Events October 28, 2025
Sep 1 - Oct 30, 2025
Giant Corn Maze at Alstede Farms
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Location: Alstede Farms, 1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester, NJ 07930
Guests will experience thrill and adventure as they carefully navigate a massive maze surrounded by 10-acres of corn fields. Younger guests can warm up to the excitement by experiencing a smaller, kiddie-sized corn maze. This year’s theme is Alstede Fresh, inspiring guests to live and eat healthy with local produce and farm fresh products.
Oct 28, 2025
Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Alstede Farms, 1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester, NJ 07930
Enjoy stacks of pancakes smothered with a homemade pumpkin topping in an all-you-can-eat breakfast extravaganza also featuring sausage, eggs, bacon, country potatoes and beverages. Breakfast includes admission to pick-your-own fields and orchards, access to the giant corn maze and tractor drawn wagon rides.
Events after October 28, 2025
Nov 1, 2025
CUSTOMIZED ICE BUCKET
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 87 Main St., Chester
How “cool” is this personalized ice bucket? Tell us your last name or the name you want on it and it will be ready for you to create your masterpiece upon your arrival! Space is limited. Please reserve your space through the attached link: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/zblrnfwfqwegeqr45vyo6w?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=in_app_share
Nov 2, 2025
B0URBON BARREL LAZY SUSAN PROJECT
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 87 Main St., Chester
Imported from Kentucky, these Bourbon Barrel lids are from Jim Bean and other Kentucky based distilleries. While we will prepare the bottoms by removing the 2” of bourbon soaked char, the rest is up to you. After cleaning off the residual debris, you will sand, stain and finish the top, seal the bottom, and attack the supports and lazy Susan hardware. There is a $75 cost for this event. Space is limited. Please reserve your spot through the following link: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/yuaesbraanrcb69pe2xgzg?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=in_app_share
Nov 9, 2025
RUG HOOKING WITH KAREN
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 87 Main St., Chester
Join our rug hooking master for an evening of fun and project making. Pulling long strips of wool through linen, you will learn the traditional American craft of “rug hooking”. Rug hooking differs from “latched rugs” that used short sections of wool and instead uses custom muted colors to create a primitive-look finished product. Space is limited for this event. Please reserve your $25 space by signing up through the attached link: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/bng7jsepkhxvzoodsaaoxq?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=in_app_share
Nov 17, 2025
BEADING WITH TRICIA : Craft 'n Sip Series
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 87 Main St., Chester
It is always a fun night when we get Tricia beading! This is a great opportunity to make specific pieces to enhance your fall wardrobe, make a personal gift for a friend or just to spend time with a few ladies.(price varies by project; $35 for loom bracelet pictured) Space is limited. Please sign up through the attached link: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/4lppnpyd-uzhor_vdktnaa?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=in_app_share
Nov 17, 2025
South Pacific Soiree: A 1940's Dinner & Canteen Fundraiser
6:30PM - 11:00PM
Location: Meadow Wood Manor, 461 NJ-10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
It's here...your chance to reserve your spot at the Soiree'!
We're calling up the troops and shipping them out to the South Pacific for our 1st Annual Fundraising Gala for the Eric Koby Adoption Fund. The mission of the fund is to ease the burden financially for families that are struggling through their adoption processes. Get your tickets and sponsorship opportunities at...
https://erickobyadoptionfundgala.auction-bid.org/microsite/
Questions: (973) 691-5804
Nov 29, 2025
PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 87 Main St., Chester
Using our lead free and non-toxic glazes you can create oven and dishwasher safe plates, servers, mugs and more. Make a holiday gift for that hard to shop for person with everything! Your special gift will be much more fun than a gift card! Price varies by piece; $25 avg. Space is limited. Please reserve your space through the attached link: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/78ysb4sf3gxzboltwyo75a?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=in_app_share
Nov 30, 2025
WOODEN SIGN ART
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 87 Main St., Chester
Back by popular demand, it’s time to make gifts for yourself or for friends and family. Not only is the end product awesome, but it so darn therapeutic creating your own sign art! Specific choices should be discussed in advance of the evening, or you can choose from our extensive selection of stencils. Space is limited so please reserve your spot through the attached link: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/xjxiiolsiylv0z4ephhgzq?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=in_app_share
Dec 1, 2025
LICENSE PLATE ART
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 87 Main St., Chester
Back by popular demand, it’s time to make gifts for yourself or the men in your life. Not only is the end product awesome, but it so darn therapeutic to take a hammer to nails, punch holes in the license plates and make art!(price varies by length; $45 for 7 letters mounted) Space is limited so please book your space through the attached link: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/e7xxtxkody2yqc7j2oq7rw?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=in_app_share
Dec 13, 2025
PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: The Ant and The Grasshopper, 87 Main St., Chester
Using our lead free and non-toxic glazes you can create oven and dishwasher safe plates, servers, mugs and more. Make a holiday gift for that hard to shop for person with everything! Your special gift will be much more fun than a gift card!Price varies by piece; $25 avg. Space is limited. Please reserve your place through the attached link: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/_x1yoxz31vzi3wrlam0pdw?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=in_app_share
