Show Us Your Paws Parade, Ventnor PorchFest & More- Weekend Happenings

There are only a couple times a year that you can walk your dog on the Ocean City Boardwalk and one of them is this Saturday, in a benefit for the Humane Society of Ocean City.

Join me and Lite Rock and dog lovers from across South Jersey Saturday for the Show Us Your Paws Parade and help out my friends a the Humane Society of Ocean City.

It’s my pleasure to be the MC for Saturday’s second annual Show Us Your Paws Parade!

The “Show Us Your Paws” parade line up starts at 4:00 p.m. (parade steps off at 4:45) and will proceed from 6th Street to 14th Street with contests for best super hero, best super hero dog/owner look-alike, best surfer dog, best bathing beauty, best shoobie dog, and best decorated wagon.

Judges will be judging at the music pier, and contest prizes will be awarded at the 11th Street pavilion as the parade passes.

Parade pre-registration is $10. to enter a dog and $20.for wagon entries. Dogs must be on leash at all times. Registration fee at the event is $15.

Here are more South Jersey Weekend happenings, brought to you by Shore Medical Center, healthcare at its best!

Atlantic City

- Borgata: Artie Lang, Fri. 6/9

- Harrah's: Jimmy Buffet tribute band, Fri. 6/9

- Borgata: the Killers, Sat. 6/10

-Tropicana: George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Sat. 6/10

- Tropicana: Saturday Night Fireworks on the Boardwalk, @ 10p Sat. 6/10

- Convention Center: AnimeNEXT, anime convention, gaming, contests, events, Fri-Sun. 6/9-11

- Angeloni's Benefit Wine Tasting, Marty Wilson, Jr. Art and Music Foundation, Angeloni's Restaurant, 2400 Arctic Ave, 5-7p Fri. 6/9

- Frank Farley State Marina: The 10th annual Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation's Paddle for a Cause, 10a-4p Sat. 6/10

- Gardner's Basin: The Strawberry Moon Cruise, benefiting Atlantic City Arts Foundation, 7-9:30p sat. 6/10, Atlantic City Cruises

More fun stuff to do this weekend in South Jersey

- Somers Point: Get a healthy start to your weekends this summer by visiting Shore Medical Center’s Farmers Market and Craft Fair. This community event takes place in front of the hospital along Bay Avenue every Friday from 2p to 6p. Enjoy local produce, food and craft vendors, nutrition and wellness educators, yoga, fresh cut flowers and more. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Shore Cancer Center. For more details, visit shoremedicalcenter.org

- Somers Point: Join Shore Medical Center and Somers Point's Community First every Friday in celebrating our nation's heroes with a weekly patriotic tribute to men and women in uniform, at the conclusion of the Shore's Farmer's Market and Craft Fair, 6p in front of the hospital along Bay Avenue, more info @ shoremedicalcenter.org

- Tuckerton: Tuckerton Seaport's Privateers & Pirates Festival, meet Captain Black and the crew of the Valhalla and the Sea Dogs Privateers, 11a-5p Sat. 6/10

- Ventnor: Ventnor Food Truck Festival, Ski Beach off Dorset Ave, 11a-6p Sat. 6/10, food music, crafts

- Wildwood: Race of Gentlemen, vintage cars and motorcycles in drag races on the beach between Schellenger and Spicer Aves, Fri-Sun 6/9-11

- Ocean City: Restaurant Week runs Fri 6/9-Fri 6/16

- Sea Isle: Peyton's Promise 5K Run and 2K Walk, 43rd and the Promenade, benefits fight against birth defects, 10a Sat. 6/10

- Smithville: GM Auto Show, 8a-4p Sat. 6/10

- Wildwood: 3rd annual Beer Fest, Fox Park noon-4p and 6-10p Sat. 6/10

- Pleasantville: 23rd annual Donny Fund Row, 8a Sun. 6/11, Yacht Club of Pleasantville, 344 E. Bayview Ave

- Somers Point: Fire Auxiliary Flea Market and Craft Show, 9a-3p Sun 6/11, firehouse on Bethel Road, 609-927-7169

- Ventnor: The first ever PorchFest, 1p-6p Sun 6/11, with live music on the porches and in the front yards of 40 Ventnor homes

Here are even more South Jersey weekend events

June 9th South Jersey Weekend Events for Families

Michael’s Stores across our area will host their weekly Kids’ Club, Saturday, 10 am – 12 pm. $2. Learn more on this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Barnes N’ Nobles in New Jersey invite kids to join them in a Weekly Story Time, Saturday, 11 am. Free, Learn more in this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Hammonton Food Truck Festival, Saturday, 4:30 – 9:30 pm, Downtown Hammonton. Learn more in this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Lakewood, Friday Fun, Every Friday, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Lakewood Branch Library, Free. Learn more on this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Lakewood, Recreation Center Celebration, Sunday, 10 am – 3 pm, Ocean County Park. Learn more in this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Ocean City, Show Us Your Paws Pet Parade, Saturday, 4 pm, Boardwalk. Learn more in this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Salem, Cathedral Family Fun & Fine Arts Festival, Saturday, 2 – 6 pm, Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Park. Learn more in this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Sea Isle City, Skimmer Festival, Saturday & Sunday, Excursion Park. Learn more in this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Tuckerton, Privateers and Pirates Festival, Saturday, 11 am – 5 pm, Tuckerton Seaport. Learn more in this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.
Ventnor, Concerts on the Beach, Sunday, 6 – 8 pm, Newport Beach Pavilion, Free. Learn more on this Jersey Family Fun Calendar of New Jersey Events’ listing.