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Good morning Monmouth County! Halloween is coming in hot with 26 different events this weekend. You’ve also got the Manasquan Inlet Tug of War which was rescheduled from last weekend, great music, MMA at iPlay America, and a Netflix series filming in Ocean Grove. So…kind of a lot going on.
Let’s go!
~ Amanda & Rob
TODAY’S BUZZ 🐝
🎥 The Four Seasons Filming in Ocean Grove
🌊 Manasquan Inlet Tug of War
☕ Divi Tree Coffee at Atlantic Farm Market
🍔 Little Andy’s Pop-Up at Wheelhouse Distilling
🏠 Gabby’s Dollhouse Live at Count Basie
🎭 Death of a Salesman at First Ave Playhouse
🎸 Ron Artis II at Transparent Clinch Gallery
🥊 MMA at iPlay America
🏈 Monmouth U. Football at Home vs Stony Brook
🌊 Ocean Temp/Tides
🎥 THE FOUR SEASONS FILMING IN OCEAN GROVE
The Netflix Series “The Four Seasons” was filming in Ocean Grove this week and are set to be filming next week as well. We have confirmed celebrity sightings of Tina Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, and Marco Calvino. It’s a fun little sightseeing expedition to see the whole Hollywood operation in your own backyard. Plus you can grab a coffee at Odyssey Coffee on Main Ave. while you’re in town.
If you haven’t seen The Four Seasons yet, it’s a dramedy that follows three couples who vacation together once every season. But their tradition gets upended when one of the couples divorces. We haven’t exactly binged it but we’ve watched several episodes so far and we like it. Funny even when it’s sad and a little sad even when it’s funny.
🎃 HALLOWEEN
Broomsticks & Booze: Halloween Pop-Up Bar | 10/13-10/16 10:30am-2:30am | iPlay American (Freehold) | info
Halloween House | 10/13-10/16 M 12pm-8pm, T-Th 5pm-8pm | Freehold Raceway Mall (Freehold) | info
Beyond the Veil Seance | 10/17 7pm, The Paranormal Museum (Asbury Park) | info
Midnight at the Masquerade-Interactive Murder Mystery Experience | 10/17 6pm-9pm | The Squire at Branches (W. Long Branch) | info
Night of Frights at Allaire | 10/17, 10/18 6pm-9pm | Historic Village at Allaire (Wall) | info
Halloween Movie Night: Beetlejuice | 10/17 6pm-8pm | Riverside Gardens Park (Red Bank) | info
Brookdale Haunted Theater | 10/17-10/19 6pm-10pm | Brookdale PAC (Lincroft) | info
Dark History & Hauntings of Freehold-A Downtown Freehold Walking Tour | 10/17, 10/18 7pm | Monmouth Battle Monument (Freehold) | info
Red Bank Ghost Tour | 10/17 7pm | Dublin House (Red Bank) | info
Creatures of the Night Wagon Rides | 10/17, 10/18 4pm-7:30pm | Huber Woods (Middletown) | info
C. Casola Farms Haunted Attractions | 10/17-10/19 F/S 7pm-10:30pm, Su 7pm-10pm | C. Casola Farms (Marlboro) | info
Halloween Farmers Market | 10/18 12pm-4pm | Calgo Gardens (Freehold) | info
Long Branch Fall Festival & Pooch Parade | 10/18 12pm-4pm | Pier Village (Long Branch) | info
Howl-o-Ween Family Fest | 10/18 12pm-5pm | Marty's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary (Allentown) | info
Keyport Ghost Tour | 10/18 7pm | 8 Main St. (Keyport) | info
Halloween Fun on the Farm | 10/18, 10/19 10am-8:30pm | Westhaven Farm (Allentown) | info
Halloween Legends Character Brunch | 10/19 11am-2pm | iPlay America (Freehold) | info
Fair Haven Halloween Egg Hunt & Parade | 10/19 11:45am-12pm | Sportsmans Field (Fair Haven) | info
Halloween Drag Brunch | 10/19 12pm-3pm | Asbury Lanes (Asbury Park) | info
Pet Photos with Freddy Krueger | 10/19 12pm-2pm | Doggie Sweets-Pier Village (Long Branch) | info
Red Bank Halloween Parade | 10/19 1pm-4pm | E. Bergen Pl./Hudson Ave. (Red Bank) | info
Halloween Spooktacular Haunted Hayrides | 10/19 1pm-4pm | Wells Fargo Parking Lot (Freehold) | info
Keyport Trunk or Treat | 10/19 4pm-6pm | Waterfront Parking Lot (Keyport) | info
Family Pumpkin Carving | 10/19 4pm | Camp Zehnder (Wall) | info
Beetlejuice Family Screening | 10/19 6pm | Asbury Lanes (Asbury Park) | info
Allaire Ghost Tours | 10/19 6pm-9:30pm | Historic Village at Allaire (Wall) | info
🥳 FAMILY FUN!
