5 Things To Do In Ocean County This Weekend

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out this list of goings-on in Ocean County.

Chow down at a barbecue and pig roast

American Legion Post 232 in Barnegat is hosting a barbecue and pig roast from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $30 for adults, $10 for ages 13 to 20, and children 12 and under are free. Ticket price includes food (pig, hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken, sausage, salads, soda and water), tap beer, and music by Slap Happy Band. For the kids and some adults there will be a 27-foot water slide, a Moonbounce and obstacle course. There also will be bucket pong, horseshoes and cornhole. The American Legion is at 499 N. Main St., Barnegat.

Visit a trading card show

There will be a trading card show featuring more than 40 tables of sports, Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and other collectible trading cards. Vintage, modern, and current; graded and raw, wax boxes, wax packs, premium and junk wax. It will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River. Admission is $3 (kids free with an adult). Early bird admission at 8 a.m. is $10.

Check out a vendor fair and flea market

Manchester Little League is hosting a craft and vendor fair and flea market at the little league complex, 2425 Ridgeway Road, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Browse more than 25 vendors including Paparazzi, Color Street, Tupperware, Thirty-One, and much more! Flea Market spots are still available, you can go the day of the market to sell your items.

Compete in a fishing tournament for a good cause

The 24th Annual Sunshine Foundation Fishing Tournament is set for Sunday. American Legion Post 493, 420 Radio Road, Little Egg Harbor, hosts the event that raises funds for the foundation, which works to answer the dreams of chronically ill, seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children ages 3 to 18. Fishing is from sunrise to 3 p.m. on Sunday, for fluke and bluefish. There is a captains meeting at 6 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion post, and festivities Sunday from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Check out Broadway ... at the beach

Broadway Meets the Beach returned this summer to Seaside Heights and the concert series features live performances featuring stars of Broadway’s biggest shows, including Rock of Ages, Aladdin, The Producers, Chicago, Young Frankenstein, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia, A Bronx Tale, Les Miserables and many more! See American Idol finalist and Broadway star Constantine Maroulis, who is performing with Lucia Giannetta, Korie Lee Blossey, Jackie Nuzzo,Josh LeRose, Theresa Carlomagno, Rugburn, and the Donovan Catholic High School choir. All performances are free and take place on the Franklin Avenue Stage beginning at 7 p.m.

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