| Atlantic City Area |
| Sep 18 | Atlantic City | Shakira. Trump Taj Mahal, 8pm |
| Oct 17 | Atlantic City | 52nd Atlantic City Marathon. |
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| Bayshore / Long Branch |
| Sep 4 | Long Branch | Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival. A great festival featuring well-know jazz and blues artists on the Great Lawn |
| Sep 4 | Oceanport | BBQ & Craft Beer Festival at Monmouth Park. Sponsored by The Star-Ledger. Come experience some of New Jersey's best barbeque and some beers from some great local breweries |
| Sep 11-Sep 12 | Asbury Park | Asbury Park Oyster Festival. One of Asbury’s biggest free festivals, turning historic Cookman Avenue from downtown to the boardwalk into one long pedestrian mall |
| Sep 25 | Oceanport | Monmouth Park/Meridian Health Steeplechase Festival. Watch and wager on some of the East Coast's finest jumpers as steeplechase racing returns to Monmouth Park |
| Sep 25 | Ocean Grove | British Car Show. 10am-4pm |
| Oct 2-Oct 3 | Highlands | Oktoberfest. Come celebrate the 10th Annual Highlands Oktoberfest from 2 pm - 10 pm |
| Oct 9 | Ocean Grove | Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Show. Over 90 arts & crafts vendors, sidewalk sales, pony rides, live music, and a variety of foods |
| Belmar Area |
| Sep 17-Sep 19 | Belmar | Belmar Pro Surfing Competition. Surf-themed events and the Eastern Surfing competition, featuring great riders in all categories |
| Sep 25 | Belmar | Beer Fest. First ever beer craft fest in Belmar. Beer on the Pier at Belmar Marina, 2-6pm |
| Sep 25 | Manasquan | Fall Arts & Crafts Festival. A full day of fun and shopping. 80 crafters, a scarecrow workshop, face painting, Antsy the clown and much more |
| Sep 25 | Manasquan | Fall Arts & Crafts Festival. Craft Fair with more than 80 vendors. A fun filled day for the entire family from 9 am - 5 pm |
| Oct 10 | Belmar | Belmar Fall Festival. The event features antiques and original crafts, performers, a pumpkin decorating contest, food court featuring local establishments, children’s obstacle course & games, and professional pony rides |
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| Cape May |
| Sep 3 | Cape May | Junior Clamshell Pitching Tournament. For kids, a contest on the sand that mimics horseshoes. A Cape May tradition |
| Sep 4-Sep 5 | Cape May | Revolutionary War Encampment at Historic Cold Spring Village. Celebrate Labor Day while experiencing the American Revolution, which comes alive through authentically garbed reenactors of both Patriots and Loyalists |
| Sep 25 | Cape May | Beachfront Run. A 2 mile footrace and 5 mile certified run on the street along Cape May's beautiful ocean front |
| Sep 18-Sep 26 | Cape May | 14th Annual Cape May Food & Wine Festival. Indulge yourself in the 'restaurant capital of New Jersey.' A full week of events for those who love good food and wine |
| Long Beach Island |
| Sep 12 | Ship Bottom | 5th Annual Ship Bottom Irish Festival. 11 am - 7 pm. Music, dancers, pipers, vendors, food |
| Sep 12 | Waretown | Ocean County Bluegrass Festival. Live stage concert of blugrass music by leading bluegrass musicians from the tri-state area |
| Sep 11-Sep 12 | Tuckerton | 11th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show. 2 splendid days of classic wood and glass boat exhibitors |
| Oct 2-Oct 3 | Beach Haven | 22nd Annual Chowderfest Weekend. Merchant Mart, Taylor Avenue Ballfield. Hundreds of vendors offer the best deals of the season |
| Oct 10 | Brant Beach | 37th Annual LBI 18-Mile Commemorative Run. 4700 Long Beach Blvd. Registration at 7am, Race starts at 10:30 am |
| Oct 22-Oct 23 | Tuckerton | Haunted Seaport. Pirates and sea captains long lost at sea, stroll the boardwalk for a night of screams |
| Oct 29 | Tuckerton | Halloween Costume Ball. 6 pm - 9 pm. Cost includes food, refreshments, ghoulish dancing, contests, door prizes and Jersey Devil cocktails |
| North Wildwood |
| Sep 5 | Avalon | Tim Kerr 7 mile Island Run. 8:30am |
| Sep 18 | Sea Isle City | Fall Family Festival Seaside Craft Market. Big seaside craft market, live music, giant food court, pony rides, sand sculpting demonstration and clinics and a dance party |
