The annual BBQ & Craft Beer Festival, presented by Surfside and The Asbury Park Press, returns to Monmouth Park for three more mouth-watering days this Labor Day weekend.

Over 40 craft beers, nearly 20 of the area’s top pitmasters, three days of live music…

Sampling goes from 11:30am-5pm. Ticket sales/check-in 11:30am-4pm.

Beer garden sampling tickets are $20 for 10 two-ounce samples, commemorative glass and a $2 betting voucher. Purchase tickets in advance at seatgeek.com/monmouth for $24 total ( for the beer sampling, racetrack general admission, glass and $2 betting voucher).

Day-of ticket sales are cash only for $20 for beer sampling ticket, glass and $2 betting voucher. General admission not included and must be purchased separately at admission gate.

Enjoy live music 12-4pm all three days. Saturday music by After The Reign.

FREE family fun day activities – featuring clowns, face painters, pony rides and a bounce house – on Saturday and Sunday from 12-4pm in the picnic area.

Participating Food Trucks: Blossom Sassa Bienne, El Lechon de Negron, Enzo’s, Joe Smoke Bar-B-Que, Lola’s, Local Smoke, Magic Mike’s Smoked Meats, NYC Mac Truck, Rhythm & Ribs Smokehouse, The Baked Bear, Urban Burger, Vagabond Kitchen & Tap House, NC Ribs on Wheels, and Wild Bills.