Labor Day Concert and Fireworks
📅: Thursday, August 29 (7:30 pm)
📍: Main Beach • Manasquan
ℹ️: Spend Thursday night on the beaches of Manasquan listening to music from Laura G and watching fireworks light up the evening sky.
💸: Free
AirFest
📅: Thursday, August 29-Sunday, September 1 (10 am-4 pm)
📍: Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum at the Cape May Airport • Cape May
ℹ️: A four-day extravaganza for families, aviation enthusiasts and history buffs, filled with exciting flyovers and fly-ins, captivating displays and historical aircraft (including some of the aircraft that won World War II), live performances, food trucks, vendors, exhibitors, and much more.
💸: $18 for adults; $14 for children ages 3-12. Free for museum members, children under age 3, and active-duty military personnel.
Jr. Clamshell Pitching Tournament
📅: Friday, August 30 (noon)
📍: Windsor Beach (across from Congress Hall) • Cape May
ℹ️: The Rich Reinhart Junior Clamshell Pitching Tournament, named for the founder of the International Clamshell Pitching Club of Cape May, is open to kids ages 6 to 17. Each player tosses a clamshell about 25 feet towards a small hole in the sand. Shells are provided, or kids can bring their own lucky clamshells.
💸: Free
Friday Night Fireworks on the Beach
📅: Friday, August 30 (10 pm)
📍: Rio Grande Avenue Beach • Wildwood
ℹ️: Kick off the long weekend with some pyrotechnics. Fireworks will light up the sky behind the famous Wildwoods sign.
💸: Free
West Cape May Tomato Festival
📅: Saturday, August 31 (9 am-4 pm)
📍: Backyard Park • West Cape May
ℹ️: Celebrate Jersey’s state veggie at this event benefitting the West Cape May Shade Tree Commission.
💸: Free
Keyport Food Truck & Music FEASTival
📅: Saturday, August 31 (11 am-8 pm)
📍: Keyport Waterfront Park • Keyport
ℹ️: Kick off Labor Day Weekend with a festival featuring 15+ food trucks; beer, sangria and margarita garden; live music; family-friendly activities and more.
💸: $5 admission, kids under 5 free
World Championship Skee-Ball Tournament
📅: Saturday, August 31 (7-10 pm)
📍: Lincoln Ave and Boardwalk • Wildwood
ℹ️: At Ed’s Funcade on the Wildwood boardwalk, players vie for skee-ball glory, a trophy and a $1,000 Visa gift card.
💸: Free
Fireworks at the Tropicana
📅: Saturday, August 31 (10 pm)
📍: Tropicana Casino & Resort • Atlantic City
ℹ️: End summer with a bang at the nation’s oldest Boardwalk with a mesmerizing fireworks display. Fireworks visible from Tropicana’s beachfront.
💸: Free
BBQ & NJ Craft Beer Festival
📅: Saturday, August 31-Monday, September 2 (11 am-5 pm)
📍: Monmouth Park Racetrack • Oceanport
ℹ️: Sample brews and barbecue at this annual three-day festival. Offerings include tender pulled pork, juicy brisket, smoky ribs and more. Wash it all down with an ice-cold craft beer from a selection of more than 40 options, and enjoy live music and free parking.
💸: $6 daily admission; children 12 and under free
Viking Village Art & Craft Shows
📅: Sunday, September 1 (10 am-4:30 pm)
📍: 19th Street and Bayview Avenue • Barnegat Light
ℹ️: Head to LBI’s Barnegat Light for a shopping spree, where more than 70 vendors will sell handmade wares. This event will be held rain or shine.
💸: Free
End of Summer Block Party
Wildwood’s End of Summer Block Party will take place in Fox Park on September 1. Photo: Courtesy of Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement & Development Authority
📅: Sunday, September 1 (1-10 pm)
📍: Fox Park (directly across from the Wildwoods Convention Center) • Wildwood
ℹ️: This festival will be rocking the block to celebrate the end of summer and Labor Day. Visitors can enjoy crafts, games, rides, food and live entertainment.
💸: Free
Labor Day Race
📅: Monday, September 2 (race begins at 9 am)
📍: 23rd Street Beach • Ocean City
ℹ️: Lace up your sneaks and get your heart pumping in Ocean City. Participate in the five-mile or one-mile run/walk to benefit local recreation scholarships and programs.
💸: $15-$35
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