Fairs, Parades, Festivals Mark September on LBI.

Southern Ocean County has plenty to offer after Labor Day.

Sept. 4
Book Signing: Vintage at the Shore by Marjorie Amon, from 6 to 7 pm. at Things A Drift, 406 Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom. Call (609) 361-1668 for more info

Sept. 6
LBI Historical Association Fall Craft Fair & Market, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 129 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven. Call (609) 247-5481 for more info.

Sept. 6
Viking Village Arts & Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Viking Village, 1801 Bayview Ave. in Barnegat Light.

Sept. 12
Celebration of Beach Haven’s 125th Anniversary, all day at the New Jersey Maritime Museum, 528 Dock Rd, Beach Haven. Call (609) 492-0202 for more info.

Sept. 12 and 13
10th Annual Ship Bottom Irish Festival, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 10th St. and the Bay, Ship Bottom. $10 admission.

Ancient Order of Hibernians John P Holland Division #4

Sept. 18
Canvas and Cocktails 7 p.m. Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd, Loveladies. Call (609) 494-1241 for more info.

Sept. 19
The Maker’s Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Beachview Farms, 178 Beachview Ave, Manahawkin. A celebration of homegrown art, vintage, food and music.

Sept. 19
Beach Haven’s First Boat Parade & Seafood Festival, 4 p.m. at Bay Village, 9th & Bay Avenue, Beach Haven. Jimmy and the Parrots will be entertaining the crowd from 4 to 7 p.m. when the parade begins.

Sept. 19
Annual Classic and Antique Car & Truck Show, hosted in conjunction with the Vintage Auto Museum of New Jersey, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuckerton Seaport, 120 West Main Street, Tuckerton. $5 admission. Call (609) 296–8868 for more info. Over 100 antique and classic cars and trucks will be on display. Rain date: Sept. 20.

Sept. 26-27
Ocean County Decoy & Gunning Show, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuckerton Seaport, 120 West Main Street, Tuckerton. Demonstrations, contests, seminars, crafters, carvers, vendors, food, music. Dock Dog competition as featured on ESPN.

Sept. 26
2nd Annual Pumpers and Pistons Automobile and Fire Apparatus Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 10th Street and Shore Avenue, Ship Bottom. The Ship Bottom Fire Company BBQ crew will be cooking food for the event and there will be a beer and wine garden. Call (609) 494-2561 for more info.

Photo of New Jersey Maritime Museum courtesy of Wikimedia Commons