4th of July
Saturday July 4, 2009

Northside  Park (125th St and the bay)
and
North Division Street and the Beach

Celebrate the Nation’s Birthday at two locations. Enjoy a family concert by Rick K and the ALLNIGHTERS followed by fireworks on the beach at North Division Street. Or visit Northside Park, 127th Street and the Bay for a concert by Dr. K’s Motown Review also followed by fireworks. No admission. All are welcome.

This new event was a huge success in its inaugural year & is back even bigger!

June 12-14 2009

The OC Air Show, headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, will feature military aircraft demonstrations, low altitude flyovers, parachute team jumps and civilian aerobatic performances over the Ocean City beachfront on Sat. & Sun., from noon to 4 p.m.

The events will be visible along the entire length of the Boardwalk creating an inspiring experience for visitors while they enjoy the resort’s beaches and attractions.

Interactive displays and exhibits, including NASA’s Exploration Experience, will be open to the public on the streets surrounding Show Center at 16th Street on the Boardwalk. Rehearsal day is Friday.

Spectators can see the show free of charge, but VIP seating is also available. www.ocairshow.com.

January 23-25
East Coast Commercial Fishermen’s & Aquaculture Trade Expo, Convention Center

January 27-28
Blood Bank of Delmarva Drive, Convention Center

February 1
Superbowl Sunday Scramble, Eagle’s Landing Golf Course

February 6
Art League of Ocean City’s First Friday Reception, 502 94th St.

February 13-15
Seaside Boat Show, Convention Center

February 21-22
Collector Car Auction, Convention Center

February 27-28
Reach the Beach Rec & School Open Nationals, Convention Center

February 27-March Weekends
St. Patrick’s Indoor Soccer Tournament, Northside Park
March 1
Reach the Beach Dance Nationals, Convention Center
March 7
Chamber of Commerce Job Fair, Convention Center
March 14
American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, Convention Center
March 14
St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival, 45th St. Village
March 14-15
Ocean City Hot Rod & Custom Car Show, Convention Center

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News Release

MVA approves Ocean City organizational license plate,
Applications for plate now being accepted at City Clerk’s Office

Ocean City, MD – Maryland citizens interested in obtaining an Ocean City, Maryland organizational license plate for their vehicle can now order one through the City Clerk’s Office.

The new license plate, which features the vintage Ocean City logo displaying the white marlin, has recently received approval from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.

The cost to obtain the license plate is $35 per tag number. An application must be submitted with the fee. Applications are available at City Hall, 301 Baltimore Avenue, or through the town’s web site at www.town.ocean-city.md.us. Your vehicle must be registered in the State of Maryland. Plate numbers are assigned by the MVA.

The Town of Ocean City Department of Tourism last fall conducted a poll to pick a new license plate via its web site at www.ococean.com, where citizens overwhelmingly selected what has been referred to as the vintage Ocean City logo. Following approval from the Mayor and Council, the winning design was submitted to the Motor Vehicle Administration’s review committee. The town received word late last week that the committee had signed off on the town’s submission using the vintage logo.

For more information about the license plate program, call the City Clerk’s office at 410-289-8824.

You may download the forms here: http://www.ococean.com/octag.pdf

Ocean City Football Poll

We took a poll looking  for the biggest fanbase in Ocean City.  Any visitor in OC off season and especially during football season can tell you that there are some big football fans watching the games at area restaurants and bars.

As of November 17th, the following results are in:

Coming in strong in 1st place:

The Ravens.  I guess there is no surprise here.  They are a Maryland team.   It wasn't even close.  They were far ahead from the beginning.  They are also my team!

Number 2:

The Redskins:  If you go to BJs during a Skins football game, you will see why they came in the top two.  They are a loud crowd!

Number 3: The Steelers. 3rd place surprised me given the number of PA plates and Steeler shirts & hats all around.

Number 4:  The Eagles.  Only time I see Eagles shirts is during the football games at Smitty McGees.

scoring at least one vote:

Titans - Cowboys - Browns - Jets - Bengals

last updated  11/17/08

The Town of Ocean City has assembled an awesome array of holiday light displays for its annual Winterfest of Lights.

Now with more than 750,000 lights and hundreds of displays, the 2 1/2-month celebration draws thousands of visitors to Northside Park at 125th Street and bayside and the Ocean City Inlet.

From mid-November through January, visitors will see unique light setups befitting a seaside resort, with Surfing Santas, animated Sharks, Santa hooking a Marlin from a charter boat, jumping Marlin, and Santa playing softball.

At Northside Park, the centerpiece of the celebration, you're welcomed by a magnificent sand sculpture and the city's 60-foot Christmas tree.

You'll also see Santa Claus at his workshop there in the weeks before Christmas. New for 1996-97 were a wedge of Swans, six Geese laying eggs, and a Skull Mountain display to accompany the Peter Pan and Captain Hook figurines from previous years.

One of Ocean City's boardwalk trains will carry you down the paths of displays at Northside Park for $4 for adults and free for children 12 years of age and younger.

Nautical decorations are the theme at the Ocean City Inlet, where you can see an animated "Jaws" swim in animation as the fins slowly cross the water until the giant shark thrusts its head and sharp teeth out of the water.

You can see all of the displays at the Inlet, including the new Christmas Tree Forest, from the comfort of your car.

You can drive right through the middle of the forest, and drive along the beach edge of the parking lot to get an up-close view of the other displays.

Along the way, you'll see King Neptune being hauled by three Seahorses, a family of whales playing in the water, and a fisherman hooking a marlin from his boat.

Other Inlet displays include a mermaid with a chest full of buried treasure, Surfing Santa, a Lighthouse, and a display celebrating the birth of Baby Jesus.

From the Inlet to 15th Street, light poles are wrapped like candy canes and all up and down Coastal Highway are numerous, smaller decorations.

As you can imagine, a great deal of planning and work goes into the making of such an extravaganza.

It takes Ocean City workers 42 days to set up all of the displays.

Work begins in October as workers hang the brackets necessary to hold the Boardwalk banners and begin electrical work and construction of the support structures for the light displays, some of which contain 5,000 bulbs.

Fourteen employees from the Ocean City Department of Recreation and Parks and another nine employees from the Town of Ocean City combine to light the town up.

Public Works employees use aerial trucks to install decorations on the light poles from 15th to 33rd streets and another truck is needed to erect the 60-foot Christmas tree at Northside Park.

The majority of the displays must be assembled on-site and it takes three men and their equipment more than 40 hours to install the mammoth light display.

Then there is the 30-foot lighthouse scene at the Inlet, which requires the assistance of 10 men to lift.

Sixteen miles of wire criss-crossing the 10-mile long beach power the lights, which cost the city more than $25,000 in electric bills.

After all of the lights are turned on to start the celebration, they are tested again each morning to make sure they are still working.   from Beach Net

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And the winner is........................................................

Vintage Design – Circa the 1970's, this vintage OC logo proudly displays our famous White Marlin. If this design looks familiar, it's because it's located on our water tower.

Details on how you can get your official Maryland State Ocean City License Plate will be posted on www.ococean.com soon

Results:

1.   Vintage Design             3463 Votes

2.   The Ocean City Flag    1481 Votes

3.   Current OC Logo          2399 Votes

Total Votes:                        7343 Votes