Events

The 7th edition of TEDxAsburyPark – May 18, 2019

TEDxAsburyPark “CHAOS,” is amongst the largest and highest-rated TEDx conferences on the east coast set on the stage at the legendary Paramount Theatre on Saturday, May 18th, 2019.

Our speakers are listed below: Name, Hometown, Talk Title – More details about their ideas and their bios are on our website www.tedxasburypark.com

Akilah Richards, Lawrenceville, GA, Raising Free People

Alex Castillo, Brooklyn, NY, Empowering the Mind

Andrew Maris, Fair Haven, NJ, Quantum Chaos

Ben Freeberg, New York, NY, How My Chaotic 2018 Turned Me into an Adult

Bob Pflugfelder, Watertown, MA. Inspiring Science through Moments of Chaos

Cory Kahaney, New York, NY, The joke that saved my life

Courtney Reardon, New York, NY, Chaos of Climbing Everest: The Mental Journey

Kenneth Campbell, Perryville, MD, Chaos Theory and the Beatles

Kolton Andrus, San Jose, CA, Engineering for Chaos: Preparing for Disaster

Krishna Patel, Westport, CT, Complicated Chaos – Chains of the Unseen

Sarbmeet Kanwal, Holmdel, NJ, Chaos to Cosmos

Fox Beyer, Chatham, NJ, Win Anyway

Ganes Kesari, Monmouth Junction, NJ, Saving Our Planet’s Biodiversity with AI

Jessica Creane, Philadelphia, PA, Gamifying Chaos: Embracing Uncertainty through Play

John Nottingham, Cleveland, OH, Embrace Ambiguity

Jordan Modell, Asbury Park, NJ, Common Ground on Reproductive Rights – Yes Really

Philip Bump, New York, NY, How Subjective Media Replaced Institutions

Tara Geraghty, Franklin Lakes, NJ, Choosing Fun in the Chaos of Cancer

Resistance Revival Chorus, New York, NY

The Redef Movement, Brielle, NJ, A Street Dance Company,

Matt Cook, Brick, NJ, Musician

TEDxAsburyPark is an annual volunteer-organized event dedicated to education, community, innovation, and “ideas worth spreading.” Each year, a different theme culminates in a stimulating day of nonfiction theater. Well over 100 businesses, nonprofit leaders, professionals, students from local universities, and sponsors plan, manage, and fund the all-day event.

TEDxAsburyPark discovers and curates more than 25 speakers, entertainers, and artists who will share their “Chaos” stories and ideas on the Paramount Theatre stage in an all-day event.

For more information, to apply to be a sponsor, or to volunteer, please visit: TEDxAsburyPark.com

For information about group ticket sales, please email groupsales@tedxasburypark.com.

Join the Asbury Park community in cleaning up our beloved beach! Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweeps is one of the longest running cleanups in the world. Since 1985, over 70,000 volunteers have participated and removed over 3 million pieces of debris from New Jersey’s beaches and waterways. Rain or shine, come join Jersey Cares and be part of the movement!!

The DeMoro Leadership Group presents John Maxwell in New Jersey!

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to see this internationally respected leadership expert and author!

Register now for an Early Registration price! Once registered, you will receive an email with details about the event and your electronic ticket. Please have your ticket available on your mobile device. The doors open at 9:00 am, plan to arrive early for preferred parking and seating.

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.

Bacon Lovers Festival Coming To Wildwood
Join us May 25th – 27 at Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Ave. Wildwood, for an entire weekend for Bacon lovers! Food trucks & local tent vendors, artisan & bacon related vendors will crowd the Plaza.
Each day of the festival will bring you some of the Best Food Trucks from the tri-state area along with some far and near Artisan & Bacon Related Vendors, Free Family and Kids Activities ( to include but not limited to Corn Hole, Kam Jam, Lawn Jenga, Connect Four, and Face Painting and Bounce House for the kids. There will be Wine & Craft Beer Tasting & sale in Garden/Tent area.
A live Band and DJ Music will provided throughout the day and yes there will be a Bacon Eating Contest & Best Bacon Dish Contest on the Sunday of this 3 day weekend event. Check back as the event draws closer for the list of Food truck Vendors, Retail Vendors and Artisans and the Bands.
Sat: 2 p.m. – 10 p.m., Sun: Noon – 10 p.m., Mon: Noon – 6 p.m.

