society
908-359-3498
An Evening of Monopoly
At the Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch
Raritan Valley Community College
908-526-1200, x8349
Cruzin Friday Nights on Main Street
(Friday nights)
Somerville Vintage classic cars, music, outdoor dining at many restaurants
Somerville Business & Professional Association
908-526-3499
Basking Ridge Charter Day
Games, music & family fun
Parks & Recreation, Bernards Twp.
908-204-3049
Memorial Day Parade
Memorial Day
Bound Brook
732-356-0833
Memorial Day Parade
Memorial Day
South Bound Brook
Memorial Day Parade
Memorial Day
Warren
Kugler-Anderson Memorial Tour of Somerville
Memorial Day
"The Kentucky Derby of Cycling"
Fun races, parade, 50-mile bicycle race, food vendors
Friday: Manville Bike Event
Saturday: US Bicycle Hall of Fame Event
Sunday: Bike Event in Bound Brook
For more information, call Middle Earth, 908-725-7223
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Scottish Games in Millington
(First weekend in June)
Scottish games, competitions & family fun, Liberty Corner
Always first Saturday in June
For more information, call the Bonnie Brae School
908-647-4700
Rose Day
(First Saturday in June)
Rudolph W. van der Goot Rose Garden
Colonial Park, Mettlers Road, Franklin Township
Somerset County Park Commission
908-722-1200
Somerville Street Fair
(First Sunday in June)
Held throughout Downtown Somerville
Crafts & Food Vendors
For more information, call the Advertising Alliance
908-996-3866
Strawberry Festival, Pluckemin
(First Sunday in June)
Pluckemin Presbyterian Church
908-658-3346
North Plainfield Street Fair
(Second Saturday in June)
Crafts, arts, ethnic foods & entertainment
12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
908-756-2677
Free Concerts for Children in conjunction with Raritan Cruise Nights
(Wednesdays, June through August)
Shows start 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted, rain or shine
Third Reformed Church
10 W. Somerset Street, Raritan
908-722-1287
Concerts on the Green
(Friday evenings, June through August)
Band concerts on the lawn of the Somerville Borough Hall
West End Avenue, Somerville
For more information, call the Somerville Business & Professional Association
908-526-3499
Spring Adult Horse Show
Lord Stirling Stable, Basking Ridge
Somerset County Park Foundation
908-766-5955
Father's Day Ride
Lord Stirling Stable, Basking Ridge
Somerset County Park Foundation
908-766-5955
Junior Horse Show
Lord Stirling Stable, Basking Ridge
Somerset County Park Foundation
908-766-5955
Gladstone Spring Driving Event at Hamilton Farms, Bedminster
Equestrian competition, dressage & carriages
Hamilton Farms
908-234-0151
Montgomery Rodeo
Sponsored by Daube Farm, Skillman
908-874-8577
Bernards Township, Health Dept. 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk
908-204-2523
IBM/USET Festival of Champions
(Mid or late June)
Competition of 3 Olympic disciplines
Food & boutiques
U.S. Equestrian Team Headquarters
Hamilton Farms, Pottersville Road, Bedminster
United States Equestrian Team
908-234-0555
Concert Series, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
(June through July)
Call for concert dates and locations
Bernards Township
Parks & Recreation, Bernards Twp.
908-204-3049
Polo Classic
(Always second Saturday in June)
Fieldview Farm, Pittstown, NJ
For more information, call the Bonnie Brae School
908-647-4700
Carnival, Duke's Parkway Ball Field, Manville
(Mid or late June)
For more information, call the Manville Boro
908-725-9478
Children and Teens Film Festivals
(June through August)
Various films
Call for times and locations, Parks & Recreation, Bernards Twp.
908-204-3049
Music at Moorland
Somerset Medical Center, Moorland Farms, Far Hills
908-685-2929
Antique Fire Apparatus Show
Duke's Parkway, Manville
732-548-0154
Greenberg Train & Toy Show
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Garden State Cat Expo
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
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Free concerts
(Thursday evenings)
Warren: 908-753-8000
Family Fun Festival and Fireworks
July Fourth, 4:00 - 11:00 p.m.
North Branch Park, Bridgewater
Fireworks, four musical groups, shows, rides, pony rides
Somerset County Park Commission
908-722-1200
North Plainfield Parade
July Fourth
Parade, festivities, fireworks show and concert
For more information, call the North Plainfield Boro Hall
908-769-2900
Middlebrook Encampment
July Fourth
Site of two encampments of major portions of Washington's Continental Army
Mountain Avenue & Middlebrook Road, Bridgewater
Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Changing of the 13-star flag and historical address
Washington Camp Ground Association
732-356-2692
St. Mary's Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Fiesta
Tea Street, Bound Brook
Food, games, rides, fireworks & entertainment
St. Mary's Church
732-356-0358
Farmers Market
(First Saturday of the month, July through October)
Johns Plaza, Hamilton Street, Somerset County
732-873-2500 x 211
Annual Potterville Antique Show
to benefit the Pottersville Volunteer Fire Dept., Bedminster
908-439-2544
Indian-American Festival at the Hindu Temple
780 Old Farm Road, Bridgewater
Hindu Temple & Cult. Society
QuickChek N.J. Festival of Ballooning at Solberg Airport
(Last weekend in July: Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Hot Air Balloon Extravaganza
Arts & crafts, food, concerts
Readington
973-882-5464
Plays in the Park Weekends
(July and August)
Various locations
Call for play and times, Parks & Recreation, Bernards Twp.
