Downtown Ocean City has everything Discover fun, food, shopping, events and entertainment in downtown OC It feels like summer in Ocean City! Our sleepy beach town, with its year-round population of right around 7,000 people swells to over 300,000 on major summer holidays like the Fourth of July. The beaches are crowded, the restaurants and amusements are booming, and the town has an energy that is infectious. Seagulls, sunblock, and salt air … these are sounds and smells of summer, and we are here for it. June was a nice warm up to summer with events like the OC Air Show and Jeep Week, but now we are ready for the big event, the Fourth of July. Hundreds
of thousands will be in town for the fireworks display on July 4. There will be shows both uptown and downtown … although in our opinion there’s no better view of a world class firework show than from the worldfamous Ocean City Boardwalk. There will be a prefirework show at the Caroline Street Stage starting at 8 p.m. with DJ Kutt, followed by fireworks at 9:30. Parking will be at a premium, and you may consider arriving early or using the West OC Park and Ride and riding the shuttle into town. July also marks the beginning of the summer’s free, family-friendly events. Presented by the Town of Ocean City and the OCDC, Sunset Park Party Nights
start on July 10 with free concerts every Thursday through August. July’s shows will welcome bands such as Tranzfusion, Monkey Paw, Risky Business, and Randy Lee Ashcraft and the Saltwater Cowboys. Shows start at 7 p.m. and will have beer and wine for sale. Bring you sunglasses and beach chairs and enjoy a evening concert set to the background of bayside sunset. Sunset Park is located at the intersection of Philadelphia Ave and S. Division Street. Starting on July 7, the Town of Ocean City will be hosting weekly dance parties and fireworks at the Caroline Street Stage on the Boardwalk. These free shows Continued on page 6
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