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Cuisine on the Green @ Atlantis
609-296-2137

6/1
Music on the Green -
Kick Off to Summer
Music Festival

11am - 8pm
Live Music All day featuring OCVTS
Performing Arts Academy Talents
Shallow Green, Rose Adelia, The
DeeBees, Free Golf Day: Open House  at Atlantis Golf Course, Kids Games,  Food/Beer/Beverages for Purchase,
performances by Tom Pernal, Nikki  Briar, Zinnia Moon, Katfish Lucy, &
Vyntedge Rock n Blues.

Veterans Park, Beach Haven
609-494-7211

6/1
Hop Sauce Fest

11am - 6pm
Kick off summer at the beach at
Hop Sauce Fest 2019, presented
by Jetty and Spice It Up, and
benefiting Jetty Rock Foundation's
Oyster Recycling Program! With over  50 local and national breweries, 30 hot sauces,  a family friendly atmosphere and games,  4 bands bringing you live music all day, this
is a gathering that craft beer and spice enthusiasts will not want to miss!

6/1
Hop Sauce Tune-Up
Paddle Race

9am
SUP and Prone Paddlers of  all levels for fun or competition.  Short (~2 mile) and Long (~4 mile) Course options. If you don't have a board, boards are  available on a first come, first served basis.  https://paddleguru.com/races/HopSauceTuneUp2019


Stafford Township Arts Center
609-978-5700

6/1
A Night of Illusions

7pm
An amazing night of family  friendly magic, illusions and  mentalism for all ages! There  will be multiple performers  akin to what you'd see in Vegas,  Atlantic City or on America's Got  Talent. This is a show the entire
family will love!


600 Main, 
a Bed & Breakfast & Victorian Tearoom
732-818-7580

6/1
Summer Kick Off
Afternoon Tea

Noon - 4pm
Enjoy an Afternoon Tea  and tour of the Historic  Thomas Mathis- Berry Mansion  located in the heart of  Downtown Toms River.
Afternoon Tea includes soup, salad,  scones, a variety of tea sandwiches  and savories, a plate of homemade  desserts and a pot of tea Enjoy live  piano and complimentary tours of the Inn.

Ocean County Parks & Recreation
732-506-9090

6/1
Join Ocean County & Celebrate National Trails Day
@ Barnegat Branch Trail, Waretown
Country Lane to Railroad Ave.

10am - 2pm
Visit the Trailhead, learn about the  Barnegat Branch Trail, K-9 demos by  OC Sheriff's Dept., try out exercise  equipment, Arts & Crafts, Bike Safety,  meet members of Ocean Twp. Police Dept.,  First Aid Squad, & other Twp. Agencies, info  tables from OC Parks & Rec., Public Info., &  Cultural & Heritage, & Planning. 











FirstEnergy Park
732-901-7000


6/1, 6/2
9th Annual Jersey Shore
BlueClaws Wine Festival

Noon - 5pm
The Jersey Shore Wine Festival celebrates the best of New Jersey wines. Sample 100+ wines, buy what you like, taste wonderful foods, shop among quality crafters and enjoy an  afternoon of musical entertainment. Bring a chair and relax.

6/3 - 6/5
Lakewood BlueClaws
(Philadelphia Phillies)
vs. 
Hagerstown Suns
(Washington Nationals)
Baseball Game 


6/6 - 6/9
Lakewood BlueClaws
(Philadelphia Phillies)
vs.
Greensboro Grasshoppers
(Pittsburgh Pirates)
Baseball Game 

The BlueClaws opened a brand-new Mini Golf Course, Home Run Pavilion (boardwalk game area), and Biergarten in 2018 and in 2019 will open brand new, revamped picnic areas.


Community Park, Point Pleasant 
732-295-8850

5/31
Summerfest in the Park
Opening Night

6pm - 10pm
Get ready to party in the park Point Pleasant
featuring The B-Sides with Greg Jordan.  Beer/Wine Tent will be open and we will have  some great food vendors too.

6/1
Summerfest in the Park

11am- 7pm
Jersey Shore's Summer Kick-off Festival  hosted in Point Pleasant, NJ. Live Bands  18 Food Vendors, 125 Market Vendors,  Children's Activities, Beer/Wine Tent  Endless Fun!

Brick Township High School
732-477-4949

6/1
Fried & Furious II 
Car Show & Food Trucks

10am- 3pm
Car show with food trucks  and vendors.




Robert J. Novins Planetarium
@ Ocean County College
732-255-0342

5/31
80's Night:
Laser Retro Prom

7pm
Jocks, Nerds, Goths and  Valley Girls Pump up  your shoulder pads and  tease your hair. The  planetarium is doing Prom  80's Style! Break out your  freshest 80's formal wear  (or any 80's threads) for their  Prom Reception. Size up your competition for the Big Hair Contest, do the ROBOT on the Dance Floor, play 80's Trivia, and enjoy snacks with completely artificial flavors and colors! Show off your skills playing Laser Asteroids on the dome. At 8pm enjoy Laser Retro, a tribute to great new wave and modern rock anthems of the 80s in laser lights. Like, totally, you should, like totally come!

