“Surf’s Up,” calls the theme of Stafford Founders Day 2023, scheduled for Saturday, June 10. “Catch a Wave” as the day kicks off at 10 a.m. with a Hometown Parade from the firehouse on Stafford Avenue to Route 9 in Manahawkin. The rain date is Sunday, June 11.
HOMETOWN: Hooray for the high school marching band and all the other parade participants who lend polish and pride to the Stafford-centric day. Later, festivites take over the fields at Doc Cramer. (File Photo by Jack Reynolds)
The event marks the township’s 1749 founding and celebrates history and progress with classic cars, vendors, parade through the heart of town, pageants, and fireworks to another “endless summer.”
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