Bacon Lovers Festival Coming To Wildwood
Join us May 25th – 27 at Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Ave. Wildwood, for an entire weekend for Bacon lovers! Food trucks & local tent vendors, artisan & bacon related vendors will crowd the Plaza.
Each day of the festival will bring you some of the Best Food Trucks from the tri-state area along with some far and near Artisan & Bacon Related Vendors, Free Family and Kids Activities ( to include but not limited to Corn Hole, Kam Jam, Lawn Jenga, Connect Four, and Face Painting and Bounce House for the kids. There will be Wine & Craft Beer Tasting & sale in Garden/Tent area.
A live Band and DJ Music will provided throughout the day and yes there will be a Bacon Eating Contest & Best Bacon Dish Contest on the Sunday of this 3 day weekend event. Check back as the event draws closer for the list of Food truck Vendors, Retail Vendors and Artisans and the Bands.
Sat: 2 p.m. – 10 p.m., Sun: Noon – 10 p.m., Mon: Noon – 6 p.m.

Come join the Atlantic County 4-H model Railroad club as they host the 6th N Scale gathering model train show featuring N scale modular layouts and T-Trak Tabletop Displays!

Join the players of the New Jersey Renaissance Faire and travel back to the days of yore and merry Olde England as the Historic Village of Smithville is transformed into the Shire of Smithville in the heart of the English Renaissance. The good Duke of Northumberland has decreed merriment for all. This event is fun for the whole family and includes comedy, tragedy, sword fighting, dance, song, knights, jesters and so much more. Also stroll amongst the wares of the local vendors and traveling merchants sporting historical gifts and finely crafted items. Historic Smithville offers 60 Shoppes, 7 eateries, carousel ride, train ride, paddleboats, and arcade. On site lodging at the Colonial Inn and over 26 free weekend events!

This wonderful event showcases vendors of green products/ideas, environmental organizations and local businesses. This year, one of the focuses of the Commission is to spread awareness of Integrated Pest Management: broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests. Vendors’ exhibits will have a theme, a product, or a lesson that is Environmentally Themed in nature.

Bacon Lovers Festival Coming To Wildwood
Join us May 25th – 27 at Byrne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Ave. Wildwood, for an entire weekend for Bacon lovers! Food trucks & local tent vendors, artisan & bacon related vendors will crowd the Plaza.
Each day of the festival will bring you some of the Best Food Trucks from the tri-state area along with some far and near Artisan & Bacon Related Vendors, Free Family and Kids Activities ( to include but not limited to Corn Hole, Kam Jam, Lawn Jenga, Connect Four, and Face Painting and Bounce House for the kids. There will be Wine & Craft Beer Tasting & sale in Garden/Tent area.
A live Band and DJ Music will provided throughout the day and yes there will be a Bacon Eating Contest & Best Bacon Dish Contest on the Sunday of this 3 day weekend event. Check back as the event draws closer for the list of Food truck Vendors, Retail Vendors and Artisans and the Bands.
Sat: 2 p.m. – 10 p.m., Sun: Noon – 10 p.m., Mon: Noon – 6 p.m.

Come join the Atlantic County 4-H model Railroad club as they host the 6th N Scale gathering model train show featuring N scale modular layouts and T-Trak Tabletop Displays!

Join us for our 4th Annual BBQ and Beer Fest. Experience 19th century industrial community life with our period dressed historical interpreters, while you enjoy the festival! Explore the historic buildings, craft shops, retail stores, and village grounds. Listen to live music and enjoy some good barbecue with family and friends!

