DINE & DRINK Savor dishes like the famed black Angus meatloaf at the award-winning Braddock’s Tavern , tucked away in Historic Medford Village’s restored Colonial setting. In Pilesgrove, venture to Auburn Road Vineyard ’s European-style wine bar, or “enoteca,” for a guided tasting flight, or share a wine-paired feast in the courtyard surrounded by grape vines. Catch an Event DELAWARE RIVER REGION SPONSORED CONTENT FIRE & ICE FESTIVAL January • Downtown Mount Holly mainstreetmountholly.org/ event/fire-ice-festival Come see ice carvers craft 300-pound ice blocks into crystalline art, plus dog sleds, axe throwers, magicians and fire dancing. DIVE DEEPER DOWN & DERBY WINE FESTIVAL May • Veterans Island, Westmont visitsouthjersey.com/down-derby-wine-festival • Sample 20-plus award-winning South Jersey wines from leading wine producers while dressed in your best Derby attire. COWTOWN RODEO Saturdays, May 23 -September 26 • Pilesgrove cowtownrodeo.com Classic bull riding and barrel racing under the stars – the only professional weekly rodeo in New Jersey! XPONENTIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL September 18-20 Wiggins Park, Camden xpnfest.org • Annual music festival where generations and genres can mingle over three days of indie rock, roots and blues on the Camden Waterfront. COLLINGSWOOD MAY FAIR May • Collingswood collingswood.com/things_to_do/ arts_and_events • Explore 200 artists’ creations, live music, a KidZone, food courts and classic cars at this annual family festival. CHATSWORTH CRANBERRY FESTIVAL October Chatsworth • cranfest.info Celebrate autumn’s harvest with locally grown cranberries, 150 craft vendors, live music, a car show and fall flavors. 60 2026 New Jersey Travel Guide FROM TOP: BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY; AUBURN ROAD VINEYARDS RAISE A FLAG Normally anchored at Camden Waterfront for guided museum tours, USS New Jersey —America’s most decorated battleship— promises to be a crowning moment of America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, as the largest flotilla of tall ships from around the globe sails into the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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