10 Things To Do With Your Kids This Fall In NJ

Busy back-to-school schedules in the fall make it harder for New Jersey parents to spend meaningful time with their children.

It’s a matter of intentionally scheduling time. From seasonal harvest festivals to laser shows, kid-friendly concerts and Halloween celebrations, several upcoming events in New Jersey are perfect for creating fall traditions and lasting memories with the kiddos.

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Here are 10 upcoming kid-friendly events you shouldn’t miss (some events may require tickets or pre-registration):

• Fall Fireworks Festival
  
  • Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
  • Location: Riverfront Park (on River Road at Maxson Avenue)
  • Details: Enjoy food vendors, drinks, and fun for the family at the Point Pleasant Fall Fireworks Festival, with fireworks at dark to end the evening.

• Kids Boo Fest
  • Dates: Through Nov. 2
  • Location: Six Flags Great Adventure (1 Six Flags Blvd., Jackson)
  • Details: Enjoy a fall festival with family-friendly activities, a Trick or Treat trail, family rides and more.

• Pumpkin Patch Train
• Dates: Oct. 11 & Oct. 12
• Location: The Whippany Railway Museum
• Details: Take a 10-mile, 45-minute round trip from Whippany to Roseland on their Pumpkin Patch Train. After each ride, children with valid train tickets can go to the Pumpkin Patch and pick out a free kid-sized pumpkin and receive a pumpkin decorating kit (while supplies last).

• Howl-O-Ween Family Fest
• Date: Saturday, Oct. 18
• Location: 118 Route 526, Allentown
• Details: Join Marty’s Place Senior Dog Sanctuary to celebrate the fall season and raise funds to help senior dogs in need of safe places to call home. Attendees will be able to enjoy contests, hayrides, music, food trucks and more.

• Not-So-Scary Halloween Laser Show
• Date: Oct. 18, Oct. 21, Oct. 24 & Oct. 25
• Location: Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College
• Details: Enjoy a kid-friendly Halloween laser show featuring the Kidz Bop versions of your favorite Halloween songs.

• Halloween Parade
• Date: Sunday, Oct. 19
• Location: From the corner of Hudson Ave & E. Bergen Place, Red Bank
• Details: Take part in the 77th annual Red Bank Halloween Parade, enjoy fun activities, a pumpkin patch, a trick-or-treat table and more.

• Harvest Festival
• Date: Sunday, Oct. 19
• Location: Croft Farm (100 Bortons Mill Road, Cherry Hill)
• Details: Enjoy shopping, pony rides, a petting zoo, pumpkins, music and more at the Cherry Hill Harvest Festival.

• Hillsborough Township Scarecrow Festival
• Dates: Through Oct. 29
• Location: Outdoors at the Hillsborough Municipal Complex (379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough)
• Details: Take a stroll through the Scarecrow Festival Display throughout the month and cast your vote for your favorite scarecrows created by local residents, businesses, organizations, schools and families.

• Jersey Freeze Trunk Or Treat
• Date: Wednesday, Oct. 29
• Location: Jersey Freeze (120 Manalapan Avenue, Freehold)
• Details: Bring your kids, dress up in your best costumes, and get ready for a “spooky-sweet night of family fun” with music, pumpkin decorating, a costume contest and more.

• Disney On Ice
• Dates: Oct. 29 through Nov. 2
• Location: Prudential Center (25 Lafayette Street, Newark)
• Details: See your favorite Disney characters dance on the ice when Disney On Ice skates into Newark this fall.