OCEAN CITY — It appears there will be a Christmas parade in Ocean City on the first Saturday in December after the council majority on Tuesday voted to move forward with the event.
Special Events Director Frank Miller on Tuesday pitched his concept of a modified Christmas parade uptown on Coastal Highway on Dec. 5. The parade route runs north on Coastal Highway from Old Landing Road to 120th Street and concludes with family-friendly activities at the Carousel Resort and Hotel. Miller said the typical high school bands and other youth groups will not be participating because of ongoing school closure and COVID-related issues, but there appears to be enough interest from the private sector to move forward with the event.
“We heard early on the Worcester County schools would not be participating this year and that has been confirmed,” he said. “The three high schools are not going to be participating this year due to the fact they haven’t been able to get their students together to practice, whether its bands, or cheerleaders or ROTCs. That led us to have some concerns for the event.”
Without the school bands and other groups, Miller pivoted in a different direction to round out the parade entertainment.