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Festivals are back this fall in Ocean County plus the surrounding area and there are so many to choose from or bounce between! Macaroni KID Toms River is adding fall events regularly as we find them, so check back often for updates! We've included festivals worth the drive so you can make a day of it!
Please make sure to check local websites, in the event of inclement weather for outdoor events.
September 2024
Saint Barbara's 51st Greek Festival 9/27-29
2024 Fall Festival Argos Farms Sat + Sun Every Weekend thru 10/31
7th Annual Shamrocks by the Sea Irish Festival 9/28
Ictoberfest Brick 9/28 (21+ only)
Lacey Day 9/28
October
Annual Fall Festival 10/5
Brick Top Craft and Vendor Fair 10/5
Octoberfest 10/5
3rd Annual Field of Dreams Car & Truck Show 10/6
Downtown Night Out 10/11
Trucktoberfest Island Heights 10/12
4th Annual Food trucks & Fire Pits 10/16
Soups of the Shore Lavallette 10/19
Brick Township Fall Fest 10/19
Fall Festival Chick-Fil-A 10/21
Fall Festival Toms River 10/26
Halloween 2024
There is so much spooky fun to be had! This is just a start. More events added daily! Did we miss a Halloween event happening nearby? Add it to our calendar here.
Running Weekly in October
- Jacks & Lights Argos Farms Thursday-Sunday weekly thru Halloween
October 1-6
- Mini Monster Prom Brick 10/4 FREE Registration Required
- Movies in the Park: Ghostbusters The Frozen Empire Beachwood 10/4 FREE
- Not So Scary Halloween @ the Planetarium 10/5
- 🌃Laser Fright Light 10/5
October 7-13
- Nightmare at Gille Park 10/11
- Trunk or Treat Brick 10/11 FREE
- Halloween Drop In Musically Mindful Kids Brick 10/12
- Trunk or Treat Toms River 10/12 FREE
- Not So Scary Halloween @ the Planetarium 10/12
October 14-20
- Peanut Butter & Brains and Other Spooky Tales Brick 10/14 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Not So Scary Halloween @ the Planetarium 10/14
- The Great Pumpkin Hunt Toms River 10/14
- Mommy & Me Meet Up Halloween Pumpkins 10/14
- Therapy Dogs & Halloween Art Manchester FREE 10/14 Registration Required
- Drop-In Model Magic Pumpkins Manchester 10/14 FREE
- Pet Ghost in a Jar Toms River 10/14 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- I love Bats Stortyime Toms River 10/15 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Vampenguin and other Spooky Tales Brick 10/17 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Little Witches Storytime Toms River 10/17 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Halloween Hydraulics STEAM Manchester 10/17 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Movies in the Park: Casper Beachwood 10/18 FREE
- Trunk or Treat Beachwood 10/18 FREE
- Trunk or Treat 10/18 FREE
- Hocus Pocus Field of Dreams 10/18 FREE
- 🌃Laser Fright Light 10/18 + 19
- Seaside Spookfest 10/19
- RED Spooky Brunch 10/19
- Haunted Hops & Ghoulish Grub Bayville 10/19
- Drop-In Jack-O'-Lantern Craft Toms River 10/19 FREE
- Mini Pumpkin Decorating Brick 10/19 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Villians Sing-a-Long 10/19 FREE
- Not So Scary Halloween @ the Planetarium 10/19
- Halloween Character Meet & Greet 10/19 + 10/20 FREE
- Taylor Swift Inspired Pumpkin Art Garden State Art 10/20
- Gru's Workshop 10/20
- Annual Costume + Candy Hunt 10/20
- Trunk or Treat Fundraiser South Toms River 10/20
October 21-27
- Halloween Costume Party Gymboree 10/21
- Fall Festival Chick-Fil-A 10/21FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Tranforming Bat Paper-Craft Toms River 10/21 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Zen Zone Mondays: Evil Eye Craft Toms River 10/21 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Candy "Coat-ed" Trunk or Treat Toms River 10/22 FREE
- Halloween Toddler Time Island Heights 10/23 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Simple Sewing: Day of the Dead Dolls Lacey 10/23 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Halloween Lanterns Toms River 10/23 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Paper Owl Craft Brick 10/23 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Halloween Costume Party Gymboree 10/24
- Halloween Hangout Garden State Art 10/24
- Hall-O-Palooza Toms River 10/24
- Spooky Paintings Toms River 10/24 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Halloween Party and Costume Contest Peekaboo Playground 10/25
- Halloween Dance 10/25
- Weichert Trunk or Treat 10/25 FREE
- BooClaws Spooktacular 10/25
