NJ Happenings: Festival Of Ballooning & more!

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What’s Happening in NJ this Weekend

What’s happening in NJ this weekend ? Here are some great free or inexpensive activities to do with your family over the weekend! It’s always nice to have a plan!

Saturday 7/26/14:

NJ Renaissance Fair

Cost:  $11-$20
Description:  Spend the day with family in the magical village of Crossford.  Join the players of the New Jersey Renaissance Faire as they bring their amazing interactive theater talents to West Orange for the first annual New Jersey Arts Incubator Renaissance Faire.  Entertainment abounds with acrobats, fire breathing, Shakespeare and music as well as the action of comedy sword fighting and drama.  Also peruse the wares of our fine craftsmen that bring our village to life.
Location: Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive, West Orange, NJ
Time:  10 am – 5 pm
More Info: NJ Renaissance Fair

Honey Bee Festival And Bee Fair

Cost:  FREE for Members – $7 child / $10 adult Non-Members
Description: Learn all about bees by finger-painting a bee mural, tasting honey, making an antenna headband, planting a bee garden, watching an un-BEE-lievable beekeeping demonstration, and creating a chromatography butterfly.
Location: Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown, NJ
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
More Info:  Honey Bee Festival And Bee Fair

Sunday 7/27/14:

77th Annual Warren County Farmers’ Fair And Balloon Fest

Cost:  $7 for adults and $4 for ages 5-12. Children 4 and Under Free
Description:  Visitors will find old-fashioned fun with balloon launches, tethered rides, and other entertainment.
Location: Warren County Fairgrounds, Phillipsburg, NJ
Time:  12 noon – 10 pm
More Info:  Warren County Farmers’ Fair And Balloon Fest

32nd Annual Quickchek Festival Of Ballooning

Cost:  $30 adults; $15 children; free kids 3 and under
Description:   Watch tons of hot air balloons float into the sky, plus enjoy concerts, a 5K race, family entertainment, crafters and vendors, food, fireworks, and lots more.
Location: The Solberg Airport, 39 Thor-Solberg Rd, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Time:  Times Vary
More Info: 32nd Annual Quickchek Festival Of Ballooning

Be sure to check out NJ Family for even more Family Friendly activities. Feel free to add more events below to share with others.  I love to see what’s happening in your neck of the woods 🙂 I would love to know what you’re doing!