Asbury Park Carousel Building
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associated with Jersey Shore icons
Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny
and generations of rockers, it’s a fitting
description for Asbury Park. Future music
icons include a state-of-the-art recording
studio and music academy on Lake Avenue.
The First Saturday of every month is
dedicated to veterans’ appreciation
featuring shopping and dining discounts for
veterans and active military. The year-round
calendar is bursting with events like the
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, runners favorite
RunAPalooza, the Restaurant Tour featuring
over 30 restaurants, the Music in Film
Festival and Pride Weekend in the spring,
the Jazz Weekend in summer, the Oysterfest
in September and the two-time Guinness
World Record Asbury Park Zombie Walk
in the fall. There’s always something fun
happening in Asbury Park. Venerable hotels
anchor either end of Asbury Park’s famed
boardwalk and beyond.
Walkable Asbury Park is accessible by NJ TRANSIT’s
North Jersey Coast Line trains and by Academy Bus
lines and NJ TRANSIT buses. Visit www.njtransit.com
or call 732-462-3333 for schedules and information.
For visitor information and the latest on what’s
happening in Asbury Park, reach the Asbury Park
Chamber of Commerce at 732-775-7676 or
www.asburyparkchamber.com. Sign up for a weekly
e-blast on the visitor page of www.cityofasburypark.
com to keep up with what’s happening in Asbury, get
a heads-up on future events, catch up with the skinny
on new businesses and restaurants or embrace the
feeling of being at the beach all year long.