“NorwesFest” Benefit: One Day, Two Events In Long Valley, June 26

LONG VALLEY, NJ — First there’s “Family Fun Day,” with hayrides, pony rides, pick your own and other fun for the kids.

Then as the sun goes down, there’s the “Sunset Social Affair” with gourmet food items, beer, wine and a 17-piece jazz band to wind down the day.

The two events together make up “NorwesFest,” a first annual outdoor festival planned for Saturday, June 26 at Ort Farms on 25 Bartley Rd. in Long Valley.

NorwesFest, an outdoor fundraising festival and social gathering, will benefit Norwescap, a non-profit organization in the area, that helps to empower families-in-need.

The daytime Family Fun Day begins at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., with an all-inclusive lineup starting with an individually-boxed picnic lunch, farm-fun activities for the kids; and for the adults, music, plus wine and beer tastings. Tickets for adults are $65 each, for children between two and 16 are $25 per ticket, with free admission for children under two.

The age 21+ Sunset Social Event goes from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with an all-inclusive gourmet picnic dinner, wine, beer, cocktails, live jazz music and a picnic blanket to relax on during the event, while taking in the scenic mountainscapes, as the sun sets on Ort Farms. Tickets for the Sunset event are $150 each.

There’s also the “Sunset Package” for 8 adult, all-inclusive admission tickets and 4 Norwescap picnic blankets, a $1,230 value for $1,000.

To enjoy the "NorwesFest All Event," with tickets to both for adults ages 21, it's $175 for an all-day pass to both events.

Click here to pick up tickets now.

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