Record-breaking ticket sales for the Wetlands Institute suggests that the 26th Annual Wings ‘N Water Festival scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 20-21, will also catch the “green wave.”
The highly anticipated weekend promotes appreciation for South Jersey’s coastal environment through art and nature in various locations in Stone Harbor, Middle Township and Avalon.
The festival has been recognized as the best special event in New Jersey at the annual Governor’s Tourism Conference.
Visitors and families can cheer on retrievers and carve ducks while munching on shrimp sandwiches under the tents, judge the best seafood chowder from top restaurants in Stone Harbor, release terrapins, cruise the Institute’s back bay in pontoon boats, and visit numerous painting, photography, duck stamps and quilt exhibits.
Visitors can also watch the Peabody Duck Spectacular, where the famous Memphis Peabody Ducks will perform their well-known march down the red carpet to the tune of John Phillips Sousa’s King Cotton March.
There will be art from wildlife and maritime artists, bird and fish carvers, sculptors, photographers and crafters, many of whom have international reputations in their respective fields.
The festival will also feature a wide variety of demonstrations, music, food, crafts, items for sale and children’s activities.
“Twenty-six years ago, Wings ‘N Water was the only act in town on the third weekend in September, especially after the Labor Day exodus of summer visitors,” says Lucinda (Cindy) O’Connor, Executive Director of the Wetlands Institute, the host and beneficiary of the festival.
“Now, because of the green movement, a seashore season that extends well into October, and programming geared for three generations of families, the Wetlands Institute is experiencing record attendance.
Wings ‘N Water provides visitors with a greater appreciation of coastal ecology, and ways they might help the environment.”
The event runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days at the Wetlands Institute, 1075 Stone Harbor Boulevard,
Free Trolley Shuttle to sites in Avalon, Stone Harbor and Wetlands Institute
Two-day adult admission ticket is $10 before Sept. 6, then, $12 for adults and $5 for children under 12. http://www.wetlandsinstitute.org/
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