What:Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival Where:Hoboken NJ, (Hudson County) Sun. May 4 from 11am to 6pm on Washington St. between Observer Highway & 7th Streets. The festival will feature over 300 artists, sculptors, photographers, craftspeople and food vendors. Enjoy three stages of music featuring local, regional, national and children’s acts. Micky Dolenz of The Monkees will be performing. Click here for more info
May 4th - 23rd
What: Green Meadows Farm Where:Middle Road, Hazlet, NJ 732-335-5589 Learn about animals! Green Meadows farm is a Children's farm with guided tours of hundreds of farm animals. For a great hands-on experience, how about milking a real cow? Children can pet and feed animals as well as enjoy a tractor drawn hayride. http://greenmeadowsfarmnj.com/
May 10th
What: Behind the Scenes Tour Where:JENKINSON’S AQUARIUM 300 Ocean Ave.Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Discover what goes on behind the scenes when you work at an aquarium. Learn what it takes to feed, clean, and enrich all of our animals on a daily basis. Tour the building from top to bottom while learning about our animals along the way. All participants must wear closed-toed shoes! Call to pre-register: 732-899-1659. http://www.jenkinsons.com/aquarium/school.cfm
May 12th
What: Garden Expo & Plant Sale Where:310 Milltown Rd, Bridgewater, NJ, 908-526-6293
Master Gardeners of Somerset and Hunterdon Counties will hold our 15th annual Garden Expo and Plant Sale. 70 kinds of Heirloom tomatoes and 50 different kinds of peppers not found in garden centers. Also, herbs, deer resistant plantings, including shurbs, flowers and small trees, plus more will be available, all at reasonable prices. This community event will be held on the grounds of the Ted Blum 4-H Building at 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, between Routes 202 and 22. 9AM to 1PM
May 16th - 17th and 18th
What: Spirited Cape May Weekends Where:Cape May NJ, 609-884-5404
The weekend package is $125 per person. The weekend begins at 6 p.m. Friday, May 165th with a four-course dinner with wines themed to the Sunday Wine School Class (Wines for Summer Sipping). Enjoy a guided tour and tasting at the award-winning Cape May Winery on Saturday and a Wine School Class on Sunday afternoon to complete your experience. Click here for more information
May 17th
What: 19th Annual NJ State Chili and Salsa Cook-Off Where:Washington Street, Toms River, NJ 732-341-8738
Enjoy live musical entertainment, vendors, crafters, children's rides and games There will be chili and salsa tasting available all day! Tasting kits are available for a small fee. Dozens of chili and salsa contestants from all over the tri-state area compete for prize money in this ICS sanctioned competition. http://www.downtowntomsriver.com/chili/chilisiteframe.htm
May 24th
What: Springtime County Craft Fair Where:Cumberland County Fairground, Millville NJ
9am to 3pm. 100 Craftsmen, Free shopping bags, bake sale, flower & garden sale, Home Show displays, Home Party Plans, Food, Kids crafts and live music. http://www.sjpumpkinshow.com/