Doo Dah Parade Brings Silliness Back To Ocean City April 8

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The 32nd annual Doo Dah Parade is right around the corner.

Regis Philbin will serve as grand marshal for the city’s season-opening celebration of all things humorous, set for Saturday, April 8, beginning at noon.

The parade, sponsored by Dietz and Watson, features marching bands, floats and a brigade of more than 500 basset hounds. The traditional finale at the end of the parade route at the Ocean City Music Pier includes a “Pie-asco,” in which everybody is invited to smoosh their friends with shaving-cream pies.

The parade route starts at Sixth Street and travels downtown Asbury Avenue to 12th Street, then turns to the Boardwalk at 12th Street and finishes at the Ocean City Music Pier (Boardwalk between Eighth and Ninth streets). The route this year will include special viewing areas (free) with emcees in the downtown at City Hall and on the boardwalk at the Music Pier.

Registration is open to any individuals or groups who would like to participate in the parade. Sign up online at ocnj.us/Doo-Dah-Parade. Basset hound owners can use the same form to register.

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