Between a classic hits series on the sand, a kid-friendly rock education series, and a K-pop sing-along getting one last encore by popular demand, Jenkinson’s Boardwalk has turned its beachfront stages into one of the more reliable free entertainment lineups at the Jersey Shore.
Jenkinson’s Boardwalk Turns the Sand Into a Free Concert Venue Every Week This Summer
Jenkinson’s Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach has spent this summer proving that some of the best entertainment on the Jersey Shore does not require a ticket at all. Across multiple beachfront stages, the nearly century old boardwalk, opened in 1928 and family owned by the Storino family since 1976, has built out a genuinely full free concert calendar running well into September, mixing classic rock nostalgia, kid focused music education, and pop culture crossover events into a single, walkable stretch of sand.
The Summer Concert Series Keeps Rolling Into September
Presented by 100.1 WJRZ and powered by Manasquan Bank, the Summer Concert Series remains the boardwalk’s flagship music offering, bringing classic and nostalgic acts to the South Beach Stage directly in front of the Ride Park on select Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. The series has continued rolling through August with a steady rotation of tribute and cover acts, including performances from The Cameos and Stiletto and the Saxman earlier in the month, with the Jukebox Legends set to close out the series on August 30th.
One date in particular carries some extra history. A performance from Sky’s The Limit, a tribute act specializing in the music of The Duprees, was originally scheduled for August 10th before weather forced a postponement. That show has been rescheduled for August 20th, giving fans a second chance to catch a performance the boardwalk had to pull at the last minute, complete with the usual games and prizes from the WJRZ Street Team that accompany the series’ Wednesday night shows.
A Rock Education Series Built for the Next Generation
Over at the Pavilion Beach Stage, in front of the Aquarium, the touring Rock and Roll Playhouse series has spent the summer introducing younger audiences to the catalogs of rock’s most iconic musicians through a genuinely high energy, interactive format built for kids and their parents alike. Billed as the nation’s leading kid friendly concert series, the program has run selected dates throughout the summer, several of them timed to lead directly into the boardwalk’s Thursday night fireworks display, giving families a natural reason to stick around on the sand well after a given show wraps.
That fireworks tradition runs on its own weekly schedule entirely, lighting up the sky every Thursday night from June 18th through September 3rd, with an additional special show planned for Labor Day itself on Monday, September 7th to close out the summer season. All performances and fireworks displays across the boardwalk remain weather and wind permitting, a standard caveat for any open air, beachfront programming this close to the water.
Family Programming and One Last K-Pop Encore
Beyond the two flagship concert series, Jenkinson’s has layered in a steady stream of smaller, family focused programming throughout August. Children’s artist Yosi brought back to back performances to the South Beach Stage on August 19th at 6 and 7 p.m., part of the boardwalk’s broader Family Beach Concert Series built around getting younger kids up and dancing directly on the sand.
The Popstar Sing-A-Long, a recurring K-pop themed event built around synchronized choreography and crowd wide sing-along moments at the South Beach Stage, wrapped its main summer run earlier in the season, but high demand has pushed the boardwalk to add one final encore date. That last chance to catch the show falls on Friday, August 21st from 7 to 7:45 p.m., and the timing works out well for anyone looking to extend the night, since it lands on a Friday Wristband Night at the amusement park, when unlimited ride passes go for 25 dollars starting at 5 p.m.
Every concert across the boardwalk remains completely free and open to the public, though seating is genuinely limited to whatever chairs the venue provides, making a beach chair or blanket a near essential accessory for anyone planning to stay through a full show. With the Summer Concert Series running through the end of August, Thursday fireworks continuing into September, and one last Popstar Sing-A-Long already added by popular demand, Jenkinson’s Boardwalk has built out enough free programming to fill nearly every remaining night of the Jersey Shore’s summer season.
