The Weekend's Best Nightlife

Captain’s Inn Waterfront Tiki Bar, 304 E. Lacey Rd, Forked River-This restaurant and dockside bar is the perfect dining option for warm summer nights. With a relaxed, but upscale dining menu, nightly entertainment, and an outdoor tiki bar, they’ve got all the bases covered!

• Friday:$2.00 Bud Light Drafts. Live music with Luke Nuts from 6 to 10p.m. and Cat Taylor from 7 to 11p.m.

• Saturday: $2.00 Miller Lite Drafts. Live music all evening beginning at 4p.m. with Bill Stasse. Poor Pluto performs from 6 to 10p.m. and Will Duvalll from 7 to 11p.m. The Lacey Boat Parade is also taking place this evening.

• Sunday: $2.00 Coors Light drafts. Live music with Jim Shaw from noon to 4p.m. then Barlay Boys from 6 to 10p.m.

Doyle’s Pour House, 345 South Main St, Barnegat- Barnegat’s newest neighborhood watering hole is a perfect fit in this small, cozy town with its dark wood paneling and Irish inspired decor. They’ve got bar food, an outdoor patio, and plenty of cold beers on tap to close out those summer nights.

• Friday: $1.00 Coors Light drafts. Happy hour from 4 to 7p.m. which includes $2.00 domestic drafts, $4.00 specialty pints, $2.75 well drinks, $3.25 glasses of wine, and food specials.

• Saturday: Dan Brown Duo perform live at 10p.m. $1.00 Coors Light drafts and happy hour from 4 to 7p.m.

Surf City Hotel, 800 N. Long Beach Island Blvd, Surf City- Constantly chosen as Best Hotel, Best Restaurant, and Best Bar and Tavern by Reader’s Choice Awards, this charming East Coast gem has a popular beach club lounge that offers nightly entertainment and a relaxing atmosphere for vacation-goers.

• Friday: Happy hour from 3 to 5p.m. Live music with Shorty Long at 10p.m.

• Saturday: Eleven: Eleven performs live at 10p.m.

• Sunday: Bill & Andy Show at 5p.m.

Joe Pop’s, 2002 Long Beach Blvd, Ship Bottom- Joe Pop’s is one of the most popular shore bars and restaurants, consistently voted the #1 nightclub by shore residents and have some of the biggest parties in New Jersey!

• Friday: $5.00 Fridays with drink wheel $5.00 drink specials every hour starting at 9p.m. Bitter X will be performing live.

• Saturday: The party continues with one of the premiere cover bands at the shore, The Benjamins. $3.00 Coors Lights until midnight $4.00 well drinks and $2.00 shot specials all night.

• Sunday: Live and Locals every Sunday featuring The Benjamins. Half priced drinks and drafts all night, no cover.

• Everyday: Happy Hour from 3 to 7p.m. $3.00 all drafts, $1.00 off all drinks, and a $5.00 food menu inside at the bar. $4.00 frozen drink special and $20.00 Corona/Corona Light or Twisted Tea buckets outside at Tiki Joe's!

• Rainy Days: "Whenever there's a rain shower, It's Joe Pop's Happy Hour" 7 days a week before 9 p.m.

Quelle, 2500 East Bay Ave, Manahwakin- This seasonal outdoor bar is part of the Dutchman's Brauhaus, a long-popular German and American restaurant on Cedar Bonnet Island, just off the causeway to Long Beach Island. Quelle is open from Thursday to Monday from 11:30a.m. to late and has a raw bar and platters.

• Thursday: Live music with Collateral Jammage on the deck from 3 to 7p.m. Beer party with special prices, prizes and giveaways from 4 to 6p.m.

• Friday: German Beer Party from 4 to 6 p.m with imported German and Irish beers, special prices and prizes.