The devilish Krampus returns to Asbury Park’s downtown this weekend. St. Nick’s counterpart from German and Austrian 15th century folklore, the horned figure who punishes misbehaved children has his own day of recognition – Krampusnacht, celebrated on Dec 5. Locally, the Naughty List is being compiled in time for this weekend’s alt-holiday celebration hosted by […]

Holiday cheer officially kicks off with the return of the Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar and the 10th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting inside Convention Hall. Neptune native Nicole Atkins headlines tree lighting ceremony before her Wonder Bar Show later that evening. Joining the lineup are the holiday beach sounds of Uke and Drum, DJ Foggy Notion […]

The City of Asbury Park continues to light up the holiday season with two tree lighting ceremonies this weekend, along with a host of other holiday festivities happening through the week. Tonight, the city will hold its annual tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. in Fireman’s Park at Main Street and Sunset Avenue. Tomorrow evening, […]

Despite storm damage on the boardwalk, Convention Hall is opening up for the holidays and kicking off the season with a tree lighting this Saturday. “The Asbury Park Boardwalk is moving forward with our holiday programming,” said Pasqualina DeLucia, Madison Marquette’s director of marketing and events. “We still want to provide a shorefront destination surrounding […]