Crowds flock to Jersey Shore to kick off Memorial Day weekend (PHOTOS)

May 27, 2023 by nadime dust Leave a Comment

People hang out on the beach during Memorial Day weekend in Ocean Grove on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Emerald Society Pipe and Drums marches during the Memorial Day Weekend Festival parade in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

A person holds a banner for Emerald Society Pipe and Drums during the Memorial Day Weekend Festival parade in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

People walk along Ocean Ave boardwalk next to a line of vendors during the Memorial Day Weekend Festival in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Adrianne Stoll blows bubbles while watching the parade with her son, Shea, 3-year-old, during during the Memorial Day Weekend Festival in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Kyle Madison, right, plays in the sand with his son, Brendan, 3-year-old, during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Friends, from Morris County, play a game of Spikeball on the beach during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Brody Schleyer, left, 5-year-old, and his brother, Jackson, 3-year-old, grab pieces of candy during the Memorial Day Weekend Festival parade in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Mary Martin, Ocean Grove resident, looks out over the beach from a pier during Memorial Day weekend in Ocean Grove on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

A surfer floats in the water as a whale breaches the water during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Robin DeFelice, left, and Debbie Carlough, Bradley Beach residents, applaud while watching the Memorial Day Weekend Festival parade in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

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Rory Magolis, 7-year-old, spends her birthday watching the Memorial Day Weekend Festival parade in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

A group of friends hangs out on the beach during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

People hang out on the beach during Memorial Day weekend in Ocean Grove on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Gymnasts from Spartan Gymnastics, in Ocean Township, perform while marching in the Memorial Day Weekend Festival parade in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Danny Yadamiec, left, and his mother, Rosa Yadamiec, try to fly a kite on the beach during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

A worker throws candy from a construction vehicle while riding in the Memorial Day Weekend Festival parade in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

David Villamil, 7-year-old, lays in the sand after being buried by him family during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

People walk along the water on the beach during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

People watch a firetruck from Bradley Beach Fire Department pass by during the Memorial Day Weekend Festival parade in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Jane DeNoble, left, councilwoman of Bradley Beach, and Kathleen Burke, walk onto the beach during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

People hang out on the beach while kids boogie board during Memorial Day weekend in Bradley Beach on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

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The skies were clear and sunny as people crowded onto Bradley Beach on Saturday to kick off Memorial Day weekend.

It wasn’t blazing hot, but plenty of beachgoers lazed under the sun at Bradley Beach and Ocean Grove, playing in the sand and enjoying games of Spikeball. Others braved the ocean, including a surfer who was floating right when a whale breached the water.

The Bradley Beach Memorial Day Festival and Parade began in the morning with spectators watching the Emerald Society Pipe and Drums march down the street.

The Ocean Avenue boardwalk was packed with a line of vendors as far as you could see.

Festivities will continue on Sunday, with a Memorial Day Service at Riley Park on Monday at 11 a.m.

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