# Upcoming Events at Sandy Hook In Highlands, NJ | Events & Tickets

- **Subtitle**: Discover a variety of upcoming events at Sandy Hook in Highlands, NJ. Get all the information you need and buy tickets for the best events at Sandy Hook in Highlands, NJ.
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Discover a variety of upcoming events at Sandy Hook in Highlands, NJ. Get all the information you need and buy tickets for the best events at Sandy Hook in Highlands, NJ.

## Events in Highlands

- **Event Name**: Ocean Fun Days 2026 (DAY 2: Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area)
  - **Description**: Join New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium and New Jersey Natural Gas for our 23rd annual Ocean Fun Days! 

FREE ADMISSION! FREE ACTIVITIES! FREE PARKING!

This popular two-day event takes place on Saturday, May 16th, at Island Beach State Park and Sunday, May
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  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun May 17 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/ocean-fun-days-2026-day-2-sandy-hook-gateway-national-recreation-area/200029706727740
  - **Venue**: New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium
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- **Event Name**: WWII Harbor Defense Lantern Tour
  - **Description**: Take a walk that includes several seacoast gun batteries of Fort Hancock, highlighting the restored Battery Gunnison/New Peck Battery.About this EventThe Army Ground Forces Association is a volunteer membership Park Phila
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri May 15 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri May 15 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/wwii-harbor-defense-lantern-tour/100001987947451341
  - **Venue**: Fort Hancock Museum
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: Summer Soulstice Beach Hooky Day: Juneteenth Edition
  - **Description**: A Juneteenth beach day of rest, joy, and community — with a communal beach spread and a touch of red.About this Event  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/cee8f7e0-455f-11f1-93f9-d19bf5aeaf7f-rimg-w1200-h686-dcaea594-gmir
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 19 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri Jun 19 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/summer-soulstice-beach-hooky-day-juneteenth-edition/100001988376597930
  - **Venue**: Sandy Hook Beach
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: food-drinks, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Copy of Volunteers Needed for First Summer Beach Cleanup
  - **Description**: Volunteers Needed to help remove trash & plastic debris from Sandy Hook, Parking Area CAbout this EventJoin members of WaterSpirit & Save Coastal WIldlife Nonprofit as we cleanup and restore the beach along Sandy
  - **Date**: Wed Jun 24 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed Jun 24 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/copy-of-volunteers-needed-for-first-summer-beach-cleanup/100001984311827091
  - **Venue**: Sandy Hook Beach - Parking Area C
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: health-wellness
- **Event Name**: Coastal Defense Days
  - **Description**: One of Sandy Hook's most historic structures will be open to the public! Made possible by the Army Ground Forces Association.About this EventVolunteers from the Army Ground Forces Association, a Park Philanthropic Partner
  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun May 17 2026 at 04:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/coastal-defense-days/100001987951794331
  - **Venue**: Battery Gunnison
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: May 16 Horseshoe Crab Monitoring - Plum Island, Sandy Hook
  - **Description**: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Event at Plum Island, Sandy Hook National Recreation Area.About this EventAddress: Parking Lot B, Hartshorne Road, Highlands, NJ 07732. Volunteers please meet at Parking Lot B near the Bathroom P
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 07:30 pm – Sat May 16 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/may-16-horseshoe-crab-monitoring-plum-island-sandy-hook/100001988781287367
  - **Venue**: Sandy Hook Beach
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: Volunteers Needed for Late Summer Sunset Beach Cleanup at Sandy Hook, NJ
  - **Description**: Volunteers Needed to help remove trash & plastic debris from Horseshoe Cove at  Sandy Hook, NJAbout this EventJoin members of Save Coastal WIldlife Nonprofit as we cleanup and restore Horseshoe Cove at
  - **Date**: Wed Aug 26 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed Aug 26 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/volunteers-needed-for-late-summer-sunset-beach-cleanup-at-sandy-hook-nj/100001984314169096
  - **Venue**: North Beach - Area Area J
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: health-wellness
- **Event Name**: May 31 Horseshoe Crab Monitoring - Plum Island, Sandy Hook
  - **Description**: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Event at Plum Island, Sandy Hook National Recreation Area.About this EventAddress: Parking Lot B, Hartshorne Road, Highlands, NJ 07732. Volunteers please meet at Parking Lot B near the Bathroom P
  - **Date**: Sun May 31 2026 at 08:30 pm – Sun May 31 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/may-31-horseshoe-crab-monitoring-plum-island-sandy-hook/100001988781836008
  - **Venue**: Sandy Hook Beach
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: 2nd Annual Sandy Hook Stroll
  - **Description**: The BMDCW is planning a Berner walk on Sandy Hook NJ followed by a lunch for Saturday, October 17 2026. 
Entry to the park is free and dogs must be on a 6 ft leash or shorter. We will meet in Lot D at 10:30 am to start our walk. We plan to walk toward Lot
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 10:30 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highlands/2nd-annual-sandy-hook-stroll/200030046854910
  - **Venue**: Gateway National Recreation Area-Sandy Hook
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  - **Categories**: dog

## Trending Events in Highlands

- **Event Name**: Bear Shadow 2026 in Highlands
  - **Description**: 🎶 The Ultimate Charley Crockett Experience LIVE at Ferngrove—This Sunday, May 31, 2026! 🎶
It's that time of the year where everyone wants to have a musical breath! Your favorite, Charley Crockett is hitting Ferngrov
  - **Venue**: Ferngrove
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- **Event Name**: On The Bay Fest
  - **Description**: On The Bay Fest, formerly known as Bayville Music Festival, is moving to a brand-new waterfront home this year at The SandboxAbout this EventOn The Bay Fest, formerly known as Bayville Music Festival, is moving to a brand
  - **Venue**: The Sandbox at Seastreak Beach
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- **Event Name**: Chef Dinners at The Farm I 2026 Events
  - **Description**: Old Edwards Executive Chef Chris Huerta has invited chefs from across the South to design multi-course menus for the Old Edwards 2025-2026 Chef Dinner series. Enjoy live music, unique beverage pairings, and a chance to rub elbows with some of the region’s
  - **Venue**: The Farm at The Old Edwards Inn
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- **Event Name**: Ocean Fun Days 2026 (DAY 2: Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area)
  - **Description**: Join New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium and New Jersey Natural Gas for our 23rd annual Ocean Fun Days! 

