Food & Drink at the Jersey Shore
Seafood festivals, wine tastings, restaurant weeks, and culinary events
58
Events
8
Major Festivals
23
Free Events
10
Months Active
Destination Food & Drink
Major food & drink worth planning your trip around.
March 1-31, 2026
Restaurant hours vary
Month-long culinary celebration with 50+ restaurants offering prix-fixe menus.
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March 6-8, 2026
Friday-Sunday
Three-day festival of craft beer, blues music, and country at Wildwood Convention Center.
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April 11, 2026
Sessions at 12pm and 7pm
Premier craft beer festival with 100+ breweries and live music in Atlantic City.
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April 25, 2026
11am start
5K run ending at MudHen Brewing with craft beer celebration. Optional Beer Mile.
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May 15-17, 2026
Fri 4-9pm, Sat-Sun 11am-9pm
Belmar's 36th annual free seafood festival with 30+ vendors and live music.
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June 27, 2026
1pm-5pm VIP, 2pm-5pm GA
Boardwalk tasting festival with 100+ craft beers, wines, and spirits in Asbury Park.
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September 19, 2026
10am-7pm
47th annual festival with 250+ craft vendors, seafood, and live entertainment.
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October 3-4, 2026
Saturday Merchant Mart, Sunday Chowder Cook-Off
LBI's premier fall food festival — free Saturday Merchant Mart, ticketed Sunday chowder cook-off.
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Major Food & Drink
All-you-can-eat wings from 20+ restaurants with live music. 21+.
Somers Point Bayfest
Somers Point
South Jersey's largest single-day festival with 30,000+ visitors.
60+ restaurants offer prix fixe menus across Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Over 350 crafters and food vendors along Asbury Avenue with live music.
Historic Smithville Mayfest
Smithville
Spring craft festival with 100+ vendors in historic colonial village setting.
Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival
Oceanport
30+ food trucks at Monmouth Park with live horse racing Memorial Day weekend.
Fixed-price dining at Cape May's finest restaurants for one special week.
Sample dishes from dozens of Wildwood restaurants—proceeds support student scholarships.
New Jersey Irish Festival
Oceanport
Irish music, dance, food, and culture celebration at Monmouth Park.
KCBS-sanctioned BBQ competition with live blues music in North Wildwood.
Italian Festival & Wine Tasting
Oceanport
Italian food, wine tasting, and live racing at Monmouth Park.
Highlands Clam Fest
Highlands
Three-day Highlands seafood festival in Huddy Park with clams, food trucks, a beer garden and live music.
Surf & Turf Seafood Festival at Monmouth Park
Oceanport
Two-day seafood festival at Monmouth Park with lobster rolls, crab cakes and shrimp from a dozen shore seafood vendors.
Five days of prix fixe breakfast, lunch and dinner menus at participating restaurants across the Wildwoods, run by the Greater Wildwood Chamber.
Upscale food and wine tasting in Stone Harbor with local restaurants and regional wines.
BBQ & Craft Beer Festival
Oceanport
BBQ food trucks and craft beer close out Monmouth Park festival season.
Downbeach Seafood Festival
Ventnor City
Fresh seafood and wine tastings on Ventnor's Ski Beach.
New Jersey wine tastings on the sand at Seaside Heights, with live music.
Highlands Oktoberfest
Highlands
Bayfront Oktoberfest at Veterans Park with German food, oompah bands and free admission.
Oktoberfest at Historic Smithville
Smithville
Two-day Oktoberfest at Historic Smithville. Free admission.
Farming-heritage festival in West Cape May built around the lima bean.
Local Food & Drink
NJ Wine & Chocolate Trail Weekend
Egg Harbor City • February 13-15, 2026
Highlands Guinness Run
Highlands • March 14, 2026
Red Bank Spring Street Fair & Craft Show
Red Bank • April 26, 2026
Baymen's Seafood & Music Festival
Tuckerton • June 23-24, 2026
Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival
Red Bank • September 20, 2026
Food Trucktemberfest at Monmouth Park
Oceanport • September 12, 2026
Downtown Toms River Comfort Food Festival
Toms River • September 19, 2026
Red Bank Oktoberfest
Red Bank • October 10, 2026
Food & Drink by Month
Food & Drink by County
Monmouth County
19
events
Ocean County
9
events
Atlantic County
8
events
Cape May County
22
events
Frequently Asked Questions
What food & drink are there at the Jersey Shore?
The Jersey Shore hosts 58 food & drink throughout the year. Seafood festivals, wine tastings, restaurant weeks, and culinary events
When is the best time for food & drink at the shore?
Food & Drink events happen throughout the year, with events in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October.
Are there free food & drink at the Jersey Shore?
Yes, 23 of the 58 food & drink at the Jersey Shore are free to attend.