X 2019 Calendar of Events oceancityvacation.com DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL OCEAN CITY, NJ VACATION APP TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY! JULY Every Monday Beach Exercise on 6th Street Beach. 8:00am - 9:00am Free! Bring a towel & a friend. Hosted by the Ocean City Aquatic & Fitness Center. For more information call (609) 398-6900. JULY Every Tuesday Funtastic Tuesdays – 10am – 1pm on Asbury Ave. Entertainment, Face Painters, Balloon Sculptors. Mummers Night – Strutting 7pm – 9pm on the boardwalk, 6th – 14th Sts. Sponsored by: Beach Walks – South End Location: 59th St. & Central Ave., (Entrance to Corsons Park) Tuesdays-9am, Wednesdays-6:30pm. Tickets may be purchased on-site. Adults $1.00 Children $.50 Fun Runs (Short & Kids Distances) – 6:00pm, Carey Field, 6th & Atlantic Ave. All Ages! FREE! For More information [email protected] JULY Every Wednesday Beach Exercise on 6th Street Beach. 8:00am - 9:00am Free! Bring a towel & a friend. Hosted by the Ocean City Aquatic & Fitness Center. For more information call (609) 398-6900. Farmer’s Market at the Tabernacle Grounds every Wednesday 8am – 1pm. Crafters in the street at 6th & Asbury Ave. Ends September 4 Beach Walks – South End Location: 59th St. & Central Ave., (Entrance to Corson’s Park) Tuesdays- 9am, Wednesdays-6:30pm. Tickets may be purchased on-site. Adults $1.00 Children $.50 Wacky Wednesdays - Wacky But Not Tacky events and contests that are fun for the entire family. 10:30am every Wednesday starting June 26 through August 28 at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. JULY Every Thursday Market Days, 10am – 1pm - Asbury Avenue. Entertainment, Face Painters, Balloon sculptors. Family Nights, Entertainment on the boardwalk 7:30pm to 9:30pm between 6th-14th streets. Historic Inn Tours – Thursdays 2pm – 4pm, pick-up at 7th & Central Ave. Ends August 22 Fun Runs (Long Distances) – 6:00pm, Carey Field, 6th & Atlantic Ave. All Ages! FREE! For More information [email protected] (No run scheduled on 4th of July) JULY Every Friday Beach Exercise on 6th Street Beach. 8:00am - 9:00am Free! Bring a towel & a friend. Hosted by the Ocean City Aquatic & Fitness Center. For more information call (609) 398-6900. JULY 3rd - Wacky Wednesday - Pie Eating Contest - Celebrate America with a good old-fashion apple and cherry pie eating contest. No hands allowed! Contest is free. Open to all ages. Limited to 150 participants. Start time: 10:30am at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. For more information call 609-399-6111. Event is subject to change! JULY 3rd - Opening Night! A Star-Spangled Spectacular! Come join Maestro Vince Lee and the Ocean City POPS as we celebrate the birth of our nation. Enjoy heart-warming favorites, patriotic classics and a grand salute to our troops as we kick off our 2019 season! 7:30pm Tickets $25/20 Ocean City Music Pier, 825 Boardwalk & Moorlyn terrace. Visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or call 609 399-6111 JULY 4th - Bike Parade – Sponsored by the Gardens Civic Assoc.. Registration 9:00am at the Longport Bridge parking lot. Parade begins at 10am. For more information call 609-399-6111. JULY 4th - Bike Parade – Sponsored by the South OC Improvement Assoc. Registration 9:00am at 40th & Asbury Ave. Parade begins at 10am. For more information call 609-399-6111. JULY 4th - Fourth of July Celebration – Kite flying competition at 7pm followed by entertainment on the beach next to the Music Pier. A spectacular boardwalk fireworks display tops off the evening at 9pm. For more information call 609-399-6111. JULY 5th - Children’s Theatre Series: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! A pop culture phenomenon comes to the musical stage in Schoolhouse Rock Live! The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math and more through clever, tuneful songs is not only making a small-screen comeback, it's lighting up stages everywhere – from school multi-purpose rooms to university and regional theatres all around the country. Schoolhouse Rock Live! