Membership Meeting
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Rockafella’s in Ortley Beach
Craft Fair
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: St. Elisabeth’s Church at 3rd Ave in Ortley Beach
Buy A Beach Called Ortley
“A Beach Called Ortley: The Story of Our Barrier Island and its Surroundings” is a hardbound mini coffee table book that contains 83 pages of full-color illustrations and text documenting […]
Buy Ortley Beach Gear!
We’ve updated our shop! Now you can buy Friends of Ortley Beach crew neck shirts, v-neck shirts and tank tops! All shirts are a high-quality 50/50 blend and are available […]
Speaker Series: Fall/Winter Birding
While many people don’t visit the Jersey coast during the fall or winter, birds find it a great place to migrate through and spend the colder months. Date: Wednesday, November 16, […]
Speaker Series: Save Barnegat Bay Documentary
During this event, Save Barnegat Bay will present its documentary “DRIFT,” which will take viewers on a journey along the 42 miles that make up NJ’s largest body of water, […]
Speaker Series: Portraits of the Jersey Shore
Gregory Andrus is an author, speaker, photographer and founder of Portraits of the Jersey Shore. Having overcome alcoholism and homelessness as a young man, he has found a deep faith […]
September Kite Night
Grab a beach chair or blanket and an ice cream cone from Mr. Softee to watch beautiful large-scale kites on the beach! The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. on 3rd […]
Craft Fair August 13
We are excited to be hosting our Craft Fair again this year! Scheduled for August 13, with a rain date of August 20, the fair will be held on the […]
Beach Bash July 23
Friends of Ortley Beach is excited to bring fireworks back to Ortley Beach residents and renters this year! We are holding a Beach Bash on Saturday, July 23, beginning at […]