Summer Kicks Into High Gear in Ocean City
Registration for the Gardens Civic Association Bike Parade starts at 9 a.m. in the parking lot at the foot of the Ocean City-Longport toll bridge. The route makes its way to East Atlantic Boulevard with a finish near Beach Road. Registration for the South Ocean City Improvement Association Bike Parade is 9 a.m. at 40th Street and Asbury Avenue. This parade ends at the playground at 52nd Street and Haven Avenue.
Up at the Ocean City Music Pier, the city’s “Wacky Wednesday” celebration will include a good old-fashioned apple and cherry pie-eating contest at 10:30 a.m. The contest is free and open to all ages, but participation is limited to the first 150. For more information call 609-399-6111.
Ocean City Theatre Company’s Spotlight Performers Show Choir will present “A Star Spangled Salute” in front of the Music Pier (Boardwalk between Eighth Street and Ninth Street) at 6 p.m. The show will be followed by a kite-flying competition on the adjacent beach at 7 p.m. Registration for the free contest starts at 6 p.m. and includes categories of Most Patriotic, Largest, Smallest, Youngest Flyer, Highest Flying, Best Home-Made, Best Stunt Flyer and Oldest Flyer. Yo-yo and spinner demonstrations and contests, and a hula hoop contest begin at 8:30 p.m.
The Tidal Wave Band will perform in front of the Music Pier at 7:30 p.m. until the fireworks begin. The band will resume after the display and play until 10 p.m.
ALSO THIS WEEK
The winning entry in a 2014 sand sculpting contest.
SAND-SCULPTING CONTEST (July 5): Registration is free and the informal competition begins at 9 a.m. at the Sixth Street Beach – the first one of the season. Judging takes place by 11 a.m. For more information, call 609-399-6111.
ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA (July 6): The Ocean City Theatre Company’s Children’s Theatre Series opens with the classic story of a likeable lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour of a chocolate factory with his equally amiable grandfather. Show time is 10:30 a.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 the day of show. Call 609-399-6111 or visit www.oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice.
A CHORUS LINE at the Hughes PAC features a cast of professional musical theatre triple threats along side the Ocean City POPS Orchestra.
“A CHORUS LINE” (July 10-13): Presented by the Ocean City Pops and Ocean City Theatre Company, “A Chorus Line” is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. July 10, 11 and 13; and at 2 p.m. July 12. Tickets are $25 to $30. Show is at the Hughes Performing Arts Center, Sixth Street and Atlantic Avenue. Adult content -- so discretion is advised. Call 609-399-6111 or visit www.oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice.
BABY PARADE REGISTRATION IS OPEN
For its 109th year, the Ocean City Baby Parade returns as a morning event. The 2018 parade will start at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 9.
Registration is now open for anybody interested in participating. For complete information and an online registration form, visit www.ocnj.us/BabyParade. Registrations are also being accepted at the Welcome Center of City Hall at Ninth Street and Asbury Avenue.
WEEKLY EVENTS FOR SUMMER 2018
Customers line up to buy apples, peaches and other fresh New Jersey-grown fruit sold at the Ocean City farmers market.
Ocean City’s popular weekly FARMERS MARKET runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, and returns every Wednesday through Sept. 5 on the grounds of the Ocean City Tabernacle on the 500 block of Asbury Avenue.
Starting in July and running through August, Ocean City’s boardwalk and downtown will be host to a series of weekly events:
