Beach Haven Chowder Cook-Off

October 4th & 5th

Long Beach Island, NJ

Event Info

Info for Cook-Off Ticket Holders

  • Gates will open at 10:15am on Sunday. Once guests have been scanned in and recieved their wristband, they may enter the event area. The Tasting Tents will not open until 11am.

  • If you have a Sunday ticket, stop by the FREE Merchant Mart on Saturday to get pre-scanned and have your Sunday wristband put on. On Sunday, you can skip the main line and use our special 9th  street entrance for quick entry! You must be present to receive your wristband, and wristbands must be put on by event volunteers. You cannot pick-up wristbands for other ticket holders. You must keep the wristband on until after the event on Sunday for them to be valid.

  • All ticket holders who have not been scanned in and received a wristband must enter from Taylor Avenue. This is the main entrance for the event.

  • All ticket sales are online only, unless you need to pay cash. Cash tickets will be on-sale on Sunday only outside the Taylor Avenue gates.

  • If you get into the entrance line at Taylor Avenue, you should already have your ticket purchased. If you have not purchased your ticket yet, you can buy them here!

Our Mission

Serving the LBI Community

The Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce is partnering with The Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean County to bring this beloved community event back to its pre-pandemic greatness. The Beach Haven Chowder Cook-off is a celebration of  LBI culinary traditions and the amazing restaurants that create them. Together with other local vendors and volunteers we pair everyone’s favorite Clam Chowders with other festivities to benefit our unique coastal region.

Partnership

The Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean County to restore LBI’s longest running event.  Together with other local partners we aim to build on this event’s rich history.

Volunteerism

This event is completely run by volunteers committed to local commerce and the charitable causes this event supports.

Charity

100% of the proceeds of the Beach Haven Chowder Cook-Off goes towards bettering our local community through a variety of causes.

Initiatives

Our goal is to help benefit the following causes:

  • Funding Ocean County food banks

  • Beach Haven Parks & Infrastructure

  • More LBI community events

  • Local tourism & economic initiatives

Questions?

Email us at beachhavenchowdercookoff@gmail.com