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Saturday June 11th , 2011 Delaware 'Bay Day' is the largest FREE festival in the tri-state region. It will be held along the 'wild and scenic' Maurice River in the historic New Jersey fishing villages of Bivalve, Port Norris. East Point Lighthouse, located in Heislerville, will also be a satellite site for this event. FREE PARKING with SHUTTLE TRANSPORT to FESTIVAL SITES including EAST POINT LIGHTHOUSE

2011 DELAWARE BAY DAY -
SAT. JUNE 11, 11 am - 7 pm in Bivalve/Port Norris

Highlights include:
11:00 Street Parade Port Norris to Bivalve
11:30 Chowder II Band
12:30 Bay Days Dedication - Port Norris Rotary
2:30 Bivalve Blue Crab Races
2:30 Crab picking contest (Cash Prizes!)
5:00 Whittington Family Singers
6:00 NJ Championship Oyster Shucking Contest

All Day:
Debut of Bivalve Shipping Sheds—Phase 3 of 4
Big Top Stage with high energy music all day!
Jersey Fresh Seafood & Local Fare Food Court
Folklife demonstrations & exhibits
Music on the Maurice - acoustic dockside music
Raw Bar & Riverfront Cafe
Jersey-grown Wine Tasting
MEERWALD River Cruises at 1:00, 2:45 & 4:30
Children’s games, mini-golf, crafts & much more.

Funding has been made possible with the help of the following Bay Days sponsers:

EVENT SPONSORS $5,000
Century Savings Bank
Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission

CAPTAINS $1,000 - $2,499
Citizens United
Clement Pappas
PSEG

MATES $500 - $999
Ricci Brothers Sand Co., Inc.
Wilwynn Animal Hospital
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Commercial Township Municipal Alliance
In Memory of Peter C. Pappus

CREW $250 - $499
US Silica Co.
WHIBCO, Inc.
Moore Studios
Raritan Engineering
Unimin Corporation.
Allen Steel Co.
Vineland

DECKHANDS $100 - $249
Surfside Products, LLC.
Tomlin Bros. Auto Body
Miller Berry & Sons, Inc.
Dutch Neck Landscaping Co.
Fairfield Pallet Co.
Cumberland County College
Biondi Insurance Agency
Pancoast Funeral
Harbor House

Funding has been possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders through the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission. The Bayshore Discovery Project received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a Division of Cultural Affairs in the Department of State.

To get an application or find out information on any of our contests, parades, children's activities or event activities click on the links below

We are seeking for this event. Please contact our staff at (856) 785-2060 if you or your organization is interested in partnering with us.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State and the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders through the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission

For further information please call the office of the Bayshore Discovery Project at (856) 785-2060 recorded directions are available at extension 124.

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Last updated: May 28, 2011