Endless Summer Cruisin’ Returns To OC For 18th Year; Thursday’s Boardwalk Parade Kicks Off Event

Endless Summer Cruisin’ Returns To OC For 18th Year; Thursday’s Boardwalk Parade Kicks Off Event
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OCEAN CITY — The 18th Annual Endless Summer Cruisin’ Car Show returns to Ocean City this week, Oct. 8-11.

This four-day automotive event continues to be one of the eastern region’s largest fall car shows with more than 2,000 hot rods, street machines customs and more. Show hours are from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 through Saturday Oct. 10 and the Grand Finale Car Show and Awards Ceremony 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11. This event will have various car shows at the Convention Center on 40th Street, the downtown Inlet parking lot and various citywide locations.

Special guest this year, from the hit television show All Girls Garage, Rachel De Barros, will be at the event, Friday at the Inlet, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, inside the OC Convention Center 11 a.m.-4 p.m. She will be talking about all the fun she has on the show plus share her love of cars. Also joining in the fun, Joyce DeWitt, made famous for her role as Janet on the hit comedy Three’s Company, will be meeting and greeting fans at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and at the Inlet Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Being held in conjunction with Endless Summer Cruisin is the 35th Annual Hot Rod & Custom Car Show Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., inside the Ocean City Convention Center. See some of the hottest show cars in the mid-Atlantic plus the Ford vs Chevy Showdown. Plenty of live entertainment on stage including Mook Jones on Thursday, 12:30-4 p.m. and Golden Touch, performing Friday and Saturday, 12:30-4 p.m. Also check out the vendor showroom for all your automotive needs plus jewelry, arts and crafts and more all inside the Ocean City Convention Center.

New this year visit the Cruisin Pit Stop inside the Convention Center where you can take the wheel in Micro Stock Car Racing or be part of the Tire Change Challenge.

Adding to the excitement at this year’s event Ronnie Milsap will be taking the stage of the Ocean City Performing Arts Center, Saturday, Oct. 10, as part of his farewell tour. With over 40 number one hits, including Smoky Mountain Rain, Lost in the Fifties Tonight, I Wouldn’t Have Missed it for the World, Any Day Now, Stranger in My House and many more, plus numerous Grammy Awards, this will be a concert you won’t want to miss. Tickets are on sale now at the Ocean City Box Office (410-723-8601), TicketMaster (1-800-551-SEAT) or online at www.oceancityconcerts.com.

Some of the top national names in the country will be on display at Manufacturer’s Midway located at the Inlet including Adam’s Premium Car Care, ACCEL, B&M Performance Parts, Chevy Performance, Flowmaster Exhausts, Kings Creek Plantation, Hurst, Maryland Lottery, Miller Electric, MSD Performance, Optima Batteries, Radley Chevrolet, Slide-Lok, Summit Racing Equipment and Wissel & Walsh Insurance and more.

Another Endless Summer Cruisin Car Show highlight is the special Boardwalk Parades that will take place Thursday, Oct. 8 through Saturday, Oct. 10. Staging begins at 27th Street on the Boardwalk and the parade begins at 8 a.m. from North Division Street on the Boardwalk going south to the Inlet.

Tickets are $10 a day Thursday and Sunday and $15 a day Friday and Saturday, good at both events. Children under 14 are Free with an adult. Four-day event passes are also available for $35.

For more show information and photos be sure to visit www.endlesssummercruisin.com.