Don’t hide inside this January, there’s plenty of things to do in New Jersey! Get out and explore foodie festivals, indoor farmers markets, beer festivals, wine weekends and more!

20+ NJ Food, Wine & Beer Events To Warm Up Your January:

Food Trucks and Fireworks

January 1, 12PM – 6PM

Enjoy the first day of the new year for Fire & Ice, Food Trucks & Fireworks! Tuckerton Seaport is will be offering complimentary admission for a full day of family-friendly activities. The end of the night with commence in fireworks!

The Tuckerton Seaport, 120 Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ

Cost: Free

West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market’s Indoor Farmer’s Market

January 5 & 19, 10AM – 1PM

Now in its 13th year, the Indoor Farmers Market attracts folks from far and wide around amazing local food and producers. Meander throughout the rooms of the Windsor Athletic Club to find winter produce, pastured meats and poultry, fresh seafood, mushrooms, artisan cheeses, sauces, jams, chocolates, wine and much more. Plan on a morning filled with good food, live music and positive vibes!

Windsor Athletic Club-USAWAC; 99 Clarksville Rd, West Windsor, NJ

Cost: Free

Hunterdon Land Trust’s Winter Farmers’ Market

January 6 & 20, 11AM – 1PM

Join the Hunderdon Land Trust’s Winter Farmers’ Market which runs the first and third Sundays of every month from December to early May. New participants this year include seafood vendor, Local 130 Seafood; Aquasprouts Farm, an aquaponics farm with lettuce and kale; Oak Grove Angus Farms with beef; Picklelicious, who offers an incredible assortment of pickles and olives; and Will’s Amazing Vegan Burgers. They’ll also host a number of returning farmers and vendors including Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, Comeback Farm, Sandbrook MeadowFarm, WoodsEdge Farm, Fired Up Flatbread Co., Purely Farm, Fieldstone Coffee Roasters and River Lea House.

111 Mine St, Flemington, NJ

Cost: Free

Denville Farmer’s Market

January 6 & 20, 10AM – 1PM

In its tenth year, the market will feature 25+ vendors ranging from artisan products and food vendors to local farms.

Downtown Denville, Bloomfield Ave Parking Lot, Deniville, NJ

Cost: Free

Princeton Farmer’s Market

January 10 & 24, 10AM – 3PM

Join the Princeton Farmers’ Market in the Community Room, located on the first floor of the Princeton Public Library. Offering a variety of goods including local, organic fruits and vegetables, free-range beef, poultry, pork, eggs, cheese, pickles, honey, baked goods, linens, nut butters, and more!

Princeton Family YMCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place Princeton, NJ

Cost: Free

Booze and Chews Dinner Event

January 17, 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Kick off the New Year with Bourbon and BBQ at this fundraiser for the Asbury Park Fire Department. Food will be provided by Local Smoke BBQ.

Langosta Lounge, 1000 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ

Cost: $30

Cheers Morristown (Rescheduled from Nov 10)

January 19, 6PM – 9:30PM

Cheers Morristown will feature craft beer, wine & spirits with over 150 styles to sample. Meet the Brewers, Distillers and Wineries and mingle with the experts who will be in attendance. Guests will enjoy samples for the entire evening paired with Live entertainment, delicious food (for purchase), games & vendors.

Morristown Armory, Morristown, NJ

Cost: Tickets $20 Off with Code NEWJERSEYISNTBORING

Bellview Winery’s Winter Wine Weekend

January 19 & 20, 12PM – 5PM

On January 20th and 21st Bellview Winery will be ringing in the new year with their annual Winter Wine Weekend. Beat cabin fever with wine tasting, special platters just for the weekend, the sounds of acoustic guitar in the tasting room and a toasty bonfire to get rid of that winter chill! Think about bringing friends and family along, because attending this event is free! Wine tasting is optional at $6 for 8 tastes and a souvenir glass to bring home.

Bellview Winery; 150 Atlantic St, Landisville, NJ

Cost: Free

Laurita Winery Winter Fest!

January 19 & 20, 11AM – 8PM Sat, 11AM – 7PM Sun

Wine, food trucks, and ice sculpture…what more can you want? Laurita Winery is once again putting on it’s annual Winter Fest, a fun event for the whole family. Bring your lawn chairs & blankets and keep warm by one of Laurita’s many fire pits.

Laurita Winery, 85 Archertown Rd, New Egypt, NJ

Cost: $5, Under 21 Free

Hot Chocolate Open House at Cora Hartshorn Arboretum

January 21, 10:30AM

Spend the day at the Arboretum to learn about the exciting things going on in 2019, including their plan to build a nature discovery area! At 10:30 experts from Wild Birds Unlimited will be teaching everyone how to attract a variety of winter birds to their yards. Take a hike, play a game, hear a story, and enjoy their winter wonderland!

324 Forest Dr S, Short Hills, NJ

Cost: Free

Ales for Whales 2019

January 24, 6PM – 9PM

Ales for Whales at the Hidden Sands Brewing Company supports the work at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. The $35 price of admission includes an evening of great brews and food from over 20 restaurants. You’ll also have a chance to check out great auction and raffle items.

