Starting October 29, 2020 | Explore Warren

 

Starting October 29, 2020

“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.” Robert Brault, American Author

Along with Halloween, this weekend brings us a full moon and the end of Daylight Savings Time! If you feel like venturing out, sporting a costume and mask (in addition to the style we've become accustomed to wearing), below you will find numerous welcoming venues, and an extra hour to enjoy yourselves! Go forth, get into the spirit (like the mystery Brass Castle Road resident who put together the creative display pictured above), and find that brightly-lit porch!

It is also time to get in your last digs of pumpkin picking and other "Fall Farm Fun" activities, most of which are coming to end after this weekend. And don't forget to vote by November 3! If you need help with the ins and outs of polling places and drop boxes, visit WarrenCountyVotes.com.

Happy Halloween, Happy Election Day, and Happy Wanderings!

This Week: 

A Weekend Full of Events at Invertase Brewing

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 6:00pm to Sunday, November 1, 2020 - 7:00pm
Trivia nights (Thurs. & Sun.), outdoor music (Fri. & Sat.), food trucks, and hints of a new beer release! Click MORE below for all the details!

Oktoberfest Fundraiser Dinner at Kathy's Kove

Friday, October 30, 2020 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Fundraiser Dinner for Ghana 4E, hosted by Kathy's Kove & Kafe'! Dinner includes salad, Beef Rouladen, red cabbage, German potato salad, dessert and beverage. Suggested donation: $25. 908-689-6878.

Weekend Live Music at Brook Hollow Winery

Friday, October 30, 2020 -
6:00pm to 8:30pm
Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Visit Brook Hollow Winery and Event Facility for live music Friday evening (Bill Ruddy) and Saturday afternoon (SAGE - pictured). Bring your own snacks/meal and enjoy it on the outside covered porch patio with a bottle of Brook Hollow Wine.

Pumpkin Party at Von Thun Farms

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
9:00am to 5:00pm
Von Thun Farms invites you to join them for the last fall family fun of the season! The Bobby Clark Band will be playing 12-4pm.

Scavenger Hunt Trick-or-Treating at Tranquillity Farms!

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
With the purchase of any Fall activity ticket, all children in costume will be given a list of scavenger hunt trick-or-treating clues, which will lead you to different trick-or-treating stations around the farm where staff will hand out treats!

Afternoon Music Under the Arbor at Alba Vineyard

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
12:00pm to 3:30pm
Sunday, November 1, 2020 -
1:00pm to 4:30pm
Relax under the Arbor (weather permitting) with Eric Mintel Quartet (pictured -Saturday, 12-3:30pm), and Kathy Phillips (Sunday, 1-4:30pm). Wine Flights priced at $20-$32 per person (21 and older) and includes cover for music. ($10 cover for music otherwise). Freshly made food available for purchase. 

Hallowine Weekend at Four Sisters Winery

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
12:00pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, November 1, 2020 -
12:00pm to 5:00pm
A fun-filled "Hallowine" Weekend! Take a Hayride to Cornelius's Corn Maze and a PYO pumpkin, all for $10; add a wine tasting for an additional $5. Come dressed in costume and receive a goodie bag! Live music 12-5pm: Janci & Berry on Saturday; Bill Ihling on Sunday.

The Last Midnight Free Outdoor Concert

Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 2:00pm
A Halloween cabaret of scary good songs. Bring the kids for the costume parade, events tables, and more! ALL attendees must complete below screening questionnaire and submit to CSC staff at check in on the day.

63rd Annual Belvidere Lions Club Halloween Parade

Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 2:00pm
Things will be different this year, with no walking participants, but there will be floats, cars, trucks, military vehicles and Tin Lizzies from the Forks of the Delaware.

Hometown Halloween in Washington Borough

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Get dressed up and into the Spirit of Halloween! Hometown Halloween is family fun for kids of all ages featuring a kids costume contest and a pet costume contest. Dove Environmental will offer spooky crafts to make and take. Trick or Treat at participating downtown merchants, and DJ Mitch Hess will be spinning some Halloween tunes.

Barefoot Grape Stomping at Four Sisters Winery

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Are you ready for a smashing good time? It's a one-of-a-kind experience, sure to intoxicate all your senses. Formal wine tasting followed by dinner and dessert, paired with two dessert wines. An educational wine cellar tour describes the processes of wine making and then off with the shoes and socks for the ever-popular Barefoot Grape Stomping! Complimentary wine glass included. $42/person includes tax.

