DIVE DEEPER DINE & DRINK Enjoy the umami flavors and traditions of Asian and Filipino cuisine at Maricel’s Kitchen , where exclusive chef’s table events and cooking classes make an ideal date night in East Brunswick. Try expertly crafted beers in Milford at Descendants Brewing Company , the first brewpub in the state to brew beer since Prohibition, and where house ales await at benches removed from the original Staten Island ferry. Catch an Event CENTRAL JERSEY REGION SPONSORED CONTENT RUTGERS DAY April 25 Rutgers University, New Brunswick newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/ rutgers-day • Free spring campus festival with 400-plus interactive activities, science demos, tours and live fun. Distant galaxies. Not so distant. Wonder awaits nearby. Exhibits, collections, planetarium shows. Free Museum admission. Free weekend parking. statemuseum.nj.gov ROSE DAY FESTIVAL June 6 • Colonial Park Gardens, Franklin Township • somerset countyparks.org/colonial-park-gardens/events/6416 Celebrate peak bloom with live music, picnicking on the rose lawn, artisan vendors, plant sales and fun kids’ activities. SHADFEST April 26-27 • Lambertville lambertvillechamber.com/ shad-fest • Arts, crafts, food and family fun flood historic Lambertville at this award-winning river-town celebration. NJ SHEEP & FIBER FESTIVAL September 12-13 • Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, Lambertville njsheep.net • Enjoy exhibits, rare breed sheep shows, a fleece barn sale, sheep shearing demos, spinning and weaving demos and more. TOUR OF SOMERVILLE May 25 Somerville tourofsomerville.com The longest-running bike race in the United States. Tour of Somerville showcases new talent and legendary cyclists, including national champions and Olympians. FAR HILLS RACE MEETING October 17 • Moorland Farms, Far Hills • farhillsrace.org New Jersey’s premier steeplechase horse-racing event offers pari-mutual wagering, exciting races and supports local charities. 205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608 54 2026 New Jersey Travel Guide THIS PAGE FROM TOP: USGA GOLF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY/USGA; MARICEL’S KITCHEN/MARICEL’S KITCHEN TEE UP TRADITION Explore USGA Golf Museum in Liberty Corner, a premier collection of memorabilia tracing the game’s greatest moments and legendary golfers, then test your short game on the putting course—a sweeping green inspired by the famed Himalayas course in Scotland.
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