(March 24, 2016) There are plenty of Easter activities for the whole family to enjoy this weekend in Berlin, Ocean Pines and the surrounding areas, from Easter egg hunts and contests to sunrise services.
Here are some of the events taking place:
OCEAN PINES
•The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will present its annual Easter and Spring Celebration Saturday, March 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in White Horse Park, 235 Ocean Parkway.
Admission to the event is free, with numerous activities for children including egg hunts, carnival games, a moon bounce, face painting, arts and crafts and visits with the Easter Bunny.
The egg hunts are for children up to age 9 and there are designated times for each age group.
The egg hunt at 11:30 a.m. will be for little ones age 2 and under; noon is for youngsters ages 3-4; 1 p.m. will be for ages 5-6; and 1:30 p.m. is for children ages 7-9.
An Easter bonnet parade and contest open to children 10 and younger will begin at 12:30 p.m.
In addition, entertainment by magician Wild Willy Woo Woo and refreshments will be available.
Easter candy donations are needed and can be dropped off at the Ocean Pines Community Center.
For more information or to volunteer at the Easter and Spring Celebration, call the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department at 410-641-7052.
BERLIN
•Berlin merchants will host an Easter celebration Saturday, March 26, featuring egg hunts, breakfast with the Easter bunny and activities for children throughout the downtown area.
The day will begin with a pancake breakfast at Rayne’s Reef restaurant featuring the Easter bunny. Look forward to pancakes, sausage and a beverage. There are 8, 9 or 10 a.m. seating’s available. A reservation is required and can be made by calling 410-641-2131. The cost is $8 for adults and $6 for children.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children’s activities will be held at various downtown businesses and some will have a small fee. They include bracelet making at Treasure Chest, a jelly bean guessing contest presented by Stuart’s Antiques, Bleached Butterfly will have flower crafts, face painting is taking place at Victorian Charm and Sisters is slated to host a coloring station.
At 11 a.m., an Easter egg hunt for kids 4 and under will take place on Commerce and Main streets next to Victorian Charm, followed 15 minutes later by 5- to 8-year-olds searching for eggs.
There will be an Easter bonnet parade and contest with prizes for kids and adults kicking off at noon.
For more information, visit the Facebook events page for Victorian Charm at: Facebook.com/VictorianCharm or call 410-641-2998.
•The town of Berlin will host its 21st annual Spring Celebration on Saturday, April 9, on Main Street with an Alice in Wonderland theme for the second year, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., which will coincide with the Berlin Little League parade beginning at 8 a.m.
Attendees can take pictures with the white rabbit, Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat or catch a screening of “Alice in Wonderland” at the Berlin Chamber of Commerce.
There will be games, crafts, face painting, a moon bounce, music from Ray Owen and story time in addition to a Mad Hatter hat contest.
All crafts and games will be covered with the purchase of a wristband for $5 and carriage rides will be available at an additional cost.
Do not miss the kid’s “tea” party in the visitor’s center with baked goods, water, milk, juice, sweets and a take home tea cup for $5. There are 11 a.m., 12:15 or 1:30 p.m. seating’s available. A reservation is required and can be made by calling 410-641-4775.
A precursor to the Spring Celebration and keeping with the Second Friday tradition in Berlin, the town is hosting an Alice in Wonderland Art Stroll Show on Friday, April 8 from 5-8 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.
All pieces of art will be Alice in Wonderland themed and on display during the Spring Celebration on Saturday. Anyone can enter pieces into the show. There is no cost to participate.
To submit work for the Art Stroll, or be a volunteer (students get community service hours) contact the chamber at 410-641-4775 or chamberinfo@berlinchamber.org.
SNOW HILL
•The Burbage Funeral Home at 208 W. Federal St. in Snow Hill will host an Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26. Children ages 2-8 are welcome to participate in the bring-your-own basket or bag event. There will be prizes and refreshments. For more information, call 410-632-9991.
