Sometimes it’s nice to enjoy a fun family day out and about. And, sometimes it’s nice not to shell out big bucks to enjoy that day. Here’s twenty events between April 25th and May 9th that you can enjoy freely throughout New Jersey.
Free Things To Do in NJ: April 25th – May 9th
1. Family Game Night
Thursdays in April & May at 6:00 pm
Jersey City Public Library
472 Jersey Avenue
Jersey City, N.J. 07302
201-547-4526
2. Rutgers Day
Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Rutgers University Campuses
New Brunswick and Piscataway, NJ
3. 41st Annual New Jersey Folk Festival
Saturday, April 25th, 2015 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Grounds of the Eagleton Institute
Rutgers University – Douglass Campus
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
4. Hudson County Earth Day 2015 Fair
Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Liberty State Park
Jersey City, NJ 07305
5. 2nd Annual Bergen County EarthFest Overpeck
Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Overpeck County Park
50 Fort Lee Rd., Leonia, NJ 07605
6. 3D Printing Workshop
Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Hoboken Public Library
500 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-420-2346
7. Terhune Orchards 40th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday & Sunday, April 25 & 26, 2015 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540
609-924-2310
8. Stick and Stone Storytime with Beth Ferry
Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 11:00 am
Word Bookstore
123 Newark Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-763-6611
9. Big Hero 6
Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 2:00 pm
The Heights Branch Library
14 Zabriskie St., Jersey City, NY 07307
201-547-4556
10. Toddler Arts & Crafts
Mondays, April 20 & 27, 2015 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Union City Main Library
324-43rd St., Union City, NJ 07087
201-866-7500
11. Preschool Crafts
Tuesdays, April 21 & 28, 2015 from 10:30 am to 11:30am
Branch Library
1800 Summit Ave., Union City, NJ 07087
201-866-7503
12. Groove on Grove
Wednesdays, between May and September 2015 from 6:00 pm to 9:00
Jersey City, NJ
13. The Restoration Fair Returns!
Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
Montclair Historical Society
108 Orange Rd, Montclair, NJ 07043
973-744-1796
14. Cora Hartshorn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary Ar-b-que
Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 11:00 am to 02:00 pm
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary
324 Forest Dr. South, Short Hills, NJ 07078
973-376-3587
15. Mad Science with Julie Serritella
Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Hoboken Public Library
500 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-420-2346
16. Annual KUEZ Town-Wide Yard & Sidewalk Sale
Saturday & Sunday, May 2 & 3, 2015 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Kearny, NJ 07032
17. Renaissance Faire in Historic Smithville
Saturday & Sunday, May 2 & 3, 2015 from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
Historic Smithville & Village Greene
615 E. Moss Mill Rd., Smithville, NJ
18. Hoboken Arts & Music Festival
Sunday, May 3, 2015 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Washington St. bet. Observer Hwy & 7th St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030
19. Frogs Are Green International Children’s Art Exhibition
Beginning Monday, May 4, 2015 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
John W. Meagher Rotunda Gallery – City Hall
280 Grove St., Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-547-4333
20. Where Are My Books? Storytime with Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11:00 am
Word Bookstore
123 Newark Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-763-6611