Harborfest Returns to Cape May with Music, Brews, and Coastal Fun

Issue #375

June 26, 2025

In This Cape May Local Scoop Issue…

 📆 Cape May Events

☀️ Cape May Local Weather 

‍⛵ Harborfest Returns to Cape May with Music, Brews, and Coastal Fun

✈ Wings & Things Festival Returns with Vintage Cars, Crafts, and a D-Day Tribute

🍻 Coast Guard Ceremony Marks Change of Command at Training Center

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Harborfest Returns to Cape May with Music, Brews, and Coastal Fun

 

 Cape May’s annual Harborfest will return on June 28, 2025, featuring a full day of seaside-themed festivities. The event, centered around the Nature Center, includes free family activities, educational programs, and local vendors. Live music will add to the festive atmosphere, with the reggae band Ear Me Now performing on the Nature Center’s deck. Known for their energetic performances across the Tri-State area since 2016, the band is a familiar favorite among Cape May audiences. Delaware Avenue will transform into a festival zone, with food trucks and a beer garden featuring brews by Mudhen. Harborfest highlights Cape May’s maritime culture while promoting coastal conservation.

 

Wings & Things Festival Returns with Vintage Cars, Crafts, and a D-Day Tribute

 On Saturday, June 28, NAS Wildwood hosts the Wings & Things Arts & Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cape May Airport’s Historic Hangar #1. The event features hot rods, live music, crafts, model plane workshops, military vehicles, historic aircraft, food trucks, and artisan vendors In addition, NASW will debut a powerful new exhibit: The Longest Yarn, a 265-foot-long wool tapestry marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Created by international volunteers under the guidance of historians, the three-dimensional piece illustrates the events of June 6, 1944, and the Allied liberation of France. The tapestry, which premiered in Carentan, France, earlier this year, will remain on display at the museum through Labor Day. Admission includes museum access, and proceeds benefit NASW's mission.

Coast Guard Ceremony Marks Change of Command at Training Center

 Capt. Amanda M. Lee has taken over command of the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, succeeding Capt. Warren D. Judge during a formal ceremony. Lee previously advised senior Coast Guard leaders in Washington, D.C. Capt. Lee arrives in Cape May after serving as the Special Assistant to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, where she contributed to high-level policy and strategic planning. As the new commanding officer, she steps into a pivotal role at the nation’s only training facility for incoming enlisted personnel. Capt. Judge, who had led the base since July 2022, is now transitioning to a new assignment as Chief of Staff for the Fifth Coast Guard District, headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia. The change of command ceremony upheld a longstanding military tradition, symbolizing the full transfer of responsibility and leadership. As one of the Coast Guard’s largest installations, the Cape May Training Center continues its mission of transforming civilian recruits into disciplined, mission-ready members of the service.

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Answer to the June 25th Trivia Question

Cape May is home to a unique WWII-era structure that served as a coastal defense. What is this structure called?

A) Battery 223
B) Fort Mott
C) Fort Hancock
D) Battery Park Tower

Answer: A) Battery 223.

Battery 223, located near Cape May Point, is a coastal defense structure built during World War II. It was part of the harbor defense system for the Delaware Bay and is now part of Cape May Point State Park.

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