Free Vineyard Tour
Location : Laurita Winery
Address : 35 Archertown Road
Town : New Egypt (Plumsted Township)
Phone : 609-758-8000
All Year Round (Weather Permitting)
Saturday and Sunday
1pm - 6pm
Contact:609-758-8000
Laurita Winery
Jenkinson's Aquarium Feeding Schedule
Location : Jenkinsons Aquarium
Address : 300 Ocean Avenue
Town : Point Pleasant Beach Borough
Phone : 732-899-1659
Daily
Sept. - June
(except Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year's Day)
Daily
Aquarium: 10 am - 5 pm
Seals: 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm
Penguins: 11 & 3:30 pm
Mon. Wed. & Sat.
Atlantic Sharks: 1:30 pm
Tues.,Thurs. & Sun.
Pacific Sharks: 4 pm
Tues. Fri. & Sun.
Alligators: 1:30 pm
$6 - $10, children 2 and under free.
Contact:732-899-1659
Jenkinsons Aquarium
Life Drawing Studio
Location : Ocean County Artists Guild
Address : 22 Chestnut St
Town : Island Heights Borough
Phone : 732-240-3111
All Year
Saturdays
10:00am - 12:30pm
Art workshop model fee $10.
Contact:732-270-3111
Ocean County Artists Guild
For the Birds: Berry Baskets and Birdhouses
Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
2 classes: Berry Basket 10am-12pm and Birdhouse 1pm-4pm
Berry Basket: $35 members/$40 nonmembers; Birdhouse: $45 members/$50 nonmembers, both classes: $60 for members/$70 for nonmembers, join Mary May to make two baskets in one day, pre-registration is required by May 11, 2013.
Contact:609-296-8868
Tuckerton Seaport
Laurita Spring Festival
Location : Laurita Winery
Address : 35 Archertown Road
Town : New Egypt (Plumsted Township)
Phone : 609-758-8000
May 18, 19
5/18: Noon-9pm,
5/19: Noon - 7pm
Free Admission, celebrate spring with live musical entertainment, food and award winning wines, handcrafted merchandise on display and for sale.
Contact:609-758-8000
Laurita Winery
Minor League BASEBALL: Greensboro Grasshoppers (Florida Marlins) vs. Lakewood BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies)
Location : FirstEnergy Park
Address : 2 Stadium Way
Address : Cedar Bridge & New Hampshire Aves.
Town : Lakewood Township
Phone : 732-901-7000
May 16: 6:35pm - Thirsty Thursdays presented by 66 MVP.
May 17: 7:05pm - Fireworks Friday presented by Toyota/Scion World of Lakewood.
May 18: 4:05pm
May 19: 1:05pm - Kids Eat Free by Shoprite, Kids Character Sunday presented by Monmouth Park.
Single-A baseball.
Contact:732-901-7000
Lakewood BlueClaws
Behind the Scenes Tour
Location : Jenkinsons Aquarium
Address : 300 Ocean Avenue
Town : Point Pleasant Beach Borough
Phone : 732-899-1659
9:30am - 11am
$10 children, $14 adults, ages 5 and up, discover what goes on behind the scenes at the aquarium while you tour the building from top to bottom, pre-registration and sneakers required.
Contact:732-899-1659
Jenkinsons Aquarium
Havens Homesteadand Lizzie Herbert House Museum Open
Location : Havens Homestead Museum
Address : 521 Herbertsville Road
Town : Brick Township
Phone : 732-785-2500
April through October
Saturday: 10am to Noon
Sunday: Noon to 2pm
Admission: Free, the store is open during normal museum hours.
Contact:732-785-2500
Brick Township Historical Society
NASCAR Day - 358 Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Vintage, HCI/Spike-N-Go Rookies
Location : New Egypt Speedway
Address : Route 539
Town : New Egypt (Plumsted Township)
Phone : 609-758-1900
Call or check website for race time.
$20
Contact:609-758-1900
New Egypt Speedway
Live Musical Concert
Location : Albert Music Hall
Address : 131 Wells Mills Road
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-971-1593
Every Saturday Night
7:30pm
$1children 11 and under, $5, adults, live stage concert of bluegrass, country, and pinelands music by musicians from the tri-state area, presented by The Pinelands Cultural Society.
Contact:609-971-1593
Albert Music Hall
Art Exhibits
Location : Ocean County Artists Guild
Address : 22 Chestnut St
Town : Island Heights Borough
Phone : 732-240-3111
May
Reception, May 5: 1pm - 4pm,
Gallery Hours: Tues. - Sun.: 1pm - 4pm
Gallery 1: Bill Unger: Adventures in Color-Acrylic/Oil, Gallery 2: Barbara Keller-The Wonderful World of Mutts & Cats-Mixed Media, Studio: Print Show.
Contact:732-270-3111
Ocean County Artists Guild
Sleuth
Location : Surflight Theatre
Address : Engleside & Beach Aves.
