Sad news this week - New Jersey is looking to mandate that all remaining 24-hour diners will now be required to close at midnight. We are devastated. 😔
Okay, all jokes aside - here's what's actually happening in Jersey this first weekend of April...did I get ya’ on this April Fool’s Day? 😂
This weeks newsletter is going to look a bit different - because well, Easter. There is not a lot of events happening this week that are not Easter related (or mostly kid) related. Next week we will get back to the usual look and feel.
In safety news - the bears are waking up! As spring arrives, black bears in New Jersey are emerging from their winter siesta and ready to eat! Keep those garbage cans sealed, and get more tips here to keep you and your family safe. And remember, they are our neighbors - we can live with them harmoniously!
Easter Fun
If you've got little ones, this weekend is basically Christmas... except with bunnies. Please be sure to double check event dates and times before heading out!
Bordentown - Easter Egg Hunt on 4/4
Cape May - Easter Fashion Stroll on April 5
Chester - Springtime & Family Festival and Brunch with the Easter Bunny through April 4
Chester Township - Easter Bunny Visit and Egg Hunt at Hacklebarney Farm on April 2–4
Delran Egg Hunt & Spring Festival on 4/4
Egg Harbor Township - Celebrate Easter at Storybook Land on April 3, 4 & 6
Elmer - Coombs Barnyard Egg & Veggie Hunt on April 3 & 4
Flemington - Easter Bunny Express on April 4
Hammonton - Easter Egg-stravaganza on April 3
Hammonton - Easter EGGspress at DiDonato’s Family Fun Center on April 3 & 4
Howell - Easter Eggstravaganza at G&G Stables on April 4
Lenola - Fire Dept. Egg Hunt on 4/4
Long Branch - Spring Celebration at the Pier on April 4
Long Valley - Ort Farms Annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 3 & 4
Medford - Egg Hunt Hayrides on Now–April 4
Middle Township - Easter EGGStravaganZOO on April 3–5
North Arlington - NAVES Egg Hunt on 4/4
North Wildwood - Elks Annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 4
Ocean City - The Great Egg Hunt on April 4
Phillipsburg - Easter Bunny Train Ride on April 4 & 5
Phillipsburg - Under the Lights Egg Hunt on 4/4 at Shappell Park
Princeton - Bunny Trail Spring Festival on April 4 & 5
Richland - Seashore Lines Easter Bunny Express on April 4
Ridgewood - Easter in the Park on April 4
Smithville - Easter Parade on April 5
Vernon - Heaven Hill EGGstravaganza on April 3 & 4
Wall Township - Easter Celebration at Historic Allaire on April 4
West Berlin - Easter Egg Hunt at Diggerland on April 4 & 5
Whippany - Annual Easter Bunny Express on April 4
Woodstown - Easter Bunny Express on April 3 & 4
April 3-5
Weekend Things To Do
Asbury Park - Soup Can magazine Canniversary celebration featuring art, poetry, music on 4/4
Cranford - Celebrate Super Mario Day on 4/3 or 4/4 with a Super Mario Stroll in Downtown Cranford.
Keansburg - Amusement park and boardwalk grand opening is this weekend
Morristown - Forever K-Pop revue band performance on 4/3
Morristown - Fosterfields Living Historical Farm opening day on 4/1
New Brunswick - Tribute concerts So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience (4/3) and Yellow Brick Joel (4/4) at The State Theatre of NJ
Swedesboro - Dalton Farms opens on April 2nd and welcomes in their 7th annual Tulip Festival. Event runs through April 24 and they are open daily from 10am-7pm, tickets can be found here
Vineland - Grab a movie at the last drive-in movie theater in NJ, Delsea Drive-in Theatre which is hosting their season opening this weekend
Whippany - Chill Out Autograph Expo featuring stars like Brooke Shields, Dolph Lundgren and more from 4/2-4/4
The Cherry Blossoms are coming!
Branch Brook park in Newark is expected to have their Cherry Blossoms in full bloom April 5-12. Did you know the park features over 5,300 trees - more than Washington DC?
The annual Cherry Blossom festival runs from 4/4-4/19 and it is one of the events that makes NJ so special! It is worth the trip no matter which part of Jersey you call home.
credit: Branch Brook Park
Home of the Week
The Oldest Home on the Block
While your neighbors are arguing over Trex decking vs. composite, the Hall House in Harmony Township has been quietly standing since 1750. Original timbers. Pine floors. Two fireplaces. Two barns. And a staircase style, the Jersey Winder, that most people don't even know exists. This is one of Warren County's oldest surviving homes, and it is on the market for just $375,000.
Home is a 2BR/1BA with one heck of a sunroom and 1.59 acres of land to enjoy.
credit: Realtor.com
Millburn’s Beak Week Fundraiser
If you love birds, this fundraiser is for you.
Beak Week! is a fun, friendly fundraising and birding competition where participants of all ages and skill levels form teams and collect pledges and donations for the number of bird species identified from April 17-24, 2026.
To participate, Beak Week birders identify and count bird species and ask family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to donate to the Arboretum based on the number of species tallied. All funds raised support Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary in Short Hills.
A Gift as Beautiful as She Is
Handcrafted from nature and made to glow, give Mom a moment of calm
with a coconut shell candle this Mother’s Day. Shop Kind Hive today!
Plan Ahead
Dark Force Fest on 5/1 at the Sheraton Parsippany
Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival on 5/9 at Cold Spring Village, Cape May
Stampede Rodeo (Bulls on the Beach) on 5/15 in Wildwood
NJ Renaissance Fair from 5/23-6/14 in Columbus
NJ Bookstore Crawl from 6/5-6/7
Contribute to Wander Jersey
Your contributions go directly toward keeping Wander Jersey going so I can create more content, provide future deals and create events to build a stronger community. I appreciate any and all support to keep this resource going! Jill
In The News
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