POCOMOKE
•Community clergy will have a Good Friday service Friday, March 25, at noon. It will be at Pitts Creek Presbyterian Church at 208 Market Street in Pocomoke.
•Salem United Methodist Church will have an Ecumenical Easter sunrise service on the Pocomoke River Sunday, March 27, starting at 6:50 a.m. on the dock directly behind the church. Pastor Sally Dolch will speak and Salem Brass will provide special music during the service. Attendees should bring their own lawn chair. Call 410-957-0991 for more information.
OCEAN CITY
•Celebrate Good Friday with a Cross Walk on the Ocean City Boardwalk Friday, March 25, at noon.
Participants should meet at the Son’Spot on Worcester Street and walk along the Boardwalk to Fourth Street. The group will carry a cross, sing songs and hymns and stop periodically for brief prayers.
“Every couple of blocks, we will stop and the pastors do a devotional on what the cross means,” said Pastor Sean Davis. “It’s a nice event and everyone is welcome to come.”
The Ocean City Christian Ministers Association hosts the Cross Walk and it will take place rain or shine. For more information, call 410-289-6573.
•Ocean City’s 17th annual Easter Art, Craft and Kids Fun Fair returns Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, with more than 15 Easter egg hunts, musical chairs, hula hoop and limbo contests and other activities at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street.
The fun begins at 10 a.m. and will continue until 5 p.m. both days with Beanie the Easter Bunny kicking off the festivities each morning. There will be jelly bean guessing contests, coloring tables, egg spoon races, fastest dresser relays, limbo contests and appearances by Sponge Bob.
On both days, John Donaldson will perform Magic n’ Fun at noon, followed by a 2 p.m. juggling act from Cascading Carlos, who will also be on hand to teach juggling lessons. For adults, more than 70 vendors will be featured in the art and craft show, in addition to door prizes up for grabs.
Admission costs $4 for adults and $3 for children ages 4-18, and includes most activities. Children ages 3 and under, and members of the military, police or fire department are free with an ID. Seniors (60 and older) pay $3.
There will also be pay-as-you-go activities, including sand art, face painting, hair wraps, temporary tattoos, figurine painting, make-your-own crafts, duck pond, photos with the Easter bunny, moon bounces, an obstacle course, swings, a rock climbing wall and a shark slide. Visit http://oceanpromotions.info/events/easter-arts-crafts-and-kids-fair/ for a full list of events and times, and participating vendors.
• All aboard the Hippity Hoppity Hayride with the Easter Bunny on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Boardwalk. The horse-drawn hayride leaves from the inlet lot near Thrasher’s fries and travels around the pier to North Division Street and back. The cost is $10 per person and children 3 and under ride free.
For more information or to make reservations, call 443-783-1409.
•Peter Cotton Tail will make his traditional visit to Northside Park Saturday, March 26, during Ocean City Recreation and Park’s annual Easter Bunny Fun Shop from 1-3 p.m. to hide eggs and entertain children.
The event on 125th Street is for little ones, 2-10 years old, and their families and includes an egg hunt, arts and crafts, face painting, temporary tattoos, nearly a dozen carnival games and the chance to dye Easter eggs.
In addition, refreshments, visits from the Easter Bunny and songs from “Seussical the Musical” and “Annie” performed by The Schoolhouse Theater Arts Traveling Troupe will round out the festivities.
Ocean City residents pay $6 and non-residents $8 per child to enter the Fun Shop. Everyone must pre-register and space is limited to the first 225 people. Register in person at the Northside Park Recreation Complex on 125th Street or online at http://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/recreation-parks/.
For more information, call Ocean City Recreation and Parks at 410-250-0125.
•The Ocean City Christian Ministers Association will host a community Easter Sunrise Worship on Sunday, March 27 from 6-7 a.m. on the Boardwalk at North Division Street. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Ministers and musicians from several Ocean City churches will participate in the service that combines preaching and singing. Bleachers and chairs will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket.
