Market Madness serves as a preview for the summer shopping season. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City)
Ocean City businesses will gather under one roof for the fourth annual Market Madness event on March 8 and March 9.
The two-day shopping extravaganza offers an early sample of summer with discounts and specials on local merchandise, brands and attractions.
This year, the event moves to the Ocean City Civic Center, just off the Boardwalk between Fifth Street and Sixth Street, with plenty of free and convenient parking adjacent to the building (access from Fifth Street).
Also new this year will be local food trucks, including Las Olas and others
In addition to more than 40 vendors from Ocean City’s Boardwalk and downtown districts, Market Madness will feature a live DJ and hourly giveaways. Hours for the event are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. Cash payments are preferred, and shoppers are asked to bring their own bags.
Participating businesses include:
READING AND Q&A WITH CHILDREN’S AUTHOR BETH FERRY:
Children’s author Beth Ferry will celebrate the release of “The Peddler of Puddles” with a live reading, Q&A, and book signing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall at the Ocean City Free Public Library (1735 Simpson Avenue).
Ferry is the author of several children’s books, including “Stick and Stone” and “Swashby and the Sea.”
The event is free and all ages are welcome. Call 609-399-2434, ext. 5241 for more information.
SPRING BOOK SALE SET FOR MARCH 14-15:
The Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library will hold a spring book sale in the atrium of the library at 1735 Simpson Avenue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 14, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 15.
For more information, visit friendsvolunteersocfpl.com.
