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OCTOBER
10-4 - 10-5: 22ND ANNUAL
WARETOWN HAUNTED HAYRIDE
Hayrides, skits, fall family fun. Fee.
Waretown Lake, Route 532, Waretown,
(609) 698-0080
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
www.barnegat.net
10-4 - 10-7: LBI FLY KITE FESTIVAL
This free and cross-generational event features
spectacular and unusual kites: brilliant, colorful,
artist-designed kites; fun flying, giant, inflatable
kites; and the amazing show of sport kiting.
Check the website for locations and schedule.
www.lbifly.com
10-5 ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
IN BARNEGAT LIGHT
White elephant, baked goods, and Christmas crafts.
Zion Lutheran Church, 18th and Central Avenues,
Barnegat Light, (609) 494-8676
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
www.zionlbi.org
10-5 - 10-6: 31ST ANNUAL CHOWDERFEST
WEEKEND IN BEACH HAVEN
This family-fun festival features live music, activities,
and unlimited chowder tasting with the opportu-
nity for each ticket holder to vote for their favorite
red and white chowder. Saturday is the fabulous
Merchant Mart where hundreds of vendors offer the
best deals of the season, and Sunday is the Chowder
Cook Off.
Little League Field, Taylor and Delaware Avenues,
Beach Haven, (609) 494-7211
Sat.: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM;
Sun.: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
www.chowderfest.com
www.beachhaven-nj.gov
10-12: 25TH ANNUAL PINE BARRENS
JAMBOREE IN WARETOWN
Local Pine Barrens musicians perform country/blue-
grass music. Big top tent to sit under and listen to
the music. Local crafters, wildlife art and photogra-
phy, environmental organizations, displays on historic
industries of the NJ Pinelands, nature walks,
canoeing, and food.
Wells Mills County Park,
905 Wells Mills Road,
Waretown, (609) 971-3085
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
www.oceancountyparks.org
10-13: 47TH ANNUAL LBI
COMMEMORATIVE 18-MILE RUN
Mini-marathon, from Holgate to Barnegat Light.
Race dedicated to the eleven Israeli athletes slain by
terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the thou-
sands who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Race starts 10:30 AM in Holgate. Register online at
RaceForum.com/LBI.
St. Francis Community Center, 47th Street and Long
Beach Boulevard, Brant Beach, (609) 494-8861
www.stfranciscenterlbi.com
10-26: ANNUAL BEACH SWEEPS
Join the annual effort to clean up the
beaches in Ocean County.
(732) 872-0111
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
www.cleanoceanaction.org
10-19 - 10-20: 20TH ANNUAL
NEW JERSEY LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE
Lighthouse enthusiasts climb every lighthouse in
the state over this exciting two-day event. Visit ten
coastal lighthouses, two museums housing first
order Fresnel lenses, and three life saving stations.
Sites along the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware Bay, and
Delaware River, including three in Ocean County
(Barnegat Lighthouse, the Barnegat Light Museum,
and Tuckers Island Lighthouse at Tuckerton Seaport)
and four in Monmouth County (Sandy Hook
Lighthouse, Twin Lights Of Navesink in Highlands,
Sea Girt Lighthouse, and Squan Beach Life Saving
Station #9 in Manasquan. Climbing not necessary
to participate. Purchase a souvenir crushed penny
booklet for $5. and pick up a custom crushed penny
at each lighthouse to commemorate your support.
Some lighthouses charge a fee to visit/climb and oth-
ers have special events in conjunction with challenge.
Refreshments and children's activities. See website for
lighthouse addresses and locations. Sponsored by the
NJ Lighthouse Society.
Tuckerton Seaport, 120 West Main Street (Route 9),
(609) 296-8868
Sat.: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM; Sun.: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
www.lighthousechallengenj.org
www.njlhs.org
www.tuckertonseaport.org
10-26: LBIHA GHOST FEST
IN BEACH HAVEN
Museum open house, kids activities,
and Jersey Devil visit! Free.
Long Beach Island Historical Association Museum,
Engleside and Beach Avenues, Beach Haven,
(609) 492-0700
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
www.lbimuseum.com u
EVENTS CALENDAR
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Compiled from various local, municipal, and county websites.