Holland Ridge Farms | 10/17-10/19 9am-5pm | Holland Ridge Farms (Cream Ridge) | info
Fall Festivites at Stone Tavern Orchards | 10/17-10/19 9:30am-4:30pm | Stone Tavern Orchards (Cream Ridge) | info
Storytime & Crafts-Butterfly Week | 10/17-10/19 10am-4pm | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info
Fall Harvest Festival at Allaire Community Farm | 10/17-10/19 F/S 10am-4pm, Su 12pm-4pm | Allaire Community Farm (Wall) | info
Fall Harvest Activities at Bullock Farms | 10/17-10/19 10am-5pm | Bullock Farms (Cream Ridge) | info
Fall Family Fun at Atlantic Farm Market | 10/17-10/19 F 10am-4pm, S/Su 10am-5pm | Atlantic Farm Market (Wall) | info
A Taste of Magic: Dinner & a Magician | 10/17 6pm-8pm | iPlay America (Freehold) | info
Fall Friday Movie Nights: Grumpy Old Men | 10/17 6:30pm-8:30pm | Coffee Corral (Red Bank) | info
A. Casola Farms | 10/17-10/19 F/S 7pm-10:30pm, Su 7pm-10pm | A. Casola Farms (Holmdel) | info
LuminoCity Dino Safar | 10/17-10/19 F/S 5pm-10pm, Su 5pm-9:30pm | Freehold Raceway Mall (Freehold) | info
Happy Day Farms Fall Festival | 10/18, 10/19 10am-5pm | Happy Day Farm (Manalapan) | info
Ryser's Fall Festival | 10/18 10am-3pm | Ryser's Landscape Supply (Litte Silver) | info
Fall Fun Fest and Bull Riding Rodeo | 10/18, 10/19 10am-5pm | Maple Leaf Farms (Manalapan) | info
Harvest at Twin Pond Farm | 10/18, 10/19 10am-5pm | Twin Pond Farm (Howell) | info
YMCA Outdoor Fall Festival | 10/18 11am-2pm | Freehold Family YMCA (Freehold) | info
Howell Fall Fest & Car Show | 10/18 11am-4pm | Soldier Memorial Park (Howell) | info
Magic, Myth, & Monsters! Magic Show | 10/18 2:30pm-3:15pm | Manalapan Library (Manalapan) | info
Light House Challenge-Sea Girt | 10/18, 10/19 | Sea Girt | info
The Monmouth Moms Fall Festival | 10/19 11am-3pm | Bell Works (Holmdel) | info
Thompson Park Day | 10/19 11am-5pm | Thompson Park (Lincroft) | info
Gabby's Dollhouse Live! | 10/19 1pm & 4pm | Count Basie-HMH Theater (Red Bank) | info
Touch-A-Truck | 10/19 1pm-4pm | 330 Stillwells Corner Rd (Freehold) | info
📍 LOCAL EVENTS
💎 Leonardo Jewelers Grand Opening
Leonardo Jewelers is celebrating the grand opening of their new 7,300-square-foot showroom at 73 Broad Street, Red Bank. The Grand Opening is Thursday, October 16, 2025, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM, offering an elevated experience with top brands, music, food, and fine jewelry showcases. To celebrate, they are making charitable donations to local nonprofits 180 Turning Lives Around and HABcore.
Lunch Break Holiday Toy Drive | 10/17-12/8 M-F 10am-2pm, S 9am-12pm | Lunch Break (Red Bank) | info
Monmouth University Homecoming Weekens | 10/17-10/19 11am-8pm | Pier Village (Long Branch) | info
Asbury Park Ghosts & Legends Downtown Tour | 10/17, 10/18 8:00 PM | Paranormal Books (Asbury Park) | info
Clean Ocean Action: Beach Sweeps | 10/18 9am-12:30pm | Multiple Locations (Monmouth County) | info
Manasquan Inlet Tug of War | 10/18 11:00 AM | Manasquan Inlet (Manasquan) | info
Howell Fall Fest & Annual Car Show | 10/18 11am-4pm | Soldier Memorial Park (Howell) | info
Asbury Park Vintage Market | 10/18 12pm-5pm | The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) | info
Classic Car Show | 10/18 12pm | Fox Hollow Vineyards (Holmdel) | info
Union Beach Fall Festival | 10/18 12pm-4pm | Scholer Park (Union Beach) | info
Cornhole Tournament | 10/18 1:00 PM | Reef & Barrel (Sea Girt) | info
Middletown Day | 10/19 1pm-5pm | Croydon Hall (Leonardo) | info
Middletown Fall Gift Auction | 10/19 4pm | Jacques Reception Center (Middletown) | info
Asbury Park Ghosts of the Boardwalk Tour (Dog Friendly) | 10/19 7pm | Bradley Park (Asbury Park) | info
🍔 FOOD & 🍹 DRINK
☕ Inside Buzz!!
