■ Tourism
■ Tourism
Valenzano WineFest2024 : One of the state ' s largest wineries , Valenzano , hosts a festival at the end of the summer , featuring 14 NJ wineries . Great way to explore the state ’ s burgeoning industry .
Festival is three weeks of comedy , music , film , and technology happening across the state . Starting on June 10th with concerts at Asbury Park ’ s historic Stone Pony , the festival moves to Atlantic City for a week with shows including Barenaked Ladies and the B52s , among
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Don ' t forget New Jersey ' s beautiful natural resources , like the Great Falls in Paterson . This magnificent waterfall and its surroundings landscape is part of the federal park system . Visitors can experience its beauty for free while learning how one of our | founding fathers , Alexander Hamilton , harnessed the energy from the falls to help Paterson ’ s early industry .
others . Newark ’ s New Jersey Performing Arts Center ( NJPAC ) closes the festival with a weeklong series of shows ranging from comedian Kevin Hart to Brothers Osborne , as well as Grammy winner jazz artist Samara Joy ( who also happens to be the 2019 winner of NJPAC ’ s Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition ) among other artists . For information , contact NJPAC , or visit the N2S website , northtoshore . com .
A comprehensive list of places and events may be found on the state ’ s official tourism website
The Stone Pony . Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year , Asbury Park ’ s infamous bar and concert venue is where Bruce sightings are still possible . It is also an official North-to-Shore Festival venue . While in town , walk the shops and eateries on Cookman Avenue .
Photo : Larry Feld Photo : Larry Feld
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