Skate Contest, Concerts and Car Show Highlight Start of Summer
The first day of summer is Thursday, and that means the summer events in Ocean City will kick into high gear.
The annual Skato for Kato event will feature a skateboard competition and concert by the punk-pop band The Sheckies from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 20 at the Ocean City Skate Park (Fifth Street and Asbury Avenue). Registration for the contest is $20, but spectators and the concert are free. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Ocean City, where Kato was a beloved German Shepherd. Donations to the Humane Society are encouraged and appreciated.
The Friends of the Ocean City Pops are sponsoring a concert by the 40-plus member Philadelphia Wind Symphony at 8 p.m. Friday, June 21 at the Ocean City Music Pier (Boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace). The group will perform traditional wind band classics to round out their 2023-2024 season. Their performance will serve as an official musical celebration to start the summer, featuring marches, soloists and entertaining selections for the entire family to enjoy. Tickets available at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice.
The Ocean City Pops opens its own 2024 season on June 30 with a concert featuring Broadway star Bernadette Peters. For complete information a summer of great Pops music, visit oceancitypops.org.
More than 300 vintage vehicles will be on display at the Antique Auto Show on the Tabernacle grounds, Sixth Street and Asbury Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 22. A boardwalk parade of cars will begin at 2 p.m. For more information, visit jerseycape.aaca.com.
The Ocean City Gardens Civic Association will hold its annual Yard Sale at the Cardiff Triangle (Gardens Parkway and Belfast Road) 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 22. Proceeds benefit annual scholarships.
The local division of Special Olympics NJ will host a fundraiser walk on the Ocean City Boardwalk at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22. Registration will take place at the Civic Center (Sixth Street and Boardwalk) at 9 a.m. Walkers will then go from 6th Street to 14th Street and back. All money raised will benefit Area 8 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties) of Special Olympics NJ in aiding their athletes of equipment, uniforms, league competition and more. Special Olympics NJ Area 8 also calls Ocean City home to their annual swimming and track-and-field meets. For more information or to preregister, visit support.sonj.org/event/2024-walk-sonj-area-8-atlantic-cape-may-and-cumberland/e557718.
The Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library will hold a Summer 2024 Two-Day Book Sale in the atrium of the Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Avenue on Friday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, June 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, go to friendsvolunteersocfpl.com. Attendees are requested to provide their own tote bags. Cash only.
The 2024 Summer Concert Series at the Ocean City Music Pier will open with two acts next week. Let’s Sing Taylor — A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift will perform two shows (5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) on Monday, June 24.
Jazz saxophonist Kenny G will keep the Music Pier sound alive at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25. Tickets for Let’s Sing Taylor and Kenny G are available through etix.com, and a limited number are available (by cash or check only) at the Music Pier Box Office.
More information on the entire 2024 Summer Concert Series is available at ocnj.us/SummerConcertSeries.
