The Bayside Center at 520 Bay Avenue will be open with family entertainment and activities for the 2023 Night in Venice boat parade on July 29, and tickets go on sale starting at 9 a.m. Friday, June 30.
The viewing area will include a picnic spot and snack stand, face-painting, a DJ, and bleacher seating. Ticket prices will be $4 for children (12-and-under) and $8 for adults.
Tickets may be purchased online at oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice, by calling 609-399-6111, or in-person at welcome centers throughout town. Admission is limited, so don’t wait to make your purchase.
This year’s Night in Venice theme is “It’s a Philly Thing,” and retired Action News anchor Jim Gardner will be grand marshal. The boat parade starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 29 from the Ocean City-Longport Bridge. A fireworks display will go off at the conclusion of the parade (approximately 9:15 p.m.). Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided until the parade arrives and will resume until the fireworks start.
No alcohol is permitted, and no parking will be available, but the free shuttle service will be available from remote parking at the Ocean City Municipal Airport, Ocean City Community Center and Shelter Road parking area.
Outside the Bayside Center, grandstands will be set up at street ends along the bay from Battersea Road to 16th Street and also at Tennessee Avenue. These are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Streets include: Battersea Rd., North St., 1st St., 2nd St. Marina, 4th St., 6th St., 11th St., 13th St., 15th St., 16th St. and Tennessee Avenue.
Presenting sponsors for 2023 Night in Venice are ACME Markets and the Jet Drive Exchange Boat Club.
Ocean City, New Jersey
861 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-6111
www.ocnj.us