- Operation Halloween 2024 10/25 + 10/26
- Swifties Costume Party 10/26
- Spooky Car Show Lacey 10/26 FREE
- Not So Scary Halloween @ the Planetarium 10/26 Multiple Showings
- Spooky Dance Party 10/26 FREE
- OMG Halloween Bubbles 10/26 FREE
- Trunk or Treat Forked River 10/26 FREE
- Trunk or Treat Toms River 10/26 FREE
- Trunk or Treat Bayville 10/26 FREE
- Boo Bash Dance Party The Dance Centre 10/26
- Breakfast with the Addams Family Lakehurst 10/26 + 10/27
- Halloween Paint Night Garden State Art 10/26
- Trunk or Treat Toms River 10/26 FREE
- Trunk or Treat Toms River 10/26 FREE
- 🌃Laser Fright Light 10/26
- Trunk or Treat Brick 10/27
- Trunk or Treat with Skye Friendly's Toms River 10/27
- 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat Retro 102/7 FREE
- Creepy Crawlers 10/27 FREE
- Halloween Character Meet & Greet 10/27 FREE
- Homeschool Art - Sew a felt pumpkin Toms River 10/28 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Halloween Craft Party Beachwood 10/29 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Lacey School District Trunk or Treat 10/29 FREE
- Mall-O-Ween! 10/29 FREE
- Spooky Drop-In Craft Brick10/29 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Teen Spooktober Party Lacey 10/29 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Halloween Craft & Treat Manchester 10/30 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Baby & Me Halloween Toms River 10/30 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Trunk or Treat Toms River 10/30 FREE
- Halloween Drop-In Craft & Scavenger Hunt Brick 10/30 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Halloween Craft & Treat Manchester 10/30 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Spider Luminaries Brick 10/30 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Halloween Party & Parade Lacey 10/31 FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
- Teen Ultimate Werewolf Halloween Night Brick 10/31FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
It's time for fall family fun at the Jersey Shore and we can hardly wait! We are lucky to have so many fall attractions and events in Ocean County, where families have been making fall memories for years. From picking apples to leaf-peeping to Halloween fun ... Macaroni KID Toms River has all the details for you and your family to make the most of autumn at the Jersey Shore.
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Pick Your Own Apple Farms (under an hour drive away)
Argos Farms
1250 Lacey Road, Forked River
Details: September: Weekend 10AM-6PM. October: Fridays 1PM-6PM, Saturday & Sunday 10AM-6PM
More information: https://www.argosfarm.com
We have tons of activities for all ages including our Hay Mountain, Cow Train, Double Hay Slide, and Pedal Carts.
Enjoy a scenic ride on one of our tractor drawn wagons or test your navigational skills in our 2-acre corn maze!
On weekends and holidays, watch our cute pigs speed around our pig races track! This fun and high energy experience is definitely a crowd pleaser!
Spend the day with us out in the fresh air of our beautiful New Jersey farm. Don't forget your camera!
Eastmont Orchards
181 County Rd 537, Colts Neck
Details: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday 9am-6pm; YOU MUST ARRIVE 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO CLOSE.
More information: http://eastmontorchards.com
Battleview Orchards
91 Wemrock Rd, Freehold
Details: Open 9AM-6PM Daily; Closed Tuesday
More information: http://www.battlevieworchards.com
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Fall events in Ocean County
Festivals are back this fall in Ocean County plus the surrounding area and there are so many to choose from or bounce between! Macaroni KID Toms River is adding fall events regularly as we find them, so check back often for updates! We've included festivals worth the drive so you can make a day of it!
- Fall Festival at Argos Farm Daily
- Toms River Harvest Art Festival 10/21
- Harvest Bonfire 10/21
- Fall Fest @ West Dover Ellementary 10/27
- Brick Township's Fall Fest 10/28
- Family Fall Fest 2023 10/28
- Trunk or Treat & Fall Festival 10/29
We will continue to update our Macaroni KID Toms River Fall Fun Guide with events as they are posted, so check back often!
Do you know of a 2023 family-friendly fall event or attraction in Ocean County that isn't listed here? Please submit your event here and we will add it to our Macaroni KID Toms River Fall Fun Guide!
