A giant skeleton is part of the spooky fun as the Halloween Parade rolls down Asbury Avenue in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City)
The Ocean City Halloween Parade will return to Asbury Avenue for its 77th year at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30.
Sponsored by the Ocean City Exchange Club, the increasingly popular event features costumed kids and families, bands, floats, pets, cheerleading and dance teams, antiques cars, and more.
The parade will go off rain or shine on Thursday evening, according to a city news release. It will start on Asbury Avenue at Sixth Street and proceed to 11th Street.
Spectators can watch the procession from either side of Asbury Avenue along the parade route.
Registration is still open for anybody who would like to participate in the parade. Divisions include the following:
Advance registration will remain open through Oct. 29. Entrants should email registrant name, name and age of participant(s), address, email/phone contacts and division to: [email protected].
Parade-day registration will be available starting at 6 p.m. at a table in front of GG’s Diamond Tailor Shop at Sixth Street and Asbury Avenue.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WELCOME NIGHT ON OCT. 29:
The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce invites Ocean City residents to its annual Welcome Night 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Sports & Civic Center (Sixth Street and Boardwalk). The evening provides an opportunity for residents to meet Ocean City groups, businesses and organizations.
Welcome Night is held at the Ocean City Sports & Civic Center. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce)REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TRAIL OF TWO CITIES ON NOV. 1:
The Trail of Two Cities 5-kilometer run/walk will be held for the 30th time on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The popular 5K (3.1-mile) race offers spectacular views over the length of a point-to-point course from Ocean City to Somers Point. The route travels the length of the Route 52 causeway in the lanes usually reserved for cars.
Buses will be available at the finish line in Somers Point to transport runners to the start in Ocean City before the race and to transport runners back to Ocean City from Somers Point after the race.
Registration is open now. A discounted pre-registration fee of $30 will be available through 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. Online registration and further information are available at www.ocnj.us/race-events.
Runners make their way across the Route 52 Causeway bridges between Ocean City and Somers Point for the Trail of Two Cities race. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City)