Town : Beach Haven Township
Phone : 609-492-9477
May 7 - 12, 14 - 19
5/7 - 9, 12, 14 - 16, 19: 2pm,
5/7, 9 - 11, 5/14, 16 - 18: 8pm
$45, Mystery thriller set in the English Manor house of Andrew Wyke.
Contact:609-492-9477
Surflight Theatre
'S Wonderful - The New Gershwin Musical
Location : STAC OceanFirst Theater
Address : 1000 McKinley
Town : Stafford Township
Phone : 609-489-8600
May 14 - 19
5/19: 2pm, 5/14-16: 3pm, 5/16-18: 8pm
$20 - $35, five mini-musicals for a celebration of the music and lyrics of brothers George and Ira Gershwin.
Contact:609-312-8306
Ocean Professional Theatre Company
Home Front: Between the Lines
Location : Traco Theatre
Address : 16 Washington St.
Town : Toms River Township
May 17 - 19
5/17, 18: 8pm
5/19: 3pm
$15-$20, Presented by Passion Players featuring a two act play about a collection of old letters from WWII through Vietnam discovered by the daughter of a deceased veteran.
Contact:732-228-7273
TRACO Theater
Soar into Summer
Location : Southern Ocean County
Address : Southern Ocean County
Town : Southern Ocean County
Southern Ocean County
Official beach opening and welcome to the Summer Season Celebration.
Contact:609-494-7211
Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce
Laurita Spring Festival
Location : Laurita Winery
Address : 35 Archertown Road
Town : New Egypt (Plumsted Township)
Phone : 609-758-8000
5/18, Noon - 9pm
5/19, Noon - 7pm
Free Admission, live musical entertainment with Pennington Station & Sweet Karma, delectable food and award winning wines, artisans will have their hand-crafted merchandise on display and for sale, bring lawn chairs, blankets and warm clothing for cooler weather.
Contact:609-758-8000
Laurita Winery
Live Comedy Shows
Location : Uncle Vinnies Comedy Club
Address : 520 Arnold Ave.
Town : Point Pleasant Beach Borough
Phone : 732-899-3900
All Year Round
Wed. - Sat.
Call or check website for show times and ticket prices
Ocean County Comedy Club.
Contact:732-899-3900
Uncle Vinnies Comedy Club
Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Safari Off Road Adventure Open
Location : Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Life Animal Park
Address : Route 537
Town : Jackson Township
Phone : 732-928-2000
Daily: Mar.23 - Apr. 1, May 22 - Sept. 2
Saturday & Sunday: April, Sept. 7, 8,
Fri., Sat. & Sun.: May 3 - 5, Sept. 13 - 15,
20 - 21, 27 - 29, Oct. 4 - 6, 18 - 20, 25 - 27
Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun.: May 9 - 12, 16 - 19
Fri., Sat., Sun. & Mon.: Oct. 11 14
Call or check website for times and admission prices
A 160-acre theme park with thrill rides, family rides, shows and special events and a 350-acre one-of-a-kind Safari Off Road Adventure animal park united as one property to become the world's largest theme park.
Contact:732-928-2000
Six Flags Great Adventure
Garden State Philharmonic's Russian Fireworks
Location : Strand Theater
Address : 400 Clifton Avenue
Town : Lakewood Township
Phone : 732-367-7789
8pm
$, Garden State Philharmonic concert under the direction of Maestro Anthony LaGruth.
Contact:732-255-0460
Garden State Philharmonic
Spring Laser Show
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
8:15pm, 9:30pm
$10 for adults, $8 seniors (60+), $7 children (12 and under)
The Novins Planetarium dome will fill with color and music as brilliant lasers dance among the stars with the new the new laser system.
Contact:732-255-0343
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Exploring the Spring Sky
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
March 22 - June 16
Fri.: 8:15pm
Sat. & Sun.: 1pm
Sun.: 7pm
$10 adults, $8 seniors (60+) and OCC Rewards Card, and $7 children under 12
(Recommended for ages 10 and over)
A tour of the current night sky, the daytime sky, the evening sky, explore the season’s constellations, bright stars, visible planets, deep sky objects, and celestial highlights. Constellation mythology and recent space missions are also included.
Contact:732-255-0343
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Majestic Universe
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
May 3 to June 16
Fridays: 7 p.m., Sat.: 8:15 p.m.,
& Sun.: 2:30pm
$10 adults, $8 seniors (60+) and OCC Rewards Card, and $7 children under 12
(Recommended for ages over 10.)
Explore discoveries of the universe and the relationship between art and science.
Contact:732-255-0343
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Secret of the Cardboard Rocket
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
May 4 - June 15
$10 adults, $8 seniors (60+) and OCC Rewards Card, and $7 children under 12
Sat.: 11:30 a.m.
(Recommended for ages 10 and under.)
Animated adventure in which two children use their imaginations and an old refrigerator box to take a rocket trip through the solar system, learn about the Sun and its family of planets, the moon, and the constellations visible in the current night sky.
Contact:732-255-0343
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Dawn of the Space Age
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
May 4 - June 15
Sat.: 2:30 p.m.
