41st Annual Festival Of The Sea In Point Pleasant Beach

The Festival of the Sea has been one of Point Pleasant Beach’s premier events for more than 40 years. And it'll be here again on Saturday.

The seafood festival, hosted by Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be held downtown on both Arnold and Bay avenues.

Local restaurants and vendors will accommodat the large crowds with delicacies such as crab cakes, shrimp skewers, paella, soups and bisques, lobster, and other seafood items.

Don’t like seafood? No problem, organizers say. There are plenty of other varieties of food to sample.

"We also have hundreds of craft vendors featuring hard to find and unique items," according to organizers. "For entertainment, there is a stage set up on the corner of Arnold and River Avenues that plays host to local musicians and other acts."

The festival begins in the shopping district between Route 35 South and Route 35 North and goes all the way down to the Point Pleasant Boro border.

By holding the Festival of the Sea in the month of September, visitors have been treated to great weather.

Also, the local businesses have a chance to offer many of there summer goods at sale prices. For more information please call 732-899-2424

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