Second Easter Egg Hunt In Ocean City This Weekend

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The second of two massive egg hunts on the beach between 11th and 14th streets is set for Saturday, March 31. The hunt is for children ages 7 and under and begins at 2:30 p.m. Children will search for 100,000 eggs scattered in the sand and stuffed with candy and items from local merchants.

Separate areas are set up for different groups: 2-and-unders (11th Street), 3-year-olds (11th Street), 4- and 5-year-olds (12th Street), 6- and 7-year-olds (13th Street), and special-needs children (14th Street). The event is sponsored by the Boardwalk Merchants Association. The rain date is Easter Sunday, April 1.

Those attending are reminded that the 34th Street Bridge is under construction and limited to an alternating one-lane traffic pattern. The Ninth Street Bridge will provide unrestricted access. All street parking and municipal lots are free at this time of year. For more information on the hunt, call 1-800-BEACH-NJ.

The Living Last Supper is set for Thursday, March 29, and Friday, March 30. Live actors sit “frozen” in a depiction of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting. One-by-one, they break their freeze to speak their mind on the fateful evening. The events are at the Ocean City Tabernacle auditorium, 7 p.m. each night.

In a longstanding tradition, families are invited to dress their best for the annual Easter Fashion Promenade. The Philly Keys will return to Ocean City with their hit dueling piano show to start the festivities at noon on Sunday, April 1, in front of the Music Pier. Judging for the Promenade starts at 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for various categories, and the Easter Bunny will be on hand to visit with children.

Anybody is welcome to enter the free event, and no advance registration is required. Awards will be given the following age categories: newborn-to-2, 3-to-5, 6-to-8 and 9-to-12 (everybody wins in these categories). Other divisions include: Best Dressed Teen Male, Best Dressed Teen Female, Best Dressed Gentleman, Best Dressed Woman, Best Dressed Couple, Most Unusual Bonnet, Best Easter Bonnet and Best Dressed Family.

Ocean City's Community Sunrise Service is set for April 1. The traditional non-denominational service by the sea takes place 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday. United Methodist District Superintendent Brian Roberts will be the speaker.

Music will be performed by:

• Jeff Seals, piano;
• Jack Melton and Laura Olivero, trumpets; and
• 7th grader Treasa Hayes, soloist.

Participants include Mayor Jay Gillian, Sr. Joelle Thren, Pastors Mark Bruesehoff, Terry Lothian, Elizabeth Mallozzi, Larry Oksten, John Sheldon and Marcia Stanford. All are invited to attend.

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