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, antique cars and more. The parade will go off rain or shine on Thursday evening with the parade route starting on Asbury Avenue at Sixth Street and proceeding 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:
– Children or Groups of Children Up to Age 12
– Children or Groups of Children Over Age 12 or Family Groups or Adults
– Animals and Pets in Costume
– Organizations Marching in Costume (Churches, Non-Profits, Etc.)
– Cheerleaders and Drill or Dance Teams
– Non-Commercial Floats
Commercial Floats
Advance registration will remain open through Oct. 29, and entrants should email registrant name, name and age of participant(s), address, email/phone contacts and division to: oceancity_halloween@yahoo.com 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.
Welcome Night
The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce invites Ocean City residents to its annual Welcome Night 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 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.
Trail of Two Cities
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, and 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.