Corinne Mammana at Alba Vineyard

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
5:00pm to 7:30pm
Enjoy live jazz and delicious wine with Corinne Mammana (weather permitting). Review Alba's COVID Policy.

Halloween Mask-Querade Party at Czig Meister

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Costumes encouraged, masks are required. Cover starts at 6pm for all the fun; live music from The Tiger Kings will kick off  at 7pm.

Jukebox Trio @ Panther Pub Halloween Costume Party

Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Costume Party with live music by Jukebox Trio.

United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey Presents: The Universe Can Be a Scary Place

Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 8:00pm
Last free astronomy talk of the year, followed by night sky viewing, weather permitting. Reservations are required! Bring your interest and an open mind to be amazed at the sights in our night sky! This week, "The Universe Can Be a Scary Place" presented by Walt Windish, AAI.

CSC Women Playwrights Series: Drive by Deborah Yarchun

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 7:30pm
Drive is about a community of truckers in a small town in Iowa. They are all forced to shift gears when they lose their jobs to self-driving vehicles and when Gloria becomes the only trucker in town still employed, soon resentments begin to surface. Set in a future not far down the road, Drive explores our collective fears. Admission is by donation at the door, not required, but always encouraged. Advance reservations require a $5 minimum donation.
Continuing: 

Blairstown Farmers Market

Saturday, October 10, 2020 -
9:30am to 1:00pm
Saturday, October 17, 2020 -
9:30am to 1:00pm
Saturday, October 24, 2020 -
9:30am to 1:00pm
Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
9:30am to 1:00pm
Come see your favorite local farmers and food producers at the Blairstown Farmers Market! Open every Saturday through October. Local vegetables, herbs, fruit, meat, eggs, dairy, baked goods, honey, and prepared meals from 25 miles of Blairstown. Plus crafts and kids' activities! 

The Great Pumpkin Train

Saturday, October 10, 2020 -
11:00am to 3:30pm
Sunday, October 11, 2020 -
11:00am to 3:30pm
Saturday, October 17, 2020 -
11:00am to 3:30pm
Sunday, October 18, 2020 -
11:00am to 3:30pm
Saturday, October 24, 2020 -
11:00am to 3:30pm
Sunday, October 25, 2020 -
11:00am to 3:30pm
Sunday, November 1, 2020 -
11:00am to 3:00pm
FINAL WEEKEND! When riding the Great Pumpkin Train, every child gets to pick his or her own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. Trips leave 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm and 3:30pm. Also visit the Ol' Susquehanna Mine and or Corn Maze (additional fee required), and free use of the picnic grove.

Fall Fun at Von Thun Farms

Thursday, October 1, 2020 to Sunday, November 1, 2020
Whether you’re lost, laughing and loving it in the six acre corn maze or picking apples or pumpkins, you’re guaranteed to make memories & enjoy your visit! Online tickets required. Activity area open 10am-5pm Thursday-Sunday. 20+ activities are guaranteed fun for the whole family.

Donaldson Farms' Fall Fun Harvest Weekends

Saturday, October 17, 2020 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, October 18, 2020 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday, October 24, 2020 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, October 25, 2020 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday, October 31, 2020 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, November 1, 2020 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
Activities include picking your own apples, pumpkins and Indian corn; hayrides; 9-acre corn maze and corn cannon. Plus hot apple cider and hot chocolate, and delicious food fresh off the grill; and the abundant offerings available in the Farm Market, including candy and caramel apples, freshly-baked cider donuts, pies, and bread. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 1 (plus Columbus day, Oct. 12).

Fall Fun at Tranquillity Farms

Saturday, October 10, 2020 to Sunday, October 11, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020 to Sunday, October 18, 2020
Saturday, October 24, 2020 to Sunday, October 25, 2020
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Pre purchase WEEKEND TICKETS. Activities will run weekends through October 31:  Hayrides to the pumpkin field or walk to Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze, pumpkin picking, Cow Train, Pumpkin and Apple Launchers, Bounce pillow (follow separate link for bounce pillow procedures and tickets).

