Oceanfest Returns To Long Branch In Summer 2022

LONG BRANCH, NJ — After not operating for the past two years due to coronavirus, Oceanfest will return to Long Branch in the summer of 2022.

Oceanfest is a live music, food truck and entertainment festival held yearly every Independence Day on the oceanfront in Long Branch. Held annually for the past 30 years now — except for the two years it did not happen due to the pandemic — it is a very popular summertime festival that attracts thousands of people from up and down the Jersey Shore.

This year, Oceanfest will be July 4, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and fireworks at 9:00 p.m.

"Oceanfest 2022 is BACK," wrote organizers on the Oceanfest website. "It’s the biggest seasonal event on the Jersey Shore — in fact, it’s the biggest Independence Day celebration anywhere in New Jersey, and it happens every July 4th right here in Long Branch."

"Not just a music or food festival; much more than a craft sale or street fair, Oceanfest combines the best parts of everyone’s favorite summertime memory — and caps it all off with the most spectacular fireworks display you’ll see anywhere along the Jersey coast."