The “July Jubilee” (actually held June 22 to 26) will offer daily “wacky but not tacky” competitions in french-fry sculpting, saltwater taffy molding and superhero costumes.
Ocean City’s week-long series of family-oriented contests is a tradition that happens twice a summer. The first week starts Monday, June 22. The second week (appropriately titled “Weird Week”) takes place in August. All events are held at the Ocean City Music Pier (on the boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace) and each day the events start at 11 a.m.
Entry in the contests is free and prizes are awarded. Age divisions include 5-and-under, 6-8, 9-12, teens and adults.
The contest schedule is as follows:
- Monday: Salt Water Taffy Sculpting. Contestants are challenged to create a work of art from taffy donated by Shriver’s.
- Tuesday: It’s French Fry Sculpting. This category has featured such entries as Elvis, a bouquet of flowers, and a map of the State of New Jersey. The fries are donated by the Promenade Food Court.
- Wednesday: It’s “That’s the Way The Cookie Crumbles.” Transform a giant cookie into a work of art. There also will be a Super Hero and Super Villain Dress Up Contest. (Suzanne Muldowney, aka Shelley the Mermaid, suggested the contest and will portray the villainous Cat Woman.)
- Thursday: Contestants sculpt paper clips, which have resulted in such past entries as the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Friday: Events wrap up with BEADAMANIA, a second-year event that asks contestants to make artwork out of beads (beads supplied).
For information, call the Public Relations Office (609) 525-9300, after hours and on weekends, (609) 364-4010.