Divi Tree Coffee of Point Pleasant has their Pop-Up operation at Atlantic Farm Market in Wall every Saturday and Sunday. Having a high quality cup of joe in hand while you frolic through the pumpkin patch is much better than joe-less frolicking. It’s science. According to Divi Tree they’ll be “slinging lattes, cappuccinos, coffee, and chai.”
Little Andy’s Burgers Pup-Up | 10/17 5pm-8pm | Wheelhouse Distilling (Neptune) | info
Atl. Highlands Farmers Market | 10/17 10am-2pm | Veterans Park (Atl. Highlands) | info
New England Comfort Class | 10/17 6:30pm-9:30pm | Taste & Technique (Fair Haven) | info
Highlands Farmers Market | 10/18 8:30am-2pm | Huddy Park (Highlands) | info
New Jersey Seafood Fest | 10/18 11am-7pm | Bell Works Lot (Holmdel) | info
Hocus Pocus Drag Brunch | 10/18 11am | House of Independents (Asbury Park) | info
Hott Carl's Pizza Pop-Up | 10/18 1pm-4:30pm | Bakes Brewing Co. (Wall) | info
Matawan PBA Oktoberfest | 10/18 1pm-6pm | Washington Engine Co. No. 1 (Matawan) | info
Marlboro Farmers Market | 10/19 9am-1pm | 444 Route 520 (Marlboro) | info
Red Bank Farmers Market | 10/19 9am-2pm | The Galleria (Red Bank) | info
Howell Farmers Market | 10/19 10am-2pm | Echo Lake Park (Howell) | info
Fall Fresh Farmers Market | 10/19 10am-1pm | Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) | info
Jazz Brunch | 10/19 12pm-3pm | Avenue-Pier Village (Long Branch) | info
Poolside Vineyard Vibes | 10/19 2pm-6pm | The Asbury Pool (Asbury Park) | info
DIY Whiskey | 10/19 3pm | 3BR Distillery (Keyport) | info
Gnocchi Party! | 10/19 3pm-6pm | Taste & Technique (Fair Haven) | info
🎨 ART, HISTORY, EDUCATION
Rose Reilly Leonard Annual Student Art Show | 9/13-10/27 9am-5pm | Wall Library (Wall) | info
Into the Wild, Art Exhibit by Eileen Kennedy | 9/1-10/25 M-F 9am-7pm, S/Su 10am-4pm | Pollak Gallery (W. Long Branch) | info
Born to Run 50: Photographs by Eric Meola | 9/5-12/18 M-F 10am-5pm | DiMattio Gallery (W. Long Branch) | info
Daniel Pompeo Art & Wood Carvings | 10/1-10/31 9am-9pm | Shrewsbury Library (Shrewsbury) | info
Shifting Spaces Exhibit | 10/7-11/30 M-F 10am-5pm | Artspace (Red Bank) | info
Dennis McNett & Ben Venom: Double Trouble Exhibition | 10/10-12/18 M-F 10am-5pm | Rotary Ice House Gallery (W. Long Branch) | info
My Darling Dearest Exhibit-Letter Writing & The Postal Service | 10/18 9am-4pm | Historic Walnford (Upper Freehoold) | info
Red Bank Historic Walking Tours | 10/18 10:30am | Red Bank Public Library (Red Bank) | info
Butterfly Canvas Craft-Weekend Art Workshop | 10/18, 10/19 10:30am, 12pm | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info
19th Centure Woodworking Demonstration | 10/18 12pm-3pm | Historic Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) | info
Mill Demonstration | 10/18, 10/19 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm | Historic Walnford (Upper Freehoold) | info
Piano Ballads from the Turn of the Century | 10/18 1pm-3pm | Historic Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) | info
Candlelight Tour of Monmouth Battlefield | 10/18 5:45pm | Visitor Center (Manalapan) | info
Parlor Gallery Fall Group Exhibition Opening Night Reception | 10/18 6pm-10pm | Parlor Gallery (Asbury Park) | info
Asbury Park Sunset Bird Walk | 10/19 4pm-6pm | Atlantic Square Park (Asbury Park) | info
🎭 THEATER, CINEMA, & COMEDY
Urinetown The Musical | 10/17-10/19 F/S 7pm, Su 2pm | Middletown Arts Center (Middletown) | info
Haus of Muse & Stray Cats Burlesque Present: Heartbreak Graveyard | 10/17 7pm | Over the Mood Art Studios (Asbury Park) | info
Evil Dead The Musical | 10/17, 10/18 F 7pm, S 6pm, 9pm | Count Basie-The Vogel (Red Bank) | info
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 10/17-10/19 F/S 7:30pm, Su 3pm | Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) | info
