Updated for 2022!
It always seems to approach so quickly. We are so busy planning the holidays, what to send in to school for Valentine’s Day, where to go for spring break…then BAM, it’s Mother’s Day! Now, in my family, my husband always works on Mother’s Day so I spend the day with my mom and my boys. Each year I end up waiting until the last minute to decide what to do even though I click “like” on a hundred cool events I want to attend. I wanted this year to be different!
Luckily, NJ offers a wide variety of fun and exciting Mother’s Day experiences. There are events to meet for every age, interest and budget. To make planning easier for myself and for all of you, I decided to put together a list of some amazing Mother’s Day events in NJ!
Mother’s Day Events in NJ
Mother’s Day Walk-In Event at Chef It Up – May 6 5pm-8pm: Spend some time with mom decorating cookies and making a flower bouquet! The event is $20.
FREE Mother’s Day Planting Session – May 7 10am-2pm: Head to Ort Farms for a fun and FREE planting class.
MAKE Break Mother’s Day Wooden Frame – May 8 1pm-3pm: Just buy the wooden frame and all the decoration supplies are FREE!
Mother’s Day Wine Trail Weekend at Terhune Orchards – May 7-8 12pm-5pm: Celebrate mom with $2 off wine tastings. Guests will also enjoy live music.
Discounted Tickets for Moms at Wild West City – May 8 ALL DAY: Go back in time this Mother’s Day and explore the old west. Moms are 20% off with a paid child admission.
Mother’s Day Cruise with Lake Hopatcong Cruises – SOLD OUT May 8 9am, 1pm and 5pm: Families can celebrate mom while enjoying a scenic ride around Lake Hopatcong. Moms get a complimentary cocktail too! Check out my review of my experience with Lake Hopatcong Cruises.
Mother’s Day Brunch at Alstede Farms – May 7-8 Seatings at 9am, 11am, and 1pm: Families can enjoy a scenic hayride then a yummy buffet brunch with farm fresh food. (We attended this event a few years ago and LOVED it!)
Mother’s Day Event at Jenkinson’s – May 8 ALL DAY: Mom gets to explore the aquarium, walk through the Fun House, play a game of mini golf, experience the ropes course and enjoy some rides for FREE with a paid child admission. Moms will also get free chair massages 12pm-3pm. There will be crafts, face painters and balloon artists as well!
Mom’s Ride FREE at Delaware River Railroad Excursions: May 8 ALL DAY moms get a FREE ticket (with the purchase of a ticket) to enjoy a scenic ride on a historic passenger coach.
Moms are FREE at Monmouth Park – May 8 ALL DAY: Enjoy a day of racing with mom this Mother’s Day. There will be fun giveaways and a Mother’s Day Brunch (additional fee).
You can also visit some gardens!
Walk the gardens at Frelinghuysen Arboretum which are open to the public from 8am – dusk and it is FREE!
Check out the Maccullouch Hall Gardens which is FREE and open to the public from 9-5 pm.
Another FREE location to visit is the Cross Estates Garden which is open to the public from 8am-8pm.
The last FREE garden is the Leonard J. Buck Garden which is open from 12pm-5pm on Mother’s Day.
Keep checking back because we will be adding to the list as new events arise!
Happy Mother’s Day!
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