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| Atlantic City Area events |
| Feb 1-Feb 5 | Atlantic City | Atlantic City Boat Show. See and shop hundreds new boats and an unbeatable assortment of marine gear at the AC Convention Center |
| Feb 24 | Atlantic City | Guns n Roses. 10pm, at the House of Blues. |
| Feb 25 | Atlantic City | The Philadelphia Mummers' String Band Show of Shows. For more than a century, the City of Brotherly Love has been dazzled each New Year's Day by an unforgettable spectacle of music and showmanship in the nation’s oldest and longest folk parade. Audiences can relive the excitement of the pageantry of New Year’s Day in the comfort of Boardwalk Hall. |
| Mar 4-Mar 10 | Atlantic City | Atlantic City Restaurant Week. One of the most delicious food festivals in the US! Visit participating restaurants in Atlantic City and the surrounding region for prix-fixe menus. Check website for restaurants listing |
| Mar 24 | Atlantic City | Liza Minnelli. Borgata, 8pm |
| Mar 30-Mar 31 | Atlantic City | 2012 Atlantic City Beer Festival. Year 7, over 75 brewers @ the Jersey Shore for the "The celebration of the suds" |
| Mar 30-Apr 1 | Atlantic City | 2nd Annual Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo. Thrilling bareback, tie down and team roping events, to the electrifying saddle bronc, steer wrestling, barrel racing and bull riding events. The biggest rodeo on the East Coast in the past 70 years comes to the Boardwalk Hall |
| Jul 7-Jul 8 | Margate City | Beachstock 2012. The Planet's Biggest Beach Party. Take tunes and tides, throw in some sun, sand and surf, then mix in more than music, family-friendly activities and fabulous food and spread it all out for 12 hours. Live bands, food and beer garden, Water Balloon Toss, Hula Hoop Contest, Potato Sack Races, Sand Sculpting, Face Painting, Surfing Classes, Bocce and more. 10:30am-10pm |
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| Belmar Area events |
| Feb 11 | Belmar | Single Glow Special Valentine's Event. Bar A, 1-7pm. Supporting Mama Mare foundation against breast cancer. Food, vendors and live bands! |
| Feb 11-Feb 12 | Ocean Grove | Chocolate Lovers' Weekend. Sat: Take a walking tour of the Inns of Ocean Grove and Hunt for Hearts, 10:30am - 4:30pm. Special dinners at restaurants. Sun: Winter walk, 12-3pm |
| Mar 3 | Belmar | Belmar's Celtic Chase/ Beach Fun Run. 12am. A race on the Belmar Beach as part of the St. Patrick's Day Parade weekend. One Mile Run / Fun Run / Walk. Taylor Pavilion |
| Mar 4 | Belmar | Belmar St. Patrick's Day Parade. One of the largest St Patty's Day parades in New Jersey starting at 12:30pm on Main St, with big after party outside at Bar A |
| Mar 11 | Belmar | Belmar Restaurant Tour "A True Taste of Belmar". Sample the fine cuisine of local Belmar restaurants, Downtown Belmar, Noon-6pm |
| Apr 20-Apr 21 | Spring Lake | Spring Lake Fashion Week-End Extravaganza. Friday fashion show and wine tasting event to be held at the Spring Lake Bath & Tennis Club, hosted by a tv personality and featuring the newest trends for 2012. Saturday, our shoppes will host in-store fashion and trunk shows, demonstrations, jewelry making, and more |
| Apr 28 | Belmar | Lake Como 5K. 10am, Start/finish at Bar A |
| Apr 28 | Manasquan | Spring Arts & Crafts Festival. A full day of fun and shopping. 80 crafters, lots of fun and food. Face painting, Antsy the clown and much more. Squan Plaza, 10am-5pm |
| May 12 | Ocean Grove | Ocean Grove Music and Art Festival. Auditorium Square Park & Bishop Janes Tabernacle 10am-4:30pm |
| Jun 9 | Ocean Grove | Vintage Car Show. Main Avenue Business District, 10am-4pm |
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| Cape May events |
| Jun 15-Jun 16 | Cape May | Cape May Harbor Fest. Events planned include water activities & demonstrations, the wildly popular scallop cook-off, a beer garden, hundreds of vendors and crafters and culminates with a Coast Guard SAR demonstration. Water taxi stops connect sites within the harbor |
| Long Beach Island events |
| Feb 5 | Brant Beach | Super "Plunge". Beach. 1 pm. Take a winter dip in the Atlantic Ocean before enjoying the Super Bowl game |
| North Wildwood events |
| Mar 17 | North Wildwood | St. Patrick's Day Celebration and Parade. It's the first of many exciting parades in this town. Ceremonies on the steps of North Wildwood City hall (10th & Atlantic Avenues) at 11:30 a.m. Parade begins at noon. Reviewing stand at Olde NJ Avenue |
