Boujee Foodie Festival Returns To Oceanport June 1, 2

OCEANPORT, NJ — Eat. Drink. Vibe. The Boujee Foodie Con food festival returns to Fort Monmouth in Oceanport on June 1 and 2 this year.

This is the second year for this outdoor, one-of-a-kind elevated food festival that is mixed with live music, games, experiences and more.

"It will be bigger and boujee-er than ever. It is an unforgettable experience for foodies, families, music lovers and the community," say organizers.

Additions this year include the Red Bank Exotic Car Club, Nicol Rackets pickleball and squash court experience and new carnival games. On the main stage will be musical performances by: RUBIX KUBE: The ‘80s Strike Back Show, So Watt, Earth Monkeys and Tess Cameron.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 at www.eventbrite.com or $20 day of event at the gate. Price of admission covers security, shuttle service to free parking lots, access to the car show, line dancing class, entry to win free concert tickets from Thunder 106, carnival games, face painting, photo ops, limited samples from the food vendors and live music all day.

Children under 10 are admitted free. Sadly, pets are not permitted. Hours are from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. June 1 and 12 - 5 p.m. June 2. Event is rain or shine. For the latest food vendors and updates follow @boujee_foodie_con on Instagram and on Facebook @boujeefoodiecon and visit their website at www.boujee-foodie.com

New and improved this year will be a larger number of food vendors bringing more food to meet the high demand of hungry attendees. Additionally, there will be a Boujee VIP tented area, limited complimentary samples, a larger bar area and more activities to experience.

There will be live music and entertainment throughout the day, including an appearance by Thunder 106 DJs and a country line dancing class.

The food festival will be held under the tents in the grounds of Russel Hall at historic Fort Monmouth, and will feature some the hottest local restaurants on the Jersey Shore.

Who's signed on so far to participate:

The Butcher's Block
Goodlife Coffee Mobile Barista
Mav’s Top Buns
Your Sister's Balls
Local 130 Seafood
Hearthly Burger (SATURDAY ONLY!)
Almost Home General Store
Nip & Truck, the Nip & Tuck food truck!
Dim Sum World
Veganish Food Truck (SATURDAY ONLY!)
Mi Casa Tu Casa
@TwoBottleStef Wine Tasting
Waffle Cabin
Q Company Barbeque
Alfonso's Catering
Best Day Ever Ice Cream Truck
Pretty and Tasty Macarons
Crazy Corn 05 - Mexican street corn, mango chamoy and more!
Green's Natural Foods
Chef Covas Catering
Bella Ciao Pizza
DOLATO - fresh donuts and gelato
Mr. Q's Island Eats (SUNDAY ONLY!)
Crum & Co. - crumb cake
Chefs & Co.
Albariño
Fanny’s Italian
Ladyfingers Bakery + Bar
Masho Moro Caviar (SATURDAY ONLY!)
24Karrot Spread
Jersey Girl Hot Sauce (SATURDAY ONLY!)
Gigi’s Pizza
Trusted Taters
SweetPepper – Your Amaizeing Spot

"We're thrilled to be back this year and excited to bring an even bigger and better event to the community," says CW Events founder Renee Lam-Whiteman. "We had close to 5,000 attendees last year and have been working hard to top last year’s experience. A lot more restaurants and vendors are interested in participating this year, based on the success of our first event.”

“The response to Boujee Foodie last year was beyond our dreams," said co-organizer Melanie Carpenter. "The success was a true testament to the extraordinary and diverse food scene in this area and the growing demand of residents from near and far for events like these.”

Once again, as one of the event’s main sponsors and owner of the event location, TetherView CEO Michael Abboud is donating 100% of the rent proceeds to Oceanport First Responders to include First Aid, Fire and Police Department donations this year. Additional sponsors include Lean Life Weight Loss Center, Atlantis Mortgage, Court Liquors, Nicol Rackets, Sprite, Tropicana, Boxed Water and O’Brien Realty.

New Oceanport Mayor Tom Tvrdik will take over former Mayor Jay Coffey’s spot in the dunk tank this year.

"We are excited to see the Boujee Foodie festival returning this year," said Tvrdik. “Last year was very successful and not only did everyone have a great time, but 100% of the rent proceeds went to Oceanport’s Volunteer First Aid Squad, which was much appreciated. The event also gave everyone a chance to witness Fort Monmouth’s transformation from a vacant former military base to a flourishing residential and commercial part of Oceanport’s community. This year we are excited to see that the proceeds will be divided between our volunteer First Aid Squad and Fire Departments. I look forward to being a part of this event and challenge those that feel they have the arm and accuracy to dunk me in the booth.”

Other, non-food vendors include: The Flower Spot, Cutco, Jaime’s, Honeysuckle Nectary Apiary & Gardens, Nikki’s Rasoi jarred Indian sauces, Heka Cherie Organic CBD Balms and Tinctures, First Atlantic Federal Credit Union (SATURDAY ONLY!), Dainzie Costello Psychic, Rogue Hair Salon, Elevation Performance Assisted Stretching and more.