Things To Do in Ocean City, MD | May 3 - May 9, 2026

Ocean City events, live music & happy hours — May 3–9, 2026 🌊

May 03, 2026

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Weather Forecast ☀️

Sunday

Sunny

60℉

Monday

Sunny

67℉

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

69℉

Wednesday

Cloudy

66℉

Thursday

Rain

61℉

Friday

Mostly sunny

62℉

Saturday

Partly Cloudy

61℉

Water Temperature

54℉

May 3 - May 9

Event Vibes 🎉 

Sunday, May 3

Monday, May 4 

Tuesday, May 5

Wednesday, May 6

  • Restaurant Week | Participating Local Restaurants | Ends May 9

  • Star Wars Scavenger Hunt | Ocean Pines Library | 9am-5pm

  • Worcester County Humane Society Thrift Store | 10am-3pm

  • Puzzle Swap | Berlin Library | 1-7pm

  • MD 250 Event: Calligraphy Workshop | Ocean Pines Library | 2-4pm

  • Teen Time: Dinosaur Eyes | Ocean Pines Library | 3:30-6pm

  • Bubbles & Beauty | Windmill Creek Winery | 5-8pm

  • Mother’s Day Cocktail Mixing Class | Windmill Creek Winery | 6-7:30pm

  • Game Night | Berlin Beer Co | 6pm

  • Charity Bingo Night | The Sterling Tavern | 6pm

  • Bingo with Blake | Greene Turtle West | 7pm

  • Bingo w/DJ Rupe | Beach Barrels | 6-8pm

  • Cash Bingo | OC Elks Lodge 2645 | 6:30pm

Thursday, May 7

  • Restaurant Week | Participating Local Restaurants | Ends May 9

  • Worcester County Humane Society Thrift Store | 10am-3pm

  • Story Time: Mother’s Day | Ocean Pines Library | 10:30-11:30am

  • OC Chess Club | Ocean City Library | 10:30-12pm

  • Opening Day | Coconuts Beach Bar | 11am

  • Opening Day | Jolly Jellyfish | 12pm

  • Paint Like an Artist | Ocean Pines Library | 4:30-5:30pm

  • Bar Bingo | Crabcake Factory - Bayside | 6-8pm

  • Trivia Night | Ocean Pines Yacht Club | 6-8pm

  • Open Mic Night | Ocean 13 | 7pm

  • Mingo | Coins | 8pm

Friday, May 8

Saturday, May 9

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🍽️ Restaurant Week is Here!

Grab your appetite and your crew — Ocean City Restaurant Week is running until May 9, and it's full of delicious deals you don't want to miss! 🎉 Participating restaurants have the flexibility to do their own thing — some are rolling out fixed-price menus, others are serving up exclusive dining deals — but all of them are bringing their A-game to your plate. 🦀🌮🥂 Whether you're craving elevated coastal cuisine or your favorite casual OC spot, this is the perfect excuse to eat your way around town!

Pro tip: don't sleep on this one! 😴❌ Restaurants may be sweetening the deal with bonuses like discounted desserts, wine flights, or signature cocktails — yes, please! 🍷🍰 Reservations are highly recommended since tables fill up fast, so call ahead and lock in your spot. Check out the full list of participating restaurants and menus at oceancityrestaurantweek.com and start planning your foodie lineup! 🗓️🍴 Ocean City's restaurant scene is showing out — and we're here for every single bite. 😋