| Apr 8 | North Wildwood | Moreys Piers Easter Opening Day Celebration. Fun for the kid in all of us including rides, food, entertainment and "Pick An Egg" for the kids. Pier open 11am to 5pm |
| Ocean City events |
| Feb 18 | Sea Isle City | 18th Annual Polar Bear Plunge. 2pm at 40th Street & The Beach. Party and costume contest following immediately at LaCosta |
| Feb 19 | Sea Isle City | Polar Bear 5K Run. 12:15pm at JFK Blvd. and The Promenade. 5K Run or 1.5 M Walk for Autism |
| Mar 17 | Sea Isle City | 22nd Annual St. Patrick Day Parade. Parade Commences at 3:30pm at 93rd Street & Landis Avenue. Celebration immediately following parade at Kix McNutley's |
| Mar 25 | Sea Isle City | Ocean Drive Marathon/5K . Cape May to Sea Isle City. Marathon starts 9am in Cape May; 5K: 10am JFK Blvd. and Promenade in Sea Isle City |
| Apr 7 | Ocean City | Woofin’ Paws Pet Fashion Show. 11am at Carey Stadium, 6th St. off the Boardwalk. Dress your pets in their Easter’s best. |
| Apr 7 | Ocean City | Easter in the Downtown. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Free Photos with the Easter Bunny in a lifeguard stand, Candy filled eggs for kids. Open an egg at the time of sale for Eggstra Special Savings all along the downtown 6th to 11th St |
| Apr 8 | Ocean City | Easter Fashion Promenade. In front of the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. Come dressed in your Easter's best to stroll in our Fashion Promenade and meet the Easter Bunny. Judging begins at 1:00pm. |
| Apr 14 | Ocean City | Doo Dah Parade. Say goodbye to tax season with this comedy parade complete with over 500 basset hounds. 12 noon on Asbury Ave. from 6th St. – 12th St. and then up to the Boardwalk ending at the Music Pier. Pieasco follows parade – mass pie in the face extravaganza! |
| May 3 | Ocean City | Martin Z. Mollusk Day. Come and find out if summer is coming early, 11am at the 9th St Beach |
| May 5 | Ocean City | Spring Block Party. 9am-5pm from 5th-14th Sts. on Asbury Ave. Over 350 crafters, food vendors, music and more |
| May 19 | Ocean City | American Heart Assoc. HeartWalk. Registration begins at 9am at the Sports & Civic Center, 6th & Boardwalk, walk begins at 10:30am |
| May 20 | Ocean City | Ocean City Triathlon/Duathlon. 1/4 mile Swim, 2M run/16M Bike/2M run. Plus a kids course. Swim start 6am-8am. Run/Bike/Run starts 9am |
| May 25 | Ocean City | Unlocking of the Ocean and Business Persons. Participants dress in business suits, carry brief cases and march into the ocean to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance to welcome the new season. 12noon, Moorlyn Terrace St. Beach |
| May 26 | Sea Isle City | Tri for Our Veterans Triathlon. JFK Blvd. & Pleasure Ave. 400-meter ocean swim, 12.3 mile bike and 3.1 mile run |
| Jun 13-Jun 16 | Ocean City | Miss New Jersey. Boardwalk Parade (7pm-June 13th), preliminary competitions, and the finals at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk |
| Pt Pleasant / Barnegat Bay events |
| Jun 2 | Point Pleasant | Summerfest. Enjoy five bands, a huge childrens section, mechanical rides and inflatables, face painting, sand art and more. Beer and wine diamond, 30 food vendors and 100 craft vendors. Bridge Ave & Beaver Dam Rd |
| Jun 2-Jun 3 | Lakewood | Jersey Shore Wine Festival. At the FirstEnergy Park. Wine tasting by NJ wineries from around the state. The event will also feature live jazz and blues entertainment, food and crafters. Noon to 5 pm |
| Sandy Hook-Asbury Park events |
| Mar 24 | Highlands | St. Patrick's Day Parade. Bay Ave, 2pm |
| Mar 22-Mar 25 | Asbury Park | 10th Annual Garden State Film Festival. New Jersey's largest Film Festival at the Paramount Theater on the Boardwalk |
| Apr 7 | Sea Bright | Easter Egg Hunt on the Beach. Prizes awarded for those who find the golden eggs. 5,000 eggs and get to meet the Easter Bunny |
| Apr 21 | Sea Bright | Taste of Sea Bright Trolley Hop. Ride the trolley and stop at 19 different restaurants for food tasting |
| Apr 21 | Asbury Park | RunAPalooza. Relay Marathon, Half-marathon, and 3 mile walk |
| Apr 28 | Sea Bright | Sea Bright Classic Car Show. 11am-4pm. Come enjoy the day with us and enter your car to win a trophy; or just come to check out all the classics, win free prizes, and have fun |
| Apr 29 | Asbury Park | Restaurant Tour: A Taste of Asbury Park. Enjoy great food from Asbury Park's vibrant and eclectic restaurant scene. Cookman Ave between Main St and Emory, 11am-4pm |
