May 2015

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11th Annual White Marlin Festival & Crab Soup Cook-Off

Saturday, May 2, 2015 - Somerset Street Plaza

12pm - 3pm

This family event becomes more popular each year. Entertainment for the kids, exhibits, and live music enhance the main event, a crab soup cookoff with local professional chefs competing for the title of "Best Crab Soup." Adding to the fun, the public can sample and vote for a small fee.

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Ocean City Island to Island Half Marathon/5K

May 2, 2015

Half Marathon runners start at the beautiful Assateague Island and finish their 13.1 miles in the historic Ocean City Inlet overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and white sandy beaches.  5K runners run on the historic Ocean City Boardwalk, finishing in the same location as the Half Marathon runners.

Packet Pick-up: Friday, May 1, 1pm-9pm

Half Marathon and 5K start time: 7am

For more information, contact Chis Klebe at dom1414@aol.com or visit www.octrirunning.com.

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29th Annual Community Health Fair

The Health Fair will offer free health screenings and free health education.

Hours:  7am to 12pm

For more information, contact Melvin Friedman at 410-524-1177 or visit http://aarp1917.org.

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Art’s Alive celebrates 15 years as Ocean City’s biggest and best fine art show. What could be better than fine art at the beach? How about fine art for sale around a beautiful lagoon in a picturesque park with expansive bay views. Visit 100 artists as they sell their works, lunch at the Artists’ Café and enjoy live music while your children enjoy free art activities. Art’s Alive is the art show that has something for everyone.

Don’t forget to take a little bit of Art’s Alive and Ocean City home with you. Stop by the Art’s Alive Official Event Merchandise Tent located in the Information Booth. Merchandise includes T-shirts, jackets, baseball hats, pins and more.

Art’s Alive will take place outdoors rain or shine. Bring the whole family and create an “artsy” Ocean City memory at Art’s Alive 2015.

For more information, call 410-250-0125.

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Springfest celebrates spring and the upcoming summer season. It is four dynamic days of delicious food, live entertainment and unique arts & crafts under four huge big-top tents, located in the Inlet Lot at the south end of Ocean City's famous Boardwalk.
Springfest serves up a continuous variety of musical perfomances on two stages. Admission to the four-day event is free! All entertainment is free with the exception of the headline acts. Tickets for those concerts may be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the Convention Center Box Office, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Visit http://occean.com/springfest for more information.

Entertainment:

Thursday, May 7
Beatlemania - Tickets $30-$45

Friday, May 8
Vince Gill - Tickets $30-$60

Saturday, May 9
TBA

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This popular car show features over 3,400 hot rods, customs, classics, street machines, muscle cars and more. Live entertainment, celebrity guests, special attractions, boardwalk parades, manufacturers vendor midway and more. Show Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.- 4 p.m at the Inlet and 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Ocean City Convention Center. Admission. Boardwalk Parades.

So many things to see and do, so make sure you cruise on down to Ocean City, MD, for the 25th Annual Cruisin' Ocean City.

For additional information, visit www.cruisinoceancity.com.

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Ocean City's only Memorial Day weekend craft show, featuring vendors displaying garden accessories, jewelry, candles, florals, nautical items, wood crafts & homemade items.  Also, handmade chocolates, fudge, and dip mixes.

For more information, contact Janice Cropper at 410-213-0735 or cropperjl@aol.com.

Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION

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Annual parade showcasing over 50 member roosts from MD, DE & PA, as they show pride for the Baltimore Ravens.

Saturday, 10 a.m. - Players, cheerleaders, mascots, bands, floats & more appear in this 2-hour parade.

For more information, contact Sue Draper at sdraper65@verizon.net or visit www.councilrr.com.

The Ravens Roosts Headquarters is located at the Castle in the Sand Hotel at 3701 Atlantic Avenue.