Grease | 10/17-10/19 F 7:30pm, S 2pm, 7:30pm, Su 2pm | Spring Lake Theater (Spring Lake) | info
Death of a Salesman | 10/17-10/19 F/S 7:30pm, Su 2:30pm | First Ave Playhouse (Highlands) | info
The Rocky Horror Show | 10/17-10/19 F 8pm, S 2pm, 8pm, Su 3pm | Algonquin Theater (Manasquan) | info
The Descent | 10/17 8pm | The Showroom (Asbury Park) | info
Midnight Madness | 10/17 10pm | Count Basie Cinemas (Red Bank) | info
The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 10/17 10pm | Count Basie Cinemas (Red Bank) | info
ComedySportz: Live Improv...Played as a Sport | 10/18 7pm | Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) | info
Boris Karloff Double Feature | 10/18 7pm | The Showroom (Asbury Park) | info
CAMP on Cookman "What the Hell Happened to Baby Jane?" | 10/19 3pm | The Showroom (Asbury Park) | info
🎸 LIVE MUSIC 🥁
Ron Artis II
If we can make one recommendation to you this weekend it’s to check out Ron Artis II at Transparent Clinch Gallery. If you haven’t heard of this brilliant Hawaiian guitarist, think Gary Clark Jr. meets Jack Johnson. Or just pull up iTunes and listen. His blend of blues, jazz, funk, and folk is both simple and rich. He commands multiple instruments and delivers a deep soulful performance. Seeing Artis in an intimate setting like Transparent Clinch Gallery is going to be amazing. Thank us later.
Mushroomhead | 10/17 6pm | House of Independents (Asbury Park) | info
Captain Jack: Billy Joel Tribute | 10/17 7:30pm | The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) | info
Yellow Brick Joel: The Tribute Concert-Elton John & Billy Joel | 10/17 7:30pm | Count Basie-HMH Theater (Red Bank) | info
The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD-La Sonnambula | 10/18 1pm | Pollak Gallery (W. Long Branch) | info
Enchanted: Once Upon a Classical Concert | 10/18 2pm, 7pm | Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) | info
Bradley Beach Fall Concert Series: Los Gringos | 10/18 4pm-6pm | Riley Park (Bradley Breach) | info
Everclear | 10/18 7pm | Asbury Lanes (Asbury Park) | info
Ron Artis II | 10/18 7pm | Transparent Clinch Gallery (Asbury Park) | info
A Tribute to the Music of the Rocky Horror Picture Show | 10/18 7pm | Belmar Arts Center (Belmar) | info
A Night with Janis Joplin | 10/18, 10/19 S 8pm, Su 3pm | Axelrod PAC (Deal) | info
John Pizzarelli: A Tribute to Tony Bennett | 10/18 8pm | Bell Theater (Holmdel) | info
Emo Night Brooklyn | 10/18 9pm | The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) | info
Sunday Showcase | 10/19 1pm-7:30pm | The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) | info
White Reaper | 10/19 7pm | House of Independents (Asbury Park) | info
⚾ SPORTS & FITNESS 🏃♂
Jersey Devil Golf Tournament | 10/18 8:30 AM | Charleston Springs Golf Course-South (Millstone) | info
Spooktacular Almost 4 Mile Run | 10/18 11am | 217 1st Ave (Manasquan) | info
Brookdale Women's Soccer vs Rowan | 10/18 12pm | Brookdale CC (Lincroft) | info
Monmouth U. Football vs Stony Brook | 10/18 1pm | Monmouth U. (W. Long Branch) | info
Brookdale Men's Soccer vs Rowan | 10/18 2pm | Brookdale CC (Lincroft) | info
Dead Serious MMA 63 | 10/18 6pm | iPlay America (Freehold) | info
Run Club at Bakes | 10/17 7pm | Bakes Brewing Co. (Wall) | info
Tunnel to Towers 5k Run & Walk | 10/19 9am | Wall Municipal Complex (Wall) | info
Main Street Donuts 5k | 10/19 9:30am | Belmar Boardwalk (Belmar) | info
🌊 ☀ BEACH
Asbury Park - Ocean Temp. 67°F
Fri 10/17: High 5:01 am | Low 11:01 am | High 5:16 pm | Low 11:33 pm | Sunrise 7:10 am | Sunset 6:14 pm
Sat 10/18: High 5:51 am | Low 11:49 am | High 6:03 pm | Sunrise 7:11 am | Sunset 6:13 pm
Sun 10/19: Low 12:13 am | High 6:33 am | Low 12:34 pm | High 6:46 pm | Sunrise 7:12 am | Sunset 6:11 pm
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