Cultural & Heritage in Atlantic City
Victorian festivals, Irish celebrations, Italian feasts, and heritage events in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Browse cultural & heritage in Atlantic City, including dates, locations, and what to expect at each event.
Cultural & Heritage in Atlantic City
Atlantic City St. Patrick's Day Parade
FREE1st Saturday of March
38th annual
📍 Atlantic City Boardwalk
Easter WAVE FEST
2nd Friday of April
3-day family festival
📍 Showboat Hotel Atlantic City
North to Shore Festival
3rd Friday of June
Yellowcard, Kurt Vile, Bouncing Souls & Happy Mondays in Asbury Park
📍 Stone Pony Summer Stage, NJPAC, Borgata & more
Atlantic City Great Pride Festival
FREE3rd Saturday of June
📍 O'Donnell Memorial Park
Daniel Tosh at Hard Rock
3rd Saturday of June
📍 Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Iliza Shlesinger at Borgata
4th Friday of June
📍 Borgata Event Center
Lewis Black at Borgata
2nd Saturday of June
📍 Music Box at Borgata
Matt Rife: Stay Golden World Tour at Ovation Hall
July 24-25
Two shows per night — 7:00 PM and 10:30 PM on both Friday and Saturday
📍 Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort
Michael Blaustein: The Taste Me Tour at Borgata
July 25
Stand-up in Borgata's 2,400-seat Event Center
📍 Borgata Event Center
Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour at Hard Rock
August 1
Arena-scale stand-up — the biggest comedy booking of the August 1 weekend in AC
📍 Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Tyler Henry – The Hollywood Medium at Caesars
August 1
Circus Maximus seats about 1,500 — the most intimate headliner room in Atlantic City
📍 Circus Maximus Theater, Caesars Atlantic City
Joey Diaz: 62 & Still Slinging at Ovation Hall
August 7-8
Two-night stand: Friday 9:00 PM, Saturday 8:00 PM
📍 Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort
Jessica Kirson at Sound Waves
August 8
Jersey-native comic playing a hometown-adjacent room
📍 Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
Vinny Guadagnino at Borgata Music Box
August 8
Music Box seats about 1,000 — sightlines beat the bigger AC rooms
📍 Music Box at the Borgata
Wedding of the Sea Festival
FREEAugust 15
Held on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15
📍 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Seminole Ballroom
Matteo Lane & Heather McMahan at Caesars
August 15
Two touring comics on one bill in a 1,500-seat room
📍 Circus Maximus Theater, Caesars Atlantic City
The Clairvoyants at Borgata Music Box
August 15
America's Got Talent finalists working a 1,000-seat room
📍 Music Box at the Borgata
Kathleen Madigan at Borgata Music Box
August 21-22
Two-night stand in Borgata's 1,000-seat Music Box
📍 Music Box at the Borgata
MODI: Pause For Laughter Tour at Ovation Hall
August 22
8:00 PM start at Ovation Hall
📍 Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort
Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour at Tropicana
August 22
Two shows the same night — 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM
📍 Tropicana Showroom, Tropicana Atlantic City
🏛️ Cultural & Heritage Tips for Atlantic City
- •Historic-district and heritage events often include house or museum admission in the event ticket — check what's bundled before paying separately.
- •Guided-tour slots at cultural festivals fill first; reserve those on arrival and browse the open-access exhibits around your slot time.
- •Many heritage sites at the shore are volunteer-run with limited hours — the festival day may genuinely be the easiest day of the year to see inside.
- •Parking in Atlantic City: Metered street parking. Casino parking varies ($5-30). Some casinos validate. Free municipal parking at the State Marina lot (Huron & Baltic).