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The 2026 event has passed. Here is what to expect, and we will update this page with 2027 dates as soon as they are announced. Coming up next: things to do in Morris County this weekend, Thanksgiving events in Morris County and holiday tree lightings.
Recap: The 31st annual Morristown Festival on the Green ran Sunday, October 4, 2026, from noon to 5 p.m. in downtown Morristown. The Morristown Partnership moved the festival from its original September 27 date because of a nor’easter forecast, the first postponement in its 30+ year history. A steady drizzle hung over the rescheduled day, and the crowds came anyway: organizers called it the biggest festival yet, with nearly 200 participating organizations.
What the 2026 festival featured
Booths filled the streets around the Green, along North, South and West Park Place, with the beer tent set up on Washington Street near the courthouse. Morristown restaurants served food from tents and trucks, from empanadas and pierogies to Greek and Mediterranean plates, and live bands played across five entertainment areas through the afternoon.
Families had plenty to do. Kids tried rock climbing walls, carnival games, cornhole and a football throwing challenge, and Eyes of the Wild brought animals the crowd could meet up close. Community groups, arts organizations and local nonprofits used the day to introduce themselves to visitors from across North Jersey and beyond.
The Partnership says planning for the 2027 festival starts in about a month. Updates are posted on the Morristown Partnership festival page.
About the festival
The festival started in 1994 and has grown into an afternoon that pulls thousands of people from across the tristate area into the historic downtown. It mixes Morristown restaurants, retail shops and community groups, which makes it one of the best days of the year to discover businesses you might otherwise only pass on the way through town.
What is on now in Morristown and Morris County
The festival kicks off a busy stretch downtown. Halloween Trick-or-Treat in downtown Morristown follows on Friday, October 30, and Santa’s Arrival and the Lighting of the Morristown Green is set for Saturday, November 28, which opens the Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green running Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through December.
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- Christmas markets in New Jersey: get ahead on holiday plans.
Heading downtown anyway? Our guide to the best restaurants in Morristown covers where to eat, and apple picking season across Morris County is still running.
Next on the Morristown calendar: once the Festival on the Green wraps, the season turns to the holidays. Thanksgiving morning starts with the Read Feed Run at Ginty Field, one of the races in our turkey trots in NJ guide, then the Green lights up on November 28. For the rest of the season see Christmas lights in NJ and ice skating in Morris County.
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