Bernards Township Mayor's Fall Festival Returns For 2023

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Mayor's Fall Festival for 2023 is returning to Bernards Township on Sept. 30.

Presented by the Bernards Township Parks & Recreation, the festival will be held at the Municipal Complex and Astor Fields from 2 to 5 p.m. Parking is available at Ridge High School, 268 S Finley Ave.

The festival will include pumpkin rolling races, hay rides and a corn maze, DJ, games, arts and crafts, free cider and donuts, historical tours, touch-a-truck, and free face painting.

There will also be a costume exchange pick-up where residents can exchange gently used youth costumes.

Costumes, that are clean and free of rips and stains, can be dropped off from Sept. 25 to 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Recreation Department at 1 Collyer Lane.

For every costume dropped off, residents will be given a voucher to pick up a costume at the Mayor's Fall Festival. Leftover costumes will be donated.

For questions call the rec department at 908-204-3003.

High School Student Volunteers are needed to help at the festival from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 - Click Here to Download an Application Form

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