Ocean City, Maryland
Ring in the New Year in Ocean City, Maryland, with fireworks and kick-start the yearlong celebration of 150 Years of Ocean City! Ocean City’s fireworks display will take at two locations, downtown on the beach and uptown at Northside Park. The downtown fireworks on the beach near Dorchester Street will be bigger and better than ever to usher in the 150th anniversary of the Town. A smaller fireworks display will be available uptown at Northside Park.
“We can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year and the Town’s 150th anniversary than offering our residents and visitors two great fireworks shows,” commented Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan. “Families can enjoy counting down to the new year with fireworks at midnight, whether you catch the large-scale show downtown on the beach or choose to enjoy the northern show from the perimeter of Northside Park.”
Celebrate on the Boardwalk right at show center before catching the big downtown fireworks display. Fun City invites families and friends to enjoy classic Boardwalk games in a heated arcade, open from 10:00 p.m. to midnight. Additionally, The Purple Moose will open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., offering adult beverages and live country music by the Dwayne Wilson Band from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
The Town offers free bus service on New Year’s Eve. Bus services will be free starting at 6:00 a.m. Sunday, December 31, 2024, until 3:00 a.m. Monday, January 1, 2025. Bus service will run approximately every 30 minutes from 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on December 31 and approximately every 15 minutes from 6 p.m. December 31 – 3:00 a.m. January 1. At all other times following 3:00 a.m. New Year’s Day, bus service is available daily from 6:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m., running every 30 minutes, $4 ‘ride-all-day’ per person.
Winterfest will have standard operating hours Wednesday through Sunday, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. until December 23 when Winterfest will be open daily through December 31. Please note: Santa will be preparing his sleigh for Christmas and will not be at Winterfest after the 23rd. Don’t miss the opportunity to take one final stroll through the lights at Winterfest which will close at its normal time of 9:30 p.m. on December 31.
The Winterfest Model Train Display at the Roland E Powell Convention Center in the Dockside Hall remains available for display Wednesdays through Sundays until December 31, 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to benefit the Ocean City Beach Patrol.
Finally, stop by the Performing Arts Center Box Office to get your tickets for Ocean City’s Dreamfest, January 16-19, 2025. The three-day event hosts the shows featuring Bored Teachers: The Struggle Is Real! Comedy Tour, a spectacular performance by the Morgan State University Choir, Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience, An Evening with WAR – 50th Anniversary of “Why Can’t We Be Friends”, and much more!
Visit ococean.com for these great events and more information on how you can spend your holidays in Ocean City, Maryland.
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