Editing Atlantic City, New Jersey (section)

===Festivals and other recurring arts events===
[[File:Atlantic City—America's Great All Year Resort, Pennsylvania Railroad, painting by Edward Mason Eggleston.jpg|thumb|upright|1930s Atlantic City promotional art by [[Edward Mason Eggleston]].]]
* The [[TidalWave Music Festival]] is held on the Atlantic City beach in August, featuring [[country music]]. Acts have included [[Luke Bryan]], [[Morgan Wallen]], [[Dierks Bentley]], [[Brooks & Dunn]] and [[Jason Aldean]].<ref>Iuzzolino, Nicole. [https://www.nj.com/live-entertainment/2022/12/tidalwave-music-festival-2023-dates-schedules-where-to-buy-tickets.html "TidalWave Music Festival 2023: Dates, schedules, where to buy tickets"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 16, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2023. "TidalWave Music Festival will take over the beaches of Atlantic City from Aug. 11 to 13. Some of the music industry's biggest country artists will perform, such as Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn. This will be the second annual TidalWave Music Festival after the first was held in the summer of 2022."</ref>
* The [[North to Shore Festival]] debuts in June 2023, billed as New Jersey's answer to [[SXSW]]. It will feature music and other entertainment at events in [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Asbury Park]], Atlantic City and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] throughout the month of June.<ref>Sobko, Katie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/13/north-to-shore-jersey-festival-nj-south-by-southwest/70003501007/ "Halsey, Demi Lovato coming to music and tech event North to Shore Jersey Festival"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 13, 2023. Accessed March 13, 2023. "The North to Shore Jersey Festival will be a music and technology event taking place over the course of three consecutive weekends at three cities across the state. Events will happen in Atlantic City from June 7 to 11, in Asbury Park from June 14 to 18, and in Newark from June 21 to 25. There will be a variety of entertainment events, including concerts, comedy shows and movies, as well as presentations from tech and business entrepreneurs."</ref>
* The Adjacent Music Festival will hold its inaugural event in May 2023, centered around emo, pop-punk, and hardcore music, with [[Paramore]] and [[Blink-182]] on the Atlantic City beach.<ref>Breihan, Tom. [https://www.stereogum.com/2203909/adjacent-festival-is-bringing-the-when-we-were-young-experience-to-atlantic-city/news/ "Adjacent Festival Is Bringing The When We Were Young Experience To Atlantic City"], [[Stereogum]], October 25, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2023. "Atlantic City's Adjacent Festival doesn't have the gallingly ugly poster design of When We Were Young, and it's not quite as nostalgia-focused, but it's definitely chasing the same demographic. The festival is all loaded down with bands that would’ve played the Warped Tour in the ’00s or, in a few cases, the late ’90s. Blink-182 and Paramore will headline, and the bill also features Coheed And Cambria, Jimmy Eat World, Midtown, Thursday, Motion City Soundtrack, the Starting Line, Wheatus, Phantom Planet, and the Movielife."</ref>
* The first Frantic City indie and punk festival took place in 2022 at Atlantic City's recently opened [[The Orange Loop|Orange Loop Amphitheater]] with [[Fred Armisen]] as MC.<ref>Nitras, Jeremy. [https://www.brooklynvegan.com/frantic-city-pics-review-yo-la-tengo-snail-mail-samiam-bouncing-souls-rftc-superchunk-more/ "Frantic City pics & review: Yo La Tengo, Snail Mail, Samiam, Bouncing Souls, RFTC, Superchunk, more"], Brooklyn Vegan, September 26, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2023.</ref>
* [[The Bamboozle]] festival was scheduled for [[Bader Field]] in May 2023, with acts including [[E-Town Concrete]], [[Coi Leray]], [[Ice Spice]], [[Trippie Redd]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[A Boogie Wit da Hoodie]], and [[Papa Roach]]. The festival had been held from 2003 to 2012 in [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Asbury Park]] and in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] at the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]].<ref>Jordan, Chris. [https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/05/04/bamboozle-music-festival-superstars-returning-may-2023-new-jersey/4924410001/ "Bamboozle festival, stage for music superstars, returning May 2023 to New Jersey"], May 4, 2021. Accessed March 21, 2023. "The storied Bamboozle music festival is returning May 5 to 7, 2023, for a 20-year anniversary celebration at a location in New Jersey, said founder John D'Esposito to the USA TODAY Network New Jersey.... The Bamboozle featured emo, hip-hop, rock and pop A-listers like Drake, Bon Jovi, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, My Chemical Romance, Bruno Mars Demi Lovato and many more during a 10-year run primarily in Asbury Park and the Meadowlands in East Rutherford."</ref> The 2023 festival was cancelled weeks before the event, as required forms and fees had not been submitted to the city.<ref>Brandt, Joe. [https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/bamboozle-2023-festival-canceled-in-atlantic-city-new-jersey-papa-roach-limp-bizkit-rick-ross/ "Bamboozle 2023 festival canceled in Atlantic City a week before start"], [[KYW-TV]], April 29, 2023. Accessed May 9, 2023. "A music festival scheduled for next week at the Jersey Shore was canceled after Atlantic City officials say organizers did not submit required paperwork. The Bamboozle Festival was scheduled for May 5–7 at Bader Field. Limp Bizkit, Rick Ross, Papa Roach and Steve Aoki were set to appear. But city officials say with about a week to go, they were still waiting on fees and necessary documents from the festival's organizers."</ref>
* An [[LGBTQ]] event known as the "[[Miss'd America|Miss'd America Pageant]]" is held annually. Originally started in 1994 as a fundraiser for local LGBT charities, the event features [[drag queen]]s on the runway in a similar manner to the Miss America pageant.<ref>[http://acglbt.org/events/missd-america-pageant/ Miss'd America Pageant], Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance. Accessed July 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Leonard, Nicole. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/miss-d-america-pageant-finds-new-home-in-atlantic-city/article_96b1f9d4-008e-11e5-b7ff-73e560f53d63.html "Miss'd America pageant finds new home in Atlantic City's Borgata"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', May 22, 2015. Accessed September 21, 2016. "The reigning queen of the Miss'd America pageant, the LGBT spoof of Miss America, will relinquish her crown to a new winner on Sept. 26 as contestants from across the country descend on Atlantic City. The pageant has been held in recent years at Boardwalk Hall, Harrah's Resort and House of Blues at Showboat Casino Hotel since first returning to Atlantic City in 2010.&nbsp;... Since its inception in 1994, the Miss'd America pageant has raised over $280,000 for local LGBT charities and organizations."</ref>
* Since 2003, Atlantic City has hosted [[Thunder over the Boardwalk]], an annual [[airshow]] over the boardwalk. The yearly event, a joint venture between the [[New Jersey Air National Guard]]'s [[177th Fighter Wing]] along with several casinos, attracts over 750,000 visitors each year.<ref>Post, Michelle Bruentti; and Reil, Max. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/atlantic-city-airshow-soars-over-city-s-beaches/article_62177acc-6475-11e6-8962-d3d3407edbcc.html "Atlantic City airshow soars over city's beaches"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 17, 2016. Accessed November 19, 2016. "It was the 14th annual 'Thunder Over the Boardwalk' Atlantic City Airshow, with airboss David Schultz estimating 450,000 people lined the Boardwalk, beaches and oceanfront buildings from Brigantine to Ocean City."</ref>