The 6th Annual Corn, Tomato, and  Beer Festival!

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Historic Flemington, NJ Announces The 6th Annual Corn, Tomato, and Beer Festival Saturday, August 12th
A Farm-to-Festival Celebration of Local Jersey Tomatoes and Sweet Corn!
Celebrate with local farmers, boutique restaurants, craft breweries, live bands, |artisans, and kids’ activities all day.

Flemington, NJ – April  28th  On Saturday, August 12th, the summer harvest meets the Flemington’s Arts & Cultural District on Stangl Road, where the 6th Annual Corn, Tomato, and Beer Festival celebrates sweet Jersey tomatoes, heirloom corn, local craft beer, live music, and family activities from noon to 8 p.m.

Attended by thousands, the event offers farm-to-table cuisine, an homage to NJ’s beloved corn and tomato dishes prepared by local restaurants and farmers, and a beer garden featuring ten local New Jersey craft breweries.

“Lone Eagle Brewing is excited to build on past event successes by bringing a great curated collection of craft brewers to this year’s festival. We love supporting our local NJ craft brewers and serving beer made from local ingredients,” said Bob King, owner of Lone Eagle Brewing and a Flemington Community Partnership Board (FCP) member.

Foodies and fun lovers will enjoy live bands, kids’ activities, crafts and face painting, vegetable stands, and artisan vendors on Stangl Road (closed to car traffic). 

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“We are so fortunate to live in the heartland of Jersey’s famous corn and tomato farms, with a historic downtown Main Street, a new Arts and Cultural District on Stangl, and great community-oriented future growth – it is the best of both worlds,” said Jeremy Long, Flemington Borough Council President. 

NEW THIS YEAR: Flemington restaurants celebrate the local harvest and gear up for the festival by featuring creative corn and tomato dishes for our Corn, Tomato, and Beer Restaurant Week from 

At the festival, restaurants and food stands will offer variations on dishes featuring corn and tomatoes and the usual favorites. Featured items include roasted corn, gazpacho, wood-fired pizza, corn salad, homemade empanadas, Mexican street corn, pulled pork, quesadillas, heirloom tomato salad, and fresh salsas and gourmet kettle corn. 

Festival-goers can complement these choices with refreshing beer, kombucha, fruit smoothies, fresh lemon and limeade, and frozen cheesecake on a stick. If you bring a chair or a blanket, there is enough space to find a shady spot to relax.

Allerton Farm Cas’s Pierogi and Kielbasa Food Truck Catalina Empanadas Chanks Grab-n-Go Coops Confections & Macaroons Corn Hub Croton Farmers’ Cooperative The Empanada Guy Jerzey Girl Pickles Jersey Jerk Products Krakus Polish Foods

Latin Bites Local Harvest Pizza Nomad Pizza Company Mo’s Donughts Totally Nutz The Salad Basket Sweet Concessions Sweet Valley Farms Corn Two Barn Farm Va Fa Napoli Pizza Wildspawn Mushrooms

Festival admission and parking are free. Take Route 12 to the parking lot entrance near Liberty Village and enter Stangl Road on foot from the south end by the Polo Outlet and Lone Eagle Brewing. The rain date for the event is Saturday, August. 

ShopRite of Hunterdon County and the NPP Program are sponsors of the Corn, Tomato, and Beer Festival. For event details, event schedule, and more information about participating businesses. Visit www.loveflemington.com or follow us on Facebook. 

About Historic Flemington, NJ

Historic Flemington is Hunterdon County, NJ’s beautiful county seat, where there’s something for everyone. We invite you to stroll our tree-lined streets and admire our charming buildings – 65% of our borough is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Flemington has always been a fascinating shopping, agricultural, farm-to-table, and innovation hub in Hunterdon County. It has grown in recent years as a regional destination for more than 400 businesses, including 50 restaurants, boutiques, country stores, coffee shops, and art galleries. In addition, Flemington boasts several antique stores on Main Street and others nestled in unique spaces on side streets waiting to be discovered. Flemington is a boutique shoppers’ dream with great finds and friendly business owners. 

​Almost weekly special events measure fun in Flemington. Flemington’s convenient free parking lots and long picturesque streets make it a favorite destination for seasonal festivals, including Flemington Car Shows, Stangl Sip and Strolls, Main Street Sidewalk Sales, Salsa Night, Flemington Fine Artisans Show, Rail Fest, Flemington Flea Market, Flemington Corn, Tomato and Beer Festival, Central Jersey Jazz Fest, and Holiday Lights. In addition, Flemington’s Main Street is host to the Hunterdon Holiday Parade, Memorial Day Parade, and annual (and adorable) Halloween Parade. Flemington also hosts several races, rides, and trails, including the Turkey Trot 5K and other MOTOs, which wind (and climb) through bucolic Hunterdon from Clinton to Flemington. Bikers love Hunterdon’s rolling hills and rural roads, and Flemington is the perfect place to stop, stretch your legs, and dine and browse the shops. Try the Historic Flemington Trail, a historic one-mile walking tour available online (loveflemington.com).