Join the players of the New Jersey Renaissance Faire and travel back to the days of yore and merry Olde England as the Historic Village of Smithville is transformed into the Shire of Smithville in the heart of the English Renaissance. The good Duke of Northumberland has decreed merriment for all. This event is fun for the whole family and includes comedy, tragedy, sword fighting, dance, song, knights, jesters and so much more. Also stroll amongst the wares of the local vendors and traveling merchants sporting historical gifts and finely crafted items. Historic Smithville offers 60 Shoppes, 7 eateries, carousel ride, train ride, paddleboats, and arcade. On site lodging at the Colonial Inn and over 26 free weekend events!

Come Join Asbury Park as they showcase their culinary scene with the 8th Annual Restaurant Tour!  The event, hosted by the AP Chamber of Commerce, features small “bites”, sampling and demos at 25+ Asbury Park restaurants, lounges, juice bars and breakfast rooms. If your a food lover, this event is perfect for you!

Enjoy a large variety of top-notch cuisines from local food trucks. This popular event is nestled in the front parking lot of the outdoor lifestyle shopping center.

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are headed our way. They reached the Gulf Coast states in late February and early March. Is your yard ready for them? Where have they been all winter? Will more than one settle into a wildlife garden? Where is the nest? What does the female use to build her tiny nest? Do you need to buy bottled nectar for your feeder? Is red dye needed in feeders? Even if you think you know everything about these winged jewels, expect to be surprised by what you learn during this presentation by naturalist and wildlife gardener Pat Sutton. She will show you an actual hummingbird nest and share essential tips on how to ready your yard so that you can be entertained by a blizzard of hummingbirds through mid-September.
Pat Sutton has keenly studied the natural world for over 40 years (as the naturalist at the Cape May Point State Park in the 1970s and 1980s and for 21 years, until 2007, as the naturalist and program director at the Cape May Bird Observatory). Pat has an undergraduate degree in Literature and a Masters Degree in Environmental Education. She and her husband (Clay Sutton) wrote the landmark book, Birds and Birding at Cape May (2006), the in-depth result of their efforts over many years documenting and protecting the migration and the Cape May area that they so love. Other books by Pat and Clay include How to Spot Butterflies (1999), How to Spot Hawks & Eagles (1996), and How to Spot an Owl (1994). Today Pat is a free-lance writer, naturalist, educator, lecturer, and wildlife habitat / conservation gardening champion. Her own wildlife garden is a teaching garden included on many tours and featured in programs and workshops she teaches. For more information go to Pat and Clay’s website: www.patsuttonwildlifegarden.com

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day please join us to view,  After Auschwitz,  a “Post-Holocaust” documentary that follows six extraordinary women, capturing what it means to move from tragedy and trauma towards life. This program runs for 83 minutes and is free for public viewing. Registration begins on April 4, 2019.

from 5^th – 14^th Sts. on Asbury Ave. Over 350 crafters, food vendors, music and more. For more information call 1-800-BEACH-NJ.

The Cape May County Coast Guard Community Festival is presented by the Cape May County Coast Guard Community Foundation in partnership with the County of Cape May and its 16 municipalities, the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, the City of Cape May and community sponsors.
The festival honors the men and women of the United States Coast Guard and celebrates the county’s designation as a Coast Guard Community. The designation was awarded after approval by the United States Coast Guard and an Act of Congress in 2015.
Considered by many to be the Coast Guard’s hometown, the festival takes place at Training Center Cape May (TRACEN) – the only active Boot Camp for Coast Guard recruits in the United States.

This is a great event that will have vendors, music, food as well as some nature hikes and environmental education offerings.  Learn about blue claw crabs, the history of the Leni Lenape in New Jersey.

This event will feature a native plant sale, craft vendors, food, music, family fun, and more! Bring your pet along while you browse the extensive lineup of pet products and services at the Pet Expo.

Come celebrate Mother’s day at the Monmouth Race Track. Ladies get FREE admission. Treat Mom to our Pre-Fixe Brunch, Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet or the Champagne bar located just next to the paddock and walking ring. The kids and Mom will love our FREE Family Fun Day activities including clowns, face painters, pony rides and a bounce house. General admission is $5, parking is also $5, children 12 and under are free. Doors open 7:30am and first race is at 12:50pm.