PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Try your hand at carnival games and magic at Carnival by the Sea in Sea Isle. Chow down and tune into the Barbeque and Blues Festival in North Wildwood. Celebrate the Festival of Lights Boat Parade and adult-only after party in Stone Harbor. There’s plenty to do this weekend: It’s a Shore Thing!
Carnival by the Sea
DATE/TIME: Friday, July 14 from 5 to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Excursion Park, 2 41st St., Sea Isle
DETAILS: Come one, come all, to the Carnival by the Sea in Sea Isle. Check out live magic performances, play carnival games, do carnival classics like face painting, balloon art, and so much more!
PRICE: Free
Barbeque and Blues Festival
DATE/TIME: Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16
WHERE: Anglesea Entertainment District, 201 New Jersey Ave., North Wildwood
DETAILS: Enjoy mouth-watering barbeques, lively blues and good company at the Anglesea Blues Festival. It features national and regional musicians and is held alongside the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship. Bands include Billy the Kid and the Regulators, Don and Sarkastics, BC Blues and Friends and so many more. See the full list here.
PRICE: Free
Wildwood Jeep Invasion
DATE/TIME: Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16, times vary
WHERE: 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood
DETAILS: Rev your engines for the 10th annual Jeep Invasion. The Wildwood Jeep Invasion is the largest gathering of Jeeps in the Northeast with more than 2,500 Jeeps in attendance and 100 of the industry's top vendors. There will be a beach obstacle course, raffles throughout the weekend and of course, delicious food trucks.
PRICE: Free
Festival of Lights Viewing Party
DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 15 from 7 to 10 p.m.
WHERE: Municipal Marina Lot, 81st St. Marina, Stone Harbor
DETAILS: Join in on the fun at the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor’s annual Festival of Lights Boat Parade. There will be food trucks and a beer and wine garden sponsored by American Legion Post 331. And for the adults over 21, there’s an after party once the parade is over..
PRICE: Pay as you eat
The Rocketman Show
DATE/TIME: Friday, July 14 to Saturday, July 15 at 9 p.m.
WHERE: Golden Nugget, Huron Avenue & Brigantine Boulevard, Atlantic City
DETAILS: Don’t miss the Earth, your wife or The Rocketman Show this weekend. Rus Anderson is Elton John’s official body double. Hand-picked by the star himself, Anderson will be singing Elton’s famous hits with spot-on vocals and spine-tingling piano playing.
PRICE: $35