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CITY OF ASBURY PARK WELCOMES SEA.HEAR.NOW FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 29 & 30
Closures Scheduled for Streets, Beaches and Boardwalk

9/14/18 – The City of Asbury Park welcomes the inaugural Sea.Hear.Now Festival to Asbury Park on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September, 30. The 2-Day festival will feature over 25 bands such as Jack Johnson, Incubus, Social Distortion, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Blondie and more, along with unique art and surf culture experiences.

“The festival producers, Danny Clinch of Between The Sets, and C3 Presents, the team behind events such as Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Music Festival, are the best in the business,” said Councilperson Eileen Chapman, “We know what they are going to bring to the City is going to be spectacular and we look forward to this being the first of many Sea.Hear.Now Festivals in Asbury Park.”

Events will take place on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30 on 3 stages near the Asbury Park waterfront at North Beach and Bradley Park. To set up for the festival that is expecting over 20,000 attendees, closures are scheduled for streets, beaches, boardwalk and parking lots as follows:

Street Closures
Please expect the following street closures starting Friday 9/28 at 9am until Monday 10/1 at 6am: 
• Ocean Avenue from 4th Avenue to Deal Lake Drive
• Kingsley Street from 4th Avenue to Sunset Avenue 
• 5th, Sunset, 6th and 7th Avenues between Ocean Avenue and Kingsley Street

Beach Closures (Including the 8th Avenue Dog Beach)
Sunset, 6th, 7th and 8th Avenue Beaches will not be accessible to the public starting Friday 9/28 until Tuesday 10/2 at 9am.

Fisherman’s Parking Lot Closure 
Fisherman’s Parking Lot will not be accessible to the public starting Friday 9/21 at 8am until Wednesday 10/3 at 5pm.

Boardwalk Closure
The Boardwalk from Convention Hall to 8th Avenue will not be accessible to the public on Friday 9/28, Saturday 9/29 and Sunday 9/30.

Beach Locker Closures 
Beach lockers on 7th, 8th and Sunset Avenues will be moved due to security reasons. Lockers will not be accessible starting Monday 9/17 through Thursday 10/4. They will be accessible starting Friday 10/5. Please note that items do not need to be removed from 7th, 8th and Sunset Avenue beach Lockers during that time. (All Asbury Park rented beach lockers must be emptied by Wednesday 10/31 after which point they will be sealed for the winter.)

Grand Arcade at Convention Hall Closure 
The Grand Arcade at Convention hall will be closed to the public on Saturday 9/29 and Sunday 9/30.

Visit www.seahearnowfestival.com for information and to purchase tickets.

Follow the festival on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @seahearnow for last minute updates.

For more information on the City of Asbury Park, visit www.cityofasburypark.com.