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as "Just a Bill," "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly" and "Conjunction Junction." Showtime 1 10:30am at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 the day of. Call 609-399-6111 or visit oceancityvacaction.com/boxoffice JULY 7th - From Jersey to Broadway. After dreaming of a career on Broadway as a teenager in New Jersey, Eryn LeCroy saw those dreams come true when she made her November debut as Christine in Broadway's longest-running show, Phantom of the Opera. This versatile rising star makes her POPS debut with Maestro Vince Lee performing music from Andrew Lloyd Webber, classic features by Rodgers & Hammerstein and much more! 7:30pm Tickets $25/20. Ocean City Music Pier, 825 Boardwalk & Moorlyn terrace. Visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or call 609 399-6111 JULY 8th – THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND After a successful year touring together, Devon Allman and Duane Betts (the sons of Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts) have joined forces for a worldwide tour that will feature new music, songs from their solo projects and classic Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman tunes in honor of the 50th Anniversary of The Allman Brothers Band. The concert begins at 7pm at the Ocean City Music Pier, 825 Boardwalk & Moorlyn Terrace. Tickets start at $39. For tickets, please visit Ticketmaster. Produced by Bill Rogers’ BRE Presents & Bob Rose. JULY 9th - Children’s Theatre Series: ELEPHANT & PIGGIE’S We Are in a Play! Get ready for a musical experience, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems' beloved, award-winning, best-selling children's books, that will leave audiences doing the "Flippy Floppy Floory" dance all night long! In Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!", Gerald and Piggie take to the stage in a rollicking adventure that is perfect for young audiences. An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, "bestus" (a word Gerald and Piggie made up that means "very best") friends, but Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. Piggie is not worried at all. She's even happier and more excited than usual. That's because she and Gerald are invited to a party hosted by the Squirrelles, three singing squirrels who love to have a good time. And so begins a day when anything is possible. Showtime 10:30am at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 the day of. Call 609-399-6111 or visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice JULY 9th -12th - Broadway Musical MAMMA MIA presented by the Ocean City POPS and Ocean City Theatre Company Put on your platform shoes, your feather boas and get ready for one of the most popular musicals of all time, Mamma Mia! On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The story- telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship. This sensational production contains ABBA's greatest hits, including "Super Trouper," "Lay All Your Love On Me," "Dancing Queen," "Waterloo" and more! Over 60 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good musical! July 9, 10 and 12 at 7:30 PM, July 11 at 2:00 PM. Hughes Performing Arts Center. Call 609-399-6111 or visit oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice JULY 10th - Wacky Wednesday - French Fry Sculpting - Use your creativity to shape and sculpt french fries into your very own unique masterpiece. Contest is free. Open to all ages. Start time: 10:30am at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. For more information call 609-399-6111. Event is subject to change! JULY 10th - Freckle Contest – Registration is free and begins at 5:30pm in front of the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. Contest starts at 6:00pm. For more information call 609-399-6111. JULY 11th - Sand Sculpting Contest – Registration is free and begins at 9:00am at the 6th St. Beach – the first one of the season. Judging takes place by 11:00am. For more information call 609-399-6111. JULY 12th – Chubby Checker and the Wildcats – Chubby Checker will help kick off Night in Venice weekend with a special concert 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 12 at the Ocean City Music Pier. The rock ‘n’ roll icon will perform “The Twist” and other hits from his legendary career. He will return on Saturday to appear in the Night in Venice boat parade. Tickets ($25 to $30) are available at www.oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice, by calling 609-399- 6111, and at welcome centers throughout town. JULY 13th – Ocean City Historical Museum Antiques and Collectibles Fair - Shop amongst some of the best known antique and collectible dealers in the region. China, glass, furniture, vintage collectibles, postcards, jewelry, textiles, and more. Free Admission. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Stainton Senior Center Ocean City Community Center - 1735 Simpson Avenue. For more information call 609-399-1801 JULY 13th - Kate Flannery Meet-and-Greet – Kate Flannery will greet fans before her appearance in the Night in Venice boat parade. The star of NBC’s “The Office” will be at the Ocean City Music Pier starting at 11 a.m.