Travel Guide to Belmar

Belmar, New Jersey, is home to one of the state's best St. Patrick's Day parades.This summer place and its beach has won the hearts of many a vacationer. There's no shortage of things to do here - and always a place in the sand for fun.

Greetings from Belmar, NJ!

Belmar, NJ has a beautiful, wide, white, sandy beach. Here vacationers come for swimming, surfing, fishing, volley ball, and the kid's tot lot with pirate ship in the sand. Belmar's wide boardwalk is the place to stroll with a fishing pier at the north end and a beautiful scenic lake at the south end, Lake Como.

Belmar has lots of eateries for beach goers. It's restaurants attract out of towners. There is Klein's Fish Market, waterside seafood, where you can watch the daily fishing charters heading out to sea as you enjoy a home cooked seafood special or Sushi Bar. Want to buy fresh seafood to take home and grill? Go for it.

Main Avenue and downtown Belmar has shops,seafood restaurants, nightclubs and bars. The Belmar Marina has daily fishing boats going in and out of its harbor - Fluke anyone? Catch your dinner and take it home.

The off-season and summer season schedule of activities in the popular beach town is filled with events for foodies, kids, fishermen, surfers, runners,night-clubbers,diners,beach potatoes and the March joys of a St. Paddy's Day parade. Here's a quick run down of just some of the annual summer events in this bustling Jersey shore town:

  • Belmar 5 Mile Run
  • New Jersey Seafood Festival
  • New Jersey Sand Castle Contest
  • St. Patrick's Day Parade
  • Belmar Pro Surf Contest
  • Belmar Fall Festival
  • Belmar Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Belmar Spring Kite Festival
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