Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral

You are invited to attend our “End of Summer Celebration.” The Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral is celebrated each Labor Day Monday beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the North end of the Bethany Beach Boardwalk. This "quirky" Jazz Funeral tradition is family-friendly, free to the public, and you can even dress in costume for the occasion.

The combined forces of three bands, including the Dixie Cats, the Downtown Dixieland Band, and the Jazz Funeral Irregulars, provide the entertainment. These New Orleans-style Dixieland Bands help Bethany bid a "Fond Farewell to Summer" and are part of the procession that carries a casket with a mannequin representing "Summer" to its final resting place at the Boardwalk Bandstand.