Ocean City Hosts 4th Annual Girls Weekend

Ocean City, get ready for your closeup. The fourth-annual Girls Weekend takes place April 5-7, highlighting everything Ocean City's downtown retail district has to offer.

The event begins with a fashion show at 7 p.m. April 5 at Glazed Over Studios (704 Asbury Ave.). The show features clothes and accessories from Ocean City shops, modeled by local men and women, including members of City Council.

Local restaurants will cater the event. Advance tickets ($20) are required and can be purchased now at City Hall, the Route 52 Welcome Center, Ta-Dah (1040 Asbury Ave.), the 7th Street Surf Shop (720 Asbury Ave.), the Sneaker Shop (704 Asbury Ave.) and Making Waves (836 Asbury Ave.). You can also purchase tickets online.

Girls Weekend also features hotel and bed-and-breakfast packages, dining offers, shopping discounts, prizes, yoga and wellness classes, craft projects and demonstrations at various locations throughout Ocean City.

Several establishments are offering accommodation-package deals, including the Flanders, Port-o-Call, Biscayne Suites, Wild Dunes Inn, Impala Island Inn, Ebb Tide Suites and the Ocean City Mansion bed-and-breakfast.

For a detailed schedule of Girls Weekend events, accommodations and participating businesses, call 609-399-1412, visit the Girls Weekend blog or the Facebook event page.