Cedar Point Nights return to beach

Lake Erie Luau, private beach bungalows join lineup

The heat of summer is on, and that means the fun goes up when the sun goes down at Cedar Point Nights from July 29 to Aug. 21, according to a news release.

Each evening at 7 p.m., the annual signature festival extends a day of fun into the night as the park lights up Cedar Point Beach for a summertime party, the release said.

Access to Cedar Point Nights is included with Cedar Point admission and is a great complement to a multi-day, overnight getaway to Cedar Point, the release said.

Cedar Point Nights is hosted by the eclectic and comical “Fitzgerald Family,” a squad of over-the-top characters who’ve spent their summers visiting the historic Hotel Breakers, enjoying all the amenities it and Lake Erie have to offer, according to the release.

Guests can meet and visit with Sully, Pookey, Mia and

Alex Fitzgerald as they pop up at various activities, including the Lake Erie Luau and beach dance party.

New this year, guests can use the exclusive Cedar Point Nights “Sand Dollar”

currency and exchange these tokens for food items, games and more.

Sand Dollars can be used at Lake Erie Luau and the winner-every-time games and are available for purchase

at cedarpoint.com and inside the Lakeside Pavilion during the event.

Lake Erie Luau

The new Lake Erie Luau is Cedar Point’s twist on a

Polynesian dining experience with Great Lakes-inspired foods, treats and specialty drinks.

This centerpiece of Cedar Point Nights features five food stations with chef-prepared tastes like roasted steak and vegetable skewers, walleye bites with spicy remoulade, fried yellow perch street tacos, Caribbean-style jerk chicken, rustic redskin potato salad and pineapple and teriyaki chicken skewers.

Dessert stations will feature summer berry parfaits and Hawaiian dream cake and pineapple or coconut cheesecake bars.

Inside the Lake Erie Luau, adults can chill in the Luau Bar, a themed social space and lounge serving specialty cocktails.

Private beach bungalows

The best way to enjoy the Cedar Point Beach during the day or during Cedar Point Nights in the evening is inside the new private beach bungalows, the release said.

Available for purchase, the bungalows include lounge seating, fire pits, service from the adjacent Sand Bar, access to the Lake Erie Luau menu and a complimentary glow souvenir and Boardwalk Cruiser ride.

Bungalows are available for either daytime or nighttime use, and each must be purchased separately.

Beach and boardwalk fun

For more than 150 years, the Cedar Point Beach has been the home of summer fun for all.

The tradition continues at Cedar Point Nights with live music from Cedar Point’s own Toes in the Sand Band and free games like beach cornhole and the seashell dig for youngsters.

If relaxation is in order, lounge chairs next to fire pits or the light-filled Glow Lounge oasis are available.

SUBMITTED Cedar Point Nights take place at the Sandusky park from July 29to Aug. 21.