August Events
by Michael Bruckler
It’s been a great summer in Atlantic City, and we saved some of the best entertainment and special events for last. COMMUNITY EVENTS August 1 Margate Memorial Lifeguard Race, 6:30 p.m., Beach at Decatur Ave., Margate • www.margate-nj.com August 1-3 45th Annual Boardwalk Art Show, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Ocean City • 609-525-9310 August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (every Friday) 16th Annual Somers Point Beach Concert Series, 7 p.m. William J. Morrow Memorial Beach, Somers Point www.somerspoint-nj.com. Wildwood Crest Sundown Celebration, 7 p.m., Sunset Lake, New Jersey Ave., Wildwood Crest, 609-523-0202 • www.wildwoodcrest.org. August 2 76ers Beach Bash, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Jack’s Place, 36 & Ocean Dr., Avalon • www.nba.com Stone Harbor’s Annual Arts & Crafts Show 80th Street Recreation Field, Stone Harbor 609-368-4112 • www.stone-harbor.nj.us August 2-3 70th Greater Wildwood Yacht Club Regatta, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sunset Lake, New Jersey Ave., Wildwood Crest • 609-522-0969 • www.gwyc.org August 3 Great Ducky Race, 10 a.m., Washington Ave. Pier, Margate • 609-344-7873 • www.jewishtimes-sj.com August 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 25, 27 (Mon. & Wed.) Summer Concert Series, 7:30 p.m., 5800 Ocean Ave., Wildwood Crest • 609-523-0202 Concerts Under the Stars, 7:30 p.m., Promenade & JFK Blvd., Sea Isle City • 609-263-8687 • www.sea-isle-city.nj August 4, 11, 18, 25 (every Monday) Stockton Goes to the Beach, 8 p.m., Music Pier, Moorlyn Terr. & Boardwalk, Ocean City • www.oceancitychamber.com August 5, 12, 19, 26 (every Tuesday) Funtastic Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Asbury Ave, 6th-10th Sts. 609-399-2269 • Family Film & Fun Night 7:15 p.m., Cornerstone Auditorium, 810 Asbury Ave., Ocean City • 609-399-7527 August 6 OC Hermit Crab Pageant & Races, 6th St. Beach, Ocean City • 609-525-9300 August 6, 13, 20, 27 (every Wednesday) International Night Concert Series, 7 p.m., Kennedy Plaza, Atlantic City • 609-345-2269 August 7, 14, 21, 28 (every Thursday) Thursdays in Park Concert Series/Farmers Market, Center City Park, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., N. Carolina Ave., Atlantic City • 609-344-8338 Ventnor Beach Concerts, 7 p.m., 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor • www.ventnorcity.org Boardwalk Family Fun Nights, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Wildwoods Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ • 609-523-1602 • www.dowildwood.com Family Night Dance Party, 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Promenade & JFK Blvd. 609-263-8687 • www.sea-isle-city.nj.us August 8-10 Downbeach Film Festival, Margate Performing Arts Center, 7804 Amherst Ave., Margate • 609-823-9159 August 8, 15, 22, 29 (Fridays) Veterans Plaza Concert, 7 p.m., Veterans Plz., Avalon • www.avalonbeach.com August 9 Miss Ocean City Pageant, 8 p.m., Ocean City Music Pier, Ocean City • 609- 525-9300 • www.oceancitychamber.com August 10 12th Annual Puerto Rican Parade & Latin Music Festival, Noon-10:30 p.m., Albany Ave. to New Jersey Ave., Atlantic City • 609.99.0262 • www.atlanticcityparade.com August 12, 19, 26 Movies Under the Stars, 7 p.m., JFK Blvd. & Pleasure Ave., Sea Isle City • 609- 263-8687 August 14 99th Annual Baby Parade, 10 a.m., Ocean City Boardwalk, Ocean City • 609-525-9300 August 16-17 Civil War Encampment, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Historic Smithville & Village Green, Smithville • 609-748-6160 August 18-22 Ocean City Weird Week, 11 a.m., Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace, Ocean City • 609-525-9300 August 20 6th Thunder Over The Boardwalk, 10 a.m., beach & Boardwalk, Atlantic City • 609-317-1000 • www.theborgata.com August 23 Wildwood Block Party & Festival, 1 p.m., Fox Park, Wildwood • 609-522-2444 August 24 Beach Challenge for Autism 5k Run/Walk, 7 a.m., 34th St. beach, Ocean City • 215-527-9056 Stone Harbor Lions Club 10k, 5k Races & 2 Mile Walk, 8 a.m., 96th Street & First Ave., Stone Harbor • 609-412-6957 August 30 Labor Day Arts & Crafts Extravaganza, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tabernacle grounds, 6th & Asbury Ave., Ocean City • 1-800-822-4112 Enjoy free music at Thursdays in the Park concerts at Center City Park, Atlantic and North Carolina avenues, noon to 4 p.m. each Thursday this month, sponsored by the Special Improvement District, merchants and casinos. Check out the Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the same time. For information, visit www.acsid.com. The Downbeach Film Festival is Friday, August 8 to Sunday, August 10, in Margate, Ventnor and Atlantic City with a full weekend of features, shorts and documentaries. Filmmaking and screenwriting panels are at the Ventnor Community Arts Center and Resorts’ Screening Room. For a full schedule, visit www.downbeachfilmfestival.org. It’s a celebration of everything Puerto Rican at the 12th annual Puerto Rican Parade, Sunday, August 10. The parade begins at noon on the Boardwalk at Albany Avenue and travels to New Jersey Avenue, where it concludes with a Latin Music Festival until 10:30 p.m. There is a minimal festival entrance fee. For more information, visit www.atlanticcityparade.com. Get ready for heart-stopping feats, aerobatic maneuvers and formation flying at the Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over the Boardwalk,” Wednesday, August 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free show is presented by the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. This spectacular demonstration features the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the Army Golden Knights parachute team, the 177th Fighter Wing of the N.J. Air National Guard, Hughes FAA Tech Center aircraft flybys, Geico Extra 300 demonstration by Tim Weber, Fagan Ethanol-fueled MX-2 piloted by Greg Poe, the Red Eagles Two-Ship Routine, and world-class civilian aerobatics. For more information, visit www.atlanticcitynj.com/acairshow.asp. Want to avoid traffic during the airshow? Join the Island Jam Luau Show, an exciting mix of Polynesian music, hula and fire dancing at Kennedy Plaza. Back-to-back two-hour shows begin at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Great American Volleyball returns Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24 on the beach in front of Trump Plaza. Come see players from around the East Coast compete for top positions and cash prizes. Free for spectators. The tournament begins at 9 a.m.; players check in at 8 a.m. or register online at www.greatamericanvolleyball.com. For more events in Atlantic City, visit www.atlanticcitynj.com or www.cityofatlanticcity.org.
Michael Bruckler is media relations manager for the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority.
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