New Jersey Wine & Jazz Festival
The Jazz It Up festival is the largest of several sponsored each year by the Garden State Wine Growers Association. This New Jersey festival takes place in late summer and combines award-winning local wines with top-ranking live jazz at an historic venue. Does this Spark an idea?
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Festival Highlights
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Festival goers receive a wristband, a wine glass and "passport books" that they can get stamped at each tasting room they visit. A completed set of stamps earns a door prize and an entry in a raffle; 2010's raffle prize was a trip to Italy. Participants include 25 New Jersey wineries showcasing hundreds of locally produced wines.
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Also included in the price of admission are live jazz performances, food and artisan crafts for sale, and the opportunity to tour Allaire State Park's historic 19th century bog iron village featuring actors dressed as blacksmiths, carpenters, leather workers, molders and tinsmiths.
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Festival Policies
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Jazz It Up is the only wine festival sponsored by the Growers Association that allows pets other than service animals. You may not bring outside alcohol, but are welcome to bring a picnic. Non-drinkers and those under 21 are admitted free.
Admission
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As of 2010, a one-day festival pass cost $20. Tickets are available in advance or at the gate; at the gate, only cash is accepted. The nearest ATM is at the Cape May Ferry Terminal. Many of the individual wineries will accept credit cards.
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