Halloween Display at Marshall's Farm Market

Thursday, October 1, 2020 to Saturday, October 31, 2020
A great Halloween display with plenty of photo opportunities. Hayrides offered on weekends, 1-5pm, $5/person includes hayride, cider and a donut. 
Community Corner: 

Tricky Tray

Sunday, November 1, 2020 - 12:00pm
Tricky Tray sponsored by Friends of the Washington Public Library. $20 admission, adults only. Doors open 12pm, drawing at 2:30pm.
Plan Ahead: 

NEXTstage Repertory: The Bachelorette

Thursday, November 5, 2020 to Sunday, November 8, 2020
ANEXTstage Repertory production, The Bachelorette by Leslye Headland is a wicked black comedy about female friendship and growing up in an age of excess. All performances $15 (kids 12 and younger, $10).

Black Cross Band Rocks the Sand Bar

Saturday, November 7, 2020 - 2:00pm
Black Cross Band will be heating up the banks of the Delaware with two sets of southern rock 'n' roll.

CSC Women Playwrights Series: Badlands by Nora Leahy

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 7:30pm
The CSC Women Playwrights Series continues with this play that follows three library employees in the heart of “The Badlands” who have become first responders to the opioid crisis and witnesses to a changing neighborhood. Badlands examines what we owe to each other, and to the places we come from.

Harvest Paint and Sip Night

Thursday, November 12, 2020 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Hackettstown Rotary Club is holding a virtual Harvest Paint and Sip Night fundraiser, a Zoom event where attendees will learn painting skills and techniques while being guided by a professional art

Barefoot Grape Stomping at Four Sisters Winery

Saturday, November 14, 2020 -
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Sunday, November 15, 2020 -
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Are you ready for a smashing good time? It's a one-of-a-kind experience, sure to intoxicate all your senses. Formal wine tasting followed by dinner and dessert, paired with two dessert wines. An educational wine cellar tour describes the processes of wine making and then off with the shoes and socks for the ever-popular Barefoot Grape Stomping! Complimentary wine glass included. $42/person includes tax.

Kids Fall Themed Cooking Class!

Monday, November 16, 2020 - 4:00pm
A fun filled Cooking Class featuring individual homemade apple pies and homemade whipped cream! Presented by Chef it Up 2 Go, Sussex County. Ages 6-13, $30/person.

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We hope you've found this to be informative, and now feel inspired to come out and explore Warren County! If so, please:
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Coming Up: 

Oktoberfest Fundraiser Dinner at Kathy's Kove

Fundraiser Dinner for Ghana 4E, hosted by Kathy's Kove & Kafe'! Dinner includes salad, Beef Rouladen, red cabbage, German potato salad, dessert and beverage. Suggested donation: $25. 908-689-6878.

Weekend Live Music at Brook Hollow Winery

Visit Brook Hollow Winery and Event Facility for live music Friday evening (Bill Ruddy) and Saturday afternoon (SAGE - pictured). Bring your own snacks/meal and enjoy it on the outside covered porch patio with a bottle of Brook Hollow Wine.

Scavenger Hunt Trick-or-Treating at Tranquillity Farms!

With the purchase of any Fall activity ticket, all children in costume will be given a list of scavenger hunt trick-or-treating clues, which will lead you to different trick-or-treating stations around the farm where staff will hand out treats!

Afternoon Music Under the Arbor at Alba Vineyard

Relax under the Arbor (weather permitting) with Eric Mintel Quartet (pictured -Saturday, 12-3:30pm), and Kathy Phillips (Sunday, 1-4:30pm). Wine Flights priced at $20-$32 per person (21 and older) and includes cover for music. ($10 cover for music otherwise). Freshly made food available for purchase. 

Hallowine Weekend at Four Sisters Winery

A fun-filled "Hallowine" Weekend! Take a Hayride to Cornelius's Corn Maze and a PYO pumpkin, all for $10; add a wine tasting for an additional $5. Come dressed in costume and receive a goodie bag! Live music 12-5pm: Janci & Berry on Saturday; Bill Ihling on Sunday.

The Last Midnight Free Outdoor Concert

A Halloween cabaret of scary good songs. Bring the kids for the costume parade, events tables, and more! ALL attendees must complete below screening questionnaire and submit to CSC staff at check in on the day.

Hometown Halloween in Washington Borough

Get dressed up and into the Spirit of Halloween! Hometown Halloween is family fun for kids of all ages featuring a kids costume contest and a pet costume contest. Dove Environmental will offer spooky crafts to make and take. Trick or Treat at participating downtown merchants, and DJ Mitch Hess will be spinning some Halloween tunes.

