August 7 - August 14
This isn’t your usual tourist map. It’s a living, breathing social guide from someone who’s actually out there and loves Live Music and a joyous summer—light crowds at the hot venue, Happy Hour Secret Menus, authentic music shows, the Best Spot for Bad Karaoke, and catching drama in real time by the fire pit.
Think of me like your plugged-in bestie who always knows where to be Thursday night through Sunday.
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The Social Soundtrack
Here’s your handpicked Local Playlist featuring artists you’ll catch on the Island this week:
🎶 On the mix:
– Chevy Lopez –Skip Winters – Des & The Swagmatics – Rob Connolly – Allison Stella – Sahara Moon – Zinnia Moon – Chris Fritz –
🎶 Press Play 2 Jam While You Read 🎶
What to Know This Week:
- Your Cool-Down LBI Crawl:
Iced Drinks, Soft Music, and Shady Patios for the Hottest Week of Summer - ALO Longboard Classic Surf Comp. this Saturday on 68th!
- $5 tip is more like it – tipping musicians vs. harassing; a song request should be $10 and above
Thursday
Thursday, August 7 – National Lighthouse Day
Greg Warren @ The Porthole – 4–7PM
- Scotty Z @ The Sandbar at The Engleside Inn, Beach Haven 3-7pm
- Thunder Thursday Club Night @ The Shell
– with DJ LAX on the Beach Stage. Expect: mini games, dollar beer & shot specials, hot dogs. 10PM–2AM
Friday
Friday, August 8 – National Pickleball Day
Fire Pit Fridays @ The Sea Shell, Beach Haven– 7pm
Live music by The Naughty Pines on the beach stage
Pro tip- they have $5 Coronas
Greg Warren @ Black Eyed Susans, Harvey Cedars – 4:30–7:30PM
La Stella Brothers @ Surf City Hotel – 9PM
Saturday
Saturday, August 9 – National Book Lovers Day
ALO Longboard Classic
- WHERE: 68th St. Long Beach Township WHEN:8am-5pm
– a full day of surfing, live music on the beach, great food vendors, free beach admittance and community vibes.Music Lineup On The Beach: — Skip Winters (11AM–1PM) — Sam Laubach (1–2PM) — Ryan Zimmerman (2–3PM)
Food & beverage Vendors
Bring your board, your friends, and your stoke.
🎶Saturday🎶Music🎶🎶Line-up🎶
- Zinnia Moon @ Black Eyed Susans, Harvey Cedars– 4:30PM
- Scotty Z @ Terrace Tavern, Beach Haven Terrace – 5PM
- Rob Connolly @ The Arlington, Ship Bottom – 7PM
- Chris Fritz Band @ The Daymark, Barnegat Light– 7PM
* Then stay in Barnegat Light a while to catch the - Live music by John O’Hara for the Lighthouse Night Climb @ Old Barney Lighthouse, Barnegat Light – 7–9PM
-Check out the Saturday Party lineup from Dance Club to Dive bar-
Looking for the Vibes to Match On Saturday – Check Out this Favorite’s List
–Bird and Betty’s Deck and Dance Club, Packed House, professional drink slingers, pretty outfit vibes, Beach Haven –
– Hudson House Dive Bar, Juke box, 20 bar stools, no bullshit bartenders, cash only & tip generously, Beach Haven –
– Terrace Tavern Bar and Band, underrated food, intimate band setting, people dancing by the bar, Beach Haven Terrace –
-Joe Pop’s Bar and Band, exterior tiki bar and interior band stage, Ship Bottom dominated, beer tub, Ship Bottom –
– Port Hole Pub, recent yearly renovations, now dive-bar-adjacent, no-nonsense bar staff, cash only, Ship Bottom –
Sunday
Sunday, August 10 – National Spoil Your Dog Day 🐾🐾
places you can bring your dog today:
– Guapo’s Coffe, BH – Port Hole lanai (outside patio,) SB – Wally’s outside, SC – Lang’s Liquors, SB –
– Sea Shell Patio, BH – Barnegat Light Pavillion & Park, BL – Fratello’s Sandwiches, Spray Beach –
Music !