If it rains, the sunrise service will take place in the Atlantic United Methodist Church on the corner of Fourth Street and Baltimore Ave. Call 410-289-6573 for more information.
Here are some of the events taking place:
OCEAN PINES
•The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department will present its annual Easter and Spring Celebration Saturday, March 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in White Horse Park, 235 Ocean Parkway.
Admission to the event is free, with numerous activities for children including egg hunts, carnival games, a moon bounce, face painting, arts and crafts and visits with the Easter Bunny.
The egg hunts are for children up to age 9 and there are designated times for each age group.
The egg hunt at 11:30 a.m. will be for little ones age 2 and under; noon is for youngsters ages 3-4; 1 p.m. will be for ages 5-6; and 1:30 p.m. is for children ages 7-9.
An Easter bonnet parade and contest open to children 10 and younger will begin at 12:30 p.m.
In addition, entertainment by magician Wild Willy Woo Woo and refreshments will be available.
Easter candy donations are needed and can be dropped off at the Ocean Pines Community Center.
For more information or to volunteer at the Easter and Spring Celebration, call the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department at 410-641-7052.
BERLIN
•Berlin merchants will host an Easter celebration Saturday, March 26, featuring egg hunts, breakfast with the Easter bunny and activities for children throughout the downtown area.
The day will begin with a pancake breakfast at Rayne’s Reef restaurant featuring the Easter bunny. Look forward to pancakes, sausage and a beverage. There are 8, 9 or 10 a.m. seating’s available. A reservation is required and can be made by calling 410-641-2131. The cost is $8 for adults and $6 for children.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children’s activities will be held at various downtown businesses and some will have a small fee. They include bracelet making at Treasure Chest, a jelly bean guessing contest presented by Stuart’s Antiques, Bleached Butterfly will have flower crafts, face painting is taking place at Victorian Charm and Sisters is slated to host a coloring station.
At 11 a.m., an Easter egg hunt for kids 4 and under will take place on Commerce and Main streets next to Victorian Charm, followed 15 minutes later by 5- to 8-year-olds searching for eggs.
There will be an Easter bonnet parade and contest with prizes for kids and adults kicking off at noon.
For more information, visit the Facebook events page for Victorian Charm at: Facebook.com/VictorianCharm or call 410-641-2998.
•The town of Berlin will host its 21st annual Spring Celebration on Saturday, April 9, on Main Street with an Alice in Wonderland theme for the second year, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., which will coincide with the Berlin Little League parade beginning at 8 a.m.
Attendees can take pictures with the white rabbit, Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat or catch a screening of “Alice in Wonderland” at the Berlin Chamber of Commerce.
There will be games, crafts, face painting, a moon bounce, music from Ray Owen and story time in addition to a Mad Hatter hat contest.
All crafts and games will be covered with the purchase of a wristband for $5 and carriage rides will be available at an additional cost.
Do not miss the kid’s “tea” party in the visitor’s center with baked goods, water, milk, juice, sweets and a take home tea cup for $5. There are 11 a.m., 12:15 or 1:30 p.m. seating’s available. A reservation is required and can be made by calling 410-641-4775.
A precursor to the Spring Celebration and keeping with the Second Friday tradition in Berlin, the town is hosting an Alice in Wonderland Art Stroll Show on Friday, April 8 from 5-8 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.
All pieces of art will be Alice in Wonderland themed and on display during the Spring Celebration on Saturday. Anyone can enter pieces into the show. There is no cost to participate.
To submit work for the Art Stroll, or be a volunteer (students get community service hours) contact the chamber at 410-641-4775 or chamberinfo@berlinchamber.org.
SNOW HILL
•The Burbage Funeral Home at 208 W. Federal St. in Snow Hill will host an Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26. Children ages 2-8 are welcome to participate in the bring-your-own basket or bag event. There will be prizes and refreshments. For more information, call 410-632-9991.
POCOMOKE
•Community clergy will have a Good Friday service Friday, March 25, at noon. It will be at Pitts Creek Presbyterian Church at 208 Market Street in Pocomoke.
