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The Weekend Ahead: Pork Roll Palooza, Apple Fest and Neil Young at Roy's Hall
Pork Roll Palooza fills Shappell Park, Invertase Brewing turns seven, Genesis Farm hosts its harvest dinner, and Sunday brings Apple Fest in Port Murray and dog adoptions in Hackettstown.
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Good morning, Warren County. Saturday is the big day. Pork Roll Palooza takes over Shappell Park in Phillipsburg, Invertase Brewing turns seven down the street, Genesis Farm in Blairstown throws its harvest dinner, and Sugar Mountain brings the songs of Neil Young to Roy's Hall. Sunday is for apples and dogs: Apple Fest at TreeLicious Orchards in Port Murray and an adoption afternoon at Czig Meister in Hackettstown.
Friday
- Pork Roll Palooza Art Show — 6 to 9 PM, 140 South Main Street, Phillipsburg. The Phillipsburg Arts Association hosts a free evening of local art the night before the festival.
- Fall Rummage Sale — 9 AM to 4 PM, Franklin Township Fire/EMS Broadway Station 1, 2176 Route 57. A rummage and bag sale supporting the township's volunteer fire and EMS crews. Questions: 908-674-1354.
Saturday
- Lopatcong 5K Your Way — 8 AM, Lopatcong Middle School, 321 Stonehenge Drive. Run it or walk it; $25 includes a T-shirt, and proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Hosted by the Lopatcong Township Recreation Committee.
- Pork Roll Palooza — 10 AM to 5 PM, Shappell Park, Phillipsburg. Norwescap and the Phillipsburg Downtown Association put on the eighth annual festival: pork roll every way you can think of, food trucks, local bands, games and a vendor market. Admission is free. The rain date is Sunday, same hours. Pork roll or Taylor ham? Both are welcome.
- Feelin' Squirrely Hike — 10 AM to noon, Oxford Mountain Natural Resource Area, Academy Street, Oxford. Warren County park naturalists lead a 1.5- to 2-mile loop with some steep stretches, timed for World Mental Health Day. All ages; registration is required.
- Fall Tea Tasting with Greene's Beans — noon, Hackettstown Free Public Library. Spiced teas for a cooling day, for adults and teens 16 and up.
- Invertase Brewing's 7th Birthday Bash — 1 to 8 PM, 51 N. Broad Street, Phillipsburg. House band The Big Fuss, cake while it lasts, and a giveaway. Free and family-friendly, and a short walk from Pork Roll Palooza.
- Poetry in October — 1 to 3 PM, Oxford Municipal Building, 11 Green Street. WC Arts presents poets Elaine Koplow and Jane Ebihara reading new work, followed by refreshments, discussion and an open mic.
- Live music at Little Ridge Vineyards — 2 to 5 PM, 607 Ridge Road, Harmony Township. Eric Lear plays the vineyard's Saturday series. Bring a lawn chair; seats fill fast.
- Autumn Harvest Dinner at Genesis Farm — 5 to 10 PM, 41 Silver Lake Road, Blairstown. The farm marks its 38th season with a cocktail hour of wood-fired pizza, three courses and dessert made from what it grows, plus live music. Tickets required.
- Around the Table Community Dinner — 5:30 to 7 PM, First Presbyterian Church of Hackettstown. A free public dinner of Hungarian goulash, served in the chapel at 291 Main Street.
- Oktoberfest at Arctic Foods — 5:30 to 8:30 PM, 251 E. Washington Avenue, Washington. A German-style dinner from the Meat Shoppe; $125 per person.
- Sugar Mountain at Roy's Hall — 8 PM, 30 Main Street, Blairstown. Veteran New Jersey musicians play the songs of Neil Young.
Sunday
- Apple Fest at TreeLicious Orchards — 11 AM to 3 PM, 135 Karrville Road, Port Murray. Burgers and hot dogs, hand-pressed cider, fresh apple pie, games for kids and apple picking, rain or shine.
- Hops for Hounds — noon to 4 PM, Czig Meister Brewing, 106 Valentine Street, Hackettstown. Several rescues bring adoptable dogs and puppies, and Newark & Suburban Barkitecture runs a silent auction of pet homes and art for the rescues. If a dog catches your eye, apply with the rescue ahead of time.
All weekend
- Breast Cancer Awareness basket raffle, Phillipsburg. The Hair Doctor, 606 Walnut Street, runs its annual raffle all October for St. Luke's Warren Breast Center as the salon marks 25 years in town.
Around the county
- New in Hackettstown. Two shops celebrated grand openings: Katarina Floral and Three Elizabeth's Tea Parlor.
- Blair Academy's $35 million project is done. The Blairstown school has completed a $35 million renovation on its campus.
- A big dill for a good cause. Runners, walkers and their dogs turned out at Warren County Community College last Sunday for the Sterbenz Run for the Pickles, benefiting Abilities of Northwest Jersey.
- Toll bridge work is coming, but not yet. Contracts have been awarded for a 2027 sidewalk and drainage project on the New Jersey approach viaduct of the Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge.
- Phillipsburg's master plan. The town's Land Use Board approved a 2026 master plan update that supports a ban on data centers.
- Next weekend. Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson: Apt. 2B opens October 15 at the Sitnik Theatre in the Lackland Center in Hackettstown and runs through October 25.
More events are on the Warren County events calendar. Have a good weekend.