| Sea.Hear.Now Festival | |
| Status: | Active |
| Genre: | Music festival |
| Frequency: | Annually |
| Location: | 1300 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Founders: | --> |
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The Sea.Hear.Now Festival (aka Sea Hear Now or SHN) is an annual music, art and ocean sustainability festival featuring a professional surfing competition held in Asbury Park, New Jersey.[1] Held on the beach and boardwalk in September, it is produced by, among others, rock photographer Danny Clinch, Tim Donnelly, HM Wollman, and C3 Presents’ Tim Sweetwood.[2]
Digital pop culture magazine The Pop Break named Sea.Hear.Now the best new music festival of the year in 2018.[3] [4] Billed as a celebration of live music, art, and surf culture, a portion of proceeds go to ocean-focused and environmental charities such as the Surfrider Foundation and Save the Bay.[2]
After the festival's operating hours, SHN is also known for late night local shows at a variety of live music venues in Asbury Park such as The Stone Pony, House of Independents, The Saint, Asbury Lanes, and Wonder Bar.
The festival has held annual shows since 2018, excluding 2020 in light of the pandemic.
The 2020 festival was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 festival was held September 17-18, 2022.
The 2022 festival featured pro surfers including, among others, Cory Lopez, Sam Hammer, Cassidy McClain and Eric Geiselman. The surfers competed in the "North Beach Rumble", a team surf contest.
The 2022 Festival included four "Late Night Shows" that took place after the festival's normal operating hours. Shows took place at Asbury Park local venues, such as The Stone Pony and The Wonder Bar, featuring The Backseat Lovers, Gods, Yawn, The Ocean Ave Stomp and The Surfajettes.
The 2023 festival was held on September 16-17, 2023.
In March 2024, the festival announced its line-up for September 14-15, 2024:
Surfers expected to compete include: