The Weekend Ahead: Edison's Fall Street Fair, Art City in New Brunswick and a Harvest Festival in Piscataway

Good morning, Middlesex County. The fall festival calendar is full this weekend. East Jersey Old Town Village in Piscataway runs its free Fall Harvest Festival all three days, Edison closes Amboy Avenue on Saturday for its Fall Family Spectacular street fair, and New Brunswick turns over Sunday to Art City, an open-air festival of contemporary art and performance. Add a Halloween night market in Milltown, a Jersey Devil night market in Edison, pro wrestling in Spotswood, and The Temptations and The Four Tops at the State Theatre, and there is something in nearly every corner of the county.

Friday

• Halloween Costume Swap, Old Bridge. Bring a costume your family has outgrown and take home one that fits, 4 p.m. at the Old Bridge Public Library. Details
• Milloweentown Night Market, Milltown. Lantern-lit vendor stalls on the "haunted lot" at Washington Avenue and JFK Drive, across from American Legion Post 25. Details
• Jersey Boys, New Brunswick. The Four Seasons musical plays the State Theatre New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. State Theatre
• ZOSO, Sayreville. The long-running Led Zeppelin tribute plays the Starland Ballroom at 8 p.m. Starland Ballroom

Saturday

• Edison's Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair & Food Truck Fest. Eight blocks of food, crafts and exhibitors along Amboy Avenue, 1 to 9 p.m., with two music stages, a beer and wine garden at 5th Street, and a kids zone with rides and a pro wrestling ring. Details
• Historic Bus Tour with John Katerba, Monroe. A guided ride through Monroe Township history leaving from the Monroe Township Public Library at 10 a.m. Check the listing for registration. Details
• George Washington, New Jersey, and the Revolutionary War, Old Bridge. A 1 p.m. history talk at the Old Bridge Public Library. Details
• Serenata, Monroe. A free afternoon of Latin music at 1 p.m. at the Monroe Township Public Library. Details
• Meet the Artists: Plainsboro Art Group. Local painters talk about their work at 2 p.m. at the Plainsboro Public Library. Details
• Titan Championship Wrestling, Spotswood. "Resurrection," featuring former WWE star JTG and Joey Janela, at the Spotswood Columbian Club on Crescent Avenue at 6 p.m. Tickets $15 to $50. Details
• Punk Rock Flea Market: Jersey Devil Night Market, Edison. Hundreds of makers, vintage sellers and artists at 97 Sunfield Avenue, plus food trucks, live music and a costume contest. Admission $20 to $25. Details
• Cradle of Filth with Moonspell, Sayreville. At the Starland Ballroom, 7 p.m. Starland Ballroom

Sunday

• Art City Festival, New Brunswick. The city becomes an open-air festival of contemporary art, installations and live performance, centered at 6 Kirkpatrick Street. Details
• Zimmerli Art Museum highlights tours, New Brunswick. Guided tours in English or Spanish at 2 p.m. at the museum on the Rutgers campus. Details
• Make a Shrunken Apple Head, Monroe. An old-time Halloween craft at 2 p.m. at the Monroe Township Public Library. Details
• American Red Cross blood drive, Monroe. At the Monroe Township Public Library starting at 10:45 a.m. Details
• The Temptations and The Four Tops, New Brunswick. Two Motown institutions share the State Theatre stage at 6:30 p.m. State Theatre

All weekend

• Fall Harvest Festival, Piscataway. East Jersey Old Town Village on River Road stays open extended hours Friday through Sunday, with wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, the Sawmill Run Old Time String Band, food from Beastro, living history interpreters and pies and preserves for sale. Free admission. Details

Around the county

• Scam warning in Jamesburg. Jamesburg police say government impersonation scams are surging across the county, including calls claiming to be from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office about missed jury duty and calls posing as the Surrogate's Office. Law enforcement never asks for payment over the phone. Hang up, and call 911 if someone shows up demanding cash. More news
• East Brunswick Restaurant Week starts Monday. More than 30 township restaurants will run their own specials from Oct. 19 through Oct. 25. More business news
• Awards for South Amboy, Sayreville and Woodbridge. The South Amboy Ferry Terminal was named Project of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers' Central Jersey Branch, and Sayreville and Woodbridge both picked up 2026 New Jersey Clean Communities honors.

See the full calendar at County Brief Events, or submit your own event.