Ocean County
Event Highlights
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June 23rd & 24th from 11 am to 5 pm the
Tuckerton Seaport will host its Annual Baymen’s
Seafood & Music Festival. Enjoy delicious Jersey
fresh clams, crabs, scallops and shrimp from the
finest local seafood purveyors. Drink from the
brew court featuring local crafted beers. Shop for
gifts and souvenirs from unique vendors. Listen
and dance to the music from local favorites:
September’s Brew on Saturday and Motts Creek
Pickers on Sunday. Enjoy crafters, family activities,
demonstrations, boat builders and decoy carvers.
Speak to commercial fisherman to learn about
occupations on the bay or take a clam-shucking
class. This event, selected as one of the Best
Outdoor Festivals by NJ Monthly Magazine, is
presented by the Jersey Shore Folklife Center.
2018
Ocean County hosts a
plethora of exciting events
to keep the fun coming all
year long! From polar bear
plunges and ice sculpture
festivals in January to musical
performances of bluegrass,
classical and everything in
between, to a taste-tempting
array of food festivals, you’ll
find something to appeal
to everyone in the family
throughout the year. The lists
on the following pages are
just a highlight of some the
many fun happenings you’ll
find in Ocean County. Visit
OceanCountyTourism.com
for a complete and up-to-date
listing of events taking place
all year long.
1/1
New Year’s Day Beach Hike
Island Beach State Park
732-793-0506
www.friendsofibsp.org
1/1
New Year’s Day with the
Garden State Philharmonic
Georgian Court University, Lakewood
732-987-2263
www.gardenstatephilharmonic.org
1/1
Southern Ocean Made
Brew Trail Launch
Long Beach Island
609-494-7211
southernoceanmade.com/brew-trail/
1/1
Fire & Ice, Food Trucks & Fireworks
Tuckerton Seaport
609-296-8868
www.tuckertonseaport.org
1/6
Albert Music Hall’s Anniversary
Albert Music Hall, Waretown
609-971-1593
www.alberthall.org
1/21
Garden State Philharmonic
Youth Winter Concert
Jay & Linda Grunin Center for the Arts
at Ocean County College
732-255-0460
www.gardenstatephilharmonic.org
Photo courtesy of Tuckerton Seaport
Highlights include:
• Learn to open a clam,
courtesy of Parson’s Seafood
• Taste a clam dug fresh from
the Barnegat Bay
• Discover how clamming has
changed over the past 50
years
• Make a craft to take home
• Watch fishing & seafaring
demonstrations
• Meet commercial fishermen
• The Juggling Hoffmans will
perform each day.
1/27
Super “Ice Cream” Bowl Party
The Music Man Singing Ice Cream
Shoppe, Lavallette
732-854-2779
www.themusicman.com
1/27–28
Ice Sculpture Fest
Laurita Winery, New Egypt
609-758-8000
www.lauritawinery.com
January
Experience Jersey’s Freshest at the 26th
Annual Baymen’s Seafood & Music Festival
at Tuckerton Seaport