FREE ADMISSION! FREE ACTIVITIES! FREE PARKING!

This popular two-day event takes place on Saturday, May 16th, at Island Beach State Park and Sunday, May
  - **Venue**: New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium
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- **Event Name**: 31st Annual Clamfest
  - **Description**: Get ready to celebrate summer in a big way as the Highlands Business Partnership presents the 31st Annual Clam Fest, a three-day extravaganza set for July 31st, August 1st, and 2nd at Huddy Park, located at Bay and Waterwitch Avenues.
This beloved Jersey
  - **Venue**: 140 Bay Ave., Highlands, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07732
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- **Event Name**: 15th Annual Taste of Highlands
  - **Description**: Get ready for five flavorful hours of delicious samplings and cocktails at 20 of Highlands' finest restaurants and establishments during our 15th Annual Taste of Highlands! This one-of-a-kind event takes place rain or shine, and tickets are just $50.

You
  - **Venue**: Huddy Park, Highlands, NJ 07732
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- **Event Name**: Highlands Motoring Festival
  - **Description**: The Finest Antique Motoring Festival East of the Mississippi… and It Shows ��

Stepping into the finest antique motoring festival east of the Mississippi River feels like time travel on wheels.

Brass-era classics. Mirror-polished chrome. Engines that sti
  - **Venue**: Highlands N.C
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- **Event Name**: Trudy Fest
  - **Description**: Trudy Fest 2026 🌊
Join us in Highlands for Trudy Fest, a waterfront celebration honoring hometown legend Gertrude Ederle—the first woman to swim the English Channel in record-breaking time, who trained right here in Highlands! 
Saturday, August 15 (rain d
  - **Venue**: Veterans Memorial Park, Highlands, Nj
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- **Event Name**: 25th Annual Seaport Craft Show
  - **Description**: The Highlands Business Partnership will host the 25th Annual Seaport Craft Show, Sunday, May 24th, from 10 am - 5 pm. Admission is free. Come experience a delightful collection of various handmade crafts from more than 60 crafters and artisans. Live music
  - **Venue**: 140 Bay Ave., Highlands, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07732
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Highlands?
  - **A:** Ocean Fun Days 2026 (DAY 2: Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area) (Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am at New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium), WWII Harbor Defense Lantern Tour (Fri May 15 2026 at 06:30 pm at Fort Hancock Museum), Summer Soulstice Beach Hooky Day: Juneteenth Edition (Fri Jun 19 2026 at 10:00 am at Sandy Hook Beach), Copy of Volunteers Needed for First Summer Beach Cleanup (Wed Jun 24 2026 at 07:00 pm at Sandy Hook Beach - Parking Area C), Coastal Defense Days (Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am at Battery Gunnison).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Highlands?
  - **A:** WWII Harbor Defense Lantern Tour (Fri May 15 2026 at 06:30 pm at Fort Hancock Museum), Summer Soulstice Beach Hooky Day: Juneteenth Edition (Fri Jun 19 2026 at 10:00 am at Sandy Hook Beach), Copy of Volunteers Needed for First Summer Beach Cleanup (Wed Jun 24 2026 at 07:00 pm at Sandy Hook Beach - Parking Area C), Coastal Defense Days (Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am at Battery Gunnison), May 16 Horseshoe Crab Monitoring - Plum Island, Sandy Hook (Sat May 16 2026 at 07:30 pm at Sandy Hook Beach).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Highlands today May 15, 2026?
  - **A:** WWII Harbor Defense Lantern Tour (Fri May 15 2026 at 06:30 pm at Fort Hancock Museum).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Highlands this weekend May 15–17, 2026?
  - **A:** Ocean Fun Days 2026 (DAY 2: Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area) (Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am at New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium), WWII Harbor Defense Lantern Tour (Fri May 15 2026 at 06:30 pm at Fort Hancock Museum), Coastal Defense Days (Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am at Battery Gunnison), May 16 Horseshoe Crab Monitoring - Plum Island, Sandy Hook (Sat May 16 2026 at 07:30 pm at Sandy Hook Beach).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Highlands in May 2026?
  - **A:** Ocean Fun Days 2026 (DAY 2: Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area) (Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am at New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium), WWII Harbor Defense Lantern Tour (Fri May 15 2026 at 06:30 pm at Fort Hancock Museum), Coastal Defense Days (Sun May 17 2026 at 11:00 am at Battery Gunnison), May 16 Horseshoe Crab Monitoring - Plum Island, Sandy Hook (Sat May 16 2026 at 07:30 pm at Sandy Hook Beach), May 31 Horseshoe Crab Monitoring - Plum Island, Sandy Hook (Sun May 31 2026 at 08:30 pm at Sandy Hook Beach).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Highlands?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Highlands on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Highlands?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Highlands?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Highlands include New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Fort Hancock Museum, Sandy Hook Beach.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Highlands?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Highlands include New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Gateway National Recreation Area, Camping Noire.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Highlands?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Highlands.

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