WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OCEAN CITY
Broncos to Invade the Boardwalk on Saturday
The first-ever Bronco Invasion in New Jersey will hit the Ocean City Boardwalk on Saturday, May 13.
Generations of Ford Bronco sport-utility vehicles have been manufactured since 1966, and up to 400 of them will be on display on the Boardwalk from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine. The event is free to spectators, and the vehicles will be lined up between Fifth Street and 14th Street after an 11 a.m. parade up to the Boardwalk. Bronco-related vendors will be on hand, and trophies will be awarded to the top Broncos from each generation at 4 p.m.
For more information, visit www.broncoinvasion.com.
PHILADELPHIA COMEDIAN TO PERFORM AT MUSIC PIER ON JULY 15
Philadelphia comedian Joe Conklin will joins force with the City Rhythm Orchestra for a night of comedy and music at the Ocean City Music Pier on Saturday, July 15.
Conklin is known as a man of a thousand voices, and some of his spot-on impressions include Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley, Merrill Reese, Angelo Cataldi, and other Philly figures. His songs include “Howie (Roseman) Went Down to Georgia” (to the tune of the Charlie Daniels classic) and other parodies.
Visit joeconklin.com for more information and to purchase tickets online.
ALSO COMING UP IN MAY
MAY 21 – OCNJ Triathlon/Duathlon: Races start at 9 a.m. For more information and registration, visit www.ocnj.us/race-events.
MAY 26 – Unlocking of the Ocean and Business Persons Plunge: Participants dress in business suits, carry brief cases and march into the ocean to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance to welcome the new season. Noon on the beach next to the Music Pier.
MAY 27 – Memorial Beach Challenge for 31 Heroes: The main obstacle course challenge is a soft-sand adventure race followed by a kid’s fun run. Staging at Ninth Street Beach. For registration information, visit memorialbeachchallenge.com or call 856-905-0583.
MAY 29 – Memorial Day Service: 11 a.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Park between
Fifth Street and Sixth Street on Wesley Avenue. In addition, a National Moment of Remembrance will ask Americans, wherever they are at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, to pause in an act of national unity for a duration of one minute. The moment of remembrance will take place on the Boardwalk
