Weekend Happenings: Circus, Festivals, Horse Racing & More

The Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus is in Atlantic City this weekend at Boardwalk Hall. 

You probably know that, though.  The Ringling Bros. people are great promoters and they did not disappoint with this week's well-publicized game of Monopoly between new Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian and an elephant named Duchess.

Brilliant promotion! Kudos to the mayor for playing along...and for beating the elephant at Monopoly.  The Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus runs through Sunday afternoon.

Let me direct your attention to an event I'm hosting this Sunday.  The CONTACT Cape-Atlantic Spring Sensation 23rd Annual Auction & Luncheon takes place at Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point.  It's a fun time for a great cause!  Please join me.

There is so much to do this weekend in South jersey!  The weather's improving and there's a ton of Weekend Happenings....

Atlantic City:

- Boardwalk Hall- The Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus, Fri-Sun 4/25-27

- Revel: Pet Shop Boys, Fri. 4/25

- Golden Nugget: Paula Poundstone, Fri. 4/25

- Caesars: Jay Leno, Fri. 4/25

- Taj Mahal: Kathleen Madigan, Sat. 4/26

- Borgata: Lewis Black, Fri-Sat. 4/25-26, Music Box

- Taj Mahal:  Italian singer Zucchero, Sat. 4/26

Other fun stuff:

- Mays Landing: Atlantic City Race Course All Turf Festival, Fri-Sun 4/24- 4/27, live racing post-time 3:30pm

- Wildwood: 9th Annual Sensational Spring Weekend Celebration, Fri-Sat. 4/25-26, street fair and Saturday concert featuring Jefferson Starship, Grand Funk Railroad & more

- Somers Point: Bayfest, Sat. 4/25

- Cape May: Spring Festival, Fri- Sun 4/25-27

- Beach communities: Clean Action Ocean Beach Sweeps, Sat. 4/26 from 9-12:30p,  Atlantic City - Missouri Avenue, Galloway - East Motts Creek Road, Longport - 33rd and Atlantic Avenue Beach, Margate - Granville Avenue Beach, Ventnor City - Newport Avenue Beach, Brigantine - 17th St. Beach, South, Egg Harbor Township - Longport Dog/Malibu Beach;  CAPE MAY COUNTY LOCATIONS Avalon - 32nd St. South, Cape May -Nature Center of Cape May, Del Haven - Sunray Beach, North Wildwood - 15th Avenue at Beach Patrol Building, Ocean City -Music Pier, Sea Isle City - John F. Kennedy Boulevard Beach, Stone Harbor - 96th Street Beach, Wildwood - Poplar Avenue Beach, Wildwood Crest - Centennial Park

- Somers Point: Join Lite Rock's Eddie Davis at the CONTACT Cape/Atlantic Luncheon & Auction, Sun. 4/27@ 11:30am, Greate Bay Country Club

-Absecon: Join Lite Rock at Opening Day at the South Jersey Field of Dreams, Sun. 4/ 27 @ noon

- Ocean City : Community Yard Sale, Sat. 4/26 from 9a-1p

- Ocean City: Ride For Cooley's Anemia, Playland's Castaway Cove, $10 unlimited rides Sat. 4/26 from1-5pm

- Wildwood: Spring Bike Rally, Fri-Sun. 4/25-27, motorcycles

- Galloway: 34th Annual Stockton College Scholarship Benefit Gala, Sat. 4/26, Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club

- Atlantic City: Seashore Gardens 5K Run, The Boardwalk @ Resorts, Sun. 4/27 7am- noon

- Ventnor: "Chef's Night Out" dine around event, Sun./ 4/27 from 4-8pm

- Ocean City: March of Dimes March for Babies Walk, Sun. 4/27 @ 10am, Music Pier

- Egg Harbor Township:  ACUA's South Jersey's largest Earth day Event, Sun. 4/27 from 10a-4p