$10 adults, $8 seniors (60+) and OCC Rewards Card, and $7 children under 12
(Recommended for ages over 10.)
Take a look back at both the Russian and American ventures into the cosmos from the launch of Sputnik to the American Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programs, along with missions to Mars and the outer planets, learn about International Space Station, private space exploration ventures and the possible future of human exploration.
Contact:732-255-0343
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Coins from A to Z (Afghanistan to Zanzibar
Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
Gallery Hours: Mon.: 1pm - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1pm - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm, Sat.: 10am - 1pm
Art exhibit, view some coins from the collection of a member of the Ocean County Coin Club, odd US 3 cent piece and the Half Dime or German Notgeld.
Contact:609-693-5133
Ocean County Library
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
Gallery Hours: Mon.: 1pm - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1pm - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm, Sat.: 10am - 1pm
Art exhibit by Pham Condello.
Contact:609-693-5133
Ocean County Library
Drop In Family Programs
Location : Jakes Branch County Park
Address : 1100 Double Trouble Rd.
Town : Beachwood Township
Phone : 732-281-2750
April 6: Pine Cone Critters
April 13: Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt
May 4: Twig Trivet
May 11: Paper Flowers
May 18: Who Lives in a Lake?
12:30pm - 3pm
Drop in and make a craft, hear a story or take part in a quick experiment.
Contact:732-281-2750
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
24th Annual New Jersey State Chili & Salsa Cook Off
Location : Downtown Toms River
Address : Washington and Main Streets
Town : Toms River Township
11am - 5pm
Sanctioned competition, live entertainment, vendors, street fair, tasting $, sponsored by Downtown Toms River.
Contact:732-341-8738
Toms River Business Improvement District
Town Wide Garage Sale
Location : Barnegat Light
Address : E. 16th St. and ends at 9th & 10th St.
Town : Barnegat Light Township
8am
Pick up a map at the Borough Hall, 10 East 7th St., and hunt for bargains
Contact:609-494-9196
Barnegat Light
Flower Sale
Location : St. Peters by the Light
Address : 7th St. & Central Ave.
Town : Barnegat Light Township
Phone : 609-494-2398
9am-1pm
Contact:609-494-2398
St. Peters by the Light
Bazaar & Bake Sale
Location : Zion Lutheran Church
Address : 18th & Central Ave.
Town : Barnegat Light Township
9am - 1pm
Contact:609-494-8676
Zion Lutheran Church
Mother and Daughter Artists, Alison Amelchenko and Tara Amelchenko
Location : Ocean County College - Arts and Community Center
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0500
May 10 - May 31
Gallery Hours: Mon. - Fr.: 8am - Noon, Saturdays: when classes are in session
Art Exhibit.
Contact:732-255-0500
Ocean County College Arts & Community Center
Jersey Shore Music Festival
Location : Seaside Heights Boardwalk
Address : Boardwalk
Town : Seaside Heights Borough
Phone : 800-SEASHOR
May 17 - 19
All day and night
3-day weekend with live performances by Emerging Artists, a car show featuring hot rods, muscle cars and classics, a vendor village, surf lessons, stand-up paddleboad events.
Contact:800-732-7467
Exit 82
2013 21st Annual Striped Bass Tournament
Location : Greater Ocean County Area
Address : Greater Ocean County Area
Town : Greater Ocean County Area
Call or check website for details, weigh in 3pm - 7pm
Entry Fee: $35.00 per angler children 17 years old and under fish free with paid adult, cash prizes, Captains meeting May 17 at 7:00 pm at JCSA Club, Brick weather dates: 5/19, 25, 26.
Contact:732-600-5681
Jersey Coast Shark Anglers
Show Place Ice Cream Parlour Open
Location : Show Place Ice Cream Parlour
Address : Centre St. & Beach Ave.
Town : Beach Haven Township
Phone : 609-492-0018
Fri., Sat., Sun.
May - June 18
Daily
June 19 - Sept. 2
May - June 16: 6pm - Closing,
June 19: 11:30am - Closing
Enjoy a show and dessert as you become part of the entertainment, talented wait staff perform Cabaret, Show Tunes and Improvisation
Contact:609-492-0018
Show Place Ice Cream Parlour
Pour into Summer -Summer Wine Festival
Location : Taylor Avenue Ball Field
Address : 9th St. & Taylor Ave.
Town : Beach Haven Township
May 18, 19
Noon - 5pm
$12 - $15, Under 21 free, 10 New Jersey Wineries.
Contact:609-494-7211
Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce
Show Place Ice Cream Parlour Open
Location : Show Place Ice Cream Parlour
Address : Centre St. & Beach Ave.
Town : Beach Haven Township
Phone : 609-492-0018
Fri., Sat., Sun.
May - June 16
Daily
June 19 - Sept. 2
May - June 16: 6pm - Closing,
June 19: 11:30am - Closing
Enjoy a show and dessert as you become part of the entertainment, talented wait staff perform Cabaret, Show Tunes and Improvisation.
Contact:609-492-0018
Show Place Ice Cream Parlour