NJ Mascots Visit Capitol For National New Jersey Day

TRENTON, NJ — State officials celebrated National New Jersey Day last weekend by paying tribute to some of the Garden State's most well-known faces — and it wasn't Bruce Springsteen or Jon Bon Jovi.

In a video posted on the state of New Jersey's social media pages, state officials rounded up who they called "the best of the best" when it comes to the Garden State. After a brief nod to celebrities like Springsteen, Danny DeVito, and the Jonas Brothers, the video reveals a lineup of popular New Jersey sports mascots.

"As we brainstormed what it truly means to be a New Jerseyan — the grit, the attitude, the passion — we couldn't think of a better group to represent us than the mascots that call the Garden State home," the video's narrator says.

The quirky video continues to George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" and shows mascots including the Rutgers Scarlet Knight, the Princeton Tiger, Stevens Institute of Technology's Atilla the Duck and Buster from the Jersey Shore BlueClaws hanging out at the state Capitol in Trenton.

Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy also marked National New Jersey Day by having lunch with the couple who are in the process of eating at every diner in the state of New Jersey.

"From the diner capital of the world, Happy National New Jersey Day!" Murphy wrote on X.

According to NationalToday.com, National New Jersey Day is celebrated on July 27 and marks New Jersey being the third state to join the union. The holiday was started in 2009 following a recommendation by state lawmakers.