Thousands Enjoy Seafood Festival Weekend in Belmar

Thousands of seafood lovers descended on Belmar on Saturday, June 13, to enjoy the ever-popular New Jersey Seafood Festival at Belmar, where they enjoyed an amazing array of seafood selections, from the finest restaurants in Belmar and throughout New Jersey. Nearly 50 food vendors are at the Festival this weekend, serving up mouth-watering steamed lobster tails dipped in butter, crab-cakes to die for, succulent shucked clams and oysters on the half-shell, and let’s not forget those absolutely unforgettable alligator sausages.

The festival will continue rain or shine on Sunday, June 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at picturesque Silver Lake Park on Ocean Avenue, between 5th and 6th Avenues in Belmar. A special festival trolley will run continuously from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, moving festival-goers from the train station and their cars to the festival grounds and back again. The trolley will stop at the Belmar Marina, the Belmar train station, Belmar’s Main Street, Ocean Avenue and Silver Lake Park.

Thousands attend Belmar Seafood Festival

The Belmar Tourism Commisssion recommends that people use New Jersey Transit and and the trolley. Parking is available on the Borough’s side streets and in the marina for those who opt to drive.

Please note that no pets are allowed on the festival grounds during the festival.

SRH Baseball Team Wins Second Straight State Title

St. Rose of Belmar’s baseball team sunk Montclair Kimberly 11-0 and claimed their second consecutive Non-Public B state title last Sunday, June 7th. Roses pitcher Kyle Kennet threw 2 of 8 strikeouts in the first half of the first inning before turning the mound over to Montclair, who gave up 9 home runs to the Roses before the inning was out. Montclair tightened their game and only allowed two more runs, but their offense was no match for St. Rose’s well-choreographed defensive squad.

Following their mid-morning victory at Tom’s River North, the Roses hitched a ride from Belmar’s Goodwill Hose and Union Fire Companies, and two Spring Lake fire trucks.

New Jersey Seafood Festival in Belmar

The 23rd Annual NJ Seafood Festival
in Belmar – June 13th – 14th, 2009
Silver Lake Park
Ocean Avenue between 5th & 6th Avenues

Belmar Celebrated A Record Setting
22st Anniversary Seafood Celebration!

The New Jersey Seafood Festival in Belmar combines a culinary celebration of seafood delights with a day of fun. The Annual event will once again unite master chefs, fine artists and crafts people along with musicians from around the state. The New Jersey Seafood Festival has been named as one of the top 100 events in North America. Approximately 150,000 visitors attended last year’s festival, which is held at Silver Lake Park on Ocean Avenue. Positively NO PETS are allowed on Festival grounds. A Festival Trolley, looping through Belmar, was a welcome addition to last year’s seafood celebration and will again run this year continuously from 11:00 AM until 7:30 PM. Scroll down to bottom of page for map of the Trolley Route. The New Jersey Seafood Festival spotlights Belmar’s scenic oceanfront and allows people from around the State to sample a wide variety of seafood specialties from their favorite restaurants including: Klein’s Waterside Cafe, Jack Baker’s Lobster Shanty and many others. Food offerings extend from the traditional shrimp, lobster and calamari, to the more exotic alligator sausage, sushi, conch fritters, and seafood paella.

While sampling all this wonderful food visitors are treated to an impressive line-up of musical performances both days. The “Children’s Fun Tent” has quickly become a favorite of the younger audience. Here kids can participate in arts and crafts and demonstrations or be entertained by storytellers and musicians.

The Belmar Tourism Commission will again present this Free Festival on June 13thand 14th, 2009 from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. This is a rain or shine event; there are no rain dates. For further information call (732) 681-3700 ext.-214

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The 23rd Anniversary New Jersey
Seafood Festival in Belmar

Featured:

Dozens of NJ‘s finest seafood restaurants
Food Demonstration Tent
International Wine Tent
Fine artists and crafters
Children‘s Entertainment and hands-on activities
The area‘s best live entertainment

If you would like to attend the VIP Kick-Off Cocktail Party at Brandl. Restaurant click here.

Free Festival Presented By The Belmar Tourism Commission.
www.visitbelmarnj.com

SPONSORS:

Event Date(s) and Time(s):

June 13, 2009 11:00 am June 14, 2009 11:00 am

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