Thousands of people each summer enjoy Ocean City's Night in Venice celebration. It's always one of the highlights of the summer. For your safety and for the enjoyment of all, please strictly adhere to the following rules and guidelines:

• Do not swim or allow your guests to swim during the parade. Make sure your children are not in the water during the parade.
• Do not paddle, kayak or use any other small float or craft near or in the parade route during the parade.
• Make sure nobody throws water balloons or other objects at or from boats or houses during the parade.
• Do not enter or cross the parade route in any boat or craft during the parade. The start of the parade will be signaled by the flyover of a Coast Guard helicopter. The final boat in the parade will have a flashing yellow light.
• Lagoon homeowners are asked to secure boats as close as possible to the bulkhead and leave outboard engines down to maximize space for boats in the parade.
• Do not anchor in any channel during the fireworks.
• Please remember the city's noise ordinance is effective at 10 p.m. Please be respectful of your neighbors if your party will have a band, DJ or other loud music.
• Ordinances prohibiting open containers of alcohol will be enforced.
• Fireworks are illegal and dangerous.

Ocean City, New Jersey
861 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-6111
www.ocnj.us