Barefoot Grape Stomping at Four Sisters Winery

Are you ready for a smashing good time? It's a one-of-a-kind experience, sure to intoxicate all your senses. Formal wine tasting followed by dinner and dessert, paired with two dessert wines. An educational wine cellar tour describes the processes of wine making and then off with the shoes and socks for the ever-popular Barefoot Grape Stomping! Complimentary wine glass included. $42/person includes tax.

CSC Women Playwrights Series: Drive by Deborah Yarchun

Drive is about a community of truckers in a small town in Iowa. They are all forced to shift gears when they lose their jobs to self-driving vehicles and when Gloria becomes the only trucker in town still employed, soon resentments begin to surface. Set in a future not far down the road, Drive explores our collective fears. Admission is by donation at the door, not required, but always encouraged. Advance reservations require a $5 minimum donation.

 
Continuing: 

Blairstown Farmers Market

Come see your favorite local farmers and food producers at the Blairstown Farmers Market! Open every Saturday through October. Local vegetables, herbs, fruit, meat, eggs, dairy, baked goods, honey, and prepared meals from 25 miles of Blairstown. Plus crafts and kids' activities! 

The Great Pumpkin Train

FINAL WEEKEND! When riding the Great Pumpkin Train, every child gets to pick his or her own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. Trips leave 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm and 3:30pm. Also visit the Ol' Susquehanna Mine and or Corn Maze (additional fee required), and free use of the picnic grove.

Fall Fun at Von Thun Farms

Whether you’re lost, laughing and loving it in the six acre corn maze or picking apples or pumpkins, you’re guaranteed to make memories & enjoy your visit! Online tickets required. Activity area open 10am-5pm Thursday-Sunday. 20+ activities are guaranteed fun for the whole family.

Donaldson Farms' Fall Fun Harvest Weekends

Activities include picking your own apples, pumpkins and Indian corn; hayrides; 9-acre corn maze and corn cannon. Plus hot apple cider and hot chocolate, and delicious food fresh off the grill; and the abundant offerings available in the Farm Market, including candy and caramel apples, freshly-baked cider donuts, pies, and bread. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 1 (plus Columbus day, Oct. 12).

Fall Fun at Tranquillity Farms

Pre purchase WEEKEND TICKETS. Activities will run weekends through October 31:  Hayrides to the pumpkin field or walk to Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze, pumpkin picking, Cow Train, Pumpkin and Apple Launchers, Bounce pillow (follow separate link for bounce pillow procedures and tickets).

 
Community Corner: 

Tricky Tray

Tricky Tray sponsored by Friends of the Washington Public Library. $20 admission, adults only. Doors open 12pm, drawing at 2:30pm.

 
Plan Ahead: 

NEXTstage Repertory: The Bachelorette

ANEXTstage Repertory production, The Bachelorette by Leslye Headland is a wicked black comedy about female friendship and growing up in an age of excess. All performances $15 (kids 12 and younger, $10).

CSC Women Playwrights Series: Badlands by Nora Leahy

The CSC Women Playwrights Series continues with this play that follows three library employees in the heart of “The Badlands” who have become first responders to the opioid crisis and witnesses to a changing neighborhood. Badlands examines what we owe to each other, and to the places we come from.

Harvest Paint and Sip Night

Hackettstown Rotary Club is holding a virtual Harvest Paint and Sip Night fundraiser, a Zoom event where attendees will learn painting skills and techniques while being guided by a professional art

SOLD OUT! Barefoot Grape Stomping at Four Sisters Winery

Are you ready for a smashing good time? It's a one-of-a-kind experience, sure to intoxicate all your senses. Formal wine tasting followed by dinner and dessert, paired with two dessert wines. An educational wine cellar tour describes the processes of wine making and then off with the shoes and socks for the ever-popular Barefoot Grape Stomping! Complimentary wine glass included. $42/person includes tax.

Kids Fall Themed Cooking Class!

A fun filled Cooking Class featuring individual homemade apple pies and homemade whipped cream! Presented by Chef it Up 2 Go, Sussex County. Ages 6-13, $30/person.

Barefoot Grape Stomping at Four Sisters Winery

Are you ready for a smashing good time? It's a one-of-a-kind experience, sure to intoxicate all your senses. Formal wine tasting followed by dinner and dessert, paired with dessert wine. An educational wine cellar tour describes the processes of wine making and then off with the shoes and socks for the ever-popular Barefoot Grape Stomping! Complimentary wine glass included. $35/person, plus tax (Winter Special). Tickets are required -call 908-475-3671