Start Labor Day off right with a run on the beach in Ocean City. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City)
Ocean City will celebrate Labor Day with its 33rd annual Labor Day Race on the beach at 23rd Street on Monday, Sept. 2.
The beach runs include a 5-mile race on the beach from 23rd Street to 46th Street and back, along with a 1-mile health walk/run and a 1-mile kids’ course.
The races start at 9 a.m., and race-day registration opens at 7:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.ocnj.us/OCNJ-LABOR-DAY-RACE.
The Ocean City Pops will perform a special concert featuring the “Return of the Three Tenors” on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Ocean City Music Pier.
This unique mix of spectacular singers (two from opera and one from musical theater) creates one of the most compelling and entertaining “Tenors” shows in the country. Joined by Maestro Vince Lee and the Ocean City Pops, the unmistakable onstage chemistry of the three tenors is certain to delight.
The Ocean City Pops also will perform on Wednesday, August 28 when they celebrate the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphony and “Ode to Joy.” One of the fixtures of the Ocean City arts scene, Richard Stanislaw, will serve as chorusmaster, and the Music Pier stage will erupt with an expanded orchestra, a full choir, and some of the best music ever composed.
On Saturday, August 31, the Friends of the Ocean City Pops will sponsor a special benefit concert featuring the Strictly 60s Band. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Music Pier and will include the best songs and sounds of the 1960s. The playlist will feature the British invasion, Motown, rock and doo-wop.
For tickets to any of the Pops shows, visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice, call 609-399-6111 or stop by the welcome centers at City Hall, the Ninth Street causeway or the Music Pier Box Office.
The Farmers Market in Ocean City has an array of veggies to choose from. CONTESTS AND WEEKLY HAPPENINGS:
This will be the final week of the season for Mummers Night (Tuesday and Thursday, August 27 and 29) and Family Night (Monday and Wednesday, August 26 and 28) on the Ocean City Boardwalk and for Funtastic Tuesday (August 27) and Market Days (August 29) along downtown Asbury Avenue.
The popular weekly Farmers Market on the grounds of the Ocean City Tabernacle will be open 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The market features the best of fresh produce from local farms in the region, along with a variety of craft vendors. The final Farmers Market of the season will be on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER:
Maestro Lee at the Keys – Dueling Pianos (Sept. 4): Ocean City Pops Maestro Vince Lee and long-time colleague Eric Svejcar perform rock, pop, movies, Broadway, classical and more. Concert at the Ocean City Music Pier, and tickets available at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or 609-399-6111.
Street Rod Show (Sept. 7): Classic cars on display on the Boardwalk from noon to 4 p.m. Registration and more information.
The Duprees With the Ocean City Pops (Sept. 7): The doo-wop legends join the Ocean City Pops. Concert at the Ocean City Music Pier, and tickets available at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or 609-399-6111.
Corvette Show (Sept. 8): More than 450 cars exhibited from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Ocean City Boardwalk. More information: boardwalkcorvettesac.com.
The Atlantic City Ballet With the Ocean City Pops (Sept. 9): Return of an artistic partnership at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets available at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or 609-399-6111.
9/11 Remembrance Ceremony (Sept. 11): 6 p.m. outside Ocean City Fire Department headquarters (550 Asbury Avenue).
Ocean City Airport Festival (Sept. 14): Annual festival at the Municipal Airport (26th and Bay Ave.) features a ground display of unusual and classic airplanes and a parachute jump from Team Fastrax. Festival runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fastrax skydivers swirl around in loops while trailed by red, white and blue smoke.Parachute Pyrotechnic Show (Sept. 14): An 8 p.m. show includes the Team Fastrax parachute team creating a dazzling display of lights and pyrotechnics for spectators on the ground. The show is viewable along the entire Boardwalk with the landing area on the beach at Seventh Street.
Ocean City ALS United Walk Presented by Village ShopRite (Sept. 14): The walk starts at 10 a.m. (with check-in at 9 a.m.) at the Ocean City Sports and Civic Center. Joining the walk is free, but online registration is encouraged at oceancityalsunitedwalk.org.
Boardwalk Aerobatic Airshow (Sept. 15): Some of the best stunt pilots and aerobatic champions in the world put on a display starting at 1 p.m. and best viewed from the beach and boardwalk from Fifth Street to 14th Street.
Kristin Chenoweth with the Ocean City Pops (Sept. 15): The Emmy- and Tony-winning singer helps the Ocean City Pops close the 2024 season. Tickets available at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or 609-399-6111.
British on the Boardwalk (Sept. 18): Sponsored by the Austin-Healey Sports & Touring Club, more than 50 examples of this iconic sports car will be on display on the Boardwalk from noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18. More information: austin-healey-stc.org/show.html.
Ocean City, NJ Jeep Invasion (Sept. 21): Jeeps will be displayed on the boardwalk between Fifth Street and 14th Street from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.NJJeepInvasion.com.
OCNJ Half Marathon, 5k & 10 Mile Non-Competitive Walk/Run (Sept. 22): Choose your distance and participate in one of New Jersey’s favorite race events. Advance registration required for the half marathon. Sign up early to save on registration fees at www.ocnj.us/Race-Events.
MS City to Shore Ride (Sept. 28-29): About 7,000 cyclists raise millions of dollars through a two-day charity ride from Philadelphia area to Ocean City and back. For more information, call 1-800-445-BIKE or visit www.mscycling.org.
Singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth performs with the Ocean City Pops on Sept. 15. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City)