| May 6 | Long Branch | NJ Marathon and Half Marathon At The Shore. World-class event with course designed for speed, great area restaurants and attractions, and amazing oceanfront scenery |
| May 20 | Red Bank | Red Bank Triathlon. 7am at Marine Park. Sprint: 1/3 Mile Swim, 15 Mile Bike, 3.1 Mile Run. Olympic: 1.5K Swim - 40K Bike - 10K Run. Duathlon also available |
| May 18-May 20 | Asbury Park | Bamboozle Music Festival. On the beach in Asbury Park. Lineup includes Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters, Blink 182, Incubus and more |
| Seaside Heights events |
| Feb 25 | Seaside Heights | Seaside Heights Polar Plunge. Annual plunge for Special Olympics. At the Aztec Ocean Resort at 1pm, registration from 9am. Hosted by Big Joe Henry |
| Mar 10 | Seaside Heights | Seaside St. Patrick's Day Parade. Noon on the Boulevard. Floats, bands, marchers, a street celebration and wearin' of the green |
| Mar 25 | Seaside Heights | Beach Jubilee Bash. Metal detecting beach hunt at the Sherman Ave Beach. Registration 8:30am, event from 9:30am-3pm |
| Apr 1 | Seaside Heights | Palm Sunday Egg Hunt. 1pm on the Beach - Ags 0-2 Hancock Ave; Ages 3-4 Blaine Ave; Ages 5-6 Sumner Ave; Ages 7-8 Hamilton Ave; Ages 9-10 Lincoln Ave; New for this year, children of all ages with special needs at Kearney Ave |
| Apr 8 | Seaside Heights | Annual Easter Day Promenade. On the boardwalk from 11am. Come out and show off your Easter finery. Flowers distributed by Mayor and Council |
| May 6 | Seaside Heights | Shore Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow. Noon, start/finish at The Beach Bar. Fun filled 5K Family Walk |
| May 26 | Seaside Heights | Break Water Beach Waterpark Opening. Open for the season! Look for two new slide rides |
| The Wildwoods events |
| Feb 1-Feb 5 | Wildwood | Boardwalk Kennel Club Dog Show. Wildwoods Convention Center. All breed dog show featuring Best of Breed Competition, Police K-9 Unit Demonstration, Obedience and Rally Trials, vendors and much more. 8am daily |
| Mar 10 | Stone Harbor | 2nd Annual Stone Harbor Shiver Polar Plunge. Noon at 95th St Beach. Stone Harbor's version of the annual polar bear plunge |
| Mar 9-Mar 11 | Wildwood | Cheer Tech National Cheerleading & Dance Championships. Wildwoods Convention Center. Competition includes recreation, high school, college, open and all-star divisions. 9am daily |
| Mar 25 | Wildwood | Ocean Drive Marathon. 9 a.m. marathon and 10 mile running events |
| Apr 7 | Wildwood | Greater Wildwood Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt. On the beach at Lincoln Avenue, Noon. Children ages 1-12 are invited to dig for eggs buried in the sand. Each egg contains a toy and a golden egg is worth a bigger prize |
| Apr 27-Apr 29 | Wildwood | Spring Motorcycle Rally. Intersection of Oak and Atlantic Ave, 10am-8pm daily. Featuring a wide variety of vendors to accommodate all motorcycle enthusiasts. Sunday will also feature the Ride the Wave Motorcycle Run, starting in Camden, to benefit the families of fallen public safety workers, 10am |
| May 5-May 6 | Stone Harbor | Coastal Living Festival. Music, Seafood and outdoor living vendors, crafters, kids entertainment along 96th Street and Second Avenue, 10AM - 5PM |
| May 10-May 13 | Wildwood | Annual East Coast Boardwalk Nationals Car Show. Cars displayed on the Wildwoods Boardwalk from 8 am - 3 pm, Fri. and Sat. Open to all makes and models, including custom, imports, tuners, trucks, classics, street rods and modified. Trophy Classes include Top 40, Ladies Choice, Best Engine, Best Paint, Best of Show, Hi/Low Competition, Most Likely to Get Pulled Over, Club Participation Award, Lowest Car and Top Gun |
| May 27 | Stone Harbor | Turtle Trot 5K. 13th Annual Turtle Trot 5K Run and 2 Mile Fun Walk, 6:45 AM Registration, 8AM - 5K start, 8:05 - Walk Start, $20 before 5/10 or $25 up to day of race, 95th Street and First Avenue |
| May 25-May 28 | Wildwood | Wildwoods International Kite Festival. On the Beach at Rio Grande Avenue and inside the Wildwoods Convention Center. America's largest kite festival, featuring world-renowned kite builders and competitors, kite making workshops and exhibits, indoors competition and childrens activities. Events begin on Friday night at 9 pm with an Illuminated night kite fly |
| Jun 1-Jun 3 | Wildwood | Spring Thunder on the Sand Motocross Pro/Am Races. All races take place on the pristine Wildwood beach between Schellenger and Spencer Aves. Fri. practice from 11am-6pm, Fri. night "test & tune." Sat: race starts at 10am, Sun. race starts at 9am |