6/8
O ne Day On Mars

7pm
Join the expedition to Mars
and enjoy a thrilling immersive
experience! You'll dive into the
depths of seemingly bottomless
canyons and brave the violent winds
that sweep across the icy dunes. Explore  a world that humans may well visit within the next few decades.

6/8
Laser Tribute

8:30pm
Great artists like John Lennon,
James Brown, and Elvis Presley
just to name a few come into our
lives only to depart far too soon,
leaving behind a musical legacy.



Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach
732-793-6488
 
5/31
Special 2-Hour Ride
Wristband Fridays
(Fridays - May 31st - August)

$5 Off 2-Hour Pier Ride Wristband




Month of June
June Report Card Promotion
at Breakwater Beach

If you have an "A" on your 2018-19 report card bring it to Breakwater Beach any open day in the month of June and receive free admission to Breakwater Beach (does not include the Ride and Slide admission) when a friend or family member pays full price.

6/1
Special Adult Day Saturdays
(Saturdays - June - August)

12pm - 3pm
June 1 - August 31
Adults pay child price
Ride & Slide admission



6/3
Half Priced Ride Credits

6pm - 10pm
Enjoy your Mondays this summer
with up to 1/2 Priced Credits on pier rides!




6/4
Eat, Putt & Play

6pm - 10pm
Eat, Putt & Play your way into
your Tuesday Summer Nights
at Casino Pier! Enjoy (1) cheese pizza slice (1) medium fountain soda (1) Wacky Rooftop Golf admission (1) 2-hour Pier Wristband.


6/5
Extreme Special 

6pm- 10pm
Extreme Special f or the extreme rides on Casino Pier.  Hydrus, Shore Shot &  Skyscraper ($20) Add Go-Karts (+$3)




Six Flags Great Adventure,
Off Road Safari, &
Hurricane Harbor
732-928-2000

5/31 - 6/1
Safari Overnight

Ever wonder what the  animals do at night?  Wonder no more with  Six Flags Great Adventure  Overnight Safari Adventure.  Crafts, games, animals, movies  under the stars and s'more.  Wake up to  the alarm of a  lion's roar, enjoy breakfast with  giraffes and enjoy a tour on our off road vehicles.

6/2
Elite Tuner Car Show

10am- 5pm
Elite Tuner's biggest show  on the East Coast featuring  over 1,100 show cars!  The fun doesn't end when the car show is over! Bring your  family and enjoy discount admission to Six Flags Great Adventure!

6/8
Lecrae in Concert

7pm
Warm Summer Nights and Good Music!  Join us for an evening of hip-hop  Christian music with Lecrae and  Andy Mineo in concert!




Surflight Theatre
609-492-9477

6/6 - 6/9, 6/11 - 6/15, 
6/18, 6/20 - 6/23
Irving Berlin's "Holiday Inn", Musical

Jim leaves the bright lights of show 
business behind to settle down at his farmhouse in Connecticut...but life just  isn't the same without a bit of song and dance The fantastic Irving Berlin score includes:
"Blue Skies", "Let's Start the New Year".

Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College
732-255-0460

5/29 - 5/31
NJ State Teen Arts Festival

8:30am - 2:30pm
Statewide culminating  celebration of the arts  dedicated to inspiring  New Jersey teen artists,  educators, professional artists  and arts advocates from all across  the state to unite as one grand  and all-inclusive community.

6/9
GSP Youth Season
Celebration Concert

3pm- 5pm
As another year closes, the
aspiring young musicians
of the Garden State Philharmonic
showcase their talents with a concert  of classical and classically-inspired music.

LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
571-212-3292

6/6 - 6/9
The 11th Annual
Lighthouse International
Film Festival

Over 100 international cutting
edge films including shorts, sports,  dramas, comedies, and even virtual  reality. Named one of the Top 25  coolest International Film Festivals
by Movie Maker Magazine in 2018.  LIFF will prove once again to be one  of the greatest ways to see film and
have a fun time while you are at it.


Ocean County Courthouse, Toms River
732-929-4779

6/6
D-Day 75 th Anniversary

Noon
Help celebrate and  remember
D-Day on the  75 th  Anniversary! F eaturing  period music, historical readings  and other related events to  commemorate D-Day. Commemorating  75th anniversary of D-Day and Ocean  County soldiers' involvement in World War II.  Presented by the Ocean County Board  of Chosen Freeholders in cooperation  with Ocean County Parks & Recreation  and the Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission.

Seaside Heights Boardwalk
732-830-3700


6/6
Taste of Seaside Heights

4:30pm - 8pm
A Taste of Seaside Heights,
will be a tour of 10 restaurants
allowing attendees to enjoy
sampling a signature dish at
each of the restaurants. Participants
in the tasting will be provided a
passport that, when stamped at
each of the 10 restaurants, serve
as an entry in a drawing for one
of two prize baskets. Many of the restaurants will also give each participant a coupon redeemable for savings on a later visit. There also will be representation by businesses throughout town at select restaurants.

