CELEBRATING 33 YEARS OF FIRST NIGHT OCNJ!

CELEBRATING 33 YEARS OF FIRST NIGHT OCNJ!

Wednesday,
DEC 31ST—

4PM - MIDNIGHT

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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

OVER 20 VENUES, OVER 70 EVENTS

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FIRST DAY AT THE BEACH!

From a First Day 5K to the First Dip in the Ocean and a First Day Shopping Extravaganza…celebrate the first day of 2026 in Ocean City, NJ!

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OUR SPONSORS

  • City of Ocean City

  • Cape May County Division of Culture & Heritage

    Funding for First Night has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners through the Cape May County Division of Culture & Heritage Re-Grant Program.

  • Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce

  • Ocean City Free Public Library

  • McMahon Insurance Agency

  • Atlantic City Electric

  • Pete Madden of Goldcoast SIR