🌱 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 11 more events

Greetings Island Heights! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• School of Rock Summer Season Showcase at Water Street Bar & Grille
• NEW EVENT: Cooking Class and Dinner Buffet with the Innkeeper at Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room
• Summer Victorian Afternoon Tea at Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Island Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Island Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• School of Rock Summer Season Showcase →
  Water Street Bar & Grille, 4 Robbins Pkwy, Toms River
  12:00 pm
• NEW EVENT: Cooking Class and Dinner Buffet with the Innkeeper →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 30

• Summer Victorian Afternoon Tea →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  11:00 am
• School of Rock Summer Season Showcase →
  Beachcomber Bar & Grill, 100 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights
  12:00 pm

Saturday September 5

• A Night Under the Stars, Italian Dinner with Live Music →
  600 Main St, Toms River
  7:00 pm

Wednesday September 9

• Broadway Name that Tune Teatime Bingo →
  600 Main St, Toms River
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12

• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
• Sailfest 2026 →
  Island Heights Pavilion, 1511_24_1, Island Heights
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26

• Planning Board Meeting
  Borough of Lavallete 1306 Grand Central Ave, Lavallette, NJ 08735, USA
  5:00 pm
• 5 Show Night →
  The Music Man Singing Ice Cream Shoppe, 2305 1/2, 2305 Grand Central Ave, Lavallette
  6:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• Kids Summer Spectacular →
  John C. Bartlett, Jr. County Park at Berkeley Island, 399 Brennan Concourse, Bayville
  1:00 pm
• BOYS (V) FOOTBALL [H]
  Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
  6:00 pm
• Toms River’s Kids Concert Series →
  Shelter Cove Beach, 1390 Bay Ave, Toms River
  7:00 pm
• Beachwood Recreation Committee Meeting →
  Beachwood, NJ Calendar, 518 Bayside Ave., Beachwood
  7:00 pm

Friday August 28

• Seaside Park Farmer’s Market →
  Seaside Park Marina (J Street Marina), 101 J St, Seaside Park
  9:00 am
• Friday Night Unwind →
  Pine Beach Yacht Club, 700 Riverside Dr, Pine Beach
  6:30 pm
• Movies in the Park →
  Mayo Park Center, 501 Beacon Ave, Beachwood
  7:30 pm

Sunday August 30

• Lavallette Summer Concert Series →
  Lavallette Gazebo, Bay Boulevard, Lavallette
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for In-Person Daytime English Adjunct Assistant Professor in Toms River. Apply here.
• The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Daycare Lead Teacher in Toms River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Island Heights here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Toms River

• Ocean County Launches Addiction Awareness Campaign (jerseyshoreonline.com)
• Mushmouth Bringing High-Energy Jersey Shore Party Show to Toms River Tuesday (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Seaside Heights

• A Summer Day in 1973: Seaside Heights Before the Shore Changed (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Lacey

• Overnight Road Work Set On Deerhead Lake Drive In Lacey (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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