Mark the calendars for the July 4th holiday week: The Festival of the Sea has new dates – Tuesday, July 2 through Saturday, July 6 – and all-new attractions for 2024. Don’t miss this summer highlight on Long Beach Island, held in the parking lot of St. Francis of Assisi Church and Community Center in Brant Beach.

As St. Francis Pastor Fr. Francis DiSpigno explained, “We shifted the dates because we wanted to bring the festival back to the month of July.