{"id":461,"date":"2026-01-21T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/?p=461"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:31:42","slug":"major-events-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/news\/major-events-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Events for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Planned-major-Events-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-462\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Planned-major-Events-2026-update-776x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Event List\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>REVNJ SK RUN: CEDAR BRIDGE TAVERN<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sunday, March 29<\/strong><br \/>\n7:30 AM &#8211; 11:00 AM@ Cedar Bridge Tavern Historic Site in Barnegat, New Jersey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runsignup.com\/cedarbridgetavern5k\">http:\/\/www.runsignup.com\/cedarbridgetavern5k<\/a><br \/>\nfor more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revnj.org\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.revnj.org\/events<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>LEAGUE OF HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF NJ REGIONAL MEETING<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Saturday, April 18<\/strong><br \/>\n9:00 AM &#8211; 2:00 PM@ Cedar Bridge Tavern Historic Site in Barnegat, New Jersey<br \/>\nfor more information, visit:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhsnj.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.lhsnj.org\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PLANTING A LIBERTY TREE: ARBOR DAY<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Wednesday, April 22<\/strong><br \/>\n10:00 AM &#8211; 11:00 AM @ Ocean County Court House in Toms River, New Jersey<br \/>\nfor more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertytreesociety.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.libertytreesociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WAWA WELCOME AMERICA PRESENTS: SALUTE TO INDEPENDENCE PARADE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Friday, July 3<\/strong><br \/>\n11:00 AM @ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>250 CELEBRATION: RINGING FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Saturday, July 4<\/strong><br \/>\n1:00 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM @ The Ocean County Court House in Toms River, New Jersey<br \/>\nfor more information, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bells.org\/us-semiguincentennial-bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bells.org\/us-semiguincentennial-bell<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>250 CONCERT: OCEAN COUN1Y LIBRARY<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Saturday, July 4<\/strong><br \/>\n7:00 PM &#8211; 8:30 PM@ The Ocean County Library in Toms River, New Jersey<br \/>\nJoin Us!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BOBBY HORTON: PATRIOT SONGS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Sunday, October 4<\/strong><br \/>\n3:00 PM &#8211; 4:30 PM @ Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey<br \/>\nfor more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siegelartist.com\/bobby-horton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.siegelartist.com\/bobby-horton<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>COUNTDOWN TO INDEPENDENCE PRESENTATION<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Thursday, November 12<\/strong><br \/>\n11:00 AM &#8211; 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