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Music Vibes 🎸🎶 

Sunday, May 3

  • Bourbon Street on the Beach | Jack Worthington | 5-8pm

  • Crabcake Factory Bayside | Medium Wave Jay | 2pm

  • Cork Bar | Johnny Cardo | 4-7pm

  • Harborside | Opposite Directions | 1pm

  • Harpoon Hanna’s | Kevin Poole | 5-9pm

  • Salted Vines Winery | Kyle Offidani 12pm | Joe Esham 4pm

  • Seacrets | DJ Davie | 9pm-2am

  • Skye Bar | Wayne Blake | 4-8pm

  • Southgate Grill | Free State Duo | 5pm

  • Windmill Creek Winery | Neil Helgeson | 1-4pm

Monday, May 4

  • Berlin Beer Co | Vinyl Night | 6pm

  • Burn Wood Fired Pizza | Open Mic Night | 6-10pm

  • Buxy’s | DJ Deogee | 3-10pm

  • Fager’s Island | Tranzfusion 5:30pm | DJ Robcee 9:30pm

  • Pickles Pub | Karaoke by Wood | 9:30pm

  • Seacrets | DJ J-Spinz | 9pm-2am

  • Skye Bar | Lennon LaRicci | 4-8pm

  • Vista Rooftop | TBA | 4-7pm

Tuesday, May 5 

  • Cantina Los Agaves | Carley Twigg | 5-8pm

  • Harpoon Hanna’s | Kevin Poole | 4-8pm

  • Pickles Pub | Beats by Wax | 9:30pm

  • Seacrets | DJ J-Spinz | 9pm-2am

  • Skye Bar | Full Circle | 4-8pm

  • Vista Rooftop | TBA | 4-7pm

Wednesday, May 6

  • Bourbon Street on the Beach | Reform School 6:30pm | Open Mic 8:30pm

  • Crabcake Factory Bayside | Fil Rhythm | 5pm

  • Harpoon Hanna’s | Shortcut Sunny | 5-9pm

  • Seacrets | Carley Twigg 5-9pm | DJ J-Spinz 9pm-2am

  • Skye Bar | Bob Wilkinson | 4-8pm

  • Vista Rooftop | TBA | 4-7pm

Thursday, May 7

  • Berlin Beer Co | TBA | 6pm

  • Bourbon Street on the Beach | Lauren Glick Duo 4-7pm | Short Term Memories 7-10pm

  • Coconuts Beach Bar | Endless Ember 12-3pm | Kevin Poole & Joe Mama 4-8pm

  • Harborside | Dust N Bones | 5pm

  • Harpoon Hanna’s | Cecilia Grace | 4-8pm

  • Jolly Jellyfish | DJ Wax | 3pm

  • Pickles Pub | Beats by Connair | 9:30pm

  • Seacrets | Carley Twigg 5-9pm | DJ Davie 9pm-2am

  • Skye Bar | Three’s a Crowd | 4-8pm

  • Southgate Grill | Tom Flanagan | 5pm

  • Vista Rooftop | TBA | 4-7pm

Friday, May 8

  • Atlantic Hotel | Shirley Thomas | 6pm

  • Bourbon Street on the Beach | Dave Sherman 4-7pm | Monkee Paw 7-11pm

  • Captain’s Table | Phil Perdue - The Piano Man | 5-9pm

  • Coconuts Beach Bar | Opposite Directions 12-4pm | Island Jack Band 5-9pm

  • Coins | Identity Crisis | 7:30pm

  • Fager’s Island | Dustin Showers Band 5:30pm | DJ Robcee 9:30pm | DJ Rellew 9:30pm

  • Harborside | DJ Billy T | 3pm

  • Harpoon Hanna’s | Keith White Duo 4-8pm | Tranzfusion 8-11pm

  • Pickles Pub | Beats by DeoGee | 9:30pm

  • Purple Moose | Doc Marten & The Flannels | 9:30pm

  • Reverie Wine Bar | Sketchbook | 7-10pm

  • Salted Vines Winery | Brian Scar | 4pm

  • Seacrets | The Way Outs Duo 5-9pm | DJ E-State 9pm-1am | DJ Davie 9pm-2am | Turning The Tide 10pm-1:50am

