Events and Activities in Northwest New Jersey

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October

Saturday, 11; Phillipsburg

PORK ROLL PALOOZA. Everything from Pork Roll Sliders to Deep Fried Pork Roll and even Pork Roll-themed Beverages! There will be vendors, activities and live music all day! 11am - 5pm.

Norwescap and Town of Phillipsburg; 908/454-5500

Saturday, 11-12; Somerset County

20TH ANNUAL SOMERSET COUNTY’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST. Sites will hold tours led by costumed interpreters and actors portraying historical figures, special collections and exhibitions, and a seemingly unending variety of activities for public involvement and enjoyment. 12 - 4pm. Free.

Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission; 908/231-7110

Saturday, 11-12; Sussex County

Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council; 973/383-0027

 

Friday, 17; Hackettstown

NJ Highlands Coalition; 973/588-7190

Friday, 17; Ringwood

WICKED WALK AT WEIS. Halloween fun. 6:30 - 9:15pm. $25. 150 Snake Den Road. More...

The New Weis Center; 973/835-2160

Fri - Sun, Oct 17 - 26; Basking Ridge

HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. The Lord Stirling Theater Company $25. 450 King George Road. More...

Farmstead Arts; 908/636-7576

Saturday, 18; Augusta

Sussex County Harvest Festival; 973/579-0500

October 18; Delaware

TREASURES BY THE RIVER. A fall art and antiques fair beautifully blending artisans and antique vendors. Indoor and outdoor settings in a large historic barn and in the pristine riverside amphitheater. 10am - 4pm. Free. Route 46 and Ramsaysburg Road on the Delaware.

Ramsaysburg Historic Homestead

Saturday, 18; Pohatcong

POHATCONG’S HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR. Explore an eclectic mix of stone and clapboard structures dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. 10am - 5pm. $25 / $65 winery train. Alba Vineyard, 269 Route 627.

Pohatcong Township Historic Preservation Commission; 908/387-1493

Sunday, 19; Lambertville

AUTUMN HOUSE TOUR. The annual self-guided tour includes historic public and private sites and canal walks. 11pm - 4pm. $40/ $30 advance. Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead, Rt. 29.

Lambertville Historical Society; 609/397-0770

Sunday, 19; Morristown

RARITAN CANAL LECTURE SERIES. Linda Barth explores the Delaware and Raritan Canal in this presentation. 2pm. Free. 45 Macculloch Avenue. More...

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum; 973/538-2404

Wednesday, 22; Andover

GALA CELEBRATION OF LOCAL FOOD AND FARMS . Feast on appetizers, main courses and desserts created with the finest local ingredients at tasting stations prepared before you by our region’s finest chefs. 6pm. $150. Perona Farms.

Foodshed Alliance; 908/362-7697

Thursday, 23; Washington

DAY OF THE DEAD--DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION. Celebrate with a traditional Mariachi Band, sugar skull face painting, fire pit, vendors. 5 - 9pm. Free. Pocket Park, 44 E Washington Ave..

Washington Business Improvement District; 908/689-4800

Friday, 24; Harmony

FRIGHT NIGHT. Visit with our Storyteller at the farmstead. Reservations required. 7 - 8pm. Free. 3026 Belvidere Road (Rt. 519). More...

Harmony Historic Preservation Commission; 908/475-6507

Saturday, 25; Morristown

Arts Council of the Morris Area; 973/285-5115

Saturday, 25; Washington

HOMETOWN HALLOWEEN. Trick or Treating in the downtown shopping district of Washington Borough, DJ playing Halloween music, prizes for best costume, best group costumes and best pet costume. 3 - 5pm. Free.

Washington Business Improvement District; 908/689-4800

Sunday, 26; Flemington

DVOOR FARM BARN . Tours led by architect Chris Pickell, at 10 am and 12:30 pm Free. 111 Mine Street.

Hunterdon Land Trust; 908/237-4582

November

Saturday, 1; Boonton

NJ Highlands Coalition

Saturday, 1; Delaware

Ramsaysburg Historic Homestead

Saturday, 1-2;

Explore Warren History Trail

Monday, 3; Hackettstown

COLONIAL TAVERNS OF NEW JERSEY. Presentation by Nucgaek Gabriele 7 - 9pm. Free. American Legion, 494 Willow Grove.

Hackettstown Historical Society; 908/850-3365

Saturday, 8; Flemington

Hunterdon County Parks; 908/782-1158

Saturday, 8; Netcong

TALES FROM THE GREAT SWAMP. World premiere performance of the puppet show. 4pm. Free. 7 Ledgewood Avenue.

The Growing Stage; 973/347-4946

Sunday, 23; Flemington

DVOOR FARM BARN . Tours led by architect Chris Pickell, at 10 am and 12:30 pm Free. 111 Mine Street.

Hunterdon Land Trust; 908/237-4582


Upcoming Events...


Ongoing Programs and Events

NJ Highlands Coalition, Boonton

Maxfield Engine House, 713 Main Street. ; 973/910-2400

NJAA Observatory, High Bridge

Weekends • ASTRONOMY PROGRAMS. New Jersey Astronomical Association Observatory is open to the public every weekend from Memorial Day to Halloween. Saturday evening programs begin at 8:30 PM and include a tour of the facility and public viewing of planets/deep space objects through the 26" telescope, as well as other smaller scopes. On Sunday afternoons from 2-5 PM, the public is invited to look at sun spots through the 10" scope equipped with special solar filters. For additional information, call or visit NJAA’swebsite.

Voorhees State Park, Rt. 513. ; 908/638-8500

United Astronomy Clubs of NJ, Hope

Above, the Rosette Nebula is approximately 130 light years in diameter and 5,000 light years from Earth. Young stars at the center excite the surrounding hydrogen gas and cause it to glow. The photograph was taken at the UACNJ site in Jenny Jump State Forest by Gregg Waldron, MMAS

Jenny Jump State Park. ; 908/459-4366

Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center , Oxford

908/637-4125

Morristown National Historical Park Morristown

30 Washington Place; 973/539-2016 x210

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