Avalon’s Huge Spring Weekend Arrives, May 9

AVALON – The Borough of Avalon will be kicking off its season with a host of activities on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10 in the Borough. The weekend includes a festival presented by the Avalon Chamber of Commerce, the Borough’s annual yard sale, and other community activities.
May 9, the Avalon Chamber of Commerce begins the weekend with its annual Wine and Spirits Festival being held at Avalon Community Hall at 30th Street and the beach. The “Rustic Vineyard” theme will send guests straight to wine country as they sample from among more than 200 high end wines and flavored vodka. The event also features a scotch, bourbon, and whiskey tasting. Hors d’oeuvres will be served from the area’s best restaurants along with gourmet cheeses from the Avalon Supermarket. The festival begins at 6:30pm; ticket information is available at www.visitavalonnj.com.
May 10, there are a slew of events throughout the Borough of Avalon including the 20th Annual Borough-wide Yard Sale sponsored by the Avalon Garden Club. Visitors can drive throughout the community to find the best yard sale items available between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; the event will be held rain or shine. All participants will have a sign in their front yard. Copies of the yard sale map will be available at Avalon Community Hall starting at 8:30 a.m.
Starting at 9:00 a.m., the Avalon Department of Public Works hosts Avalon’s annual Community Paper Shredding Day. Residents and property owners may visit the 15th Street entrance to drop off their unwanted documents which will be shredded by Guardian Document Shredding Company of Mount Holly, NJ. The documents will be shredded on site and taken to a recycling facility. The event will run for five hours and is a free service to residents and property owners.
The Avalon Volunteer Fire Department also joins in the fun with two major events at the fire house at 31st Street and Dune Drive. The department will be holding its annual Plant Sale from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in front of the fire house. Inside, fire fighters will be holding their annual Hoagie Sale from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Avalon Police Department caps off the day on May 10 with its annual Bicycle Auction which will be held at the Avalon Department of Public Works at 12 Noon. Confiscated and abandoned bicycles from the 2013 season will be auctioned off in as-is condition by the police department; proceeds will support various public safety efforts in the Borough of Avalon.
For additional information, please visit www.avalonboro.net.