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🌱 Sip + Shop Holiday Market and 10 more events
Coming up on the Surf City Patch calendar: Flower Power

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Sip + Shop Holiday Market at Hotel LBI
- Cyanotype Ornaments at Long Beach Island Library
- LBI Canasta at Long Beach Island Library
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
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- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 46, low: 29.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 52 and low of 46 degrees.
📸 Around Surf City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Surf City
★ Featured events ★
- Flower Power
Long Beach Island Library, 217 S Central Ave, Surf City
3:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Sip + Shop Holiday Market
Hotel LBI , 350 W 8th St , Ship Bottom
5:00 pm - Cyanotype Ornaments
Long Beach Island Library , 217 S Central Ave , Surf City
6:30 pm - LBI Canasta
Long Beach Island Library , 217 S Central Ave , Surf City
2:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Town Council Meeting
Stafford Township, NJ Calendar Manahawkin, NJ 08050
7:00 pm - Jay Daniels: Sing-along" show
Beach Haven Public Library , 219 N Beach Ave , Beach Haven
1:00 pm - Jay Daniels
Beach Haven Public Library , 219 N Beach Ave , Beach Haven
1:00 pm - Book of the Month for December, 2025 — Beach Haven Public Library LBI
Beach Haven Public Library , 219 N Beach Ave , Beach Haven
2:00 pm - Elf - The Musical - Beach Haven
Surflight Theatre , 201 Engleside Ave , Beach Haven
2:00 pm - Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting - MEETING CANCELLED
Stafford Township, NJ Calendar , 260 East Bay Avenue , Manahawkin
7:00 pm - Do Your Own Thing Manahawkin
Pine Shores Art Association , 94 Stafford Ave , Manahawkin
10:00 am - Franklin Parker Preserve Loop 11-12 Miles
Franklin Parker Preserve — Chatsworth Lake Entrance , 1450 CR-532 , Chatsworth
10:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Manahawkin
- Stafford Police and Chick-fil-A Manahawkin Host Successful 'Cookies with a Cop' Event (tapinto.net)
- The must-see, circle-the-calendar dual meets of the 2025-26 wrestling season (nj.com)
Stafford
- A Quiet Escape: Township Unveils New Passive Park at Forecastle Basin in Ocean Acres (tapinto.net)
- Santa's Stafford visit postponed as storm forces safety delay (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Southern Regional Boys Basketball Adds Size to Veteran Core; Jake Sliwinski and Noah Perna Lead the Way (tapinto.net)
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