Annual Race Highlights Labor Day Weekend In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The annual Labor Day race highlights a weekend of events in Ocean City. This year's 5-mile beach run, 1-mile fun run/walk takes place Monday morning on the 23rd Street Beach, 9 a.m. All races benefit Ocean City Recreation scholarships and programs.

Pre-registration is currently underway, through Sunday, Sept. 3, 4 p.m. Cost is $20, and includes a race t-shirt. Cost is $10 for participants 14 years old and younger. Packet pick-up is Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2 and 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Aquatic and Fitness Center, 1735 Simpson Avenue. To register, click here.

Race-day registration will run from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the 23rd Street Beach, and is $25. Packet pick-up will also be available at this time. For more information, call 609-398-6900 or email Lrumer@ocnj.us.

Other events set for this week are as follows, according to Ocean City Public Information Officer Doug Bergen:

Wacky Wednesday (Aug. 30): Use your creativity to shape and sculpt french fries into your very own unique masterpiece. Contest is free. Open to all ages. Start time is 10:30 a.m. at the Music Pier.

Doowop With The Duprees And The Ocean City Pops (Aug. 30): The Duprees are known the world over for their romantic interpretations of the most beautiful love songs ever written. “You Belong to Me” was the group’s first million-seller and an instant hit. The concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets are $30/$25 and are available at the Ocean City Music Pier Box Office and city welcome centers, by visiting oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or by calling 609-399-6111.

Family Night (Aug. 31): The final installment of the weekly Ocean City Boardwalk event includes live music and other entertainment every few blocks, along with special guests to go with the “Superheroes Unite” theme. The fun goes from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and is sponsored by Shriver’s, Playland’s Castaway Cove, Johnson’s Popcorn and Gillian’s Wonderland Pier.

Our Three Tenors With The Ocean City Pops (Sept. 3): Shawn Mathey, Cody Austin and Roy Hage will bring down the house with favorite arias and showpieces. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Ocean City Music Pier Box Office and city welcome centers, by visiting oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or by calling 609-399-6111.

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