Ocean City Baby Parade

Ocean City’s 104th annual Baby Parade, the longest consecutively run in the nation, is set for Thursday, Aug. 8. The colorful event begins at a new starting time: 5 p.m.

The parade route is from Sixth to 12th streets on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

Recent parades have started at 10:15 a.m. — when the sun and heat are on the rise, but Boardwalk crowds on the wane.

Ocean City leads the world in holding the most baby parades. No other community or organization has held 100 parades, let alone 104. The parade competition is open to children from infants to 10 years of age.