6/8
Arts & Crafts Festival

11am - 7pm
This annual event features
over 70 artists and crafters,
ranging from hand-made jewelry
to home-made soy candles and
art works. Enjoy a day of shopping
with the sights and sounds of the
Jersey Shore in the background.
(Rain date June 9th)

Jenkinson's Boardwalk & Aquarium
732-892-0600

6/8
World Ocean's Day
@ Jenkinson's Aquarium

1pm - 4pm
Join Jenkinson's Aquarium
for this worldwide celebration
of the ocean & explore ways you
can help keep it clean and healthy.


Jenkinson's Amusement Park
Wristband  Night Begins
(Fridays -  May thru August)

5pm - 11pm
Ride all the rides at
Jenkinson's Amusement
Park for one low price at  Wristband Night Fridays!



Jenkinson's Amusement Park
Wristband Day Begins
(Tuesdays - May thru August)

Noon - 6pm
Ride all the rides at  Jenkinson's Amusement Park  for one low price at Wristband  Day Tuesdays! Purchase a wristband  at one of ticket booths and have a ball!



Borough of Beach Haven
609-492-0111

6/8
Beach Haven Annual Art Walk
Along Bay Avenue

10am -  4pm
The Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce  is holding their Second Annual Beach  Haven Art Walk along the Boulevard.  Hoping to have more than 50 Artists  and Unique Crafters participating this  year featuring music in multiple areas,
face painting, henna and caricature artists.

6/8
Beach Bums Corvette Show 
@ Taylor Avenue Ball Park

8am - 4pm
Annual Corvette Show.
The Beach Bums Corvette Club,
are men & women with a
love and passion for owning,
restoring, Talking about, & driving Corvettes.






Ocean County Parks & Recreation
732-506-9090

6/8
Night of the Stars
@ Jakes Branch County Park
732-281-2750

9pm - 11pm
Spend the night under the stars with A.S.T.R.A. Volunteer members of the club will be on-site to share their out-of-this-world knowledge and answer your questions about the great unknown. They will have telescopes or feel free to bring your own. 


Jersey Coast Shark Anglers
732-840-1999

Now thru 6/30
Jersey Coast Shark Anglers
 - Striper Marathon 
(May thru June)

Fish your way - private boat, 
head boat, kayak, or beach. 
$7200 in prizes. 


Downtown Toms River
732-341-8738

Downtown Toms River
Farmers' Market Begins

Every Wednesday
(Now thru Nov. 20)
 
11am - 5pm
The Downtown Toms River Farmers'  Market returns to the lawn of The  Ocean County Parking Garage on  Hadley Avenue. 4 local farms  offering fruits & vegetables, as  well as vendors selling baked goods,  gourmet foods, honey, pickles & olives,  guacamole, homemade dog treats, and  wine. A food truck and smoothie truck  will also be in attendance.

New Egypt Speedway
609-758-1900

6/1
3rd Annual Salute To
Our Veterans 40 Modifieds
- $3,000 to win, Northeast 
Wingless Sprint Cars, Crate 
Modifieds & 4-Cylinders + 
Rookie Sportsman

The 3rd Annual Salute To Our  Veterans 40 is coming back.  The Vahlco Wheels Modifieds  will be in action in a 40 Lap main
event in honor of our armed forces  paying $3,000 to win and $300 to start. The Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars, Crate Modifieds, Mike's Performance Center 4-Cylinders & Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman will be in action as well!

6/8
Rat Rod Night: Modifieds,
Sportsman, Street Stocks, 
4-Cylinders & Rookie Sportsman

Laurita Winery
609-758-8000

Help Laurita, Bette &Eddie Build the
WORLD'S TALLEST SANDCASTLE!!

Bettē & Eddie combined have made
7 attempts and achieved 4 Guinness
World records for the Tallest Sandcastle  and collectively they have raised several  hundreds of thousands of dollars for  various non-profit charities. All of the  records were created following very  strict rules that only allowed construction to be done by hand.
Over 3 million pounds of sand will be needed to be hand packed in order to beat the current record of 54 feet that was set with machine assistance.
BettÄ“ & Eddie will be seeking several thousand volunteers.  This is an incredible team-building experience for businesses, churches, booster groups, non-profits, families of all sizes friends, individuals, etc.  For more details, or to sign up to pack sand, please Text/Call Heather at 732-713-5556 or email her at  Heather.farrel@yahoo.com , or click through and complete the form! 



  Supported in part by a grant from the
  NJ State Department,
  Division of Travel and Tourism

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Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders:

Director, Virginia E. Haines
Deputy Director, John P. Kelly
Gerry P. Little
Gary Quinn
Joseph H. Vicari, Liaison to Tourism