Brick's 25th SummerFest Series: 4 Bands, 4 Weeks Of Fun

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township is kicking off its 25th year of its SummerFest concert series, and it's starting with a bang, with its Fourth of July celebration and fireworks.

SummerFest at Windward Beach Park has been bringing a variety of bands and thousands of residents to the Princeton Avenue riverfront park going back to 1995.

The event includes a food court and beer and wine garden for guests ages 21 and over. Fireworks follow each concert, weather permitting. Shuttle buses are available because parking at Windward Beach Park is limited. (See below for shuttle information.)

The SummerFest 25 performance lineup is as follows:

Thursday, July 4 – Jessie’s Girl and their Back to the '80s show. Jessie’s Girl made its SummerFest debut in 2018 and brought the house down. Jessie’s Girl is a popular band that sells out shows in New York City and throughout the nation with renditions of favorites from the decade while dressed up as the unforgettable characters.

Thursday, July 11 – Brian Kirk & The Jirks – Formed in the early 1990s, Brian Kirk & the Jirks are one of the only bands in the East Coast circuit who can boast an impressive career spanning over two decades. Brian Kirk & the Jirks are a premium 9- piece band specializing in interactive, high-energy music, and the band prides itself on packing the dance floor and creating unforgettable events.

Thursday, July 18 – Boat House Row – Boat House Row is a Yacht Rock experience like no other. They will bring the silky sounds of artists such as Hall & Oates, Journey, Christopher Cross, the Doobie Brothers, Toto, Chicago and more to Windward Beach.

Thursday, July 25 – Garden State Radio – The band has played the last two SummerFest series and their energetic set has made them a favorite. Garden State Radio performances will have every person of every age not only hearing their music, but seeing and feeling it as well, with a state-of-the-art synchronized light show. They play some of the biggest multi- genre anthems of the '80s, '90s, 2000s, and more.

The township again will have free shuttle buses to the concerts. They depart from Midstreams Elementary School, Drum Point Elementary School, Veterans Memorial Middle School and the Brick Township High School beginning at 5 p.m. with the last bus to the park leaving at 8 p.m. Return trips to the parking locations from Windward Beach begin at 9 p.m. Any person under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Brick Memorial High School will be an additional shuttle location for the July 4th event only, township officials said.

Parking at Windward Beach is limited and residents are encouraged to use the shuttles.

SummerFest25 is made possible by the generous support of corporate sponsors including presenting sponsor Pine Belt Motors. Additional sponsors include CME Associates, Comcast, Bil-Jim Construction, MRC, NJNG, Nanina’s in the Park, JCP&L, Saker Shop-Rites and Ferriera Construction.

The township’s media partner for SummerFest25 is Townsquare Jersey Shore, whose radio stations include 94.3 The Point, 92.7 WOBM, 105.7 The Hawk, and 1160/1310 WOBM-AM.

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