Mark the calendars for the July 4th holiday week: The Festival of the Sea has new dates – Tuesday, July 2, through Saturday, July 6 – and all-new attractions for 2024. Don’t miss this summer highlight on Long Beach Island, held in the parking lot of the St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Community Center in Brant Beach.

“We shifted the dates because we wanted to bring the festival back to the month of July. We had noticed that the crowds on LBI are larger in July than August,” explained the Rev.