30 NJ Father’s Day Events That Are Better Than a Tie

Atlantic County

North to Shore Festival

📅 June 14–29 | 📍 Atlantic City

This massive multi-week festival celebrates Jersey talent, diversity, and creativity across 50+ venues in Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and Newark. Father’s Day weekend falls right in the middle — think live music, pop-ups, food specials, and the energy AC is known for.

Bergen County

Open Cockpit Weekend at the Aviation Hall of Fame

📅 June 20 | 📍 400 Fred Wehran Drive, Teterboro

At the Aviation Hall of Fame your dad can climb into the cockpit of a rare Lockheed Bushmaster plane and a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter. There’s also the M*A*S*H Bell 47 helicopter (cue the theme song) and a Space Station display featuring items used by Buzz Aldrin. This is the kind of stuff dads absolutely lose their minds over. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $12 kids under 12, under 2 free.

Burlington County

Father’s Day Weekend Sports Card & Collectibles Show

📅 June 19–21 | 📍 Moorestown Mall

Free admission. Sports cards, autographed memorabilia, collectibles, vintage finds, and apparel. If your dad still has his ’86 Mets cards in a shoebox somewhere, he’ll feel right at home. Free.

Camden County

Miller Farms Monster Truck Show

📅 June 20–21 | 📍 Miller Farms, 134 N Grove Street, Berlin

Monster trucks doing daring and dangerous stunts, quad racing, a Pit Party with driver meet-and-greets, photo ops, food trucks, and a Kid Zone. It’s loud, it’s ridiculous, and your dad is going to love every second of it. $30 adults, $15 kids

Cape May County

Cape May Music Festival

📅 Through June 21 | 📍 Cape May

The 36th annual Cape May Music Festival wraps up on Father’s Day — classical, chamber, and jazz performances in some of the most beautiful seaside venues in the state. Intimate concerts, meet-the-artist receptions, and the Bach’s Lunches series that pairs live music with fine dining. A refined Father’s Day for the dad who doesn’t need another power tool.
Various venues • capemaymac.org

Cape May Historic Climbs

📅 June 21 | 📍 Cape May

Let Dad enjoy a free climb to the top of the Cape May Lighthouse and World War II Lookout Tower. Lighthouse is open from 10am-5pm and WWII Lookout is from 11am-3pm.

Cumberland County

Running The Ave 5K Race

📅 June 21, 8 AM | 📍 603 E Landis Avenue, Vineland

Kick off Father’s Day morning with a 5K down Landis Avenue. Great for the active dad who’d rather earn his brunch than just show up to it.

Essex County

Earthquake Father’s Day Comedy Show at NJPAC

📅 June 21, 7 PM | 📍 1 Center Street, Newark

Comedy heavyweight Earthquake is bringing his annual Father’s Day show back to NJPAC with guest stars TK Kirkland, Donnell Rawlings, and more. If your dad’s love language is laughing until he can’t breathe, this is the move.Tickets from $55

Gloucester County

Father’s Day Wrestling Event

📅 June 21 | 📍 Newfield (Pride Wrestling Club)

Kids challenge their dads on the wrestling mat. No experience necessary — just show up and try to pin the old man. This might be the most “New Jersey” Father’s Day event on the entire list and we mean that as the highest compliment.

Hudson County

Father’s Day Showdown at RPM Raceway

📅 June 21 | 📍 99 Coles Street, Jersey City

Electric go-karts, VR zombie battles, racing simulators, 14-lane bowling, billiards, and an arcade. RPM Raceway is basically dad paradise with a competitive edge. Challenge him. Let him win. (Or don’t.)

Hunterdon County

Father’s Day Special at Black River & Western Railroad

📅 Father’s Day Weekend | 📍 80 Stangl Road, Flemington

Dad rides FREE on a vintage diesel train through the rolling hills of Hunterdon County. The round-trip excursion between Flemington and Ringoes includes a stop at the railroad museum and gift shop. Train dads, this is your Super Bowl. Dad rides free with child ticket purchase

Mercer County

Father’s Day Winery Weekend at Terhune Orchards

📅 June 20–21 | 📍 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton

Wine tasting with $2 off for dads, live music, a farm trail, barnyard animals for the kids, plus a classic car show on Saturday. It’s wholesome, it’s relaxed, and there’s wine. What more do you want?

Classic Car Show

📅 June 20 | 📍 140 Dutchneck Road, Hightstown

Classic car show with pet adoptions, food and drinks, music and 50/50. Proceeds benefit the VFW Post 5700.

Middlesex County

Father’s Day Open Swim at Five Star Swim School

📅 June 21 | 📍 East Brunswick & Edison, Middlesex

Dads can splash around in heated, indoor saltwater pools with the family. It’s low-key, it’s fun, and the pool is warm — not the frigid shock of the Atlantic in June. Multiple locations across the state; East Brunswick and Edison cover Middlesex.

