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9-29 - 9-30: 30TH ANNUAL
CHOWDERFEST WEEKEND
IN BEACH HAVEN
This family-fun festival features live music,
activities, and unlimited chowder tasting with
the opportunity 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
OCTOBER
10-5 - 10-8: LBI FLY KITE FESTIVAL
This free and cross-generational event features spec-
tacular 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
10-6: BARNEGAT LIGHT DUNE
GRASS PLANTING
29th Street Beach, Barnegat Light, (609) 361-9303
9:00 AM
www.barnegatlight.org
10-7: 46TH 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
thousands 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
10-12 - 10-13: 21ST 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
10-13: 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
10-13: 24TH ANNUAL PINE BARRENS
JAMBOREE IN WARETOWN
Local Pine Barrens musicians perform country/
bluegrass music. Big top tent to sit under and listen
to the music. Local crafters, wildlife art and pho-
tography, 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: BEACH HAVEN FALL FESTIVAL
Hay rides, apple pie eating contest, music, craft
beers, face painting, pumpkins, and more!
Veterans Bicentennial Park, Engleside at South
Beach Avenue, Beach Haven,
(609) 492-2739, (609) 492-0111
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
www.visitbeachhaven.com
10-20: 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
10-20 - 10-21: 17TH NEW JERSEY
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE WEEKEND
Lighthouse enthusiasts climb every lighthouse in the
state over this exciting two-day event. Visit eleven
coastal lighthouses and two museums housing first
order Fresnel lenses. Sites along the Atlantic Ocean,
Delaware Bay, and Delaware River, including two in
Ocean County: Barnegat Lighthouse and Historical
Museum and Tuckers Island Lighthouse at Tuckerton
Seaport. Climbing not necessary to participate.
Refreshments and children's activities. Challenge
participants: $3. 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
10-27: 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
11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
www.lbimuseum.com
Compiled from various local, municipal, and county
websites.
EVENTS CALENDAR, SEPTEMBER
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