August Events at the Jersey Shore
August brings beloved traditions like baby parades and seafood festivals before summer winds down.
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Major Festivals
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Free Events
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Categories
The busiest day in August: Saturday, August 8
31 events land on this one day. If you are choosing a weekend, this is the one with the most going on — and the one where parking, traffic and rooms are tightest. Book and arrive early.
- Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash · Wildwood
- Totally Tubular Festival at Hard Rock · Atlantic City
- The Kid LAROI at HQ2 Beachclub · Atlantic City
- Boardwalk Art Show · Ocean City
- Barnegat Bay Day · Loveladies
- Bradley Beach LobsterFest · Bradley Beach
- Ventnor Summer Beach Jam · Ventnor
- Manasquan Surfboard Art Contest · Manasquan
- Lundi Gras on the Boardwalk · Atlantic City
- Sister Act with the Ocean City Theatre Company · Ocean City
- Jazz on the Beach Concert Series · Atlantic City
- Joey Diaz: 62 & Still Slinging at Ovation Hall · Atlantic City
- Manasquan Summer Sidewalk Sale · Manasquan
- 31st Annual Beach Classic Men's Street Hockey Tournament · Sea Isle City
- MudHen Beach Baseball Tournament · Wildwood
- Brigantine Beach Triathlon · Brigantine
- Ocean City Boys and Girls Fishing Tournament · Ocean City
- Miss Ocean City Pageant · Ocean City
- Sea Isle City Wiffle Classic · Sea Isle City
- "Live Like Bolle" 5K Run · North Wildwood
- Wildwood Crest 5K Beach Race · Wildwood Crest
- Heart of Surfing Surf Day · North Wildwood
- Jessica Kirson at Sound Waves · Atlantic City
- Vinny Guadagnino at Borgata Music Box · Atlantic City
- Mike DelGuidice at Harrah's Concert Venue · Atlantic City
- Spring Lake August Sidewalk Sale · Spring Lake
- Dogs in a Pile at Stone Pony Summer Stage · Asbury Park
- St. Elizabeth's Chapel Craft Fair · Ortley Beach
- Princesses and Pirate Night: Downtown Night Out · Toms River
- Civil War Encampment at Havens Homestead Museum · Brick
- Best Day Foundation Adventure Experiences for Kids with Special Needs · Mantoloking
Major Events
Local Events & Celebrations
Already happened this year — 195 events
Barnegat Light Historical Society Annual Wine & Cheese Gathering
Barnegat Light • August 30, 2026 Already happened this year
Jersey Cape Festival of Fine Craft at Stone Harbor
Stone Harbor • August 29-30, 2026 Already happened this year
46th Annual MRMTC Offshore Open
Point Pleasant Beach • August 29 - September 5, 2026 Already happened this year
Air Supply at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Atlantic City • August 29, 2026 Already happened this year
Fetty Wap at Stone Pony Summer Stage
Asbury Park • August 29, 2026 Already happened this year
LBI ParaCon - A Paranormal and Psychic Expo
Beach Haven • August 29, 2026 Already happened this year
Lighthouse Night Climb & Live Music
Barnegat Light • August 29, 2026 Already happened this year
Downtown Toms River Block Party
Toms River • August 29, 2026 Already happened this year
Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber at Hard Rock
Atlantic City • August 28, 2026 Already happened this year
Squeeze with Adam Ant at Borgata Event Center
Atlantic City • August 28, 2026 Already happened this year
Shadow of the City featuring Bleachers
Asbury Park • August 28, 2026 Already happened this year
Cape May Lighthouse Full Moon Climb
Cape May Point • August 28, 2026 Already happened this year
Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience at Harrah's
Atlantic City • August 28, 2026 Already happened this year
Sports Card, Toys, Comics & Collectibles August Show
Wildwood • August 28-30, 2026 Already happened this year
Cape May Summer Concert Series: Blue Oyster Cult
Cape May • August 23, 2026 Already happened this year
Chance the Rapper at Stone Pony Summer Stage
Asbury Park • August 23, 2026 Already happened this year
The Three Tenors of Rock Opera with the OC POPs
Ocean City • August 23, 2026 Already happened this year
The Hollow ParaCon & Film Fest
Galloway • August 22, 2026 Already happened this year
MODI: Pause For Laughter Tour at Ovation Hall
Atlantic City • August 22, 2026 Already happened this year
Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour at Tropicana
Atlantic City • August 22, 2026 Already happened this year
Billy Walton Band at Bally's Beach Bar
Atlantic City • August 22, 2026 Already happened this year
Bradley Beach Pirate Day & Reggae Festival
Bradley Beach • August 22, 2026 Already happened this year
OCMTC Mahi/Wahoo/Cobia Tournament
Ocean City • August 22-23, 2026 Already happened this year
Keith Urban at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Atlantic City • August 21-22, 2026 Already happened this year
Wildwoods PigDog Regatta & Beach Party
Wildwood • August 21, 2026 Already happened this year
Yacht Lobsters Yacht Rock Tribute at Bally's The Yard
