5 Events Happening In Burlington County This Weekend

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — Here's a list of upcoming events in Burlington County, courtesy of our friends at Visit South Jersey, the official Destination Marketing Organization for Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties, and the Outer Coast Plain Wine Region in South Jersey.

Johnson's Corner Farm in Medford hosts the Apple/Pumpkin Fall Festival Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. There will be live music from noon to 4 p.m., and a family-friendly corn maze all day. There are also gem mining and rubber duck races, and apple and pumpkin picking hayrides. The festival's food tent will be set up from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. These festivities will run every weekend in September and October, with a special event on Columbus Day. For more information, visit www.johnsonsfarm.com and https://visitsouthjersey.com/events/apple-pumpkin-fall-festival/.

Started in 1989 by lifelong Bordentown City resident and co-founder of the Downtown Bordentown Association, Jackie Reed’s inaugural Cranberry Fest started modestly enough with 12 crafters nestled onto one block of Walnut Street. Guided by Jackie’s vision and leadership the festival quickly grew to include all of the Farnsworth Ave. business district and became one of the area’s largest juried arts and crafts shows with over 175 crafters, artists and vendors, and 40,000(!) visitors annually. Now in its 31st year the Cranberry Festival is firmly established as one of New Jersey’s oldest and largest craft shows. So with an eye to the future, but never forgetting our past, the Downtown Bordentown Association is proud to present Cranberry Fest 2021 on Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. For more information, visit https://visitsouthjersey.com/events/cranberry-festival/.

King's Road Brewing Company will host their Oktoberfest celebration again this year, now through Sunday, at their Haddonfield and Medford locations. Several of the surrounding restaurants will offer special menu items throughout the dates of the event. They will deliver directly to King's Road's beer garden, or, should we say, "biergarten." Judges from the U.S. Stein Holding Association will judge the stein holding challenge. Winners of each heat get a free King's Road Oktoberfest t-shirt, and are automatically entered into the championship on Sunday. Championship winners receive a $250 gift card. For more information, visit https://visitsouthjersey.com/events/oktoberfest-2021-at-kings-road/.

The Mount Holly Food Tour takes place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Downtown Mount Holly, and will include historical information about the town as you walk through the narrow streets. You’ll taste what The Robin’s Nest is known for, and that’s their homemade soups. Dig into a delicious South American breakfast at Kitchen 87, and the tour will stop by The Local for delicious pub fare. The tour will also consist of a sampling of alcoholic beverages. Village Idiot Brewing Company will have craft beer available as you chow down. Enjoy an espresso tasting session and lesson at Colonial Café, which houses coffee from local roaster Evermore Coffee Roasters. To wrap up the tour, there will be a sweet treat at Vincent’s Homemade Ice Cream. Reservations are required. For more information, visit https://visitsouthjersey.com/events/mount-holly-food-tour-12/.

Three bands will perform at DragonFest 2021, which takes place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Edgewater Park. Proceeds benefit the Red Dragon Canoe Club. Rain Date is Sunday. Performances will include:

• Reggae from “Big Fire”
• Bluegrass from “Wood Sounds”
• Classic Rock from “OMGB” aka Old Man Garage Band

Tickets are $25 per person, and can be purchased using cash, check or PayPal. Checks can be mailed to Red Dragon Canoe Club, 221 Edgewater Ave., Edgewater Park, NJ 08010 (Note DragonFest on the envelope). The event is open to all, but a limited number of tickets will be sold. Bring your lawn chair.Concessions will be available, and there will be a 50/50. For more information, visit https://visitsouthjersey.com/events/dragonfest-2021/.