Events

Come to The Anchor’s Bend this summer for the 5th year of Asbury Park Surf Music Festival!

The USA’s #1 surf and music event will feature food, drinks, games, and more in addition to all of the surfing fun and live music!

Enjoy over 300 vendors selling just about everything you can think of- new, used and antique items as well as a variety of food offerings. Come spend the day and have a wonderful time, rain or shine!

Once again we will be closing Morris Avenue from Third to Fourth to turn the space into an Italian village. There will be live music with Julian & Dominique , Italian food provided by our member restaurants with a wine and beer garden to give us the al fresco food court that our visitors have come to love.

We are having Face Painting and Balloon Twisting and for the first time at the Italian Festival, a Petting Zoo –it was a big hit at the Irish Festival! The Spaghetti Eating Contest, a crowd favorite, will be back as well. New to the Italian Festival will be the Spring Lake School of Dance performing Italian folk dances – a tremendous draw for families and friends. Not new, but always a draw, is the festival Art Walk that will take place along Third Avenue. There will be music on Third too!

Zombies of all ages will invade Highlands! Pre-parade, make-up artists will be available in Huddy Park at 10 am while DJ Johnny will be spinning some spooky tunes. Post-parade, there will be a costume contest in Veterans Park, followed by the pub crawl! There is something for ALL AGES!

Live entertainment! – Rock out to the area’s best local bands!  Street performers..

Juried artists, crafters and food!

Family fun includes games, inflatables, pumpkin decorating.

Compete in the Scarecrow Contest!

Come enjoy a beautiful evening in The Herbary greenhouse while learning and creating your very own succulent terrarium! Take in the beautiful scenery, explore the grounds and get your hands dirty!

Santa rides the NJ Transit train into Red Bank for the annual Town Lighting & Holiday Express concert. Join Santa on the train in Little Silver or meet him at the Red Bank train station when he arrives. There’ll be festivities before and after the train arrives with the Kathryn Barnett dancers and the Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch. Once in Red Bank, Santa will board a firetruck and lead the parade to Broad Street for the Holiday Express Concert & Town Lighting.

Santa Express departs from Little Silver Train Station
(Branch Ave, between Sycamore & Oceanport Aves)

Festivities and train arrival at Red Bank Train Station
(Monmouth St & Bridge Ave)

Parade down Monmouth Street to Holiday Express Concerton Broad Street.

Come down to Asbury Park and join us for a wonderful food festival inside Asbury Park’s very own Convention Hall. Amazing food and fancy drinks will be provided. Please join us and partake in this wonderful winter snow ball party down by the shore!

Come down to the Hot Spot Studio at Rainbow Art Glass to see many talented artisans’ work at this free open house. While touring the facilities, you can see experienced glassblowers turn molten glass into colorful flowers, beautiful paperweights, one-of-a-kind cups, and much more. If you’re interested in creating your own artwork you can also sit with an artisan, and create your own designs! Walk ins are welcome, although customers are asked to call ahead.

Come celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at the Belmar Lake Como Parade. It is one of the largest Saint Patrick’s Day parades in New Jersey. The parade will start at 12:00pm on Main St, with big after party outside at Bar A.

Instructor, Gayle Stahlhuth, artistic director of East Lynne Theater Company, uses writing and simple acting exercises to trigger the writer’s imagination. The workshop is geared for those who have written plays, as well as those who have always wanted to try their hand at writing a play. Participants are encouraged to create short plays during the workshop.

Aside from performing, directing, and producing, Stahlhuth is also a produced playwright, who has received writing commissions from The Smithsonian Institution, Theatreworks/USA and The Illinois and Missouri Humanities Councils, and grants from The New Jersey Humanities Council.  Her plays have been performed at such places as the NYC International Fringe Festival, The Samuel French One-Act Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, Arvada Center in Denver, the Pennsylvania Stage Company, the Phoenix Theater in Indianapolis, and the Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company, located in Cape May. She has taught playwriting to a variety of ages throughout the country at theaters, universities, libraries, public schools, and writing conferences. For several years, Gayle was a popular workshop leader at the now-disbanded North Wildwood Beach Writer’s Conference.

The fee is only $10 and may be paid at the door.  This fee is unusually low due to the financial support the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s “Stages Festival.” Advance registration appreciated and may be made by calling 609-884-5898 or e-mail eastlynneco@aol.com.

Come join us at Avon by the Sea for the sunrise in order to visualize the best colors, reflections, and waves to create your very own image.  In order to participate, you must provide your own DSLR or mirrorless camera and tripod. After creation of your image, hot beverages will be provided! If weather conditions are unfavorable, the event will be rescheduled to Sunday, March 17th.

A ceremony will begin on the front steps of North Wildwood City Hall, 10th & Atlantic Avenue, in North Wildwood beginning at 11:30 a.m. A festive parade will begin at noon and proceeds north on Atlantic Avenue to Olde NJ Avenue. Participants include VFW Color Guard, Vietnam Veterans of America, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Irish Pipe Brigade, Emerald Society, Miss North Wildwood, Queen Oceania, Anglesea Irish Society, Sheriff Mounted Patrol, local school bands, and much more! FREE to attend. 609.522.2955 or http://www.NorthWildwood.com

Martells Tiki Bar will be hosting Point Pleasant Beach Chamber’s annual Beers on the Boards. Enjoy unlimited samples of fine craft beer from over 40 breweries and unlimited food from our gourmet buffet (open all day).  All beer and all food is included in the ticket price and at $60 it is a tremendous value. Music will be provided by The Mike Dalton Band.

Seasonal Part Time & Full Time Positions available for Summer 2019. Ages 14* and Up (*limited positions for 14 & 15 year-olds). Must bring Two Forms of ID. Positions include game and ride operators, arcade workers, Beach Staff, Parking Attendants, Ropes Course Facilitators, Restaurant, and Candy Store & Gift Store.

Grounds for Sculpture opens its artist studios during the Artists in Action festival, where the public gets to watch the magic happen and ask questions.

Pre-registration & Race Day Registration. 9:00AM Start Carey Stadium 6^th St & Atlantic Ave. For more information & registration www.ocnj.us/race-events contact:lrumer@ocnj.us or call 609-525-9317.

This one day gathering of artists, craftsmen, home improvement and direct sales vendors has something for everyone. Over 80 vendors are expected to participate, and the event is held indoors. Visitors to the show will find wood furniture, doll clothes, pet treats, bird houses, painted stemware, ceramics, glass arts, photography, outdoor furnishings, water colors, spring wreaths, hand crafted jewelry and country crafts, Direct sale companies and Home Show companies will be on hand offering savings on hundreds of products and services. Get a jump start on your spring home improvements and decorating needs by visiting this 4th annual show.

This event offers free shopping bags, free plant seeds, great food, bake sale, give a-ways and more. General admission free with a pet food donation or a $1.00 donation for the Beacon Animal Rescue. Stop by their booth when you visit the show.

Come enjoy a fun breakfast buffet with the Easter Bunny and Slider. Children can make a frame. Balloons and face painting will also be provided! Registration online is available. (There are two times for the breakfast, 9:30am or 11am)

Save the Date! Join us for a fun filled weekend at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk. More details to follow at ocnjcon.com/

Artists, crafters, vendors, food, rides, live music, performances, children’s rides, game trailer, petting zoo, martial arts exhibitions, and many more. Come spice up your Sunday with some fun !