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🌱 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 11 more events
Be sure to catch NEW EVENT: Cooking Class and Dinner Buffet with the Innkeeper on the Ocean Gate Patch calendar

What's up Ocean Gate! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- 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
- A Night Under the Stars, Italian Dinner with Live Music
... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
- Thursday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
📸 Around Ocean Gate
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ocean Gate
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★ Featured events ★
- 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 - Summer Victorian Afternoon Tea →
Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
11:00 am - A Night Under the Stars, Italian Dinner with Live Music →
600 Main St, Toms River
7:00 pm - Broadway Name that Tune Teatime Bingo →
600 Main St, Toms River
6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Saturday September 5
Wednesday September 9
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Other local events
- 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
County Road 530, County Rd 530
11:00 am - Grief Support Group →
Living Water Community Church, 400 Asbury Ave, Ocean Gate
6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
📣 Ocean Gate Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- KITES IN THE HEIGHTS →
Seaside Heights Borough, NJ Calendar Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
4:00 pm - 5 Show Night →
The Music Man Singing Ice Cream Shoppe, 2305 1/2, 2305 Grand Central Ave, Lavallette
6:30 pm - Big Joe Henry Variety Show →
Seaside Heights Borough, NJ Calendar Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
7:00 pm - Movies on the Bay
Borough of Lavallete Lavallette Gazebo, Bay Boulevard, Lavallette, NJ 08735, USA
8:00 pm - Planning Board Meeting
Borough of Lavallete 1306 Grand Central Ave, Lavallette, NJ 08735, USA
5:00 pm - 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 - Seaside Park Farmer's Market →
Seaside Park Marina (J Street Marina), 101 J St, Seaside Park
9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Encompass Health posted a job opening for Unit Secretary in Toms River. Apply here.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Toms River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ocean Gate here.
🗞 Nearby News
Seaside Park
- Judge Denies Seaside Park Bid to Immediately Recover South Seaside Park Tax Revenue (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Seaside Park Police Gets a K9, New Pizza Spot in Red Bank, + More News You Missed at the Jersey Shore (thelocalgirl.com)
- NJ beach weather & waves: Jersey Shore Report for Aug. 24, 2026 (wpgtalkradio.com)
Berkeley
- Seaside Park's South Seaside Park Victory Is Quickly Becoming a $30 Million Financial Nightmare (shorenewsnetwork.com)
Seaside Heights
- A Summer Day in 1973: Seaside Heights Before the Shore Changed (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Book Senior Care Services in Seaside Heights, NJ with Sean P. from $23/hr (care.com)
Ok Ocean Gate! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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