The LBI musical entertainment scene is loud and proud this year! Live local music goes swell with great eats, frozen drinks, ocean, sun and sand! Exciting days and relaxing summer nights are the best on Long Beach Island.
LBI Musical Entertainment in the Open Air
The LBI Musical Entertainment schedule offers the ultimate summer experience. The local restaurants, bars, and public parks serve as perfect open-air venues for live music entertainment. The Beach Hut Bar offers an extensive and high-end drinking experience. Whether you’re seeking a frozen adult beverage or kid-friendly refreshments, it is just the right finishing touch on a day of fun in the sun. If you’ve worked up an appetite after the beach, then the Spray Beach Hotel’s Oceanfront Pavilion is the right place for you. Their onsite restaurant serves an amazing menu of seafood and prime rib platters, and they are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There is a live performer playing music on the beach pavilion, every day of the summer. Regardless of where you are on the Island, the local LBI musical entertainment scene will not disappoint you with the eclectic line-up of talented musicians this summer.
Bayview Park
Bayview Park is a beautiful park that overlooks the bay. Long Beach Township seeks to ensure that your stay is filled with both excitement but also rest and relaxation. The Township offers summer concerts for the whole family to enjoy! Every Monday and Tuesday evening and on the weekends, the township features rocking cover bands and talented musicians. The best part, these concerts are FREE!
Waterfront Park
Waterfront Park is an awesome park located in Ship Bottom. All summer long, the town of Ship Bottom offers free (yes, FREE!) outdoor concerts for the whole family to enjoy. Waterfront Park is an easily accessible park that has access to beautiful views and bathrooms.
Sunset Park
Sunset Park in Harvey Cedars hosts a Concert in the Park every Wednesday evening. Each of these concerts hosted by Harvey Cedars is free of charge but they do ask for donations. This is the perfect evening out for the whole family to enjoy a variety of bands and styles.
Veterans Memorial Park
Concerts on the Green is Beach Haven’s family friendly summer concert series. Hosted in Beach Haven’s Veterans Memorial Park, every Wednesday at 7:30 throughout the summer.
Surf City Farmers Market
Every Monday between June 28th and August 28th, Surf City hosts a local farmers market from 8am to noon. The market features delicious produce from New Jersey farms along with other homemade goodies. To round out the market experience is the presence of local musicians filling the air with awesome tunes. Surf City’s farmers market has been a great addition to LBI Music Entertainment.
Indoor Venues for LBI Musical Entertainment
Weather can be unpredictable and can an untimely rainstorm can really dampen an awesome summer vacation. Never fear- LBI Musical Entertainment has come to the rescue with a variety of indoor venues.
Spray Beach Hotel
The show must go on, and it always does at Spray Beach Hotel! If the weather takes a turn for the worse, there is plenty of space under the pavilion roof and inside of the hotel restaurant to shield the performers and guests from the rain. Every night (and sometimes on Sunday afternoons) there is live music entertainment at the Spray Beach Hotel. The complete schedule of bands is published on their website. Whether you’re a hotel guest or just dropping in for some good food and music, this is a great place to hang out and relax with friends and family.
Nardi’s Tavern
Nardi’s Tavern takes your summer entertainment seriously. Not only do they have a delicious menu to fill you but they have a loaded entertainment schedule. And just in case you enjoy your Nardi’s experience a little too much, the Nardi’s Party Bus will gladly transport you back home safely to ensure the best LBI vacation. It’s a great place for adults to spend the evening, winding down.
Buckalew’s Tavern
Buckalew’s Restaurant-Tavern has been an LBI staple for over a century. Buckalew’s features a tavern stocked for 20 draft beers and an awesome atmosphere for local live music entertainment. All summer, Buckalew’s promotes the artistry of local musicians and celebrates with some unique themed evenings. The environment is very casual and true to the creative, laid back LBI vibe.
Joe Pop’s
If you are looking for a rockin’, hands-in-the-air kind of dance party, Joe Pop’s is where you want to be. Six nights a week, Joe Pop’s has some of the best live music that LBI offers. This place is popular among college kids and young adults. The cover bands and musicians playing at Joe Pop’s will get your blood pumping and your booty shaking, and they have a great menu because you’re bound to work up an appetite.
Surflight Theatre
Surflight Theatre has been a local legend for decades. This is the premier kid-friendly indoor venue for performing arts and live music entertainment. Not only does Surflight Theatre feature some stellar tribute bands and fun oldies, but they can also get you laughing with hilarious comedians. And don’t forget to check out their musicals and children theater productions. Monday nights are the best time to catch a concert at Surflight Theatre, but check online for their full schedule for Main Stage and Children’s Stage show times.
Events featuring LBI Music Entertainment
The LBI musical entertainment scene supports a variety of festivals hosted on Long Beach Island. Music has an ability to gather folks of all sorts and bring them together to enjoy summer festivities. The two most popular food and music festivals on Long Beach Island are HopSauce Festival and ChowderFest.
HopSauce Festival
Craftbeers, hot sauces, and a diverse music lineup are integral to this successful local music festival. LBI music entertainment has helped Jetty and HopSauce Festival bring in amazing musicians to entertain the crowds of this family-friendly, community-oriented summer party. HopSauce Festival features bands that range from R&B, indie folk, world pop, and hip-hop. There is guaranteed to be something awesome for everyone’s tastes and preferences. Beyond the live music entertainment, the food and drinks are out of this world!
ChowderFest
The world famous ChowderFest of Long Beach Island is another important part of the local live music entertainment scene. ChowderFest features a full day devoted to the Merchant’s Mart, the day after the main Chowder contest event. This is where LBI music entertainment gets their hands dirty. They bring in amazing bands and musicians to entertain the crowd as family and friends say farewell to summer and greet the cool autumn breezes.
Plan your trip around LBI Musical Entertainment
The local music scene is one of many things drawing visitors to Long Beach Island each summer. Whether you enjoy outdoor concerts at Spray Beach Hotel’s Beach Hut Bar or Oceanfront Pavilion, or you set up chairs at a local public park, you’ll hear great tunes in these beach towns. Long Beach Island is home to popular festivals that fill the streets with people and the air with awesome music. Plan your next trip around the LBI musical entertainment and get ready to have a great time!
