Events and Group Activities!
October Events
Live Music on the Docks- Thurs 4-8pm and Saturday 12-5pm
With Open Mic Thursdays starting at 6pm
Oyster Cracker Cafe, AJ’s Pub, and Delaware Bay Museum- Thurs 4-8pm, Sat & Sun 12-5pm
Dine on the docks of the Maurice River and explore the museum
-LAST DAY OF THE SEASON OCTOBER 26th -Delaware Bay Museum – Oyster Cracker Cafe – AJ’s Pub will be CLOSED after 10/26/2024 Except for Special Events
Second Friday – 10/11 5 pm – 8:30 pm
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
5 – 8:30 – Live music on the docks – Train Wreck
Come enjoy the music of Train Wreck, a local group playing old standards, country classics, blues and original songs, on the docks.
Speaker 6:30 in the museum – Michael J Chiarappa, PhD
New Jersey Oyster Festival
October 26th 12 – 5pm
($60 day of – at the door)
Join us for our fall fundraiser, the New Jersey Oyster Festival! Admission includes a commemorative glass and raw oysters from at least 6 purveyors and their varietals, and admission to the speaker series. (includes a sampling of approx. 22 oysters)
Local oyster varietals: Ludlam Bay; Jersey Pearl, East Point, Gravelling Point, Jersey Salts, Southern State, & more will be here with their oysters. Taste them all and vote for your favorite for the People’s Choice Award! Oysters included in the ticket price.
For an additional purchase, the Oyster Cracker Café will be open serving fresh, fried oysters along with other selections. AJ’s Pub will be open with Schooner Ale and other selections from Glasstown Brewing Company. Food trucks available.
Oyster Purveyors so far:
Ludlam Bay Oysters
Bivalve Packing
Harbor House
Brewing companies! Wine! Mission Spirits! Special Speakers!
Live music performed by Andy Dimacale.
For more info, email giving@bayshorecenter.org
November Events
Delaware Bay Museum – Oyster Cracker Cafe – AJ’s Pub CLOSED Except for Special Events
November 2nd Friday 11/8 5 – 8:30 pm
Great food from the Oyster Cracker Café including fried oysters, delicious, fresh, oysters on the half shell, local beers from Glasstown Brewing Co at AJ’s Pub, free, self-guided tours of the Delaware Bay Museum, an interesting speaker and live music. Check out the Meerwald Mercantile while you are here featuring hand crafted items from several local artists and local authors. All proceeds go to support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, home of AJ Meerwald and the Delaware Bay Museum.
Live music on the docks 5-8:30 pm – Nick Marley
6:30 Speaker in the museum – John Brady
Originally built to work the oyster beds around New York City, the catboat migrated down the New Jersey coast after the Civil War. The type evolved as it moved, becoming the general-purpose workboat along the back bays and, eventually, a sophisticated racing boat that still competes today. In this talk, we will take a look at how working sailing vessels developed and the forces driving that development, touching on everything from technological change to shifting social hierarchies.
December Events
Delaware Bay Museum – Oyster Cracker Cafe – AJ’s Pub CLOSED Except for Special Events
December 2nd Friday – Holiday Marketplace! 12/13-14th
Friday 12/13 from 5 – 8 PM and Saturday 12/14 from 11 AM – 4 PM
Shop local craft vendors! Live Music from Rob Roy Duo!
The Delaware Bay Museum, The Meerwald Mercantile the Oyster Cracker Cafe and AJ’s Pub will be open during this event
Vendor Spots available – email giving@bayshorecente.org