Check out what’s happening this weekend!
New Jersey Audubon’s 72nd Annual Cape May Fall Festival
Thursday, Oct. 18 to Sunday, Oct. 21
Cape May Convention Hall, 714 Beach Ave., Cape May
New Jersey Audubon will host birders from far and wide for a weekend immersion into one of the best places in the world for birding – Cape May! NJA and its Cape May Bird Observatory are also taking over Convention Hall, where everyone is invited to visit a variety of vendors with a natural twist, and for the first time ever, Nature Nick’s Animal Adventures – the most diverse collection of travelling exotic animals in the world. For more information, visit www.njaudubon.org.
Lower Township Pumpkin Festival & Share the Harvest Food Drive
Saturday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m.
Historic Cold Spring Village, 720 Rt. 9 S., Cape May
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., families can enjoy pumpkin painting and games. A variety of crafters will sell their wares along the Village’s shell-paved lanes. Vendors will be selling hot dogs, funnel cake and other snacks. Visit a haunted house at the Village Barn and hop on a fall hayride through the farm. Don’t miss the Children’s Halloween Parade at 11 a.m. Admission is free! Guests are encouraged to donate non-perishable goods to the ‘Share the Harvest’ Food Drive.
Good Eats Food Truck Festival
Saturday, Oct. 20 at 11 a.m.
Fox Park, Ocean Avenue between Montgomery & Burk, Wildwood
Enjoy world cuisine, music from DJ Slice, fun for the kids and more. 12 food trucks will line Fox Park along with retail and craft vendors to provide the ultimate culinary experience. The Good Drinks Bar will be serving beer, wine and other select beverages throughout the day. Kids will enjoy the 20-foot rock wall, air jumpers, bounce house, face painting and more. There will also be a cornhole tournament and a Battle of Good Eats, where the food trucks will provide their best dishes to win the title. The event is FREE to enter all day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.seasidecompaniesusa.com or email hungry@goodeatsfestival.com.