Tickets On Sale For First Night Celebration In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — It's time to start thinking about New Year's Eve plans, and you can enjoy the holiday locally with the annual First Night celebration.

All-inclusive admission buttons are on sale now for the family-friendly fun. Supplies are limited.

Tickets are available:

• Online: firstnightocnj.com
• By phone: 609-399-6111.
• At the City Hall Welcome Center at 861 Asbury Avenue (9th Street entrance): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
• At the Roy Gillian Welcome Center (9th Street causeway): 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• At the 46th Street Welcome Center (4500 block of West Avenue): 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Monday.

First Night offers more than 70 entertainment programs at 20 different venues throughout town on Dec. 31. One $25 button is good for all programs.

Headline entertainment at the Ocean City Music Pier this year will include a tribute to the music of the Journey and also “Motor City: the Motown Revue.” The return of perennial favorites like outdoor ice-skating, a magic show, a mentalist, the Harlem Wizards, and a variety of other shows also highlight the entertainment lineup. Ocean City will reunite Elton John and Billy Joel at the Ocean City High School auditorium with separate tributes.

A drone light show in the sky over Carey Stadium synced to music is scheduled. As always, the festivities will end with a fireworks display to ring in the new year at midnight.

Complete information on First Night is available at firstnightocnj.com.