Miss Crustacean, Hermit Crab Races Highlight Week Of Events In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Ocean City is paying homage to our crustacean friends with two events on Wednesday.
The Miss Crustacean Hermit Crab Beauty Pageant is set for Wednesday, Aug. 16, 6 p.m. at the Sixth Street Beach. Registration is free and precedes the contest, at 5:30 p.m. Typically held in the morning, the pageant will be held at night this year. It is open to all ages.

The contest is billed as “the original beauty contest for crustaceans.” Families, kids, businesses and organizations are invited to enter their crustacean in this annual contest. The winner receives the Coveted Cucumber Rind Cup and gets to walk down a flowery runway.

Immediately following the pageant, some of the “fastest crabs in the universe” will take center stage in the Hermit Crab Races for the King of Klutz Plaque. Races take place on the Sixth Street Beach. For more information on either event, call 609-399-6111.

The following events are also on tap for Ocean City this week, according to Ocean City Public Information Officer Doug Bergen:

Wacky Wednesday (Aug. 16): Little Miss/Mister Miscellaneous seeks hidden and unusual talents among anyone over the age of 6. Little Miss and Little Mister Chaos requires boys and girls from 3 to 5 years of age to make as much noise as possible by banging on supplied pots and pans. Contest is free. Open to all ages. Start time: 10:30 a.m. at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk. For more information, call 609-399-6111.

Little Miss Ocean City (Aug. 18): Scholarship pageant for girls ages 8–11. The pageant starts at 7 p.m. at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk.

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