{"id":198778,"date":"2025-09-10T14:21:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/?p=198778"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:21:27","slug":"red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-nj-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-nj-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bank Mac + Cheese Festival Happening on 9\/27"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"red bank mac cheese festival 2025\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">happenings<\/div><p>Jersey Shore foodies can look forward to a full day of cheesy fun <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/things-to-do-red-bank-nj\/\">in Red Bank<\/a> this September. The first-ever Red Bank Mac + Cheese Festival will take place on Saturday, September 27th from 1PM-5PM, and is being held as a food crawl. There are over 15 local restaurants participating in the festival, all serving up different variations of mac and cheese. <strong>Read on for more about the Red Bank Mac + Cheese Festival, happening this September at the Jersey Shore.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-198791\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-2-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"red bank mac cheese festival 2025\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-2-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-2-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/red-bank-mac-cheese-festival-2025-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Event Details<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Bank Mac + Cheese Festival, hosted by the lokel group, will be held crawl-style from 1PM-5PM on Saturday, September 27th, 2025. General admission, VIP, and child tickets are available for purchase now on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsignup.io\/TicketEvent\/RedBankMacCheeseFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. General admission costs $43.40, VIP costs $69.60, and child tickets cost $22.20. Child tickets must be purchased with a VIP or General Admission ticket. Check-in is at Red Rock Tap + Grill, located at 14 Wharf Avenue, and you can check in up until 3PM. The event will be held <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/things-to-do-rainy-day-asbury-park-new-jersey\/\">rain<\/a> or shine, and you can go at your own pace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/fall-festivals-jersey-shore-2025\/\">A Guide to Fall Festivals at the Jersey Shore for 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tickets include a sample of each of the participating restaurants&#8217; featured mac and cheese dish, a free scoop of event-only <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-vegan-ice-cream-jersey-shore-asbury-park\/\">ice cream<\/a> from Coney Waffle, and an exclusive 30% discount at Canopy Crossroad Dispensary for those that are 21+. The VIP ticket also gets you penny product samples from Canopy Crossroad Dispensary (21+ only), an official Red Bank Mac + Cheese Fest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbankmacfest.com\/TicketEvent\/RedBankMacCheeseFestival\/Store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Send Noods&#8221; t-shirt<\/a>, skip the line ability, and free cookie from Jersey Girl Cookie. The event t-shirts are also available as an add-on purchase when you buy your ticket.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNLK2HIg5Ft\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNLK2HIg5Ft\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Jersey Shore lokel (@jerseyshorelokel)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, what <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/european-style-cafes-restaurants-jersey-shore\/\">restaurants<\/a> are participating in this year&#8217;s Red Bank Mac + Cheese Fest and what is each serving? The list is constantly being updated, so check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsignup.io\/TicketEvent\/RedBankMacCheeseFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> for updates, but here are the confirmed locations so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anderson Market (dish is TBD)<\/li>\n<li>Butcher + The Bull (bacon + beer mac n cheese)<\/li>\n<li>B2 Bistro (truffle mac + cheese topped with oreganata)<\/li>\n<li>Char Steakhouse (BBQ short rib mac + cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Dublin House (mushroom + Irish bacon mac + cheese; house lobster mac + cheese)<\/li>\n<li>JBJ Soul Kitchen (soul seasoned mac and cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Local Smoke BBQ (traditional housemade mac and cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Melting Pot (bacon mac + cheese fondue)<\/li>\n<li>Neapoli\u00a0(classic, buffalo, + jack cheddar mac + cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Patrizia&#8217;s (lobster mac + cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Pazzo (mac + cheese with broccoli + breaded chicken)<\/li>\n<li>Red Rock Tap + Grill (original mac + cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Robinson Ale House (original mac + cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Sally Boys (fontina + cheddar mac + cheese on a focaccia slice)<\/li>\n<li>Toast Red Bank (lobster mac + cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Urban CoalHouse (macaroni + cheese topped with panko + bacon)<\/li>\n<li>Via Sposito (rigatoni mezzi baked with 3 cheeses: gorgonzola, fontina, and pecorino)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The event will benefit JBJ Soul Kitchen, a non-profit community restaurant by the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation that provides a unique <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/jersey-shore-restaurants-family-style-menus\/\">dining experience<\/a> where paying guests and those in need share a table. The spot has served over 221,000 meals, with more than half going to those in need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/monticello-fall-festival-jersey-city-october-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual Monticello Fall Festival Happening in Jersey City on 10\/19<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>More information about the Red Bank Mac + Cheese Festival can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsignup.io\/TicketEvent\/RedBankMacCheeseFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow @thejerseyshoregirl_ on\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thejerseyshoregirl_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thehobokengirl\/?hl=en\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for the latest Jersey Shore updates,\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twilight-lion-90332.myflodesk.com\/jrf4qhj7qk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/view.flodesk.com\/pages\/62f92877e5ea6b3d8aea50ad\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">sign up for our weekly newsletter here<\/a>\u00a0that shares everything you missed each week, and check out our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/events\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">events calendar<\/a>, which has over 40+ events weekly to peruse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/events-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-177088\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/read-more-button.jpg\" alt=\"read more button\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>happeningsJersey Shore foodies can look forward to a full day of cheesy fun in Red Bank this September. 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