2010 Harbor Day At The Docks - Courtesy (www.oceancitymarylandblog.com)

Event Name: Harbor Day at the Docks

Event Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010

Event Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Event Venue: Commercial Fishing Harbour, West Ocean City, MD

Event Sponsors: Ocean City Chamber of Commerce

Admission: Free

A delightful, interesting, informative and a local event, the “2010 Harbor Day – At The Docks,” is back this year with more fun & frolic. The Harbour Day event is an innovative family friendly program, which highlights Ocean City’s important local maritime culture and traditions. The organizers of the Annual Harbour Day event take pleasure in inviting one and all to be a part of this new and exciting outdoor event that will take place at the Commercial Fishing Harbour, West Ocean City, MD at 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

This local event includes both commercial and sport fishing heritage. The Harbour Day festival this year promises to offer something for everyone. It will be an event filled with lot’s of fun, excitement and education, that will include seafood cooking demonstrations, fish cleaning techniques, net mending, scallop harvesting, marlin rigging, children’s games, live entertainment and many other local maritime related topics, all held outside along the waterfront.

Besides the exciting highlights it will also offer a great chance to visitors interested in learning more about commercial fishing. Precisely it will allow them to interact with the local fishermen, examine the gear, seafood and listen to the presentations organized by the local captains.

The 2010 Harbour Day at the Docks will provide much ease and comfort to the visitors, allowing them ample space to litter around and enjoy the happenings at the exhibitor’s tents, educational displays, small stages & local demonstrations. It will also provide access to the proximity of both commercial and sport fishing boats that participate to exemplify the local historic coastal traditions. Altogether, the Harbour day 2010 this year provides the tourists, locals and their entire family both fun and educational experience about the trade and fishing industry.

So what are you waiting for? Just pack your bags and book a room at one of the popular Ocean City hotels located close to the venue like Quality Inn Boardwalk, Paradise Plaza Inn, Flamingo Motel, Francis Scott Key Familyresort or Castle In The Sand.

36th Sunfest Festival Ocean City - Courtesy (ocstuff.lynnb.com)

Event Name: Sunfest

Event Date: September 23 – 26, 2010

Event Venue: Oceanside Boardwalk/Inlet Lot

Event Time: Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Coming September 23rd through 26th, 2010 will witness Ocean City’s biggest and best festival, the 36th Annual Sunfest Event. The event scheduled at Oceanside Boardwalk, Inlet Lot will commence from 10:00 a.m. till 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, while on Sunday the event starts from 10:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m.

Let’s join the fun and entertainment by being a part of Ocean City’s most popular Sunfeast festival celebrated to mark the beginning of fall season. The event promises everything for everyone with popular entertainers highlighting four days of fall fun with great live entertainment, delicious food, arts and crafts exhibits, and fun for the entire family. Each year Ocean City gets all decked up to celebrate the carnival which promises to be packed with lots of fun and excitement activities for people of all ages.

The highlight of this year’s event is the free entertainment acts with the exception of evening headline acts. The crowd puller at the event is the Arts and Crafts Show, ranked as the Number 3 show of this type in the United States. Foodies will definitely relish the bold taste of Eastern Shore at the many food stalls serving a variety of fabulous food and even quench their thirst with a tropical smoothie. Children will have a blast at the numerous hayrides and inflatable’s on the Beach.

Sunfest is Ocean City’s most awaited event and being a part of the day long celebrations is definitely an experience of a lifetime. So, what are you waiting for? Just pack your bags and book a hotel at either Comfort Inn Boardwalk or at Holiday Inn Exp Hotel and Suites.

Visitors Information:

Entertainment

• Thurs., Sept 23, 8 p.m. The Hubcaps
• Fri., Sept 24, 8 p.m. Phil Vassar with Gloriana
• Sat., Sept 25, 8 p.m. Blood Sweat and Tears with Chuck Negron
• Sun., Sept 26, 4:30 p.m. FREE SHOW with Beatle mania Again (no ticket required)

Tickets

• Tickets on sale now through ticketmaster.com. Or 800-551-7328
• OC Convention Center Box Office Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m