Atlantic City • August 21, 2026 Already happened this year
Dylan Scott at Stone Pony Summer Stage
Asbury Park • August 21, 2026 Already happened this year
Kathleen Madigan at Borgata Music Box
Atlantic City • August 21-22, 2026 Already happened this year
The Atlantic City Boys at Tropicana Showroom
Atlantic City • August 20, 2026 Already happened this year
Foo Fighters Tribute by The Best of Foo
Seaside Heights • August 20, 2026 Already happened this year
Miss Crustacean Pageant & Hermit Crab Races
Ocean City • August 19, 2026 Already happened this year
New Jersey Symphony Quartet at Surfside Park
Avalon • August 17, 2026 Already happened this year
Surf & Turf Seafood Festival at Monmouth Park
Oceanport • August 15-16, 2026 Already happened this year
Matteo Lane & Heather McMahan at Caesars
Atlantic City • August 15, 2026 Already happened this year
Melvin Seals and JGB at Tropicana Showroom
Atlantic City • August 15, 2026 Already happened this year
Hot August Night: Neil Diamond Tribute at Golden Nugget
Atlantic City • August 15, 2026 Already happened this year
The Clairvoyants at Borgata Music Box
Atlantic City • August 15, 2026 Already happened this year
4th Annual JCSA Arrowhead Inn Fluke Tournament
Brick • August 15, 2026 Already happened this year
Widespread Panic at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Atlantic City • August 14-16, 2026 Already happened this year
Avalon Beach Patrol South Jersey Championships
Avalon • August 14, 2026 Already happened this year
Howard Jones at Borgata Event Center
Atlantic City • August 14, 2026 Already happened this year
The Marshall Tucker Band at Borgata Music Box
Atlantic City • August 14, 2026 Already happened this year
Dogstar: All In Now Tour at Sound Waves
Atlantic City • August 14, 2026 Already happened this year
Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience at Harrah's
Atlantic City • August 14, 2026 Already happened this year
Xtreme Queen Tribute at Bally's The Yard
Atlantic City • August 14, 2026 Already happened this year
Yacht Rock Revue at Stone Pony Summer Stage
Asbury Park • August 14-15, 2026 Already happened this year
Chris Janson: Wild Horses Untamed Tour
Ocean City • August 13, 2026 Already happened this year
Yacht Rock on the Beach with Suit & Mai Tai Band
Seaside Heights • August 13, 2026 Already happened this year
Cape May Ladies Billfish Invitational
Cape May • August 13-15, 2026 Already happened this year
Downtown Point Pleasant Beach Sidewalk Sale Days
Point Pleasant Beach • August 13, 2026 Already happened this year
Children's Fund Concert & Lower Township Celebrates AMERICA 250
Cape May • August 12, 2026 Already happened this year
Stairway to the Stars Lighthouse Climb
Cape May Point • August 12, 2026 Already happened this year
Perseids Meteor Shower Viewing Party
Island Beach State Park • August 12, 2026 Already happened this year
The Outlaws with Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
Ocean City • August 10, 2026 Already happened this year
57th Annual Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational
Beach Haven • August 10-15, 2026 Already happened this year
MudHen Adult Wiffle Ball Tournament
Wildwood • August 10-11, 2026 Already happened this year
Cape May Summer Concert Series: The Legendary Wailers
Cape May • August 9, 2026 Already happened this year
49th Annual OCMTC Gold Star Offshore Open
Ocean City • August 9-16, 2026 Already happened this year
Brass Transit Performs the Music of Chicago with the OC POPs
Ocean City • August 9, 2026 Already happened this year
Totally Tubular Festival at Hard Rock
Atlantic City • August 8, 2026 Already happened this year
Ocean City Boys and Girls Fishing Tournament
Ocean City • August 8, 2026 Already happened this year
Vinny Guadagnino at Borgata Music Box
Atlantic City • August 8, 2026 Already happened this year
Mike DelGuidice at Harrah's Concert Venue
Atlantic City • August 8, 2026 Already happened this year
Dogs in a Pile at Stone Pony Summer Stage
Asbury Park • August 8, 2026 Already happened this year
Princesses and Pirate Night: Downtown Night Out
Toms River • August 8, 2026 Already happened this year
Civil War Encampment at Havens Homestead Museum
Brick • August 8-9, 2026 Already happened this year
Best Day Foundation Adventure Experiences for Kids with Special Needs
Mantoloking • August 8-9, 2026 Already happened this year
DJ Cassidy's Pass The Mic Live! at Hard Rock
Atlantic City • August 7, 2026 Already happened this year
National Lighthouse Day at Hereford Inlet Lighthouse
North Wildwood • August 7, 2026 Already happened this year
Cape May Summer Concert Series: A.J. Croce
Cape May • August 7, 2026 Already happened this year
Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi Tribute at Bally's The Yard
Atlantic City • August 7, 2026 Already happened this year
National Lighthouse Day at Barnegat Lighthouse
Barnegat Light • August 7, 2026 Already happened this year
