Fall Fun in Morris County: Wine, Walks, Music & More!

🍂 Fall Fun in Morris County: Wine, Walks, Music & More! 🍁

The first October weekend in Morris County is packed with community charm, seasonal flair, and something for everyone—whether you're sipping local wine at the Grand Harvest Wine Festival, chatting with mayors on a scenic walk at Jones Woods, time-traveling with George Washington during the Revolutionary Pub Crawl, or jamming out at the NJ Guitar Summit. Family-friendly fun continues with First Friday bat crafts, Oktoberfest, browsing garage sales, clean-up days, flu clinics, and more. 🎉

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FEATURED EVENTS

Grand Harvest Wine Festival - Sat Oct 4 12:00 pm

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

Cozy sweaters, autumn foliage and some of New Jersey’s best wineries can only mean one thing… The Grand Harvest Wine Festival is back! 

Join us on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th, from noon until 5:00 PM at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morristown for a cherished Morristown autumn tradition that’s surely marked on your October calendar.

It’s the perfect opportunity to spend a delightful fall weekend amidst wonderful people, exceptional wines,… [more details]

A Walk with Your Local Mayors - Sat Oct 4 12:00 pm

Jones Woods

Take a Walk with Your Local Mayors! 

Mark your Calendars
📅 Saturday, October 4
 🕛 12:00 PM
 📍 Jones Woods – Trailhead at Fairmount & Hillcrest Avenues 

Join us for a community walk with your local mayors:
Mayor Donna Guariglia-Morris Township,  Mayor Robert Conley – Madison Borough, Mayor Carolyn Dempsey – Chatham Borough, Mayor Michael Choi – Chatham Township. 

Come enjoy the trails, meet your mayors, and connect with neighbors!

[more details]

Revolutionary Pub Crawl - Sat Oct 4 12:30 pm

multiple Morristown pubs

Revolutionary pub crawl comes to Morristown October 4th!

After years of sellout success in Lambertville, NJ/New Hope, PA, the one of a kind Revolutionary pub crawl is finally making its way to historic Morristown on Friday, October 4th!

Part town tour, part interactive, theater, and part party, the event brings history to life as George Washington, Ben Franklin, Samuel Adams, Admiral Degrassi, and even the infamous Benedict Arnold, make appearances at four local pubs, and share their stories… [more details]

Other Events

Morris Plains Police Department Open House - Thu Oct 2 5:30 pm

Morris Plains Police Department

Join us for Police Department Open Houses on the following Thursdays: October 2, and October 16, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM,

just before the Borough Council Meeting. 

• Tour our headquarters

• Meet your police officers

• Learn about our growth, equipment, and future plans 

Come see how we’re building a safer, stronger Morris Plains—together. We look forward to welcoming you!

[more details]

Flu Clinic - Fri Oct 3 12:00 pm

Montville Senior Center

Montville Township Health Department's 2025 Flu Clinic on October 3rd at the Senior House!
Montville Township Health Department will hold a Flu Clinic on Friday, October 3rd from 12-1pm at the Senior House. Walk-Ins are welcome. Please check the flyer for important details!
See FLYER for details!
[more details]

Bat-tastic First Friday! 🦇 - Fri Oct 3 5:00 pm

Boonton Holmes Public Library – Maker’s Space

Bat-tastic First Friday! 🦇
📅 Friday, October 3rd
⏰ 5:00 PM

📍 Boonton Holmes Public Library – Maker’s Space 

Join the Boonton Green Team for a kid-friendly evening all about bats! 

✨ What’s happening: 

Fun & educational bat presentation

Coloring sheets & hands-on craft

Learn why bats are so important for our community & ecosystem 

👻 Drop in anytime during Boonton’s First Friday Halloween celebration. 

🎃 Free & family-friendly! [more details]

Troubadour Concerts - David Wilcox with Todd Dennison - Fri Oct 3 7:30 pm

Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

There are songwriters who chronicle life; David Wilcox metabolizes it. He has long been a quiet force in American folk music – a musician’s musician, a writer’s writer, and a seeker whose gift lies in making the personal feel universal. 

With The Way I Tell the Story (2025), Wilcox proves that resilience isn’t just a survival skill—it’s an art form. The music he’s creating now comes from a place that can’t be faked. In recent years, Wilcox’s life has been shaped by his wife’s Parkinson’s… [more details]

Garage Sale Weekend - Sat Oct 4 9:00 am

Multiple Locations

Morris Plains Garage Sale: WeekendSaturday, October 4th & Sunday, October 5th from 9am to 4pm (Rain or Shine!)

Distribution of maps and list of participants at the following locations: Presbyterian Church (Hillview & Speedwell Avenue– Saturday Only), Farmer’s Market (Merchants Block – Saturday only), Morris Plains Pharmacy (712 Speedwell Avenue—Fri & Sat Only), Lovey’s (corner of Hanover & Stiles Avenue—Fri/Sat… [more details]

Boonton Community Litter Clean-Up Day - Sat Oct 4 9:30 am

Boonton Town Hall

Boonton Community Litter Clean-Up Day
📅 Date: Saturday, October 4th
 🕤 Time: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
 📍 Meeting Location: Boonton Town Hall
 

Join your neighbors and the Boonton Green Team for a community-wide effort to keep Boonton clean and beautiful!
 We’ll provide bags, gloves, and even a free t-shirt (while supplies last) to all participants.
 Together, we’ll walk Boonton’s streets and collect litter to help our community shine.
 ✨ Let’s do our part for a cleaner, greener Boonton! ✨[more details]

The Folk Project - NJ Guitar Summit - Sat Oct 4 9:30 am

Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

The NJ Guitar Summit returns, featuring workshops with Three Guitar Masters 

The second New Jersey Guitar Summit will present a day of in-depth workshops for acoustic guitar players of all levels on Saturday, October 4, beginning at 10:00 am at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown. This year’s instructors are internationally renowned guitarists Beppe Gambetta, Tony McManus, and Jefferson Hamer.
The event will feature Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced… [more details]

Bottle Hill Day 2025 - Sat Oct 4 10:00 am

Bottle Hill Day 2025 – Celebrating 50 Years!
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2024, from 10am to 6pm on Kings Road in Madison, NJ.

Please join us for this signature Madison, NJ event! We are inviting you to Bottle Hill Day 2025 on Saturday, October 4. This year will mark the 50th year of this premier street festival, which has continued to grow yearly since it was first established in 1974 by Mayor Elizabeth Baumgartner.
With the expansion a few years ago onto Kings Road, this rain-or-shine street festival… [more details]

Hillside Hose Oktoberfest - Sat Oct 4 2:00 pm

Hillside Hose Company No. 1

Hillside Hose Company No. 1 will host their annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the firehouse. Learn more on their calendar or Facebook page. [more details]

Troubadour Concerts - The NJ Guitar Summit Evening Concert - Sat Oct 4 8:00 pm

Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

The NJ Guitar Summit Evening Concert is a concert for everyone. Three masters of the acoustic guitar, Beppe, Jefferson and Tony are featured in a showcase for their world-class talents, picking guitars and singing songs.

BEPPE GAMBETTA brings American and European Roots together in a blend of energetic grooves and passionate melodies, giving new life to wide range international and American musical sources. He is songwriter of great depth and maturity, whose original songs seamlessly blend… [more details]

Grand Harvest Wine Festival - Sun Oct 5 12:00 pm

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

The second day of the Grand Harvest Wine Festival!

The Grand Harvest Wine Festival is back!

Join us on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th, from noon until 5:00 PM at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morristown for a cherished Morristown autumn tradition that’s surely marked on your October calendar.

It’s the perfect opportunity to spend a delightful fall weekend amidst wonderful people, exceptional wines… [more details]

East Hanover Farmers' Market - Mon Oct 6 12:00 pm

Lurker Park

East Hanover Farmers Market, Monday's 12:00pm - 6pm.  June 2, 2025 - November 24, 2025 [more details]

Flu Clinic - Tue Oct 7 10:00 am

The Thomas Rinaldi Center

The East Hanover Health Department announces the annual INFLUENZA clinic for residents of East Hanover and Roseland ages 18 and older. The clinic will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at The Thomas Rinaldi Center, Fifth Street at Lurker Park, East Hanover.

PRE-REGISTRATION AND APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED. [more details]

Flu Clinic - Tue Oct 7 3:00 pm

Municipal Building

Montville Township Health Department 2025 Flu Clinic on October 7th at the Municipal Building!
Montville Township Health Department will hold a Flu Clinic on Tuesday, October 7th from 3-4:30pm at the Municipal Building. Registration required! [more details]

Kids Night at the Firehouse - Tue Oct 7 6:00 pm

Fairchild Fire House

Save the Date!

Join us for one of our favorite community events—featuring emergency vehicles, a balloon artist, snacks, and more!
🚒 Fairchild Fire House
 📅 October 7, 2025
 📍 2 Burnham Road
 🕕 6–8 PM

[more details]

Genealogy meeting - Tue Oct 7 6:15 pm

Morris Area County Library

The Morris Area Genealogy Society presents "Making the Most of Indirect Evidence: Forming Sound Genealogical Conclusions" by speaker Sydney F. Cruise. The meeting will be held in person on Tuesday 10/7/25 from 6:15-8:15pm at the Morris Area County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave, Whippany and also on Zoom. [more details]

More Upcoming Events!

Morristown Festival of Books - Oct 10 & 11, 2025

Morristown & Mayo Performing Arts Center

North Jersey's premiere event for book lovers kicks off Friday night at 7:30pm! The keynote event welcomes Rick Atkinson, two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning historian, to discuss his latest bestseller, The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780. Atkinson will bring to life the sweeping story of the American Revolution from the very ground where key moments unfolded. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the foremost voices in historical scholarship today. [more details]

Music for the People - Sat Oct 18 1:00 pm

Historic Kellogg Mansion

It's the 90th Anniversary of the WPA's Federal Art Project! Discover and American Legacy 1935-1939.

"Music for the People" is a live, interactive event that brings to life the first arts program created during the New Deal from 1935 - 1939. Tapping into the power of music and culture, the all-ages event includes something for everyone. [more details]

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