- Skip Winters @ Black Eyed Susans, Harvey Cedars – 4:30PM
A Day of Live Music By Scotty Z
@ Viking Village, Barnegat Light Antique Show – 11AM
@ Terrace Tavern – 5–8PM
@ Black Whale, Beach Haven – 9PM–12AM
Shorty Long Beach Party
@ The Sea Shell, Beach Haven 4-7pm- Ty Mares @ The Sea Shell, Beach Haven
Live blues music under the stars, fire pits vibes, sand between your toes. 8 PM
Monday
Monday, August 11 – National Play in the Sand Day
Bird and Betty’s Happy Hour- I recommend the Oysters & Margarita Pizza then hang late to catch
Greg Warren @ Bird & Betty’s Deck
6PM – Instrumental guitar face vibes to glide into the evening.
(grab a Montucky Cold Snack Beer between drink specials – thank me later)Surf Night with The DaNkStErs @ Bird’s, Beach Haven – 9PM
might as well stay at Bird’s with this great line up –
-Raffles – prizes – drink specials – great music- dancing – sea shanties gone jazzy – low key version of a usually crowded setting
Tuesday
Tuesday, August 12 – National Vinyl Record Day
Surf City Farmers Market – you’ll find – Stacy with Just Beat It – there, ask her about her charm bar 8AM–12PM
- Skip Winters On the Deck @ Bird and Betty’s, Beach Haven – 6PM– Go for Tim Tuesday’s with the Medley Master
Rob Connolly @ The Sea Shell, Beach Haven – 8PM on the Beach Stage
Let Our Boys Know You Dug Their Song, Sound and Suave With A $5 Note In The Bucket! If it’s a full band, a $10-er
Pro Tip- Song Requests are $10 and above – $20 Especially if it’s Wagon Wheel
Last Week's Social Local Summer Photo Book
I’m opening up the Anonymous Tea Hotline — your chance to share a lil LBI drama completely anonymously.
Seen something wild? Got a crush story? A friend group fallout? A mysterious beach date?
Each friend in your group has a funny one-liner from Last night I’m sure.
Anonymous Tea Submission
Service Industry Group Chat Edition:
(609)Tips were so bad on Friday that the [Bar] owner literally went over to the people ordering and asked why they ordered 4 drinks each and not tipped us lol
(609) We were supposed to beach swim and go see reggae and you took that from me!
(732) omg some lady literally gave me $150 to sing happy birthday to her friend then licked my arm. like does that make me a prostitute?
(709) oh Tip the girl, she’s poor!
(732) 4 guys literally got thrown out of the [Bar] at 7 pm on saturday while everyone was just like.. chillin eating dinner Lol there was a standing ovation when security got them outside
(732) Jared was walking to birds when some guy on a chopper literally pulled out of nowhere and Jar hopped on and they were off into the night like in the movies n sh-t
(609) no..no ..shh… I just care about swimming around in the ocean. not boys. im a mermaid
(609) I know this girl that hosts Airbnb. One day, she thought her guest stole her badge. after a week of fighting with the guest and Air Bnb, it turns out it was her sister snuck in the rental and took it!!
(609) I borrowed a 45 year old wedding dress from a local to wear to the white out party at the [bar] and I lost the veil. this lady has held onto this for 45 years and I lost it in one night!! I went and spoke to the front desk, the food expo, the food expo texted the front of housekeeping, the front desk walked me into the housekeeping laundry room and showed me everything people left behind over the years, I got a translator to ask if they had seen the headdress, and I asked the bartender who told me to ask the bar manager to scrub through security footage to see if someone walked out with the veil after I left the bathroom. “between 12:30-1am” its all been so much of a veil hunt. this poor woman, and this poor vintage! ive cried for the loss of loved vintage for 4 days. nothing
About Me
Hey, I’m LG—a year-round Ship Bottom local, motorcycle riding, dog walking, friendly neighborhood fun specialist. You’ll usually spot me cruising the island with my pup Sylvie or chatting with someone about where to catch live music, the best beach for a sunset, or which local spot has the freshest tacos this week. I have watched the LBI evolution to predict the trends like a tide. You might even see me out there enjoying this beautiful and precious gem that is LBI.
To me, everyone who lands on LBI is just another kid at summer camp—and I’m here to be your counselor. This is The Social Local, and I’m sharing the magic one guide at a time! Peace and love, see you there!