Car Shows and Pops Concert Highlight Ocean City Weekend
Street rods and other classic cars will be on display on the Ocean City Boardwalk during the 50th annual Fall Cruisin’ the Boards Car Show on Saturday, Sept. 6. Street rods are classic cars (1995 or older) modified with modern parts.
The cars will be displayed in the municipal parking lot at Fifth Street and Boardwalk from 8 a.m. to noon and will then proceed to the Ocean City Boardwalk to be displayed from Sixth Street to 14th Street until 5 p.m. An awards ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 6) in front of the Music Pier (at Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace).
On Sunday (Sept. 7), more than 400 cars from throughout the history of Corvettes will be on display in one of the largest shows of its kind on the East Coast. The Corvette Show will be on the boardwalk between Sixth Street and 14th Street from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit boardwalkcorvettesac.com.
As part of the weekend festivities, tickets are on sale now for a Saturday night concert (Sept. 6) with the Ocean City Pops performing with Under the Streetlamp. The concert will feature former members of the hit show “Jersey Boys” performing the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and other classic doo-wop, Motown and rock hits. The show is at the Ocean City Music Pier at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or 609-399-6111.
COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER
9/11 Remembrance Ceremony (Sept. 11): 6 p.m. outside Ocean City Fire Department headquarters (550 Asbury Avenue).
Ocean City Airport Festival (Sept. 13): Annual festival at the Municipal Airport (26th and Bay Ave.) features a ground display of unusual and classic airplanes and a parachute jump from Team Fastrax. Festival runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Carmina Burana performed by the Ocean City Pops (Sept. 13): The Pops performs one of the greatest symphonic choral works ever written. 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets available at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or 609-399-6111.
Parachute Pyrotechnic Show (Sept. 13): An 8 p.m. show includes the Team Fastrax parachute team creating a dazzling display of lights and pyrotechnics for spectators on the ground. The show is viewable along the entire Boardwalk with the landing area on the beach at Seventh Street.
Boardwalk Aerobatic Airshow (Sept. 14): Some of the best stunt pilots and aerobatic champions in the world put on a display starting at 1 p.m. and best viewed from the beach and boardwalk from Fifth Street to 14th Street.
Ocean City, NJ Jeep Invasion (Sept. 20): Jeeps will be displayed on the boardwalk between Fifth Street and 14th Street from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.NJJeepInvasion.com.
OCNJ Half Marathon, 5k & 10 Mile Non-Competitive Walk/Run (Sept. 21): Choose your distance and participate in one of New Jersey’s favorite race events. Advance registration required for the half marathon. Sign up early to save on registration fees at www.ocnj.us/Race-Events.
MS City to Shore Ride (Sept. 27-28): About 7,000 cyclists raise millions of dollars through a two-day charity ride from Philadelphia area to Ocean City and back. For more information, call 1-800-445-BIKE or visit www.mscycling.org.
