Ocean Gate Is Planning A Birthday Bash And A Parade On July 4

OCEAN GATE, NJ - Ocean Gate residents will be celebrating more than the Fourth of July on Wednesday. They will be celebrating the borough's 100th anniversary with a parade.

This tiny town that borders the Toms River and Barnegat Bay was incorporated Feb. 28, 1918, from portions of Berkeley Township. Ocean Gate is planning a number of activities for the remainder of the year, including a boat parade on the river on July 7.

Registration for the parade starts at 8 a.m. on July 4 at Adrian Hall on Cape May Avenue. The parade will kick off at 10 a.m., Mayor Paul J. Kennedy said.

Kennedy will be going down the parade route in a horse and carriage. There will be lots of organizations with floats, the Happy Days String Band, an equestrian club from Jackson, the St. Brendan Bagpipe Band, and other participants.

Prizes will awarded for many different categories, the mayor said.

After the parade, head over to the Wildwood Avenue Pier for beach races and the annual egg toss contest at noon.

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