Hidden Sands Brewing Company; 6754 Washington Ave, Unit B, Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Cost: $35

New Year, New Flavour: Red Bank’s Premier Tasting Event

January 24, 6PM – 9PM

Red Bank Flavour has a new twist for a new year! Enjoy an evening of fantastic flavours from some of Red Bank’s finest restaurants, amazing dessert purveyors, and artisan breweries – all to benefit The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide and the Red Bank Business Alliance. The party will rock to the beat of the Sherri Pie Band while you feast on the best food and spirits Red Bank has to offer. This year, each restaurant will offer new flavors for you to vote on and decide if they should feature them throughout the year!

The Molly Pitcher Inn, 88 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank, NJ

Cost: $50

Fire & Ice Festival

January 26, 10AM – 4PM

Once again on Saturday January 26, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM downtown Mount Holly will be the place to warm your tummy and see lots of artistic eye candy while having plenty of free family friendly fun. The ice carvers will transform 300 pound blocks of ice into beautiful crystalline works of art, throughout town, beginning at 10:00 and continuing until 4:00 p.m. Plan to spend the day in Mount Holly for this free family friendly fun event with lots of photo ops so be sure post your photos on social media with the hashtag #FandINJ.

Downtown Mount Holly, NJ

Cost: Free

Asbury Park Beerfest

January 26 & 27, 3 Different Sessions

Asbury Park Beerfest returns to the historic Convention Hall on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Featuring local craft beer, cider, vendors, and more!

Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ

Cost: $40 advance, $45 at the door. $10 DD

Annual Taste of Charity: A Wine Tasting Event

January 27, 3PM – 6PM

Community Affairs and Resource Center will be hosting a Charity Wine Tasting Event to benefit and support the free programs and services it provides to the community. Join the fun at the Re-Store Coastal Habitat for Humanity in Asbury Park for an afternoon of Wine and Pie!

Re-Store Coastal Habitat for Humanity, 1105 Memorial Drive, Asbury Park, NJ

Cost: $50

Annual Taste of Long Branch 2019

January 28, 5:30PM – 8:30PM

Join the Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce for their annual “Taste of Long Branch”, an event showcasing the local restaurants and the talented chef of Long Branch, NJ. Be prepared to taste delicious food from multiple restaurants and bakeries. The Taste of Long Branch is a night to eat, drink, and be merry. Rooney’s cash bar will be open for the evening.

Rooney’s Oceanfront Restaurant, 100 Ocean Ave N, Long Branch, NJ

Cost: $50

Montclair Farmers’ Market

Every Saturday, 9AM – 1PM

Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Seafood, Meats, Eggs, Breads, Preserves, Pickles, Wines, Apple Cider, Spices, and Cut Flowers, to name a few.

Walnut Street Train Station, 86 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ

Cost: Free

Stangl Factory Market

Every Saturday, 9AM – 3PM

Join the Stangl Factory for their indoor, year-round farmers’ market featuring over 30 artisanal vendors. Enjoy the Factory’s unique atmosphere as you browse the offerings which include locally-sourced vegetables, grass-fed meats, artisan breads and cheeses, pastured eggs, specialty prepared foods and desserts. The market also has a fine selection of crafts, including handmade baskets, turned wood, soaps and bath products and hand spun yarn. Great cuisine begins with well-selected ingredients, and a sustainable lifestyle means shopping locally wherever possible. The Stangl Factory Farmers’ Market gives you a wonderful opportunity to incorporate the best of what Hunterdon County and the surrounding areas have to offer!

Mine Street & Stangl Road, Flemington NJ

Cost: Free

Ramsey Farmers Market

Every Sunday, 10AM – 2PM

Weekly Vendors include Aunt Vicky’s Bickys, Anita’s Guacamole, Blooming Hill Farm, Cactus Pete’s Beef Jerky, Cooperstown Cheese Co, Dr. Pickle, Earth Nurture Gardens, Gourmet Nuts and Dried Fruits, Homespun Chili, Lynnhaven Goat Cheese, Madura Farm, Meredith’s Bread, Mostly Myrtles, OM Champagne Tea, Orchards of Concklin, Paolo’s Kitchen, Pie-Eyed Pizza, Pura Vida Fisheries, Satori Unlimited (Bien Cuit/Balthazar/Hudson Bakery, Hawthorne Valley Farm), Southtown Farm, Spice it Up, Spoon Me Soups, Taiim Shack Mobile, Teagevity, True Foods, Woods Edge Wool Farm

Eric Smith School, 2 Monroe St, Ramsey, NJ

Cost: Free

Morris County Farmer’s Market

Every Sunday 10AM – 1PM

The Morris County Winter Farmers’ Market is produced in partnership with the Foodshed Alliance Farmers’ Access Network and Grow it Green Morristown. The market features local vendors featuring produce, bread, desserts and more!

Alexander Hamilton School, 24 Mills Street, Morristown, NJ

Cost: Free

Ideas of Things You Can Do this January!

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