This coming year, New Jersey is prepared to host a number of events and festivals that are chock-full of distinctive celebrations. The state of New Jersey is one of the top popular destinations during the New Year celebrations and visitors from other states flock here to usher in the New Year in style. Both locals and visitors enjoy live music, food, wine tastings and more. Check out the exciting things that will be happening during January 2018 and NJ events to attend.
Hoboken Food & Culture Tour
Where: River St. & Hudson Pl., Hoboken, NJ 07030
When: 7th January 2018
This event has been taking place every year for the last nine years. The 2018 event will focus more on family businesses and everything available will be handmade. This tour offers a more authentic experience to visitors looking to enjoy great food and local historical interests. Each tour will take about three and a half hours and visitors will enjoy a number of food establishments such as home of “Cake Boss” and Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop.
Art Weekend
Where: Barsky Gallery, 49 Harrison St., Hoboken, NJ 07030
When: January 1st to January 31st 2018
The art weekend held at the Barsky Gallery is a popular event that hosts a large number of visitors every year. The gallery is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday. If you are an art lover, you need to make a point to visit the Barsky Gallery to enjoy a quiet time where you can focus more to view art from all over the world. Visitors are offered a glass of wine as they make their rounds in the gallery to make their experience more phenomenal.
Victorian Holiday Gift Boutique
Where: Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Island Heights, NJ 08732
When: Dec 2nd 2017 to January 21st 2018
If you are a shopaholic, this is an event that you will not want to miss. Artists from the Ocean County Artists’ Guild will showcase their unique specialty items at the boutique. Visitors can shop for jewellery, handmade pottery, collages, small paintings and original tree ornaments. Only a few of these items will be available so you need to head in as early as possible so that you don’t miss out on amazing stuff. While shopping for original items, refreshments will be served at the gorgeous Victorian house.
North Jersey Orchid Show and Sale
Where: Rutgers University Douglass Cook Student Center, NJ 08901
When: January 12th to January 14th 2018
This is a great outdoor event for people looking to enjoy what nature has to offer. This event is New Jersey’s oldest and largest orchid society and in 2018, it will be holding its 51st show and a special sale Friday. There will be more than 250,000 species of flowering plants in the venue and the show will feature hundreds of blooming orchids of all colours, sizes and shapes from all over the world.
Most people move at the beginning of the year for different reasons and New Jersey welcomes a number of new homeowners every year. If you are planning to buy a property in NJ, ensure that you go through the recent property listings to get the ideal house in the area you want.Contact a seasoned realtor to help you with your search.