  • Sinepuxent Brewing | Chris Miller | 5pm

  • Skye Bar | Carley Twigg | 4-8pm

  • Southgate Grill | Lime Green Band | 7pm

  • The Playbook Ocean Downs | Fuzzbox Piranha | 8pm

  • Vista Rooftop | TBA | 8-11pm

  • Windmill Creek Winery | Beach Bandits | 5-8pm

Saturday, May 9

  • Bourbon Street on the Beach | First Class Duo 4-7pm | On the Edge 8-11pm

  • Captain’s Table | Phil Perdue - The Piano Man | 5-9pm

  • Coconuts Beach Bar | Alex Young 12-4pm | Colossal Fossil Sauce 5-9pm

  • Coins | Chris Diller | 7:30pm

  • Fager’s Island | The Chucks 5:30pm | DJ Groove 9:30pm

  • Harborside | DJ Billy T 11am | DJ Bigler 6pm

  • Harpoon Hannah’s | Shortcut Sunny 12-4pm | Eric Tobiassen 5-9pm | Anton Tuvelman 9pm-1am

  • Pickles Pub | Live Music TBA | 9:30pm

  • Purple Moose | Keith Duo (from Doc Marten) 2-6pm | | Doc Marten & The Flannels | 9:30pm

  • Reverie Wine Bar | Radio Pilots | 7-10pm

  • Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery | Callum 12pm | Mike Munzer 4pm

  • Seacrets | Midnight Mimosa 5-9pm | DJ E-State 9pm-2am | DJ Connair 9pm-1am | Kirsten & The Noise 10pm-1:50am | DJ Bobby-O 10pm-2am

  • Skye Bar | Mark & Jim | 4-8pm

  • Southgate Grill | Randy Lee Ashcraft & The Saltwater Cowboys | 7-10pm

  • Vista Rooftop | TBA | 8-11pm

  • Windmill Creek Winery | Lime Green Band | 5-8pm

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 🌊 Remembering Lt. “Ward” Kovacs 🏖️

Ocean City, Maryland recently lost one of its most beloved guardians of the shore. Lieutenant Edward "Ward" Kovacs spent 43 incredible years with the Ocean City Beach Patrol, beginning his career in the early 1980s and dedicating his life to keeping residents and millions of visitors safe along OC's shoreline. 🏖️ As Director of Training, he shaped the future of beach safety — overseeing recruiting, the Junior Beach Patrol, surf rescue training, and so much more. Ward wasn't just a lieutenant. He was the heartbeat of the patrol. ❤️

Beyond his official duties, Ward was a mentor to generations of young lifeguards — the kind of steady, kind leader who made everyone around him better. 🤝 In 2006, he became the Beach Patrol's first full-time, year-round Lieutenant, a milestone that reflected just how much Ocean City valued everything he brought to the job. City Manager Terry McGean said it best: "Ward's leadership, kindness, and steady presence made a lasting impact not only within the Beach Patrol, but across the entire Town of Ocean City." 💙

Ward's motto said it all: "Keep your toes in the sand, until a lifeguard is in the stand." 🦺 For 43 years, he was that lifeguard — and so much more. OC's beaches will forever carry his legacy in every rescue made, every young guard trained, and every family that went home safely. Rest easy, Ward. You earned it. 🌅

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Happy Hour & Food Vibes 🍔🍺🍷

This weeks highlighted deals 👇

  • Angler | 2 for 1 drinks, app specials | 3-6pm | Daily

  • Captain’s Table | $4 dom bottles, $6 rails, craft bottles & cans, $7 house wine | $12-$14 food specials 4-6pm | Daily

    Off Season Specials | Sun & Mon-all day happy hour, Tues-20% off before 6pm, Wed-50% off bottled wine, Thurs-free dessert w/entree purchase

  • Flamingo Coast | $1 floaters, $2 Natty’s, $3 flamingo shooters, $4 dom beer, $5 swishy pants, $6 seltzers & canned cocktails, $7 Smirnoff crushes, frozen & wine | 4-6pm | Daily

🔨 Pardon Our Beach Dust! 🏖️

The OCV crew is busy building something awesome behind the scenes — a brand spankin' new website where finding Ocean City's best happy hours and dining specials will be as easy as a walk on the Boardwalk! 🚶‍♀️🌊🍹 We know change takes a minute — thanks for vibing with us while we make it happen! 😄 Stay tuned — good things are coming! ⭐🌅

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