New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning The New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America and is the premiere family entertainment attraction in New Jersey.  It holds the dual distinction of being a recipient of The New Jersey Governor's Award for Best Special Event, as well as being rated by NJ Monthly as "The #1 thing to do in New Jersey!" Held annually at Solberg Airport in Readington, NJ, the festival truly has something for everyone!  From twice daily mass ascensions of up to 100 special shape and sport hot air balloons, to headlining concerts, non-stop family entertainment, hundreds of crafters and vendors, great food, a new Drone Light Show, a balloon glow, and more, the festival is jam-packed with stuff to do.

U-Pick Berries and Flowers U-Pick Raspberries & Blackberries - Weekends 9am to 4pm last car in at 3pm We currently do not take credit cards, an ATM will be on premises. Field fee is $3.00 per person plus cost of berries, field fee for children under 2 yo, free. Raspberries & Blackberries are in the same field, so its one entry fee for both berries. U-Pick Raspberries: We have containers for you to use. 6 oz – $4.00 12 oz – $8.00 U-Pick Blackberries by the pint: $8 Berry picking info: RASPBERRIES - only pick VERY RED berries, they will not ripen once off the bush. If they are ready for picking, they will come off the bush very easy, but be careful they are very delicate. You will need to pick the branches up and look under to be able to find them. BLACKBERRIES - only pick VERY BLACK berries, berries with any red or purple on them are not ripe and will be sour. Blackberries are also bigger than raspberries and not as delicate. They are also a bit easier to pick. U-Pick Flowers- Field fee is $3.00 per person plus cost of flowers, field fee for children

We've gathered the best-of-the-best Farms & Artisans from the Raritan Watershed Region every Sunday from 10am - 1pm at Duke Farms. Stop by for all your grocery shopping needs & much more as our vendors will be fully stocked and ready! Alstede Farms- farm fresh veggies & fruits + baked goods America's Kettle Corn - fresh popped kettle corn Bon Nut Butters & Sweets - stone ground nut butters & more Bountiful Gardens - fresh flower bouquets & all things plants! CALDO Sauce / Hot Sauce 4 Good- local hot sauce & steak sauce Gorgeous Goat Creamery & Soap - goat milk, goat cheese, soap, lotion & pottery Haring Family Farm - eggs, pasture raised pork & grassfed beef The Healthy Hummus Broad - sweet/savory hummus & more Hoboken Farms - fresh bread, pastries & prepared meals Jams By Kim - artisan made jams *Japanese Weekend-cold processed soaps *JD Gourmet- olive oils, balsalmics The Kombucha Bar LLC- kombucha on tap Krakus Polish Delicatessen - kielbasa, pierogies & more Maha Premium Granola- all things granola Martenette Farms - farm fresh veggies, flowers & more Mediterranean Goods - argon oils, spices & cutting boards Neshanic Station Apiaries - all things honey &

Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage Historic Houses Tours Pass through the checkered Flemish bond brickwork at Old Dutch Parsonage into the historic home of the founder and first president of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Continue through the historic kitchen for Hope Farm and enter the largest home built during the Revolutionary War in New Jersey. Learn about the women and men in slavery and freedom who comprised the "military family" at George Washington's winter headquarters and the challenges and accomplishments of the Commander-in-Chief during the Continental Army's Middlebrook Cantonment from December 1778 to June 1779.