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New Jersey leisure guide news - Issue #026
June 01, 2010

June 1, 2010

Welcome to The New Jersey Leisure Guide Times!

In this newsletter we'll bring you a capsule of popular upcoming leisure events and information about New Jersey.

This Edition's Contents...

  • Popular June Events and Happenings
  • This Month's Featured Fine Dining Restaurant

Popular June Events and Happenings
June in New Jersey is packed with many fun activities and great early summer weather!

June also includes a special day for dad.

Here is a capsule of some of the popular events that are happening in June.


Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival
Saturday, June 5th & Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Monmouth Park Racetrack, NJ
732-272-1730
Three stages of simultaneous Music! Music, Food, Beer, Music, Crafts, Games, Music, Racing, Music! Headliners lined up (Full Band listings to follow): Saturday: Smokin' Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King Sunday: John Pizzarelli All Weekend: T. J. Wheeler
Noon to 8pm both days.
Admission to the Racetrack and Festival: $3.00


New Jersey Seafood Festival
June 12 - 13, 2010
Silver Lake Park
Ocean Avenue between 5th & 6th Avenues
Belmar
732--681-2900
One of the most popular annual family festivals in New Jersey with over 150,000 people attending each year.The event is a a culinary celebration of master chefs showcasing their favorite seafood preparations along with and many fun activities for the entire family, arts and crafts, and musicians.


3rd Annual Cape May Harbor Fest
Saturday, June 19, 2010
609-884-5508
Harbor Fest is a celebration of seafood and song; the sea, its culture, its economy and its ecology. It includes a street festival with music and over 100 vendors offering something for everyone, including a beer garden and a family dining area. There will also be arts/crafts, lab gab, touch tank, a crabbing demo, and a regatta, and the U.S. Coast Guard performing an air-to-sea search and rescue.


Father's Day Pig Roast
June 20, 2010
Noon – 4:00 pm
Four Sisters Winery
783 County Route 519
Belvidere, NJ
908-475-3671
Treat dad like a king!! featuring live music by the SheilaMark Duo, succulent roasted pork, baked ziti, roasted potatoes, green vegetables, salad, rolls and dessert.
 Live Music Rain or shine under tents.


Spirit of New York Father’s Day Cruises
Cruises from Lincoln Harbor Marina
Weehawken, NJ
866-483-3866
This year, celebrate Dad and all he does for the family with a spin around the New York Harbor aboard an Entertainment Cruises’ Father’s Day lunch or dinner cruise. View the most spectacular skyline in the world through massive panoramic windows and vast outdoor viewing decks, while enjoying all-you-can-eat gourmet buffets, live onboard entertainment and dancing. So leave the neckties at the pier and set sail to give Dad a present he’ll always remember.


22nd Annual Asbury Park Jazz Festival
June 26 - 27, 2010
Sunset Park
Sunset Avenue and Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ
[email protected]
Professional outdoor staging will host amazing live entertainment! Many of Asbury Park’s popular restaurants and eateries will be serving specialty menu items from tented areas throughout the festival area! Plus...dozens of after parties all over town featuring live entertain.
12 – 6PM


Plan a day trip to Liberty State Park

Liberty State Park in Jersey City has awesome views of lower Manhattan, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. It also has playgrounds, picnic areas, bike paths, jogging paths, estuary, gardens, a marina and a large, beautiful restaurant with an fantastic waterfront view. Take in The Liberty Science Center, a family science museum and the most visited museum in New Jersey. Have lunch or dinner at the Liberty House restaurant in the park. It's hard to beat this waterfront dining experience with fantastic views of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and Liberty State Park. June is a good time to enjoy outside dining on the terrace.


For other top New Jersey Attractions & Things to do in June visit:

Things to do June

June Events

Fathers Day Events


This Month's Featured Fine Dining Restaurant

Liberty House
Liberty Sate. Park
76 Audrey Zapp Dr.
Jersey City, NJ
201-395-0300
Take advantage of excellent June weather and dine outdoors. The view of the NYC skyline is breathtaking!
Rating and Review
Expensive


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