Experience five centuries of New Jersey’s history all in one place at the SPIRIT of the JERSEYS — a historical festival for all ages on May 11 at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville.
This free, award-winning event, which runs from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or shine, annually draws more than 5,000 visitors.
Now in its ninth year, the fair is a fun-filled adventure into New Jersey’s past with living history demonstrations, military reenactors, tours, exhibits, period music and dance, historic foodways and historical organizations and museums from around the state.
This year, visitors will be entertained by “Phydeaux’s Flying Flea Circus and Wahoo Medicine Show” — a throwback to the traveling medicine shows of the 19th century.
Visitors also can watch a baseball game as it was played in the 19th century; meet George Washington, Molly Pitcher, Sojourner Truth and Abraham Lincoln.
Families will enjoy the scavenger hunt, the “Are you Smarter than a Fourth-grader?” game and trying their hand at plowing a furrow.
Washington Crossing State Park is located on the Delaware River. A National Historic Landmark, it was here that the Continental Army under the command of Gen. George Washington landed after the historic crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776. The park contains over 2,000 acres in Mercer and Hunterdon counties and is easily accessible from Routes 29 and 546.
For more information and a complete list of activities about the fair, visit www.njhistoryfair.org or call 609-737-0623.
The fair is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Historic Sites, Division of Parks and Forestry, and its partners.

