Bring your appetite and your walking shoes as you take a behind-the-scenes-tour in historic Hoboken, New Jersey of the most authentic Italian gourmet food businesses in the United States! You’ll visit Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop, home of “Cake Boss”, as seen on The Learning Channel. You never know which cast member we’ll run into! Sample some award-winning mozzarella cheese that’s made right in front of you at Lisa’s Italian Deli, named best Italian deli by NJ Monthly Magazine (again!). Try a piece of warm Italian bread, hand made and baked in a traditional coal-burning brick oven. Tours leave Saturday afternoon from the main entrance of the Hoboken, New Jersey PATH station (Corner of River Street & Hudson Place). Tours are at 2PM.
Experience an early spring sunset without the summer crowds at the Belmar Marina. We will meander from the Belmar Arts Center along the Shark River Promenade to the end of Pier 9 to enjoy a peaceful sunset of “the hills”. Every sunset is unique and beautiful with it’s long shadows and soft light. Designed as a fun, foto evening where you can practice and improve your photography skills, move beyond taking just another pretty snapshot and develop your creative eye. Michael will guide you with suggestions on composition, perspective, and externalizing your mind’s eye.
Pre-registration is requested even if you are a member so we have an idea of many to expect. Join Michael & Beverly Federico’s for a relaxing, pay your own way meal and conversation afterwards. Federico’s is BYOB.
No charge BAC member benefit/$20 non-members
Join us for one of our most popular events, our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Festival! A day of Easter fun for the entire family! This year we have over 10,000 eggs on the village green. Hunts will take place every 15 minutes between 11:30 am and 4pm. Children will be grouped according to age, into the following categories: 0-1 (with an assisting adult), 2-4, 5-7, and 8-10.
Pre-registration for this event is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED; all members of your party must have tickets, not only the children participating in the hunt. Tickets are $6 per person, and children under 1 year old are free. Registration and Ticket sales begin in the Visitor Center (Row Houses) at 10:00am. Egg Hunt times are assigned to you at registration day of event.
Our Easter Egg Hunt & Festival includes the following activities for the day:
– Continous Easter Egg Hunts, with children grouped according to age.
– Storytelling with Clifford the Big Red Dog
– Visits and Pictures with the Easter Bunny
– Face Painting
– Balloon Animals
– Historic House and Building tours
– Storytelling at the Enameling Building
– Craft Demonstrations in our Blacksmith Shop, Bakery, Carpenter Shop, Tinsmith Shop
– Bonnett Parade and Contest (bring your own home-made OR purchase and decorate onsite!)
– Decorate an Easter Basket
– Egg Toss & Roll Games
– And more!
Visit the General Store to purchase an Easter basket and/or bonnet, visit our decorating station, and participate in our bonnet parade at 3pm! Prize awarded for best bonnet.
And don’t forget to stop by the bakery to guess how many jelly beans are in the jar. If you guess correctly, you win the jelly beans! And the jar! Winner will be announced at 3pm in front of the General Store.
Food service onsite! Grand Re-Opening of our Village Bakery with specialty cookies and baked goods!
GET A COMBO TICKET THAT INCLUDES GENERAL ADMISSION + A FRESH BOX LUNCH (Adult and Children Options Available). Choose from NINE FRESHLY prepared items!!! Pickup at the Allaire Bakery! NEW AND CONVENIENT FOR 2018!!!
Welcome to a new season at Fosterfields! Say hello to the farm animals, help with chores, tour the Foster home, The Willows, enjoy unique programs, and explore the interactive Transportation Exhibit. Admission to the farm and The Willows is $6 per adult, $5 per senior (65+), $4 per child age 4 – 16, and $2 per child age 2 & 3. FREE per child 2 & under, and Friends of Fosterfields and Cooper Mill members with a current membership card. Special event fees may apply to certain programs.
Enjoy a day of bargains, treasures, artwork and more….Then enjoy a stroll through the Historic Village, General Store, and Village Bakery! The event runs from 8 am to 3 pm. A $1 admission supports the Historic Village at Allaire. The rain date is April 15th.
Spaces Available! Vendor Spaces $30 each pre-registration; $35 each week of event; $3 each assisting vehicle. For Vendor Application, please visit: http://allairevillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FLEA-MARKET-APP-2018.pdf.
Join a Park System Naturalist for these laid-back morning bird walks. We’ll meander through the parks for about an hour to see what birds we can find. No need to be an expert at identifying birds to enjoy these walks. A limited number of binoculars will be available to borrow if needed.
Program is geared towards adults.
The Asbury Park Half Marathon starts and finishes in Asbury Park and runs through the iconic Jersey Shore towns or Interlaken, Allenhurst, Deal, Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach and Avon by the Sea.
Run The Jersey Shore on April 21, 2018 to benefit Special Olympics of New Jersey and the Jersey Shore Dream Center.
The Asbury Park Half Marathon and Jersey Shore 5K will start at 8:30 am on Ocean Avenue in front of Convention Hall in Asbury Park.
The Jersey Shore Relay will have a staggered start in Seaside Heights.
In the interest of runner and volunteer safety, there will be a 5 hour and 30 minute cutoff time for all teams. Runners/Teams that do not pass relay transition areas by the below times will be instructed to leave the course and, if needed, transportation to the finish will be provided. If runners choose to proceed after being instructed to leave the course it will be at their own risk, support may not be available along the way and they will not be scored.
Come to the Historic Village at Allaire in Wall Township this April, for an event that will showcase all that there is to love about dogs! Various forms of entertainment will be there including shopping, games, auctions, etc. There will also be food and information on pet adoptions.
General Event Admission: $3 per person. Under 5 FREE. Proceeds to benefit the Historic Village at Allaire and Rescue Ridge, aiding in the rescue of animals.
Still accepting vendors, contact Hannah Misyak if you are interested.
Come to the Allaire Community Farm in Wall, New Jersey this Spring for The Rotary Club of Belmar Wall and The Allenwood Animal Hospital’s 1st annual “Earth Day Charity Walk.” There will be fun activities for the dogs, as well as the humans.
100% of the proceeds will benefit Allaire Community Farm and the Rotary Club’s Service Dog for a Veteran Campaign.
This Festival is presented by Heineken & Asbury Park Press and is a family friendly, outdoor celebration of International food, beer, wine and music! Great live music on two stages from all over the globe, including some good old all American favorites! Unique vendors – family friendly, plus the event is a fundraiser for Red Bank River Center and other deserving non-profit organizations.