Wakeup Call: Ocean City Baby Parade Crawls Off Aug. 9

OCEAN CITY, NJ — If your baby wakes up in the middle of the night or early in the morning, just use that time to get ready. The 109th annual Ocean City Baby Parade is set for Thursday, Aug. 9, 10:30 a.m.

Registration is open to anybody who wants to participate in the parade, which features children ages 10 and under. For an online entry form and more information, visit ocnj.us/babyparade.

Participants also can sign up at the Welcome Center on the ground floor of City Hall at Ninth Street and Asbury Avenue. Entry fee is $5 per child, and the registration deadline is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7.

The annual tradition offers a chance for parents to show off Ocean City’s newest generation. The parade features children cruising the Ocean City Boardwalk in themed strollers, wagons and floats. It starts at Sixth Street with children finishing at 12th Street and all other entries continuing to 14th Street.

The Give and Take Jugglers will participate and perform a show after the parade in front of the Ocean City Music Pier. The Crescent Shrine Clown Unit, Miss New Jersey Jaime Gialloreto, 8-year-old Netflix series “Maniac” star Aaralyn Anderson, the Ed Coles Band, the OCTC Spotlight Performers Show Choir and Queen Infanta 2018 Grace Bromhead also will be part of this year’s parade.

Any bands or performing groups interested in joining the parade lineup should contact Mike Hartman at mhartman@ocnj.us.

The attached images were provided by Ocean City Public Information Officer Doug Bergen