DC Message Boards: Ocean City Beach - Fourth of July - DC Message Boards

Ocean City celebrates the Fourth of July
with double the fun, all for free!

Northside Park and North Division Street locations
both feature concerts and fireworks displays

Ocean City, MD -- The Fourth of July will be filled with family fun in Ocean City with two great places to celebrate the holiday, both presenting free concerts and fireworks.

Festivities begin at 8 p.m. with a free concert at Northside Park located at 127th Street and the bay. Dr. K’s Motown Review will entertain the crowd. The spectacular fireworks display will be shot from the west side of the park at 9:30 p.m. You’ll hear the oohs and aahs throughout the park as the colorful displays light up the evening sky. Get there early to claim the best location to view the fireworks.

Those who prefer to spend the Fourth of July on the south end of town can enjoy Ocean City’s famous Boardwalk with its bright lights, wonderful food and family fun.
Bring your beach chair or blanket and claim a spot on the beach at North Division Street for a free concert at 8 p.m. Rick K and the Allnighters will provide the holiday entertainment. Fabulous fireworks will also fill the sky over the ocean beginning at
9:30 p.m.

Parking is limited at both the north and south fireworks locations. It is recommended that you take the bus. Bus service is $2 a day and runs 24 hours a day. The West Ocean City Park & Ride on Route 50 is just west of the Route 50 Bridge and offers free parking and $1 shuttle service to downtown.

For more information about July 4th activities, call the Recreation and Parks Department at 410-250-0125, the Ocean City Department of Tourism at 1-800-626-2326, or visit www.ococean.com.