New York City Metro Area

Jersey City Leaf Bag Distribution — Lafayette Park

📍 Jersey City

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM

Jersey City residents can pick up free leaf bags at Lafayette Park. Proof of residency is required; the city does not publish quantities or remaining stock.

Jersey City Leaf Bag Distribution — Van Vorst Park

📍 Jersey City

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM

Jersey City residents can pick up free leaf bags at Van Vorst Park. Proof of residency is required; the city does not publish quantities or remaining stock.

Hi-Chew Mystery Manor

📍 5th Street & Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM

A free event at N/A in New Jersey on Saturday, October 31, 12:00–17:00. Check the organizer's page for RSVP and details before you go.

Jersey City Leaf Bag Distribution — Lincoln Park

📍 Jersey City

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM

Jersey City residents can pick up free leaf bags at Lincoln Park. Proof of residency is required; the city does not publish quantities or remaining stock.

Branch Brook Park

📍 Newark

America's first county park, famous for its cherry blossoms in April.

Jersey Shore Premium Outlets

📍 Tinton Falls

An open-air outlet center near the Shore, about an hour south by car. Pair it with Asbury Park or Sandy Hook for a full day. 1 Premium Outlet Blvd, Tinton Falls, NJ.

Liberty State Park

📍 Jersey City

A huge waterfront park facing the Statue of Liberty and lower Manhattan.

Newark Museum of Art (free for Newark residents)

📍 Newark

New Jersey's largest museum. Check the site for other admission.

Overpeck County Park dog run

📍 Leonia

A Bergen County off-leash dog run in Overpeck Park’s Henry Hoebel Area, off Fort Lee Road in Leonia.

Palisades Long Path (cliff-top trail)

📍 Fort Lee to Alpine

11 miles along the top of the Palisades from the George Washington Bridge north, with aqua blazes. Mostly easy to moderate, with stone-step climbs near State Line. Hop on at Fort Lee Historic Park, Allison Park or State

Palisades Shore Trail (riverfront)

📍 Edgewater to Alpine

12 miles along the Hudson at the foot of the cliffs, with white blazes. Easy near the picnic areas, then rocky farther north. The Giant Stairs scramble section is currently listed as closed.

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

📍 Paterson

A 77-foot waterfall in the middle of the city, birthplace of industrial Paterson.

Presby Memorial Iris Gardens

📍 Upper Montclair

No admission fee to stroll the iris collection. Peak bloom is in late May.

The Mills at Jersey Gardens

📍 Elizabeth

New Jersey’s largest outlet center, all under one roof, with daily buses from Port Authority. No sales tax on clothing and shoes in NJ. 651 Kapkowski Rd, Elizabeth, NJ.

Cars & Coffee NJ (season makeup meet)

📍 Millstone Township

📅 Sun, Nov 1, 8:00 AM

Long-running Sunday-morning car meet in central NJ: rows of exotics, classics and builds in a business-park lot. This date doubles as the makeup for the rained-out Sept 27 show.

Free Pet Anti-Rabies Clinic

📍 Elizabeth

📅 Wed, Nov 4, 4:00 PM

Elizabeth's city calendar lists a free two-hour rabies vaccination clinic for pets at City Hall. Residency rules, registration, capacity and vaccine supply are not stated.

Jersey City Leaf Bag Distribution — Pershing Field

📍 Jersey City

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM

Jersey City residents can pick up free leaf bags at Pershing Field. Proof of residency is required; the city does not publish quantities or remaining stock.

Reeves-Reed Arboretum

📍 Summit

Free Saturday tours offered.

State Line Lookout

📍 Alpine

The highest point on the Palisades cliffs, with three overlooks over the Hudson and a 1937 WPA cafe. Short hikes start here: the 2-mile Women's Federation Monument walk and the 2.5-mile Peanut Leap Cascade loop. You can