Atlantic City Events Calendar 2026

Nearly 500 boats on display at the convention center—the region's premier boat show.

Month-long culinary celebration with 50+ restaurants offering prix-fixe menus.

38th annual parade down AC Boardwalk with casino celebrations.

MAAC conference basketball tournament at historic Boardwalk Hall.

Premier craft beer festival with 100+ breweries and live music in Atlantic City.

3-day youth entertainment festival with music, wrestling, and fashion at Showboat.

Aerial demonstrations and beach celebration over Memorial Day weekend.

Music, comedy, and arts across Asbury Park, Newark, and Atlantic City — extended to July 19, 2026.

Free Boardwalk concert series at Kennedy Plaza, starting June 24.

City Pride Month festival with live entertainment, food and drink, and all-ages fun.

YUNGBLUD brings the Idols world tour to the Hard Rock's Etess Arena.

Darius Rucker's Songs of Summer tour stops at the Hard Rock.

"A Night with Nick" — an intimate Nick Jonas solo show at the Etess Arena.

Comedian Daniel Tosh brings his stand-up tour to the Hard Rock.

James Taylor and His All-Star Band perform at the Etess Arena.

New-wave legends DEVO play the Borgata Event Center on their Mutate Don't Stagnate tour.

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger headlines the Borgata Event Center.

Indie-folk band Lord Huron plays Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort.

Blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa headlines Ovation Hall.

Glam-rockers The Struts play Sound Waves at the Hard Rock.

Rapper A Boogie Wit da Hoodie performs at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.

Comedian Lewis Black brings his sharp-tongued stand-up to the Borgata Music Box.

Harry Connick Jr. plays the 2,400-seat Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City on Friday, July 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Matt Rife brings the Stay Golden World Tour to Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall for four shows across July 24-25, 2026.

AC/DC tribute Back In Black plays Bally's open-air venue The Yard, steps from the Boardwalk, on Friday, July 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM.

Free patriotic drone shows launch at 9 p.m. over The Park at Ocean Casino Resort every Friday in July plus Friday, August 7.

Comedian and podcaster Michael Blaustein brings The Taste Me Tour to the Borgata Event Center on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Frankie Avalon and Fabian headline Dick Fox's Golden Boys at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM.

Pink Floyd tribute act The Machine plays Golden Nugget Atlantic City on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM.

Free Wednesday-night blues, funk and roots concerts at Kennedy Plaza on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, running through September 2.

The Chicks headline the 7,000-seat Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Blues legend Buddy Guy plays Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM as part of the Buddy Guy 90 run.

Men At Work co-headline with Toad The Wet Sprocket at the Borgata Event Center on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Led Zeppelin tribute Get The Led Out plays Sound Waves at Hard Rock Atlantic City on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Nikki Glaser brings The Stunning Tour to Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors share a bill at Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM.

Tyler Henry, the Hollywood Medium, performs at Caesars Atlantic City's Circus Maximus Theater on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters bring the 2026 Morro Rock Tour to Sound Waves at Hard Rock on Saturday, August 1, 2026.

Free Monday-night concerts at Kennedy Plaza every Monday in August, with Gary U.S. Bonds, Tommy Castro, Dana Fuchs and Flow Tribe on the 2026 bill.

Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation's free Thursday-night jazz series returns to Kennedy Plaza on the Boardwalk from August 6 through September 3.

Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule play the Tropicana Showroom in Atlantic City on Friday, August 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM.

DJ Cassidy's Pass The Mic Live! comes to Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Friday, August 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Bon Jovi tribute Slippery When Wet plays Bally's open-air Yard, steps from the Boardwalk, on Friday, August 7, 2026.

Joey Diaz plays two nights of 62 & Still Slinging at Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort on August 7 and 8, 2026.

The Totally Tubular Festival 80s package tour stops at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM.

The Kid LAROI headlines HQ2 Beachclub at Ocean Casino Resort on Saturday, August 8, 2026, doors 11:00 AM.

New Jersey comedian Jessica Kirson performs at Sound Waves, Hard Rock Atlantic City, on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino performs at Borgata's 1,000-seat Music Box on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM.

Billy Joel band member Mike DelGuidice plays The Concert Venue at Harrah's Atlantic City on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

The 16th CRDA Atlantic City Triathlon runs August 9 with Olympic and Sprint races swimming the back bay at Bader Field, finishing at Boardwalk Hall.

Slightly Stoopid brings the Road Trippin' Summer Tour 2026 to Ovation Hall, Ocean Casino Resort on Friday, August 14, 2026.

A new three-day Woodstock tribute festival on Showboat's Garden Pier, August 14-16, with ten tribute acts recreating the original 1969 sets.

Widespread Panic plays a three-night run at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena, August 14-16, 2026, 8:00 PM nightly.

Howard Jones plays the Things Can Only Get Better Tour at Borgata Event Center on Friday, August 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

The Marshall Tucker Band plays Borgata's Music Box on Friday, August 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM.

Dogstar, the rock band featuring Keanu Reeves, plays the All In Now Tour at Sound Waves, Hard Rock Atlantic City, on August 14, 2026.

Led Zeppelin tribute Zoso plays The Concert Venue at Harrah's Atlantic City on Friday, August 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM.

Queen tribute Xtreme Queen plays Bally's open-air Yard just off the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Friday, August 14, 2026.

The Stray Cats play Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Atlantic City's Assumption Day tradition: a 10 a.m. Mass at Hard Rock's Seminole Ballroom followed by a procession to the ocean and blessing of the waters.

Matteo Lane and Heather McMahan co-headline Circus Maximus Theater at Caesars Atlantic City on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Melvin Seals and JGB bring the Jerry Garcia Band songbook to the Tropicana Showroom on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Neil Diamond tribute Hot August Night plays Golden Nugget Atlantic City on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Mentalist duo The Clairvoyants perform at Borgata's Music Box on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM.

The Atlantic City Boys play a 3:30 PM matinee at the Tropicana Showroom on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Diana Ross headlines Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort on Friday, August 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM.

Keith Urban plays back-to-back nights at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on August 21 and 22, 2026, 8:00 PM both nights.

Yacht rock tribute the Yacht Lobsters play Bally's open-air Yard off the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Friday, August 21, 2026.

Kathleen Madigan brings the Flying Cats & Marching Armadillos Tour to Borgata's Music Box for two nights, August 21-22, 2026.

Comedian Modi Rosenfeld brings the Pause For Laughter Tour to Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Ali Siddiq plays two Custom Fit Tour shows at the Tropicana Showroom on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

Italian house trio Meduza headline HQ2 Beachclub at Ocean Casino Resort on Saturday, August 22, 2026, doors 11:00 AM.

Asbury Park's Billy Walton Band plays Bally's oceanfront Beach Bar in Atlantic City on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber plays Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Friday, August 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Demi Lovato headlines Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort on Friday, August 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM.

Squeeze headline the Tried, Tested And Trixies tour with special guest Adam Ant at Borgata Event Center on August 28, 2026.

Country artist Cooper Alan plays Borgata's Music Box on Friday, August 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM.

Michael Jackson tribute Who's Bad plays The Concert Venue at Harrah's Atlantic City on Friday, August 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM.

Collective Soul headline Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Air Supply bring A Matter of Time Tour to Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

Country hall-of-famers Alabama play the Borgata Event Center on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM.

New model debuts in-water at Farley State Marina—see boats as they're meant to be.

Nation's third-oldest marathon featuring 8 miles on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.