Have an Event You Want to Share? We’re All Ears!

Have an event you’d like to share in your town? We’re all ears! Email us a photo, brief details and link to the event and we’ll include it on our site! Email info@tipsfromtown.com   5 Essentials for a Fun, Stress-Free Beach Day Costa Rica Adventure with Kids Our Pick: A Mess-Free, Fruit-Infusing Water Bottle   […]

Movie Night Under the Stars…on the Farm

Free Outdoor Movie Night at Alstede Farms. Friday, July 20th  8pm Featuring the Disney movie “Coco” Spend an afternoon picking your own produce and stay to watch a movie under the stars on the farm. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for the ultimate summertime experience.  Arrive early, and take the night off from cooking, to enjoy delicious […]

18 Days of Family Fun in NJ

New Jersey State Fair Meadowlands, East Rutherford June 21- July 8 This is 100x better than any fair you and your family have ever been to. This 18 day long fair is filled with live musical performances, your favorite rides, a hypnotist, games, delicious food, and racing pigs!  25 Ridiculously Refreshing Fruity Cocktails 25+ Fabulously Juicy […]

Win 4 Tickets for a Day of Family Fun!

This summer, bring the kids to the Wild, Wild West–on us! Win for tickets to the Wild West of NJ just by “liking” or “following” or FB page (see more info below). Experience authentic western heritage inspired by Dodge City, Kansas in the 1880’s at NJ’s Wild West City Park. Wild West City is a western heritage theme park […]

How to Beat the Heat This Weekend.

You might also like: Should You Go Gluten-Free? Forecast says it’s going to be 101º this weekend.  Other than the discomfort, there are reasons to watch your family in this weather. Here are 5 tips to avoid heat stroke this weekend. Don’t Forget to Hydrate! Try One These Fruit-Infused Waters SUPERFOOD: A Low Cholesterol, High Protein Breakfast  Packed with Essential Nutrients […]

How I Got Tix for an Amazing Broadway Show…for $49.

I’d heard about Broadway Roulette before and decided to give it a shot. You go online, pay $49/ticket and choose a date when you’d like to see the show. The day of, they “spin the wheel” and choose the show for you. Around 9am, I got a text message: We won 4 great seats together in the […]

Win a Trip to the Wild West

This summer, bring the kids to the Wild, Wild West–on us! Win for tickets to the Wild West of NJ just by “liking” or “following” or FB page (see more info below). Experience authentic western heritage inspired by Dodge City, Kansas in the 1880’s at NJ’s Wild West City Park. Wild West City is a western heritage […]

Independence Day in Westfield

Downtown Westfield will be celebrating the Fourth with the kick-off to their annual summer-long Sweet Sounds Downtown Jazz Festival! This kick-off celebration will begin at 7 p.m. July 4th with performances by jazz bands at five different locations downtown! Festivities continue July 6th with an Independence Day Concert performance by the Westfield Community Band at 7:30 p.m. […]