Belmar is home to the first and oldest first-aid squad in the United States.
Belmar's "E" Street is the original source of Bruce Springsteen's "E Street Band". Springsteen's original keyboardist, David Sancious, was a resident of E Street in Belmar at the time the band was formed. The Sancious' family home was often used as a practice venue where they honed their musical craft in the formative pre-fame years.
In the HBO series The Sopranos, Belmar is shown as the home port of Tony Soprano's boat, the Stugots.
Annual events:
Belmar 5 Mile Johnny Cobb Memorial Run.
New Jersey Seafood Festival celebrated its 30th year in 2016. The festival, which attracted an estimated 200,000 visitors in 2015, had to be modified in scope to allow the borough to cope with the volumes of traffic.
New Jersey Sand Castle Contest, which features 200 participants.
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Belmar Pro Surf Contest
Belmar Fall Festival
Belmar Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
Belmar Spring Kite Festival
Howard Rowland Memorial Lifeguard Tournament - an annual tournament of lifeguard teams from the Jersey Shore
Belmar Mile Swim
Belmar Sprint Triathlon
The Jersey Shore Relay Run, which has a leg that goes through Belmar
Surfer's Healing