We gave out VIP tickets for the QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, all weekend at Solbert Airport in Readington. But you don’t have to have them to enjoy watching the 125 colorful balloons expected. Or to go for a ride in one. www.balloonfestival.com or 1-800-HOT-AIR-9.

Float over to in Ocean City where they’re having a busy weekend. Friday try some of the area’s best fish and shellfish at the Merchants in Venice Seafood Festival, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Asbury Ave.

And on the water, Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m., comes the Night on Venice Boat Parade, with prizes to the best decorated boats, bayfront homes and condos. www.njoceancity.com or (609) 525-9300.

In Dover, there is a Multicultural Festival featuring games, art, dance and food from India, Colombia, Switzerland and other cultures represented in town. It’s Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Community Children's Museum. www.communitychildrensmuseum.org or (973) 366-9060.

Or, experience the culture of deepest South Jersey in a Moonlight Walk at Whitesbog Village in Pemberton. Guides will take you on a 1-2 or 3-5 mile walk around the village, pine forests, old blueberry fields, historic cranberry bogs, streams and reservoirs. $5 per person. www.whitesbog.org or (609) 893-4646.

You want more culture? Bring the kids to Tap Team Two & Company: Hoofing in America, as the dance pair showcases Irish, African, hip-hop and house rhythms. It’s sponsored by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Thomas H. Kean Theatre, Drew University. For tickets ($12), call (973) 408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.

And yes, we know. Shopping. Well, you already know Red Bank has some of the trendiest stores in the state, but you may not know about Downtown Red Bank’s 53rd Annual Sidewalk Sale, Friday through Sunday. www.redbankrivercenter.org.

You’ve got a full calendar. Get going, and enjoy the weekend!