SUSSEX COUNTY HARVEST, HONEY AND GARLIC FESTIVAL. The annual Sussex County autumn celebration features a farmers’ market, family activities, craft demonstrations, agricultural exhibits, food vendors, local artisans, and live music. Shop our farmers’ market for seasonal produce, flowers, and local wine. The Sussex County Beekeepers Assoc. will have educational displays, materials and an array of honey products. For those who love all things garlic, we’ll have the Garden State Garlic Growers. Free family fun, rain or shine! 10am - 4pm. Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road.
POHATCONG’S HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR. Explore an eclectic mix of stone and clapboard structures dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. 10am - 5pm. $25 / $65 winery train. Alba Vineyard, 269 Route 627.
AUTUMN HOUSE TOUR. The annual self-guided tour includes historic public and private sites and canal walks. 11pm - 4pm. $40/ $30 advance. Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead, Rt. 29.
GALA CELEBRATION OF LOCAL FOOD AND FARMS . Feast on appetizers, main courses and desserts created with the finest local ingredients at tasting stations prepared before you by our region’s finest chefs. 6pm. $150. Perona Farms.
DAY OF THE DEAD--DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION. Celebrate with a traditional Mariachi Band, sugar skull face painting, fire pit, vendors. 5 - 9pm. Free. Pocket Park, 44 E Washington Ave..
HOMETOWN HALLOWEEN. Trick or Treating in the downtown shopping district of Washington Borough, DJ playing Halloween music, prizes for best costume, best group costumes and best pet costume. 3 - 5pm. Free.
PUMPKIN ILLUMINATION. With live music, storytelling, art workshops, and more, this free, family-friendly event is the perfect way to enjoy the arts in a beautiful outdoor setting. Bring your carved pumpkins and we'll provide the lights! 5 - 7pm. Vail Mansion, 110 South St..
DVOOR FARM BARN . Tours led by architect Chris Pickell, at 10 am and 12:30 pm Free. 111 Mine Street.
Hunterdon Land Trust; 908/237-4582
November 1; Boonton
FALL CAR TREK. The theme of the Car Trek is How Highlands Iron Forged Our Nation: The History of the Highlands Iron Industry. This scenic 60-mile journey winds through Boonton, Split Rock Furnace, Ringwood Manor, the New Jersey Botanical Gardens, Long Pond Ironworks and Ogdensburg
RIVERSIDE FALL FESTIVAL & HISTORY TRAIL. In conjunction with the Explore Warren History Trail, activities at Ramsayburg will include apple tastings and cider press, apple baked goods sale, home grown produce and grains, country-style fine art, tours of the historic buildings and grounds. 10am - 4pm. Free.. Route 46 and Ramsaysburg Road on the Delaware.
EXPLORE WARREN HISTORY TRAIL. Historic sites in Warren County have coordinated plans for a self-guided county-wide tour, with family activities at each location. Join us for a weekend of fun and discovery as each stop along the trail offers something different and exciting for the whole family. Start at any site and pick up your trail map and guide. Or find schedule details and a digital map at WarrenHistoryTrail.org 10am - 4pm. Free.
TOUCH-A-TRUCK DAY. Dump trucks, fire trucks, ambulances, police cars, military jeeps and lots more parked in one place so kids of all ages can get a close-up look in “a parade that stands still”. 11am - 3pm. Free. Deer Path Park, 120 West Woodschurch Road.
Hunterdon County Parks; 908/782-1158
November 8; Netcong
TALES FROM THE GREAT SWAMP. World premiere performance of the puppet show. 4pm. Free. 7 Ledgewood Avenue.
The Growing Stage; 973/347-4946
November 23; Flemington
DVOOR FARM BARN . Tours led by architect Chris Pickell, at 10 am and 12:30 pm Free. 111 Mine Street.
Hunterdon Land Trust; 908/237-4582
November 29; Wantage
HOLIDAY EVENT AT LUSSCROFT FARM. Three historic buildings, will be open: the historic Manor House, the Carriage House, and the Christmas Cottage! Tour the festively decorated Manor House, learn the history of Lusscroft, enjoy the model train display and live music by the Skylands Dulcimer String Band in front of the massive fireplace. Talented crafters and interesting vendors will fill your holiday shopping list, and you’ll enjoy scrumptious lunch items at the Food Truck by Chefdnj. Presented by the all-volunteer, nonprofit, Heritage and Agriculture Association, Inc., in cooperation with the NJ DEP/Division of Parks and Forestry. 10am - 4pm. $5 admission to the Manor House per adult, kids are free. Funds go to restoration projects at Lusscroft.. 50 Neilson Road.
SEASON OF BLESSINGS . Renaissance polyphony, bluegrass harmonies and contemporary premieres. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday at 3 p.m.. Morristown Presbyterian Church, 57 E Park Pl.