908-204-3049
Annual Drive-In Movie
(Last Wednesday of July or first Wednesday of August)
Duke Island Park Bandshell, Bridgewater
Somerset County Park Commission
908-722-1200
The Princeton Photography Club's Annual Members Exhibiton
(July to August)
Local professional and amateur photographers
The Montgomery Center for the Arts
Contact Frances Chaves, 609-921-3272
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Summer Carnival at Sacred Heart Church
(Beginning of August)
Main Street, Manville
Rides, games, music. Food - kielbasa, peirogies, stuffed cabbage
Sacred Heart Church
908-725-0072
Manville Street Fair
Main Street, Manville
Crafters, ethnic food & entertainment
Borough of Manville
908-722-2656
County 4-H Fair
Free - 3 days, 10am - 10pm at Fairgrounds at North Branch Park in Bridgewater
Animals, competitions, arts & crafts, exhibits and entertainment
For more information, call the Somerset County 4H
908-526-6644
Annual Seafood Festival
12-7pm, Deer Path Park, Readington Twp.
The Anderson House
908-534-5818
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Art on the Green
Vermeule Park, North Plainfield
For more information, call the North Plainfield Boro Hall
908-769-2900
Gladstone Driving Event
Hamilton Farms, Pottersville Road, Bedminster
U. S. Equestrian training: pairs championships
For more information, call the U.S. Equestrian Team
908-234-1251
Annual Jazz Festival and Concerts
Somerset County Vo-Tech School Theatre, Bridgewater
908-726-6640
Drive Out Hunger Golf Tournament
To benefit the Franklin Township Food Bank
www.franklinfoodbank.org
Bunker Hill Golf Course
Bunker Hill Road, Franklin Park
Information & registration forms available on the Food Bank Web site
732-457-4433
NJ Home Show
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
John Basilone Parade
Main Street, Raritan
Parade honoring hometown war hero
908-722-3137
Tour of Basking Ridge
(Labor Day Morning)
Bicycle races for kids and adults, on S. Finley Avenue
Followed by the "Welcome Home BBQ" in municipal lot off Henry St.
Liberty Cycle & Olde Mill Inn
908-204-3049
Annual Labor Day Soccer Tournament
Held at White Oak Park, Branchburg
Two-day event, vendors, 17 different categories
908-526-1300 Ext. 265
Law Enforcement & Public Safety Community Day, Somerset
Somerset County Historic Courthouse
908-231-7100
Rummage Sale
Far Hills Fairground, Route 202
For more information, call the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills
908-781-6445
"An Evening with Sylvia Browne"
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
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Somerville Fall Fun Festival Street Fair
(First Sunday in October)
Somerville County Law Enforcement Day
Petting zoo, crafts, foods, bands, 11-5 p.m.
908-526-3499
Antique Car Show
(First Sunday in October)
Duke Island Park, Old York Road, Bridgewater
908-722-1200
1770s Festival
(First Sunday in October)
Environmental Education Center
Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge
908-722-1200
Bridgewater Halloween Festival
Costume contests, rides, haunted trail, hayride, fireworks
Bridgewater Recreation Department
908-725-6300
Far Hills Race Meeting at Moorland Farm, Far Hills
Tailgating, steeple horse races, carriage parade
For more information, call the Somerset Medical Center
908-685-2929
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Somerset
Garden State Exhibit and Convention Center
732-469-4000
Friends of Vermeule Park Haunted House
North Plainfield
For more information, call the North Plainfield Boro Hall
908-769-2900
5K Run, Heritage Park
North Plainfield
For more information, call the North Plainfield Boro Hall
908-769-2900
Halloween Parade
North Plainfield
For more information, call the North Plainfield Boro Hall
908-769-2900
Halloween Parade & Costume
Prizes and Refreshments, Bound Brook
Bound Brook Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Merchants
732-356-7273
Annual Holiday Craft & Art Boutique
(Late October)
Historic Little Red Schoolhouse
South Branch Road, Branchburg
Benefits scholarships and community programs
For more information, call the Branchburg Woman's Club
908-369-4376
Annual Culinary Invitational
Sample food and drink from local restaurants and beverage distributors
For more information, call the Somerset County Business Partnership
908-218-4300
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Festival of Trees
(First Friday of December)
Environmental Education Center
Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge
908-766-2489 x323
Holiday Open House Tour and Festival of Music
(First weekend in December)
The Community Center, 8000 Fellowship Road, Basking Ridge
908-580-3840
Train Ride with Santa, Bound Brook
(Second weekend in December)
Bound Brook Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Merchants
732-356-7273
Annual Comedy Night, Bridgewater
Shimon and Sarah Birnbaum Jewish Community Center
908-725-6994
Holiday Parade and Photo's with Santa, Bound Brook
(First or second weekend in December)
Bound Brook Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Merchants
732-356-7273
Holiday Diversion at the Wallace House
A tribute to 18th-century Christmas
Dances, interpreters and foods
Somerville
For more information, call 732-356-1015
Santa Comes to Town
Boro Hall, North Plainfield
For more information, call the North Plainfield Boro Hall
908-769-2900
Raritan Valley Community College Art Show & Sale
Pottery, paintings, sculpture, photography
908-218-8871
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To submit open-to-the-public events, call 908-218-4300.
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