Summer hits its stride when the Asbury Park Bazaar rolls into Convention Hall. On Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21, the Grand Arcade transforms into a vibrant marketplace running 12PM to 5 PM each day, bringing together the best makers, artists and good-time purveyors from the Jersey Shore and beyond.

This is shopping the way it ought to feel. Unhurried. Inspired. A little salty breeze drifting through the hall. Curated vendors set up shop with everything from handmade goods to one-of-a-kind art, while the scent of delicious food and cold libations reminds you exactly where you are. It’s part market, part hangout, and fully fueled by that unmistakable Asbury Park energy.

Kids get in on the action with activities built just for them, photo opportunities pop up around every corner and the whole affair hums with the creative pulse of a city that has always done things its own way.