Joey Diaz: 62 & Still Slinging at Ovation Hall
Atlantic City • August 7-8, 2026 Already happened this year
31st Annual Beach Classic Men's Street Hockey Tournament
Sea Isle City • August 7-9, 2026 Already happened this year
Greatest Moments in Philly Sports with Ray Didinger, Glen Macnow & Joe Conklin
Ocean City • August 6, 2026 Already happened this year
Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors
Asbury Park • August 6, 2026 Already happened this year
Barnegat Light Sand Sculpting Contest
Barnegat Light • August 6, 2026 Already happened this year
Theatre Rock - A Celebration of the Best Broadway Rock Musicals
Seaside Heights • August 6, 2026 Already happened this year
Jazz on the Beach Concert Series
Atlantic City • August 6 - September 3, 2026 Already happened this year
Galloway Township National Night Out
Galloway • August 4, 2026 Already happened this year
National Night Out - North Wildwood
North Wildwood • August 4, 2026 Already happened this year
National Night Out - Wildwood Crest
Wildwood Crest • August 4, 2026 Already happened this year
Sister Act with the Ocean City Theatre Company
Ocean City • August 4-13, 2026 Already happened this year
22nd Annual Ocean Drive Restaurant & Lounge Charity Baggo Tournament
Sea Isle City • August 3, 2026 Already happened this year
Cape May Summer Concert Series: The Spinners
Cape May • August 2, 2026 Already happened this year
Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center Annual Beach Cleanup
Cape May • August 2, 2026 Already happened this year
Viking Village Antique & Collectible Show
Barnegat Light • August 2, 2026 Already happened this year
Captain Bill Gallagher 10-Mile Island Run
Sea Isle City • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour at Hard Rock
Atlantic City • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
Blues Traveler & Gin Blossoms with Spin Doctors at Ovation Hall
Atlantic City • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
Wetlands Institute Summer Celebration
Stone Harbor • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
Blackthorn Rugby's Sea Isle Ruggerfest
Sea Isle City • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
6th Annual Hurricane's Heroes K9 Fundraiser
Sea Isle City • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
Tyler Henry – The Hollywood Medium at Caesars
Atlantic City • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters at Sound Waves
Atlantic City • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
Barnegat Light Fire Company Annual Auction
Barnegat Light • August 1, 2026 Already happened this year
Sticks in the Sand Beach Hockey Tournament
Wildwood • August 1-2, 2026 Already happened this year
🎆 Weekly Fireworks in August
Catch free fireworks shows at these shore towns every week during summer.
Seaside Heights Fireworks
Seaside Heights
Wednesdays at 9:30 PM
Wildwood Friday Night Fireworks
Wildwood
Fridays at 10:00 PM
Jenkinson's Fireworks
Point Pleasant Beach
Thursdays at 9:30 PM
Ocean City Boardwalk Fireworks
Ocean City
Saturdays at 9:00 PM
Brick Summerfest Fireworks
Brick
Thursdays at Dusk
Atlantic City Tropicana Fireworks Series
Atlantic City
Saturdays at 10:00 PM
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Monmouth County
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Ocean County
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Atlantic County
60
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Cape May County
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💡 August Tips
Late August offers slightly fewer crowds while still enjoying full summer programming.
August Highlights
Frequently Asked Questions
What events happen at the Jersey Shore in August?
August features 198 events at the Jersey Shore including Captain Bill Gallagher 10-Mile Island Run, Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour at Hard Rock, Blues Traveler & Gin Blossoms with Spin Doctors at Ovation Hall. August brings beloved traditions like baby parades and seafood festivals before summer winds down.
Are there free events at the Jersey Shore in August?
Yes, 88 of the 198 events in August are free to attend. Many towns host free concerts, parades, and community celebrations.
What should I know about visiting the Jersey Shore in August?
Late August offers slightly fewer crowds while still enjoying full summer programming.
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Town calendars with August events
Year-round event calendars for the towns running something this month.
- Asbury Park10 events
- Atlantic City48 events
- Avalon6 events
- Barnegat Light10 events
- Beach Haven6 events
- Bradley Beach5 events
- Cape May9 events
- Long Branch2 events
- Manasquan6 events
- North Wildwood5 events
- Ocean City29 events
- Ocean Grove3 events
- Point Pleasant Beach2 events
- Sea Isle City7 events
- Seaside Heights4 events
- Ship Bottom1 event
- Toms River2 events
- Ventnor2 events
- Wildwood14 events
- Wildwood Crest2 events