Ocean City Boardwalk To Host Porsche Reunion, HERO Walk This Weekend

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Ocean City is heading into a busy stretch of October with two major Boardwalk events this weekend and a series of family and community activities later this month.

City event listings highlight the Porsche Boardwalk Reunion on Saturday, Oct. 17, and the John R. Elliott HERO Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run on Sunday, Oct. 18.

More than 350 Porsches from model years 1954 to the present will be on display from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the Boardwalk between Sixth Street and 14th Street as part of the Porsche Boardwalk Reunion. The Ocean City Music Pier also will host free tech sessions on Porsche-related topics. More information is available at www.boardwalkreunion.org.

The HERO events will follow Sunday on the Boardwalk. The HERO Fun Run is scheduled for 10 a.m., HERO ceremonies for 10:30 a.m., and the 5-kilometer HERO Walk for 11 a.m. Final registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Sports and Civic Center at Sixth Street and Boardwalk. According to the event listing, the organization raises awareness of the importance of sober designated drivers. More information is available at herocampaign.org.

The Ocean City Theatre Company also is presenting “A Grand Night for Singing” at the Ocean City Music Pier. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17, and 2 p.m. Oct. 18. The musical revue features songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein productions including “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King and I” and “The Sound of Music.”

Registration is also open for several late-October events. The sixth annual Howl-O-Ween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 24, will invite owners and their leashed dogs to dress in costume and walk the Boardwalk from Sixth Street to 14th Street. The parade starts at 3 p.m., and proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of Ocean City. Dog Days on the Boardwalk also will allow leashed dogs on the boards from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 25.

Ocean City is also accepting registrations for its annual Halloween Parade and Halloween House Decorating Contest. The 78th annual Halloween Parade is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, on Asbury Avenue from Sixth Street to 11th Street. The house decorating contest has a registration deadline of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, with judging planned for Oct. 22 and 23.

Other events listed for the month include the Halloween Costume Skate on Oct. 24, Halloween Fest at the Ocean City Free Public Library on Oct. 27, trick-or-treating hours on Oct. 31, the Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweep and the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Welcome Night on Oct. 28.