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By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Ocean City’s fourth annual Halloween House Decorating Contest included 22 entries, and judging took place on Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 25 and 26). A list of winners and participants is attached and available at www.ocnj.us/halloween, so everybody can check out all the homes that were decorated in the spirit of the holiday. Winners received gift cards to Ocean City’s…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Trail of Two Cities 5-kilometer run/walk will be held for the 28th time on Saturday, Oct. 28. The popular 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…

By mvitale, OCNJDAILY Talk about a parade of parades. Ocean City’s Halloween Parade promises spooky, kooky, creepy and a little silly when it rolls through the downtown Thursday night. The parade is free and begins at 7:15 p.m. and travels down Asbury Avenue from Sixth Street to 11th Street featuring around 30 floats, some elaborate…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Ocean City Boardwalk will be host to three major events this weekend: The Porsche Boardwalk Reunion on Saturday and the HERO Walk and N.J. Jeep Invasion on Sunday. About 425 Porsches of all models from 1954 to 2022 will be on display on the Boardwalk between Sixth Street and 14th Street…

Porsche Reunion, HERO Walk, Jeep Invasion and Sinatra Show Highlight the Weekend The Ocean City Boardwalk will be host to three major events this weekend: The Porsche Boardwalk Reunion on Saturday and the HERO Walk and N.J. Jeep Invasion on Sunday. About 425 Porsches of all models from 1954 to 2022 will be on display…

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY It’s not too early to think about celebrating the arrival of 2024 at Ocean City’s family-friendly First Night New Year’s Eve celebration. All-inclusive admission buttons are on sale now. Tickets are available: Online: firstnightocnj.com By phone: 609-399-6111. At the City Hall Welcome Center at 861 Asbury Avenue (9th Street entrance): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m….

Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff It’s time to get spooky in Ocean City, and registration has opened for the annual Halloween Parade and the House Decorating Contest. The 75th Annual Halloween Parade is set for Oct. 26, kicking off at 7:15 p.m. on Asbury Avenue from Sixth Street to 11th Street. All are welcome to watch…

By MADDY VITALE Ocean City will be all about delicious foods, mega-shopping, live entertainment, pony rides and, yes, even fireworks to cap off the always popular Fall Block Party on Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the downtown from Fifth to 14th streets along Asbury Avenue will transform into a block party that rivals…

By MADDY VITALE Get ready for the “dog days” of fall — this month especially — when canines and their human counterparts will walk down the Boardwalk for the third annual “Howl-O-Ween” parade Saturday, Oct. 21. New this year, pooches will be permitted on the boards Sunday, Oct. 22, as well. The parade begins at…