Summer may be unofficially over but we know that September just might be the best month of year…it’s also one of the busiest. This weekend features a host of great events which can be enjoyed by us locals as well as visitors who might want to take advantage of the final weekends before fall arrives.
Mardi Gras is back in Seaside Heights with a Pub Tour on Friday night, Boardwalk Parade and Fireworks Saturday and Seafood Festival on Sunday. I fondly remember when a children’s costume parade used to be the highlight of the weekend and back when I was probably around 13 years old Kevin Smith and I won first place dressing up as plumbers. Our float was a broken toilet and one of us pushed the other who was working on the toilet with a plunger. Our prize was a black-and-white portable TV…funny how you don’t forget things like that.
Saturday also features the very popular Sailfest in Island Heights, Lavallette Heritage Day Festival, Pirates Day in Barnegat, Beachwood Soccer Club Opening Day Carnival and the Antique & Classic Boat Show at Tuckerton Seaport which will continue on Sunday. Speaking of Sunday….there’s the Beach Plum Festival at Island Beach State Park, Rock N’ Ride Bike Tour of Long Beach Island and NJ Geico Off Shore Powerboat Race near the Manasquan Inlet at Jenkinson’s in Point Pleasant Beach. No shortage of things to choose from.
If you like adult comedy you might want to catch the antics of Paul Venier who will be appearing on Saturday, September 15th at the Beachwood Community Center in a fundraiser for a local soccer team. Venier, who is from Toms River, has performed for many years in the shore area and across the state. The September 15th event will also include snacks, desert and a gift auction and tickets are just $20. For information call (732) 604-5738.
A programming note for those of you interested in high school football. The
“Auto Lenders High School Football Show” makes its season debut tonight
from 6-8pm on 1160 AM with a live two-hour broadcast from Val’s Tavern in Rumson. We’ll preview the upcoming season with guests Steve Falk of the Asbury Park Press, Scott Stump of Digital Sports and Monmouth University football coach Kevin Callahan. You can also listen live on the web at shoresportsnetwork.com
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