| Sep 19 | Sea Isle City | Fall Family Festival Antique Auto Show. Antique auto show and parade, live music, free guided historical trolley tours. 10:30 am - 1:30 pm |
| Sep 23-Sep 26 | North Wildwood | Irish Fall Festival. The largest Irish Festival on the East Coast. Four-day event celebrates Irish heritage with dancing, music, food, vendors & crafts.8 a.m. - 11 p.m. Daily |
| Oct 2 | Sea Isle City | Harborfest. 42nd Place & The Bay - 11am to 5pm |
| Oct 9 | Sea Isle City | 20th Annual Columbus Day Parade. J.A. LaRosa Way to Landis Ave., & 63rd Street - 2pm |
| Oct 9-Oct 10 | Avalon | Seafood Festival. 9th and 10th hosted by the Chamber of Commerce |
| Oct 23 | North Wildwood | Anglesea Surf Anglers Surf Fishing Tournament. |
| Ocean City |
| Sep 18 | Ocean City | Ocean City Air Festival at the Municipal Airport. 10am-3pm. Unusual airplanes ranging from World War II to classics and warbirds |
| Sep 19 | Ocean City | Boardwalk Aerobatic Airshow. 1 to 3pm. Thrill to some of the best stunt pilots and aerobatic champions in the world |
| Sep 18-Sep 19 | Ocean City | Boardwalk Fall Family Funfest. Juried craft show, face painters, bands and more! - 18th & 19th |
| Oct 28 | Ocean City | Halloween Parade. Asbury Ave from 6th to 11th St at 7:15pm |
| Pt Pleasant / Barnegat Bay |
| Sep 6 | Pt Pleasant | Labor Day Fireworks. Jenkinson’s Beach |
| Sep 11 | Lavallette | Heritage Day Festival. Gazebo, Philadelphia Ave. and Bay Blvd. 9 am - 5:30 pm. 250 vendors, food, arts and crafts, kid games, clowns and antique car show |
| Sep 18 | Pt Pleasant | 33rd Annual Festival of the Sea. Come enjoy food, wine, entertainment, arts and crafts, kiddie games, non profit exibits and much more |
| Sep 25 | Pt Pleasant | South African Penguin Festival. Jenkinson's Aquarium |
| Seaside Heights |
| Sep 5 | Seaside Heights | Fireworks. Beach Area. 9:30 pm |
| Sep 11 | Seaside Heights | Mardi Gras Weekend. Boardwalk & Boulevard |
| Sep 12 | Seaside Heights | Seafood in Seaside. A premiere fall event packed with musical entertainment, mouth-watering seafood specialties from local restaurants, artists, crafters and a flea market on Grant Ave |
| Sep 18-Sep 19 | Seaside Heights | 29th Annual Clownfest. A weekend full of slapstick comedy, vivacious shows and colorful clown creations parading down the Boardwalk |
| Sep 24-Sep 26 | Seaside Heights | Que-by-the-Sea. Boardwalk, Grant Ave. 5 pm - 10 pm. BBQ Festival & Competition |
| Oct 8-Oct 10 | Seaside Heights | 19th Annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian Street Festival. Weekend of Italian specialties, arts and crafts, entertainment. Parade will be on Sunday at 1 pm with bands, floats, mummers and surprises on the Boulevard |
| Oct 17 | Seaside Heights | Seaside Half Marathon and 5k Race. Flat and fast, out and back on the boardwalk and into Island Beach State Park |
| Seaside Park |
| Sep 26 | Howell | 19th Annual Manasquan Reservoir 5-Mile Run. 9am |
| Oct 30 | Toms River | Toms River Fire Company #1 Halloween Parade. Main & Washington St. 7 pm. Over 100,000 spectators, thousands of participants & floats |
| The Wildwoods |
| Sep 3 | Wildwood | Labor Day Fireworks. Fireworks spectacular on the beach at Pine Avenue - 10pm |
| Sep 9-Sep 12 | Wildwood | Roar To The Shore. Cape Classics Motorcycle Club presents one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the Northeast. Daily vendors, live entertainment and activities surrounding the Wildwoods Convention Center |
| Oct 2 | Wildwood | Thunder on the Beach Monster Truck Race. On the Beach |
| Oct 1-Oct 2 | Wildwood | Olde Time Italian Festival. Fox Park at Ocean Ave. between Burk and Montgomery Aves, Wildwood. An 'Old World' family festival weekend including crafts, games, rides, great Italian food |
| Oct 8-Oct 9 | Wildwood | Wildwoods Seafood and Music Festival. 2-day FREE street fair on Atlantic Ave. between Wildwood and Schellenger Avenues. Live music, crafters, food vendors, Kidz Korner, pie eating contest and more |
| Oct 10 | Wildwood | Closing Day Celebration. Morey's Pier, Schellenger Ave., Wildwood. Traditional farewell to summer. Special lineup of games, prizes and entertainment with reduced prices on amusement ride wristband |