•Salem United Methodist Church will have an Ecumenical Easter sunrise service on the Pocomoke River Sunday, March 27, starting at 6:50 a.m. on the dock directly behind the church. Pastor Sally Dolch will speak and Salem Brass will provide special music during the service. Attendees should bring their own lawn chair. Call 410-957-0991 for more information.
OCEAN CITY
•Celebrate Good Friday with a Cross Walk on the Ocean City Boardwalk Friday, March 25, at noon.
Participants should meet at the Son’Spot on Worcester Street and walk along the Boardwalk to Fourth Street. The group will carry a cross, sing songs and hymns and stop periodically for brief prayers.
“Every couple of blocks, we will stop and the pastors do a devotional on what the cross means,” said Pastor Sean Davis. “It’s a nice event and everyone is welcome to come.”
The Ocean City Christian Ministers Association hosts the Cross Walk and it will take place rain or shine. For more information, call 410-289-6573.
•Ocean City’s 17th annual Easter Art, Craft and Kids Fun Fair returns Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, with more than 15 Easter egg hunts, musical chairs, hula hoop and limbo contests and other activities at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street.
The fun begins at 10 a.m. and will continue until 5 p.m. both days with Beanie the Easter Bunny kicking off the festivities each morning. There will be jelly bean guessing contests, coloring tables, egg spoon races, fastest dresser relays, limbo contests and appearances by Sponge Bob.
On both days, John Donaldson will perform Magic n’ Fun at noon, followed by a 2 p.m. juggling act from Cascading Carlos, who will also be on hand to teach juggling lessons. For adults, more than 70 vendors will be featured in the art and craft show, in addition to door prizes up for grabs.
Admission costs $4 for adults and $3 for children ages 4-18, and includes most activities. Children ages 3 and under, and members of the military, police or fire department are free with an ID. Seniors (60 and older) pay $3.
There will also be pay-as-you-go activities, including sand art, face painting, hair wraps, temporary tattoos, figurine painting, make-your-own crafts, duck pond, photos with the Easter bunny, moon bounces, an obstacle course, swings, a rock climbing wall and a shark slide. Visit http://oceanpromotions.info/events/easter-arts-crafts-and-kids-fair/ for a full list of events and times, and participating vendors.
• All aboard the Hippity Hoppity Hayride with the Easter Bunny on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Boardwalk. The horse-drawn hayride leaves from the inlet lot near Thrasher’s fries and travels around the pier to North Division Street and back. The cost is $10 per person and children 3 and under ride free.
For more information or to make reservations, call 443-783-1409.
•Peter Cotton Tail will make his traditional visit to Northside Park Saturday, March 26, during Ocean City Recreation and Park’s annual Easter Bunny Fun Shop from 1-3 p.m. to hide eggs and entertain children.
The event on 125th Street is for little ones, 2-10 years old, and their families and includes an egg hunt, arts and crafts, face painting, temporary tattoos, nearly a dozen carnival games and the chance to dye Easter eggs.
In addition, refreshments, visits from the Easter Bunny and songs from “Seussical the Musical” and “Annie” performed by The Schoolhouse Theater Arts Traveling Troupe will round out the festivities.
Ocean City residents pay $6 and non-residents $8 per child to enter the Fun Shop. Everyone must pre-register and space is limited to the first 225 people. Register in person at the Northside Park Recreation Complex on 125th Street or online at http://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/recreation-parks/.
For more information, call Ocean City Recreation and Parks at 410-250-0125.
•The Ocean City Christian Ministers Association will host a community Easter Sunrise Worship on Sunday, March 27 from 6-7 a.m. on the Boardwalk at North Division Street. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Ministers and musicians from several Ocean City churches will participate in the service that combines preaching and singing. Bleachers and chairs will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket.
If it rains, the sunrise service will take place in the Atlantic United Methodist Church on the corner of Fourth Street and Baltimore Ave. Call 410-289-6573 for more information.