⚓️ this week in LBI: 9/29/23

Mornin’!

Welcome to another edition of ‘LBI Lowdown.’ The newsletter that brings you the week’s best events, places to eat, live music, and things to do around Long Beach Island.

Happy Chowderfest weekend (and the return of live tasting)! It looks like the rain should clear out Saturday morning just in time for the big event.

Now, here’s what’s happening this week…

🗓️ Things to Do

Events

🦪 34th Annual Chowderfest
Taylor Ave. Waterfront | Beach Haven
Saturday, Sept. 30th | 10:00–6:00 PM | More Info

🚒 Beach Haven Fire Co. Block Party
Amber St. & Bay Ave. | Beach Haven
Saturday, Sept. 30th | 12:00–8:00 PM | More Info

🍻 Chef Britt @ Ship Bottom Brewery
Ship Bottom Brewery | Beach Haven
Saturday, Sept. 30th | 12:00–5:00 PM

🐎 2nd Annual Beach Polo Classic
68th Street Beach | Long Beach
Saturday, Sept. 30th | 1:00–4:00 PM | More Info
Note: Event has been cancelled due to beach erosion

🎄 Christmas Bazaar
18th & Central | Barnegat Light
Saturday, Sept. 30th | 9:00–1:00 PM

🎨 LBI Sea Glass & Art Festival
Things a Drift | Ship Bottom
Saturday, Sept. 30th | 10:00–4:00 PM | More Info
Sunday, Oct. 1st | 10:00–4:00 PM | More Info

🎨 BH PTA Craft Show
Beach Haven School | Beach Haven
Sunday, Oct. 1st | 10:00–3:00 PM

🎭 Popcorn Falls (Musical)
Surflight Theatre | Beach Haven
Through Oct. 1st | More Info

🏈 Football Tailgate
The Marlin | Beach Haven
Sunday, Oct. 1st | 10:00 AM–close

🚙 St. Francis Car Raffle
St. Francis Parish | Beach Haven
Through Oct. 7th | More Info

For the Family

📚 Little Artists
LBI Library | Surf City
Friday, Sept. 29th | 10:00–11:00 AM | More Info

📚 Toddler Time
LBI Library | Surf City
Tuesday, Oct. 3rd | 9:30–10:30 AM | More Info

🎶 Live Music

Friday

• Surf City Hotel | Joe Faronea | 4:00 PM

• Joe Pop’s | Tom Pernal | 4:00 PM

• Northside | Radio Fiction | 5:00 PM

• Nardi’s | Mike Bryne | 5:00 PM

• Sea Shell Resort | Jay Robinson | 6:00 PM

• Terrace Tavern | Quizzo! | 7:30 PM

• Buckalew’s | Ready Set Go | 8:00 PM

• Surf City Hotel | Trivia on Tap | 8:00 PM

• Joe Pop’s | Open Mic Night | 8:00 PM

• Terrace Tavern | Rob Connoly | 8:00 PM

• Terrace Tavern | Petti Trio | 9:00 PM

• Black Whale | Justin Jones Duo | 9:00 PM

• Nardi’s | The Pickles | 10:00 PM

Saturday

• Surf City Hotel | Neil Miranda | 3:00 PM

• Joe Pop’s | Matt Pietrucha | 4:00 PM

• Sea Shell Resort | Chris Halliwell | 6:00 PM

• Northside | Scotty Z | 5:00 PM

• Nardi’s | David Christopher Band | 5:00 PM

• Buckalew’s | Radio Royalty | 8:00 PM

• Joe Pop’s | Dueling Pianos | 8:00 PM

• Terrace Tavern | Scotty Z | 8:00 PM

• Black Whale | Scott Zimmerman | 9:00 PM

• Nardi’s | Garden State Groove | 10:00 PM

Sunday 

• Surf City Hotel | Gypsy Moon | 3:00 PM

Monday

• No Music

Tuesday

• No Music

Wednesday

• Nardi’s | Karaoke | 6:00 PM

Thursday

• Sea Shell Resort | John Garsman | 3:00 PM

• Surf City Hotel | Tom Pernal | 5:00 PM

• Joe Pop’s | Trivia | 6:30 PM

• Nardi’s | Trivia | 7:00 PM

🍽 Places to Eat

It’s football season!

Below are a few of the restaurants holding specials during game day:

Thursday

• Buckalew’s | Food specials during the game

Sunday

• Joe Pop’s | Beer & rotating food specials

• Nardi’s | $4 domestic drafts & food specials

• Buckalew’s | Food specials all day

• The Marlin | $25 outside tailgate | Food & drink specials all day

• Terrace Tavern | 50 cent wings, $20 crab legs, soft pretzels & more

Monday

• Nardi’s | $4 domestic drafts & $10 small pies

• Buckalew’s | Food specials during the game

🌊 Weather & Surf

Friday: ⛈ 69°/61°
Saturday: 🌧 66°/58°
Sunday:🌤 71°/61°

10-Day Forecast

🚘 Driving today? Check the live traffic

🏊‍♂️ Going for a swim? Check the tide chart