Chester Lions Club Oktoberfest
Chester, NJ · Food & Drink
- When
- September 26–27, 2026
- Where
- Chubb Park, 188 State Route 24 · Chester · NJ
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
The Chester Lions Club has run its Oktoberfest Weekend and Antique Car Show at Chubb Park since the late 1990s, with German food, beer, live music and dancing alongside a classic car show. It is the club's largest annual fundraiser, benefiting local police, fire and rescue squads. The 2026 edition, the 28th annual, runs Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27.
The history within reach
- Far Hills Race Meeting7.0 mi
Known as the Super Bowl of steeplechasing, this is the country's premier steeplechase meet, drawing more than 30,000 spectators for seven races.
The largest continuous foundation in the country when it opened, built for 350 patients and holding more than 7,000 by the 1950s.
Kids ages eight to fourteen race homemade cars down Main Street in this soap box derby, billed as the premier event of its kind in western New Jersey.
- Jenny Jump16 mi
The state forest carries a name from a story: a girl called Jenny, cornered on the ridge, whose father shouted at her to jump.
The German American Bund ran a uniformed summer camp here from 1937, with swastika banners, drill formations and rallies that drew thousands out from Newark and New York.