HIGHLANDS, N.J. – Discover the true meaning of “Succulent Seafood” at the Highlands Business Partnership’s 18th Annual Clamfest. The Festival is open August 2nd – 5th at Huddy Park on Bay & Waterwitch Avenues. The Clam Festival is a four-day action packed event featuring the freshest seafood, live entertainment, kiddy rides, games, contests, a beer and wine garden and more. Admission and parking is free, and the event takes place rain or shine.
The 18th Annual Clam Fest will feature a Beer and Wine Garden on the corner of Waterwitch and Bay Avenues sponsored by Shore Point Distributor.
The midway will be set up by Campy’s Amusements. Portions of Waterwitch and Bay Avenues will be closed to street traffic to accommodate the specialty vendor’s marketplace and the succulent food court with many popular Highland’s restaurants such as Bahrs, Chilangos, Clam Hut, Francesco’s, Lusty Lobster, Moby’s, and Windansea. These include clams – fried, stuffed, drunken, garlic, steamed or on the half shell – and soft shell crab sandwiches, shrimp, oysters, crab cakes, lobsters, scallops, chowders, fish tacos, mussels and much more. Twin Concessions will provide other festival favorites such as sausage and peppers and cheese steaks. The Highlands Fire Department BBQ tent will have their famous ribs, burgers, hot dogs and more. There will be plenty of novelty foods such as the Lions Club Funnel Cakes, Fruit Smoothies, Ice Cream, Fried Oreos and much more.
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On Thursday, August 2nd, the fun takes place from 6:00 to 11:00 PM. Opening night is “Family Bracelet Night,” when visitors can enjoy the amusement rides all night with a $25 bracelet purchase valid from 6:00 -10 pm and Round the House Band will perform. Back by popular demand is DJ Johnny with all your favorite tunes.
Clamfest hours are 6:00 to 11:00 PM on Friday, August 3rd, with entertainment by the Josh Zuckerman Band from 7-11PM. On Saturday, August 4th, the festival begins at noon, with the Highlands Community Singers featuring their hit, “Happy As A Clam”; the Kootz Band takes the stage from 1:00 – 4:00 PM followed by the Sunny Daze Band. The Jonzes will be performing from 7:00 – 11:00.
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Clamfest hours on Sunday, August 5th, are noon to 8:00 PM. Pay-One-Price bracelets will be available from 12:00 - 4:00 PM and again from 4:00 – 8:00 PM both for $25.00. The Steel Rail Blues Band will perform from 12:30 – 3:30 PM. The popular BABY COSTUME CONTEST, “A Day at the Shore” directed by Tim Hill, the Borough Administrator and the Highlands Department of Recreation takes place at 1:00 pm on Sunday in Huddy Park. The Clamfest’s world-class CLAM-SHUCKING COMPETITION kicks off at 3:00 PM sponsored by Lusty Lobster and has a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizewinner to the person who finishes shucking their Clams first. The famous ALL YOU CAN EAT CLAM CONTEST sponsored by Certified Clam Company will begin promptly at 3:30 pm. This is also a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize contest to the person who can eat the most clams from their bucket in five (5) minutes. The ALL YOU CAN EAT CLAM CONTEST will be limited to twenty entries. Registration for ALL Contests begins at Noon. At 4:30 PM, the Jody Joseph Band will take the stage. The Highlands Business Partnership’s “King of the Clam” super 50/50 drawing will be drawn on Sunday, August 5th.
Clamfest 2012 is made possible with the generous support of sponsors including Seastreak, Comcast, WRAT 95, Frank Rahm Landscaping, Hufnagel Tree Experts, T&M Associates, Shore Point Distributing Company and Jack Daniels and Southern Comfort, a division of the Brown Forman Company.
For more information on the Highlands Business Partnerships events or programs, please call 732-291-4713 or visit www.highlandsnj.com.