Check fivestarswimschool.com for times and locations

Monmouth County

31st Annual Father’s Day Cruise to the Jersey Shore Car Show

📅 June 21, 9am-3pm | 📍 100 Ocean Avenue North, Long Branch

Rods, customs, classics, and race cars on the oceanfront at Pier Village. Food, a DJ, and shopping. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House. $15 spectators

Battle of Monmouth Reenactment

📅 June 20–21 | 📍 Manalapan (Monmouth Battlefield State Park)

Hundreds of reenactors recreate one of the largest battles of the American Revolution — cannons, cavalry, muskets, the whole deal. Camp tours, historical talks, and the legend of Molly Pitcher are all part of the Battle of Monmouth weekend. This is especially massive this year with the America250 celebration. A $15/car suggested donation gets you the whole weekend.

Father’s Day at Monmouth Racetrack

📅 June 21, 12 PM | 📍 175 Oceanport Avenue, Oceanport

Father’s Day brunch in the Dining Club or BYO cooler in the picnic area. Dad can also enter to win VIP Lynyrd Skynyrd concert tickets. Free admission for dads.

Fluke Tournament

📅 June 20, 6am-4pm | 📍 1 Marina Bay Ct., Highlands

Annual Frank Thomas Memorial Fluke Tournament with all proceeds going towards a scholarship for trade education. Win prizes, enjoy a BBQ and complimentary drink. $50 per person, under 12 free.

Freshwater Fishing Derby

📅 June 20 & 21, 2-5pm | 📍 2 locations, Howell & Freehold

A fishing derby for both beginners and experienced anglers. Free clinics, prizes, container of worms with registration fishing poles available for rent. Saturday is at Manasquan Reservoir in Howell and Sunday is at Turkey Swamp Park in Freehold. $34 per family of 4, $10 per person.

Morris County

Tri-County Fair

📅 June 18–21 | 📍 140 Green Pond Road, Rockaway

This is a full-blown Father’s Day weekend fair – carnival rides (The Zipper, anyone?), live music, monster truck rides, an acrobat extravaganza, drone light shows, and enough fair food to put a man in a happy coma. The Tri-County Fair is free to enter, $5 per vehicle, rides have a fee.

Father’s Day Train Rides at Whippany Railway Museum

📅 June 21 | 📍 1 Railroad Plaza, Whippany

A 45-minute vintage train ride on a historic Morris County railroad, plus a museum with locomotives and model trains. From $13

Ocean County

Father’s Day at Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach

📅 June 21 | 📍 800 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights

Dads ride FREE with a full-paying child under 16 — amusement park rides AND the waterpark. Bring the kids, hit the boardwalk, maybe grab a sausage and peppers. This is peak Jersey summer.

Father’s Day Festival at Dancer Farm

📅 June 20–21 | 📍 19 Archertown Road, Plumsted

Live music, food trucks, beer, Laurita Wine & sangria, lawn games, and gorgeous farm views. The relaxed country vibe Father’s Day was made for. $10/ticket

Passaic County

NJ Air Show

📅 June 19–21 | 📍 West Milford (Greenwood Lake Airport)

This is legitimately one of the biggest Father’s Day weekend events in the state. The NJ Airshow features world-class aerial performers, a massive drone show, fireworks, and pyrotechnics shooting off airplane wings. The day-to-night show is unlike any other airshow in the country, and it’s right here in Jersey. Celebrating America’s 250th, too.Tickets from $25

Salem County

Cowtown Rodeo

📅 June 20 (Saturday Night) | 📍780 Harding Highway, Pilesgrove

America’s longest-running weekly professional rodeo, celebrating 72 consecutive years. Bull riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing, saddle bronc — the whole deal, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Gates open at 6 PM, show at 7:30. You haven’t truly experienced South Jersey until you’ve been to Cowtown on a Saturday night.

Father’s Day Fuel Fest at Coombs Barnyard

📅 June 21 | 📍 20 Route 77, Elmer

A day full of trucks, tractors, cars, great food, and live music. $5 per person.

Somerset County

Summer Train Fest at Pacific Southern Railway

📅 June 20 | 📍 Skillman

James “Murr” Murray from Impractical Jokers (yes, really) and his wife Melyssa are hosting this at their massive 5,000-square-foot train museum. Multiple running train layouts, a live band, food truck, balloon animals, a working R2D2, and meet-and-greets with local fire and EMT crews. This is genuinely one of the most unique events on the list. $10, under 10 free.

Sussex County

NJ Beer & Food Festival at Crystal Springs Resort

📅 June 20 from 2pm-6pm |📍 Hamburg (Crystal Springs Resort)

Dad can enjoy an unlimited BBQ buffet. Over 200 beers, ciders, and hard seltzers. Live music. Goat races. Axe throwing. Laser clay shooting. Giant beer pong. This is basically a dad fever dream brought to life in the Skylands. Kids are welcome, but honestly, this one’s for the guys.

Union County

Cranford Jaycees Father’s Day Fishing Derby

📅 June 21 | 📍 1024 Springfield Avenue, Cranford (Nomahegan Park)

The Leonard Snyder Memorial Fishing Derby. Pond stocked with fish, rods at the ready, completely free. If your dad just wants to sit by the water and not talk for a while, this is it. That’s love. Free

Warren County

Brook Hollow Winery — Classic Cars, Cookout & Corks

📅 June 21, 11am-3pm | 📍 594 State Highway 94, Columbia

A classic car show at a winery with a cookout and live music? This is the Father’s Day trifecta. And it’s free to attend (food costs extra). Warren County coming in clutch.