I admit…I’m a beach lover. If I had my way, I would live along the Atlantic coast for the rest of my life and never get bored. I love everything that has to do with a seaside life. I love the food, culture, buildings, activities, sounds of the waves and everything else that goes along with it.
Every chance we get we take off and go down to our beach house in southern New Jersey. While we are there…we do rest & relax but we also love to go out and play tourist too!
Back in June of 2015 we were down for 2 1/2 weeks and had the time to visit the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse and Pirate Festival. This is a FREE event for locals and tourists to attend! The lighthouse is located in North Wildwood New Jersey.
There are craft booths, art exhibits, food, beverages, live entertainment, etc. You will often see people dressed up in their pirate costumes too! When we were at the festival…that was one of my favorite things to see, amazing costumes!!!
If you’re ever in North Wildwood, Stone Harbor, Avalon or the Cape May area…make sure you pay the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse a visit.
You can tour the lighthouse grounds and beautiful garden areas for free. If you want to tour the inside of the lighthouse, there’s an admission fee. Some of the events that they hold on the grounds are free and others will require a small fee. Regardless, we visit the lighthouse every time we are in town!
We will be attending the 2016 Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Festival and are really looking forward to it. Matter of fact, I’m already counting down the days!
I just made a mote to check for the pirate festival this year. I live in northern jersey and I’m always looking to go to the beach.
That looks like a fun festival. Too bad I live 2,000 miles away. No oceans here in Colorado.
Some of those costumes are amazing. It sounds like a fun festival to attend and something the whole family would enjoy.
It’s coming up…just a couple more months. I bet you are counting down. How fun! How many times have you been? Are you able to tour the lighthouse? Oh, I can’t wait to see the pictures. The costumes sound like they really add to the rich culture. I bet it is colorful. Some good food, too. Enjoy yourself!
This looks like fun. I love lighthouses & my nephews love pirates…so, everyone would have fun at this festival.
If I ever have an opportunity to take a trip to this area, I’m jumping on it! How nice to have a place so special. I would love to experience this festival and all the fun things, and just the nice ocean!
We are attending the 3-day festival again this year (June 2016) so I’ll be taking a lot of photos and I share here on the blog once we return from our trip. If any of you ever get the chance to attend, I highly recommend it. It’s FREE and held every year during the month of June, right along the ocean!
This looks like so much fun! I wish they had a fun festival like this one where I live. I think the family would love to get dressed up as Pirates! I would love to try the food.
This looks like so much fun and one event the kids would sure enjoy. I love lighthouses and can never see enough of them. I too just love the ocean, I love going to all the little beach shops too.
What fun that looks and what fantastic pirate costumes! Johnny Depp would fit right in.