The Wildwood End of Summer Block Party and Music Festival closes out the summer at Fox Park on Ocean Avenue, across from the Wildwoods Convention Center. In 2026 it ran Sunday, September 6 (Labor Day Weekend), from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., with free live entertainment, food and craft vendors, and free children’s entertainment. The 2027 date has not been announced; check WildwoodNJ.org.
What Makes It Great
- Free admission — Just show up and enjoy
- Live music — Free live entertainment from afternoon into the night at Fox Park
- Food and crafts — Food vendors and craft vendors on site
- Family-friendly — Free children’s entertainment; the Labor Day Weekend Boardwalk Craft Show runs the same weekend by the WILDWOODS sign at Rio Grande Avenue
Stay Close
Coastal Collection Hotels — five locally owned hotels a few blocks from the beach and the Boardwalk. Sunset Beach Hotel on Ocean Avenue is two blocks from Fox Park, and Coastal Sands Inn on Atlantic Avenue is about a five- to seven-minute walk. Walk over, enjoy the party, walk back.
Coastal Collection Hotels — Wildwood, NJ
Five hotels plus a few vacation rentals — all within walking distance of the beach & Boardwalk
Wildwood beaches are FREE — no beach tags needed
Your Jersey Shore vacation starts here.
Where to stay in Wildwood
Staying over for the Wildwood End of Summer Block Party? Coastal Collection runs five locally owned hotels a few blocks from the beach and the Boardwalk: Coastal Sands Inn, Beachside Resort, Sunset Beach Hotel, Sunrise Inn and Paradise Inn. Compare them on the hotels in Wildwood page and book directly with the hotel.
