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The Weekend Ahead: Morristown's Festival of Books, a Taste of Italy in Mine Hill, and Britfest at Horseshoe Lake
The Morristown Festival of Books fills South Street on Friday and Saturday, Mine Hill hosts a Taste of Italy festival, Mount Olive holds Oktoberfest at Turkey Brook Park, and Britfest comes to Horseshoe Lake Park on Sunday.
Good morning, Morris County. The Morristown Festival of Books takes over South Street on Friday evening and Saturday, Mine Hill hosts a Taste of Italy festival, Mount Olive holds Oktoberfest at Turkey Brook Park, and Britfest comes to Horseshoe Lake Park on Sunday. Here is what is on.
Friday, October 9
Morristown Festival of Books — opens Friday evening on South Street, Morristown, and continues Saturday with KidFest. Festival listing; Friday evening program.
Morristown Revolutionary Spy Mission — 4 PM, Morristown Green. Event page.
Colonial Comedy — 8 PM, 39 Maple Avenue, Morristown. Event page.
Saturday, October 10
KidFest at the Morristown Festival of Books — 10:30 AM, South Street, Morristown. Event page.
Taste of Italy Italian Festival — 11 AM, 230 Route 46, Mine Hill. Event page.
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue — 2 PM, Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street, Morristown. Mayo Performing Arts Center.
A People, A Praise, A Legacy — a stage play, 4 PM, Bethel Church of Morristown, 59 Spring Street. Event page.
Oktoberfest at the Park — Turkey Brook Park, 30 Flanders Road, Mount Olive. Event page; check the listing for hours.
Sunday, October 11
Britfest 2026 — 9 AM, Horseshoe Lake Park, 72 Eyeland Avenue, Roxbury. Event page.
All weekend
Fall Farm Fun — Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morris Township, weekends through October 31. Event page.
13th Hour — the haunted attraction at 105 West Dewey Avenue, Wharton, runs through November 1. Event page.
Around the county
- Halloween is filling the calendar: Randolph's Haunted Trail returns to Veterans Community Park, Morristown is collecting costumes for a swap, and Morris Plains is planning a Pumpkin Illumination for the borough's 100th birthday. Local news.
- Montville Township is auctioning a Changebridge Road property, with bidding starting at $350,000. Local news.
More events are on the County Brief events calendar. Have something for next weekend? Submit an event.