Toms River Mom

Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Show
Featuring over 90 arts and crafts vendors displaying and selling their wares just in time for the holidays. There will also be live music (DJ Joey V. from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Chuck Lambert’s Blues Band from 1 a.m.-4 p.m.), a variety of food offerings, pony rides from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for the children as well as pumpkin painting all day and a close-up view of a fire engine and ambulance. Free blood pressure screenings will also be offered. Merchants will participate with sidewalk sales.

Main Avenue and Pilgrim Pathway in Ocean Grove
Main Avenue and 45 Pilgrim Pathway
Ocean Grove, NJ 07756

http://www.oceangrovenj.com/

Manchester Branch of TR Library

Spooky stories and crazy science experiments
Family Program
FREE

Safe Trick-or-Treat Night
Thursday, October 29 at 7PM

The Orchestra at Toms River High School North sponsors a Safe Trick-or-Treat Night for all area children and their families along with a short concert in the halls of High School North. The admission fee is a can of food. All food collected during this evening will go towards the International Thespian Society’s Trick-or-Treat So Kids Can Eat drive and will be donated to local area families. For more information call Sue DeGoey or Carolyn Little (732) 505-5705.

Haunted House
Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 18

The Brick Township Police Athletic League holds their 2nd annual Halloween Haunted House at the Brick PAL Youth Center at 60 Drum Point Road in Brick. For more information call 732-477-0144.

5-10PM Saturday October 10th
Indoors and Out, Pioneer Hose Fire House
Drum Point Road, Brick

Haunted Halloween fundraising event to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Rides, food, games, music, face painting and best of all, the Haunted Trail.

$5 per person minimum to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
3yr olds and under are free
732-477-8029

Autumn is here, so it’s time to pack up the mini-van and head out to the Pumpkin Patch!

Here are a few options in Ocean County:

Silverton Farm – 1520 Silverton Road, Toms River , NJ.
Call ahead – 732-244-2621
Pumpkins, hayrides, organic produce

Berry Fresh Farms – 151 Brick Blvd, Brick, NJ (Just after Burlington Coat Factory on Hooper)
Call ahead – (732) 477-0606
Pumpkins, haunted house, hay maze for kids, lots of pumpkins and fresh produce

Argos Farm - 1250 Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731
Call ahead – 609-693-3513
http://www.argosfarm.com/seasonal/ (new prices from last year listed)
pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, restrooms, pony rides, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours

DeWolf’s Farm - 10 West Colliers Mill Road, New Egypt, NJ.
Call ahead – 609-758-2424 or dewolfarm@aol.com
Pumpkins

Emery’s Berry Farm – 346 Long Swamp Road, New Egypt, NJ.
Call ahead – 609-758-8514 or berryfarmer@aol.com
Heritage blueberries, raspberries, pumpkins, pumpkin patch hay ride
(Pics from 2009 at TomsRiverMom.com page on Facebook)

Manahawkin Pick Your Own Berry Farm - 178 Beachview Ave., Manahawkin, NJ.
Call ahead – 609-597-3437
Hayrides, corn maze, sunflower forest, pumpkins, mums, fall deco and farm animals.

This one is in Monmouth… but it looks great!

Casola Farms 178 Highway 34, Holmdel, NJ
Open 7 days (more stuff available on weekends)
732-332-1533

http://www.antoniocasola.com/fallfest.html

Below is a website for more pumpkin patches in the entire state of New Jersey.

And this site has LOTS of information about pumpkin patches all around the state!

http://bestofnj.com/2009/09/24/halloween-in-nj-haunted-houses-hayrides-parades-and-pumpkins/

Silverton Farm – 1520 Silverton Road, Toms River, NJ. Phone: (732) 244-2621. 

 

Open: Mid-May – Nov. 5, Mother’s Day, Christmas, Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am to 5 PM

 

Directions: Route 70 to New Hampshire Ave. S 2 miles left on Silverton Road 1/4 mile on left. 

 

ORGANIC, Strawberries, Raspberries, Pumpkins, Green Beans, Cherry Tomatoes, Flowers 
Also Available:  Our own Honey & Eggs.