Holiday Events in Ocean City
Fourth of July, Christmas, New Year, and seasonal celebrations in Ocean City, New Jersey.
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Browse holiday events in Ocean City, including dates, locations, and what to expect at each event.
Holiday Events in Ocean City
Ocean City Great Egg Hunts
FREELast Saturday of March
📍 Ocean City Boardwalk stores
Ocean City Halloween Parade
FREEOctober 29
Costumed marchers, floats and string bands
📍 Asbury Avenue, 6th to 11th Streets
Earlier Than the Bird Shopping
FREENovember
📍 Asbury Avenue downtown
Christmas in the Downtown: Our Miracle on Asbury Avenue
FREENovember
📍 Asbury Avenue downtown
Winterfest by the Sea
FREENovember
📍 Sports & Civic Center, 6th Street & Boardwalk
First Night Ocean City
December 31
Drone light show
📍 Throughout Ocean City
Ocean City Christmas Parade
FREE1st Friday of December
Decorated Asbury Avenue
📍 Asbury Avenue, 6th Street to 11th Street
🎄 Holiday Events Tips for Ocean City
- •Holiday events at the shore run rain-or-shine less often than summer ones — check the town's social feeds the morning of, especially for waterfront tree lightings.
- •Off-season parking rules relax in many shore towns after Labor Day, but metered zones near event sites often stay enforced — read the signs, not the season.
- •Christmas and Halloween house-decorating routes are best on foot; park once and walk rather than creeping along in a line of cars.
- •Parking in Ocean City: Limited free street parking away from beach. Metered spots fill early on weekends.