Ohana Festival | Sea.Hear.Now Festival

pledgeagrievance said:

pjhawks said:

nicknyr15 said:

I hate festivals. Love Pearl Jam , surfing and the beach. Any one here who has attended sea hear now have any insight for me, parking, organization, crowd size etc..   basically, can anyone sell me on going? Haha 

i have the same questions - parking and/or accommodations somewhere in the vicinity.  

So for me I live a half hour away, and have attended before so it was a no brainer.

To sway you on going:

Parking: You won’t find parking close but that’s any festival. I was able to find street parking both days I went. But, I didn’t go right at noon, I went in around 5pm both days. The first day I found free parking. I had about a 30 minute walk to the entrance. The second day, I got very lucky, and found street metered parking about a 10 minute walk from the entrance. Plan on parking being a nuisance but it shouldn’t be a factor to not go. A great solution is park in a nearby town like Bradley Beach and get an Uber. Or, take NJ transit which has plenty of stops along the way. Get off at a stop and Uber in. 

Organization: compared to other festivals it’s extremely simple to get around. There’s two main stages that face each other a few hundred yards apart on the beach. When one band is on a main stage there isn’t another one on the other stage. As soon as one main stage act is done, another starts at the other stage, which, like I said, is in sight line of each other. It’s literally a straight line. There is a smaller 3rd stage off the boardwalk that has the smaller acts playing all day.
     On the boardwalk between the two stages is a lot of food and beverages. Line is typically deep, and took us about 15-20 minutes to get a drink around 6-7pm. Might have been worse during the bigger acts. There is food near the 3rd stage as well. It was fine with nearly no wait all day. To go along with the organization, your question about size; it was breathable and wasn’t oversold year 1. Year 2 felt a little more crowded but compared to some other big fests, it’s on the smaller side. 

I can’t speak to the complaints about price and setlist because that’s more perception/personal preference. Hope this helps. 

I’m not a festival guy either @nicknyr15, @pjhawks but like I said I’m from the area, been going to shows in Asbury for 25 years. And to stand on the beach and watch music was a quick buy. 

nicknyr15 said:

I have to pay 205 for a ticket that was $125 a little while ago? Awesome