2023 Barnegat-Manahawkin Fall Fun Guide: Fall Festivals, More

BARNEGAT-MANAHAWKIN, NJ — The autumnal equinox on Sept. 23 signals the official arrival of fall, but the season is in full swing in Ocean County with everything from fall festivals and hayrides to corn mazes and other harvest events.

Sunny days and crisp evenings are the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the season. One can’t-miss event is Hoofy's Fall Fest in Barnegat, honoring the late Alex Hoffman.

But that’s just the beginning of fun activities taking place over the next couple of months. Below, find the 2023 Patch Guide to Fall Fun in the Barnegat and Manahawkin area:

Festivals

• Argos Farm Fall Festival (Sept. 16 through Oct. 29, Forked River)
• 21 Plus Foundation 2nd Annual Fall Festival (Sept. 23, Veterans Park in Bayville)
• Barktoberfest (Oct. 7, Island Beach State Park)
• Pittie Palooza Fall Festival (Oct. 7, Pine Belt Chevy in Lakewood)
• Silverton Volunteer Fire Co. Annual Fall Festival (Oct. 7, Toms River)
• FallFest Food Truck Festival (Oct. 7 and 8, Laurita Winery)
• 16th Annual Stafford Township Fall Harvest Festival (Oct. 7 and 8, Manahawkin Lake Park)
• Hoofy's Fall Fest (Oct. 21, Barnegat)

Corn Mazes and Hayrides

• Argos Farm (Forked River)
• Emery's Farm (New Egypt)
• R and J Farm (Galloway)
• Happy Day Farm (Manalapan)
• Bullock Farm (Cream Ridge)

Halloween events/haunted houses

• Halloween Family Fest at Lacey Historical Society (Oct. 6 and 7)
• Haunted Trail at Gille Park (Oct. 13 and 14)
• Operation Halloween Terror in the Pines (Oct. 21 and 22)
• Lacey Elks Haunted Hayride and Pavilion (Oct. 27 for Elks members, Oct. 28 for public)
• Toms River Halloween Parade (Oct. 31)