Get ready to rock, roll, move, groove, and maybe even catch a wave.
The Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival is from Friday, Aug. 25, to Sunday, Aug. 27.
This fourth annual, three-day fete at Rockaway Bazaar features nine bands from as far away as Canada and Chile. Attendees can expect such genres as Exotica, SciFi, Spaghetti Western, Spy, and Tiki.
Admission is free, and the shows are scheduled for 5 pm to 9 pm each night. (Food and beverages will be for sale.)
Here’s the schedule with links to each band.
Aug. 23
5 pm: Party Nerves (Pennsylvania)
6:30 pm: Drip 2.O (New York)
8 pm: Los Yawares (Chile)
Aug. 24
5 pm: Trash Island (New Jersey)
6:30 pm: Mark Malibu & the Wasagas (Canada)
8 pm: TarantinosNYC
Aug. 24
5 pm: Band of Others (New Jersey)
6:30 pm: Ninth Wave (Connecticut)
8 pm: Blue Wave Theory (New Jersey)
Rockaway Bazaar is at Beach 97th Street and Shore Front Parkway. There’s on-street parking or take the A train to Broad Channel and the shuttle to Beach 98th Street. The NYC Ferry also has a shuttle option.
Top image: Mark Malibu & the Wasagas; bottom image: Blue Wave Theory