It feels as if we've been counting down the weeks until Memorial Day 2018 for an eternity, but the start of the new season really is rapidly approaching!
In fact, the start of the big holiday weekend, which marks the unofficial beginning of Summer, is exactly two months from today. Tomorrow, we will be 9 weeks out (single digits, folks!) from Memorial Day itself.
Since it's never too early to plan, here's a look at events taking place from Thursday, May 25 to Monday, May 28...
Wildwoods International Kite Festival
The signature event of the island's Memorial Day Weekend festivities, the largest kite festival on the East Coast returns for its 33rd year. The festival begins at noon on Friday, May 25 with the Unlocking of the Ocean media event outside of the Wildwoods Convention Center (see below). Festivities include the opening of the kite sales tent, a Friday night social via the local kite club and the 9 pm illuminated kite fly. Saturday, May 26 will feature silent and loud auctions, and Saturday and Sunday will include the flying of large inflatable kites, sport kite demos, team flying and family games. The World Indoor Kite Competition will be held inside the Wildwoods Convention Center on Monday, May 28. All events are FREE to spectators. For more info, call 732-822-4884 or visit www.SkyFestivals.com.
Unlocking of the Ocean Ceremony
Celebrate the start of the summer season with the annual "unlocking" of the ocean at noon on Friday, May 25, at Andrews Avenue Beach next to the Wildwoods Convention Center. Local tourism and city officials, along with guest speakers, will help usher in the new season, along with 300 elementary school children with their kites in the air. Event is FREE to attend. For more info, call 609-729-9000.
Downtown Wildwood Farmer's Market Season Kick-off
The Downtown Wildwood Farmer's Market will kick off its 5th season at Pacific Avenue's new Byrne Plaza on Saturday, May 26 from 8 am to 12:30 pm. As has become tradition, the rain-or-shine event will include the unveiling of the season's DOOww magnet designs. For more info, call 609-523-1602 or visit www.DOOWW.com.
Boardwalk Craft Show
The annual Boardwalk Craft Show will be held, rain or shine, on the Boardwalk at Rio Grande Avenue on Saturday, May 26 (9 am to 5 pm) and Sunday, May 27 (9 am to 4 pm). For more info, call 609-522-0378 or visit www.BoardwalkCrafts.com.
Wildwood Crest Summer Kickoff Concert
The Crest will host its Summer Kickoff Concert, featuring the Chatterband, at Centennial Park on Saturday, May 26 at 7:30 pm. The show will be the first of 24 concerts that are part of the 2018 Crest Summer Music Series.
Regional Gymnastic Championship
From Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28, the United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs will hold a regional championship competition at the Wildwoods Convention Center. Events will include floor exercise, balance beam, uneven bars and vault. For more info, call 609-704-9700 or visit www.usaigc.com.
Memorial Day Ceremonies - Monday, May 28th
North Wildwood's Memorial Day Ceremony will take place at the North Wildwood Veterans Monument at Spruce & New Jersey Avenues, at 10 am. It will be hosted by VFW Post 5941. There will also be a service at Hereford Inlet Lighthouse at 9:30 am, where the names of Post 5941 members who have been deceased since last Memorial Day will be read and their service honored.
Wildwood's Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at the Wildwood American Legion Post #184 at 4200 Atlantic Avenue at 11 am. It will feature speakers, recognition of deceased comrades, firing squad, "Taps" and wreath laying ceremonies at the Post, the Memorial Walk and at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Police Explorers will also lay a wreath in the ocean along with Wildwood's Beach Patrol behind the Wildwoods Convention Center.
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