Tickets for a July 19 concert featuring the Jimmy Buffett tribute band The Landsharks will go on sale starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 20.
The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, at the Ocean City Music Pier and will be a perfect warmup for Ocean City’s Night in Venice on Saturday, July 20. The Night in Venice theme this year is “Summertime Vibes: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett.”
Also at 9 a.m. Thursday, ticket sales will open for a special viewing area at the Bayside Center for Night in Venice.
The Landsharks are one of the premier Jimmy Buffett tribute acts. They have even opened up for, backed up, and played with Jimmy Buffett in concert in Key West and at Margaritaville. After playing with The Landsharks in Key West, Buffett hired them “on the spot” to be the house band at Margaritaville. In a Radio Margaritaville interview, Buffett said the “The Landsharks were great showmen” and that “they knew the songs better than I did.”
The Bayside Center at 520 Bay Avenue will be open with family entertainment and activities for the 2024 Night in Venice boat parade on July 20, and tickets go on sale starting at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The viewing area will include a picnic spot and snack stand, face-painting, a DJ, and bleacher seating. Ticket prices will be $6 for children (12-and-under) and $10 for adults (with service fees included). The area will remain open and provide a perfect spot to view a spectacular fireworks display after the boat parade.
The boat parade starts at 6:30 p.m. and the fireworks display will go off at approximately 9:30 p.m. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided until the parade arrives and will resume until the fireworks start. No alcohol is permitted, and no parking will be available, but the free shuttle service will be available from remote parking at the Ocean City Municipal Airport, Ocean City Community Center and Shelter Road parking area. Admission is limited, so don’t wait to make your purchase.
Tickets for the concert and the viewing area will be available online at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice, by calling 609-399-6111 or in-person at the Music Pier Box Office, City Hall, the Welcome Center on the Ninth Street causeway, and the 46th Street Information Center.
Presenting sponsors for 2024 Night in Venice are ACME Markets and OCNJ Watersports.
