Celebrate love (and sugar!) in Belmont Shore at our Valentine’s Sweets & Sips Festival—a sweet new spin on our most delicious tradition. Stroll down 2nd Street sampling delectable desserts from over a dozen local bakeries, cafés, and sweet shops. Then turn it into a bar crawl—use your tickets to sip curated cocktails, mocktails, or wine inside participating restaurants and bars.

Homemade Dessert Contest 12pm - 1pm by Chase Bank

Sweets & Sips 1pm - 4pm along 2nd Street

🩷 New this year: Join the Sweetheart Scavenger Hunt! Grab a festival map and visit participating retailers to collect stickers and swag. Once your map is complete, return it to the booth in front of Chase Bank to be entered into an opportunity drawing for $300 in Belmont Shore gift cards!

🍬 Tickets are sold starting at 12:00 PM in front of Chase Bank
🎟️ $15 for 12 tickets | $20 for 18 tickets
🕓 Tickets valid during the event ONLY (1pm-4pm)
📍 All treats and drinks range from 1–7 tickets.
Adult beverages must be consumed inside participating establishments

Enjoy a festive day of desserts, drinks, shopping, and love—Belmont Shore style.

Homemade Chocolate Dessert Contest 12pm to 1pm
Enter the dessert contest if you have a recipe for a chocolate dessert worthy of an award. A panel of judges will sample the desserts and choose winners in three categories: Chocolate Cakes & Pies, Chocolate Cookies & Brownies and Unique Chocolate Treats. The cost is $10 per dessert to enter. The contest tent will be located in the parking lot next to Chase Bank, (only judges may sample the desserts). The contest begins at 12p and the awards will be awarded at 1pm.

CLICK HERE for contest rules and application