Find over 60 Must-Do things to do in New Jersey this summer with the family! Be sure to bookmark this page as we’ll be updating it throughout the summer.
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Play at a Playground or Park. Or have a picnic in the park!
- Atlantic County
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape-May County
- Cumberland County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Salem County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
Watch A Performance At:
NJ Performing Arts Center
1 Center St., Newark, NJ 07102
973-642-8989 | facebook | Calendar
Mayo Performing Arts Center
100 South St., Morristown, NJ 07960
973-539-8008 | facebook | Calendar
Bergen Performing Arts Center
Palisades Court 30 N Van Brunt St., Englewood, NJ 07631
201-227-1030 | facebook | Calendar
Union County Performing Arts Center
31601 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065
732-499-8226 | facebook | Calendar
South Orange Performing Arts Center
1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ 07079
973-275-1114 | facebook | Calendar
Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Dr., Millburn, NJ 07041
973-376-4343 | facebook | Calendar
PNC Bank Arts Center
116 Garden State Parkway, Holmdel, NJ 07733
732-203-2500 | facebook | Calendar
State Theatre NJ
15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-246-7469 | facebook | Calendar
Stockton Performing Arts Center
101 Vera King Farris Dr., Galloway, NJ 08205-9441
609-652-9000 | Calendar
See a $1 Movie at Regal Theaters
Take the Kids Bowling for free!
Go to the Museum for free!
Enjoy a Kids Eat Free night!
Northern New Jersey Activities
Feed Farm Animals At Brookhollow’s Barnyard
301 Rockaway Valley Rd., Boonton Township, NJ 07005
Cost: $5 (Ages 3 and over)
201-400-4505 | facebook
Float Down The Delaware River
121 State Rt. 12, Frenchtown, NJ 08825
Cost: $28 (Mon. thru Fri.) | $35 (Weekends & Holidays)
908-996-5386 | groups@delawarerivertubing.com | facebook
Pick Blueberries And Other Fruit At
Hillview Farms
223 Meyersville Rd., Gillette, NJ 07933
908-647-0957 | facebook
Watch A Soccer Game At The Red Bull Arena
600 Cape May St., Harrison, NJ 07029
877.RB.SOCCER | facebook | Schedule
Go Back In Time At Medieval Times
149 Polito Ave., Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071
Cost: $36.95 (Ages 12 & under) | $62.95 (13 & over)
1-866-543-9637 | facebook
Gaze At Stars At Dreyfuss Planetarium
49 Washington St., Newark, NJ 07102
973-596-6550 | facebook
Cool Down With Some Homemade Ice Cream From Applegate Farm
616 Grove St., Montclair, NJ 07043
973-744-5900 | facebook
Smell Some Flowers at The Presby Memorial
Iris Gardens
474 Upper Mountain Ave., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Suggested Donation: $8 per person
973-783-5974 | info@presbyirisgardens.org | facebook
Wander Through The Dinosaur Exhibit At The Morris Museum
Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960
Cost: $7 (Ages 3 thru 12) | $10 (Ages 13 & over)
973-971-3700 | info@morrismuseum.org
Dig At The Sterling Hill Mining Museum
The Sterling Hill Mining Museum
30 Plant St., Ogdensburg, NJ 07439
973-209-7212 | info@sterlinghillminingmuseum.org | facebook
See A Water Fall At Paterson Great Falls
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
72 McBride Ave., Paterson, NJ 07501
973-523-5295
Run Through A Meadow
New Jersey Botanical Garden
Ringwood, NJ 07456-0302
973-962-9534 | facebook
Play Mini Golf In A Safari
Turtle Back Zoo
560 Northfield Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052
973-731-5800 | facebook
Walk with Dinosaurs
Field Station: Dinosaurs
One Dinosaur Way, Secaucus, NJ
Central New Jersey Activities
Learn About Planes
Alexandria Field Airport
70 Airport Rd., Alexandria, NJ 08867
908-735-0870
Think Outside The Box At The Center for Contemporary Art
2020 Burnt Mills Rd., Bedminster, NJ 07921
908-234‑2345 | facebook
Pick Raspberries & Other Fruit At Bonacorsi
Family Farm
1137 Croton Rd., Flemington 08822
Play With Trains At Northlandz
495 US-202, Flemington, NJ 08822
908-782-4022
Visit Grounds for Sculpture and Become a Park Explorer
18 Fairgrounds Rd., Hamilton, NJ 08619
Cost: Free-Children (5 and under) | $10-Children/Students (6-17 or with college id) | $15-Adults | $12-Senior (65+)
609-586-0616 | info@groundsforsculpture.org | facebook
Visit the Twilights Lighthouse
Lighthouse Rd., Highlands, NJ 07732
732-872-1814 | twinlightshistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Make Your Own Pizza At OMG ‘Make Your Own Pizza’ & Game Lounge
4745 US Highway 9, Howell NJ 07731
732-961-3090 | facebook
Learn About Nature At The Trailside Nature & Science Center
452 New Providence Rd., Mountainside, NJ 07092
908-527-4000 | pubinfo@ucnj.org | facebook
Sit In The Big Green Chair At Rutgers Gardens
112 Ryders Ln., New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
732-932-8451| facebook
Pick Some Blackberry & Other Fruit At Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton NJ 08540
609-924-2310 | facebook
Visit the Princeton University Art Museum
McCormick Hall, Princeton, NJ 08542
609-258-3788 | puamweb@princeton.edu
Play Laser Tag At Laser Park
45 Everett Dr., Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
609-936-1800
Skate At Skate 22
1235 W Chestnut St., Union, NJ 07083
908-686-6838
Beat the Heat at iPlay America
110 Schanack Road Freehold, NJ
732-577-8200 | Facebook
Spend a Day at the Vineyards
Laurita Winery
35 Archertown Rd New Egypt, NJ
(609) 752-0200
Southern New Jersey Activities
Play in the Ocean
Learn About Sports at The Bridgeton Hall of Fame All Sports Museum
Burt Avenue Recreation Center
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
856-451-7300
See Animals at The Cohanzick Zoo
45 Mayor Aitken Dr., Bridgeton, NJ 08302
1-856-453-1658 | facebook
Learn About Marine Animals at The Marine Mammal Stranding Center
3625 Brigantine Blvd., Brigantine, NJ 08203
609-266-0538 | facebook
Visit The Sea Animals of Adventure Aquarium
1 Riverside Dr., Camden, NJ 08103
Cost: $18.95-Children (Ages 2-12) | $25.95-Adult(Ages 13+)
856-365-3300 | facebook
Learn About Birds At The Cape May Bird Observatory
701 East Lake Dr., Cape May Point, NJ 08212
609-884-2736 | facebook
Watch A Movie At Delsea Drive-In Theatre
2203 S. Delsea Dr., Vineland, NJ 08360
856-696-0011 | info@delseadrive-in.net | facebook
Learn How Glass Is Made At The Heritage Glass Museum
25 E High St., Glassboro, New Jersey 08028
856-881-7468 | facebook
Play At An Indoor Water Park
CoCo Key Water Resort
915 Route 73, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Cost: $27.99 (online purchase) | $32.99 (at the door purchase)
877-494-COCO(2626) | facebook
Sahara Sam’s Oasis Indoor & Outdoor Water Park
535 N Route 73, West Berlin, NJ
Cost: $23.95 (3 and over)
856-767-7580 | facebook
Climb A Rock Wall At Elite Climbing
67 Old Kings Highway, Maple Shade, NJ 08052
Cost: $11-Children (14 & under) | $15-Adult | $13-Student/Military
856-273-1370 | facebook
Climb Lucy The Elephant
Josephine Harron Park, Margate, NJ 08402
609-823-6473 | info@lucytheelephant.org | facebook
Learn About Aviation at The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
Cape May Airport (WWD)
500 Forrestal Rd, Rio Grande, NJ 08242
Cost: $10-Children 3 thru 12 | $12-Adults
609-886-8787 | aviationmuseum@comcast.net | facebook
Explore Wetlands At The Wetlands Institute
1075 Stone Harbor Blvd., Stone Harbor, NJ, 08247
Cost: $6-Children (3 thru 12) | $8-Adults
609-368-1211 | facebook
Learn About Different Insects At Insectropolis
1761 U.S. 9, Toms River, NJ 08755
732-349-7090
Hands on Fun at the Garden State Discovery Museum
2040 Springdale Road Cherry Hill, NJ
856-424-1233
Outside New Jersey
Watch A Broadway Play
Aladdin
New Amsterdam Theatre
214 West 42nd St., New York City NY 10036
866-870-2717 | facebook
The Lion King
Minskoff Theatre
200 W 45th St., New York, NY 10036
866-870-2717 | facebook
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
St. Luke’s Theatre
308 W. 46th St., New York, NY 10036
212-239-6200 | facebook
Matilda
Shubert Theatre
225 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036
212-239-6200 | facebook
Play At Sony Wonder Technology Lab
550 Madison Ave. At 56th St., NY, New York 10022
212-833-8100 | facebook
Visit Coney Island
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
info@coneyisland.com
Get Wild at the Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
718-220-5100
Discover Different Kinds Of Flowers
1635 River Rd., New Hope PA 18938
215-862-2924 | bhwp@bhwp.org | facebook
Touch Everything At The Please Touch Museum
4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-581-3181 | facebook
Play in a Castle
Open dawn to dusk, everyday
Central Park
425 Wells Rd.,PA 18901
215-348-9915 | info@doylestownpa.org
Learn About Philadelphia At The Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-965-2305 | facebook
Get Creative at the Crayola Factory
30 Centre Square, Easton, PA
610-515-8000
Be part of the Wolf Pack at Great Wolf Lodge
1 Great Wolf Drive Scotrun, PA 18355
800-768-9653
Day Out with Thomas Tour 2015
Strasburg Rail Road 301 Gap Road Ronks, PA
866-468-7630
Visit the Sweetest Place on Earth
Hershey Park 100 Hershey Park Drive, Hershey, PA
Spend Sunny Days at Sesame Place
100 Sesame Road Langhorne, PA
866-464-3566
