The best things to do in South Jersey this weekend

The weekend is so close. If you need help settling on plans, check out this list of our favorite things to do in South Jersey this weekend.

Come back every week, and you’ll always have something fun on your radar.

Check out this witch-themed market full of themed vendors and activities. Stick around for food trucks, a costume contest, performances, and a beer garden.

⌚️ Friday, Oct. 2, 5-9 p.m. 📍 Rancocas Woods Events and Shops, 118 Creek Rd., Mount Laurel 🌐 facebook.com 💵 Pay as you go

Listen to a lecture about growing your own pumpkins and drying and pressing flowers as you decorate a gourd.

⌚️ Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m.-noon 📍 508 Lakeland Rd., Gloucester Township 🌐 eventbrite.com 💵 $17.85

The 24th annual festival is back spanning six blocks of Haddon Avenue. Come to meet booksellers and stay for author and poetry readings, performances, and workshops.

⌚️ Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m- 4 p.m. 📍 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood 🌐 collingswoodbookfestival.com 💵 Free

Bordentown’s 36th annual cranberry fest returns with live music, a food court, a beer garden, and more than 100 artisans.

⌚️ Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m- 5 p.m. 📍 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown 🌐 btownfest.com 💵 Pay as you go

Celebrate the cooler season with crafts, a trunk-or-treat, and music.

⌚️ Saturday, Oct. 3, noon-4 p.m. (rain date: Sunday, Oct. 4) 📍 Autumn Pasquale Memorial Park, 29 East Ave., Clayton 🌐 facebook.com 💵 Free

Step into spooky season with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This event will feature original member Barry Bostwick, who played Brad Majors in the film. The audience will have opportunities to meet him, compete in a costume contest, and interact with a live performance by the local Spooktacular Shadow Cast performing scenes as the film plays.

⌚️ Sunday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m. 📍 Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood 🌐 scottishriteauditorium.com 💵 $29-$100

Brand new this year for Halloween, the Great Pumpkin Glow will feature thousands of glowing jack-o’-lanterns. Walk through the pathway, take festive pictures, and indulge in some treats.

⌚️ Friday, Sept. 25-Saturday, Oct. 31, various evening times 📍 Dalton Farms, 666 Oak Grove Rd., Swedesboro 🌐 greatpumpkinglownj.com 💵 $22.95-$27.95

The restaurant blueplate offers live jazz during the summer on some Friday evenings and Sunday mornings.

⌚️ Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. through the end of September; Sundays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. through the first weekend in October 📍 47 S. Main St., Mullica Hill 🌐 blueplatenj.com 💵 Pay as you go

Take a free yoga class. All ages are welcome, but bring your own yoga mat.

⌚️ Mondays, 6-7 p.m.; Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m.; and Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. through Oct. 1 📍 Cooper River Park, 5300 North Park Dr., Pennsauken 🌐 camdencounty.com 💵 Free, but registration is required

Come by one of the most popular farmers markets in the region, offering local fruits, vegetables, honey, cheese, baked goods, and more.

⌚️ Every Saturday through Nov. 14, 8:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.📍 Burlington County Agricultural Center, 500 Centerton Rd., Moorestown, 🌐 www.burlcoagcenter.com 💵 Pay as you go

The Saturday market brings fresh produce, meat, coffee, flowers, and live music to Collingswood and supports the region’s farmers every week.

⌚️ Every Saturday through Nov. 21, 8 a.m.-noon 📍 Atlantic Avenue between Collings and Irvin Avenues (along PATCO), Collingswood 🌐 collingswoodmarket.com 💵 Pay as you go

This Sunday farmers market offers multiple vendors selling fresh produce, crafts, and other entertainment from local businesses.

⌚️ Sundays through Nov. 22, 9:30 a.m.–1p.m. 📍 The intersection of Station and Atlantic Avenues, Haddon Heights 🌐 haddonheightsfarmersmarket.com 💵 Pay as you go

This roundup is updated midweek.