Family Fun Calendar of Events in NJ

Daytime Playtime

We offer Daytime Playtime for toddlers and preschoolers ages 6 years old and younger every Friday from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. for $7 or purchase your...

200 Allied Parkway, West Berlin, NJ, USA

Every Friday from Sep 5, 2026 to Dec 25, 2026, 9am-11am

Wednesday Wonder Walk at Roebling Park, Watson House Parking Lot

Enjoy an easy walk with our group each Wednesday to explore the beautiful trails of Roebling Park. See or hear something that sparks wonder in you?...

157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton Township, NJ, USA

Every Wednesday from Sep 5, 2026 to Nov 25, 2026, 10am-11:30am

Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey at Morven Museum & Garden

The first exhibition to examine the lives, ideals, and contradictions of Abraham Clark, John Hart, Francis Hopkinson, Richard Stockton, and John...

55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA

Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from Sep 5, 2026 to Jan 17, 2027, 10am-4am

Free Guided Garden Tours Begin at NJ Botanical Garden

New Jersey Botanical Garden, Morris Road, Ringwood, NJ, USA

Every Sunday from Sep 5, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026, 2pm-3pm

EVENING YOGA IN THE GARDENS WITH GRATITUDE YOGA at Morven Museum & Garden

Take your practice outside with Gratitude Yoga’s all-levels Vinyasa class, open to everyone. This  weekly donation-based outdoor yoga class takes...

55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, USA

Every Wednesday from Sep 5, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026, 6:30pm-8:30pm

One-Time Grown Up & Me Class (Wheel)

Children must be at least 7 years old to participate. Children younger than 7 can register for one of our Grown Up & Me (Handbuilding) classes. This...

Blue Skies Pottery, Monroe Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA

Every Tuesday from Sep 5, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026, 5:30pm-7pm

7-Week Tuesday Kids Course

Our multi-week children’s courses meet once a week for 1.5 hours. Our extended children’s course is 2 hours long. During our courses, kids will get...

Blue Skies Pottery, Monroe Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA

Every Tuesday from Sep 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026, 3:30pm-5pm

Sunflower & Fall Festival at The Red Barn Farm

🌻🍂 South Jersey's Sunflower & Fall Festival at The Red Barn Farm Your South Jersey family farm destination, and fairgrounds entry is free, every...

391 U.S. 206, Hammonton, NJ 08037, USA

Every Sunday, Friday and Saturday from Sep 5, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026, 11am-8pm

Dennis RedMoon Darkeem Open Studio and Gallery Opening at coLAB Arts Studios

Dennis RedMoon Darkeem is an Afro-Indigenous interdisciplinary artist born in New York City and currently living and practicing in the Bronx. He is...

6 Kirkpatrick Street, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Sep 5, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026, 12pm-4pm

Voices in Print at Morven Museum & Garden

Curated by Judith K. Brodsky and Rhinold L. Ponder, this powerful exhibition features works by Black women artists with connections to New Jersey. It...

Morven Museum & Garden, Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, USA

Sep 5, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027, all day

The "We Be LIT" Children's Book Festival

The We Be LIT Children’s Book Festival is coming to Elmwood Park in East Orange, New Jersey, on Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00...

Elmwood Park, East Orange, NJ, USA

Sep 5, 2026. 10am-5pm

River Fest Youth Art Contest Workshop

157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton Township, NJ, USA

Sep 5, 2026. 10am-2pm

Family Sundays: Feed the Animals at Tulpehaking Nature Center

157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton Township, NJ, USA

Sep 6, 2026, Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 1, 2026, 1:30pm-2:30pm

Riverdale's Annual Labor Day Street Fair & Food Truck Fest

Riverdale’s Annual Labor Day Street Fair hosted by the Borough of Riverdale will be held along the Newark Pompton Turnpike from Newbury Place to...

83 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale, NJ 07457, USA

Sep 7, 2026. 10am-5pm

Read & Pick: Potatoes at Terhune Orchards

Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands-on farm activity with your young child followed by an education program with stories...

330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, USA

Sep 8, 2026. 9:30am-12pm

Concert: Billy 6 at NJ Botanical Garden

Billy 6 (billy6.com). Experience the timeless classics of Billy Joel from a premier tribute band Bring a lawn chair; concert moves to the Carriage...

New Jersey Botanical Garden, Morris Road, Ringwood, NJ, USA

Sep 8, 2026. 5:30pm-7pm

Nature Days at Prallsville Mill in Stockton!

This coming fall Raritan Headwaters popular Nature Days program will be at the historic Prallsville Mill in Stockton, NJ! At Nature Days, we let kids...

33 Risler Street, Stockton, NJ, USA

Every Wednesday from Sep 9, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, 10am-11:30am

Young Adult Craft Night at Tulpehaking Nature Center

Join us for a night of crafts and laughs at the Tulpehaking Nature Center. Make a new friend each month while doing a naturalist chosen nature-themed...

157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton Township, NJ, USA

Sep 9, 2026, Oct 7, 2026 and Nov 18, 2026, 6pm-8pm

Pop Up Music Together Preview Class

Registration for Music Together of Union County's fall semester is now open and fall classes begin on September 14th. Want to see what we're all...

123 North Union Avenue, Cranford, NJ, USA

Sep 9, 2026. 11:15am-12pm

Teen Art Studio Drop-in Program

Free art making program for teens (ages 13+). Get inspired in the galleries and make a new art project every month! Drop in anytime betwen 3 - 4:15...

205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ, USA

Sep 10, 2026. 3pm-4:15pm

Pop Up Music Together Babies Only preview class

Registration for Music Together of Union County's fall semester is now open and classes begin on September 14th. Want to see what we are all about...

377 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ, USA (entrance in back)

Sep 10, 2026. 11:15am-12pm

Abbott Amblers Community Walk: Northern Community Park

Groveville Road, Trenton, NJ, USA

Sep 10, 2026. 10am-11:30am

Art Walk/ Rockabilly

615 East Moss Mill Road, Galloway, NJ, USA

Sep 11, 2026. 10am-5pm

Insect Discovery Night

Join Entomologist Eugene M. Fuzy for a night of Insect Discovery within the Abbott Marshlands!  Eugene will talk about different insects that arrive...

500 Sewell Avenue, Hamilton Township, NJ, USA

Sep 11, 2026. 6:30pm-8:30pm