Events this Week: March 6 – 13, 2024

MudHen’s live music festival is this week, and NJ Audubon’s “Birding at Cape May Point” is a great way to get into birding. After all – we live in one of the best birding destinations in the world. Just be sure to register in advance. Lots of other great indoor-oriented events as winter draws to a close. Find something to do with our weekly events list – orange links are clickable.

Arts and Crafts with Paige 

Thursday, Mar. 7 from 4 to 4:45 p.m. 

Avalon Library, 235 32nd St., Avalon 

Join the Avalon Library on Thursdays in February and March for very special events for ages 3 to 6! At this Yay, it’s Thursday you will be using your creativity to make crafts with Paige! 

Blues, Brews, and Country Festival

Friday, Mar. 8 to Sunday, Mar. 10 – click here for the schedule

MudHen Brewing Company, 127 W Rio Grande Ave, Wildwood

Listen to great live music, check out the local vendors, and find fun activities for kids in this wintertime festival at MudHen Brewing Company.

“Fungus Friday” in West Cape May 

Friday, Mar. 8 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. – register by Mar. 7 at 3 p.m. 

West Cape May Borough Hall, 732 Broadway, West Cape May 

This educational event will focus on growing mushrooms and will include a container growing kit. Mushrooms can be mysterious, powerful, and also delicious. They offer us just a glimpse into the immense fungal kingdom. Register by calling 609-884-1005 ext. 101

Birding at Cape May Point 

Saturday, Mar. 9 from 8 to 10 a.m.  

Cape May Point State Park’s Hawkwatch Platform 

Join CMBO naturalists for 2 hours of birding around beautiful Cape May Point. We’ll travel the trails, check out CMBO’s Northwood Center and other surrounding hotspots on The Point, as we soak up the wonders of this annual phenomenon of Nature. Registration is required – find the event online at njaudubon.org/calendar and register in advance.  

Market Madness in Ocean City

Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 9 & 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Ocean City Music Pier, 825 Boardwalk Ave, Ocean City 

The concept is simple…all of Ocean City’s favorite stores under ONE roof offering amazing shopping specials! 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Music Pier. 

Nightfall at Jake’s Landing 

Sunday, Mar. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 

Meet at the end of Jake’s Landing Road in Woodbine 

Join CMBO naturalists where the forest meets the salt marsh at Jake’s Landing! Search for wildlife where the forest meets the salt marsh.  Watch for Northern Harriers, Short-eared Owls, Great Horned Owls, and winter songbirds. Registration is required; find the event at njaudubon.org/calendar and register online! 

Winter Concerts-Music for Magical Mallets 

Sunday, Mar. 10 at 2 p.m. 

Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City 

Classics, Tangos, Ragtime and Broadway songs featuring Mark O’Kain on Marimba and Xylophone and Jeffrey Uhlig on Piano. 

Movie Matinee: Book Club – The Next Chapter 

Tuesday, Mar. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. 

Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City 

Join the library to watch Book Club! 

Feature Film: The Marsh King’s Daughter 

Tuesday, Mar. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. 

Avalon Library, 235 32nd St., Avalon 

In this tense thriller, a woman (Daisy Ridley) returns to the wilds of her youth to face her father (Ben Mendelsohn), the man who kept her and her mother captive for years. The Marsh King’s Daughter run time is 108 minutes. 

Pajama Story Time 

Thursday, Mar. 14 from 4 to 4:45 p.m. 

Avalon Library, 235 32nd St., Avalon 

Join the Avalon Library on Thursdays in February and March for very special events for ages 3 to 6! At this Yay, it’s Thursday is a very special evening story time and pajama party! Bring your second favorite stuffed animal for a Stuffed Animal Sleepover at the library!