Weather Updates Shared For Doo Dah Parade, Egg Hunt In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Wet weather this weekend is set to put a damper on some of Ocean City's spring festivities, but not all of them.

The Great Egg Hunt set for Saturday on the Boardwalk has now been moved to Sunday, city officials said.

More than 50 merchants will invite children up to age 7 to visit stores with their families to collect eggs filled with toys, treats and prizes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or while supplies last. Flyers will direct families to participating stores to collect eggs trick-or-treat-style.

A second Great Egg Hunt is scheduled for April 19 with a rain date of April 20. More information is available on Facebook (@ocnjboardwalk) or Instagram (@oc_njboardwalk).

The Doo Dah Parade, also on Saturday, will go on rain or shine. It kicks off at 12 p.m. with former Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene as grand marshal.

The Doo Dah Parade is Ocean City’s season-opening celebration of all things humorous. The procession features marching bands, floats and a brigade of hundreds of basset hounds. The route starts at Sixth Street and travels downtown Asbury Avenue to 12th Street, then turns to the Boardwalk at 12th Street and finishes on the boardwalk at Sixth Street.

Greene will be available for free autographs and pictures at the Ocean City Music Pier for an hour after the parade.

The Easter Bunny will be in town to visit with children 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday at Mark Soifer Park at the corner of Ninth Street and Asbury Avenue. Families will be able to take photos with the Easter Bunny in an Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguard boat at the park.

If it rains on Saturday morning, the event will move indoors across the street at the City Hall Welcome Center.

The Easter Bunny will return to Mark Soifer Park from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, and Saturday, April 26.