From late season corn-on-the-cob to candy corn, it’s that time of the year when almost everything related to the kernel leads to a-maize-ing family fun. On Long Beach Island, the cream of the crop, though, is the third annual Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. #1 and EMS’s third annual cornhole tournament and block party this Saturday, Sept. 23.

Admission for the event is free and registration for cornhole teams begins at 11:30 a.m., at the firehouse. As of Sept.