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Saturday June 12th and Sunday June 13th, 2010Delaware 'Bay Days' 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 and Shellpile. 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 |
2010 DELAWARE BAY DAYS -
SAT. JUNE 12, 11 am - 7 pm in Bivalve/Port Norris
SUN. JUNE 13, Noon - 5 pm in Mauricetown
Seafood & Folklife
Saturday June 12, 11am-7pm
Port Norris & Bivalve
Highlights include:
11:00 Street Parade Port Norris to Bivalve
(New Parade Route, only 1.5 miles! Prizes for best walkers, bikes & pets!!)
11:30 Brown Street Chowder Society
12:30 Bay Days Dedication - Port Norris Rotary
1:00 Shuttle to East Pt Lighthouse (also 3pm)
1:30 Raingutter Races (also at 3:00 & 4:30pm)
1:45 Cooking demonstration (also at 2:45 & 3:45)
2:30 Bivalve Blue Crab Races
3:30 Crab picking contest (Cash Prizes!)
4:00 Shuttle to Beaver Dam for Glades boat tour
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
1st Bay Days MEERWALD River Cruises at 12, 2 & 4
Children’s games, mini-golf, crafts & much more.
Wildlife & Watercraft
Sunday June 13, 12-5pm
Lake Audrey
Sunday's events, all free, will be held at Lake Audrey, a 250 acre section of the Millville
Wildlife Management Area on the outskirts of Mauricetown.
Activities include:
Paddle a kayak or canoe
Try a sailboat or rowboat on the lake (Solo or with teacher - safety boats on site)
Retriever dog demos 1pm and 4pm
Hands on crafts including kite making
Outdoor exhibits and games
Paint-a-landscape
Archery & BB shooting range
Botany walk & Bird Walk
Search & Rescue demonstration
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
PSEG
Citizens United
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Bivalve Center Opening Reception
Century Savings Bank
MATES $500 - $999
Raritan Engineering
Vineland Rotary Club
Ricci Brothers Sand Co., Inc.
U.S. Silica Company-Mauricetown
CREW $250 - $499
Mints Insurance Agency
Fralinger Engineering PA
Foundry Service Corporation
Cumberland Co. Community College
Manders, Merighi, Portadin, Farrell, Architects, LLC
DECKHANDS $100 - $249
WHIBCO, Inc.
Unimin Corporation
Miletta Brothers, Inc.
Surfside Products, LLC.
Tomlin Bros. Auto Body
Pancoast Funeral Home
Clement Pappas & Co, Inc.
Dominion Title Services, Inc.
Barbarajo’s Thrift & Antiques Shops
Pace & Associates, Environmental Consultants
Miller Berry & Sons, Inc.
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
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
possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State
a partner agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and 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: February 1, 2010