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March and April Events

March Hath 31 Days
3/8 Full EarthWorm Moon 4:39am
3/9-11 National Cheerleading Championship Wildwoods Convention Center. 1.866.52.CHEER.
3/10 Margaret Mace Alumni & Friends Reunion 5PM Westy’s, North Wildwood. 609-886-2463
3/11 Daylight Savings Time begins at 2:00am. Don’t forget to spring ahead!
3/13 Crime Watch Meetings are held every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the North Wildwood Rec Center on 9th & Central.
3/17 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Parade. 10th & Atlantic Ave. from City Hall to 1st Ave., North Wildwood.11:30am 609.522.2955
3/20 First Day of Spring- Vernal Equinox The date is significant in Christianity because Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. THE FULL Pink MOON is Good Friday, April 6th, thus making Easter Sunday April 8th this year.
3/24-25 12th Annual Ocean Drive Marathon and Health & Fitness Expo Wildwoods Conv. Center. Sat. 10-5. 609.523.0880 or odmarathon.org/expo
3/25 Annual Spring Bridal Fair Wildwoods Convention Center. Starlight Ballroom,Win A Dream Honeymoon! 609.465.7181 Pre-register at WildwoodsNJ.com, capemaycountychamber.com
   
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3/31-4/1 Special Olympics of NJ Basketball Competition. Wildwoods Convention Center. 500+ athletes from the Garden State will compete in basketball competitions. FREE! Sat: 11 a.m., Sun: 9 a.m. 609-896-8000 or visit www.sonj.org.
4/5-7 War at the Jersey Shore Youth Wrestling Wildwoods Convention Center. SJWA hosts an annual event featuring National Folkstyle Wrestling Championships. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students age 6 and older, and under 6 are FREE 856.642.7592 or www.sjwrestling.com.
4/6 Good Friday ~ FULL Pink Moon
4/7 First Day of Pasover
4/7 Elks Egg Hunt. on the beach at 17th Ave. NWW. Noon. Children 11 and under can pick up eggs and collect prizes. FREE. 609.729.5776
4/7 Jaycees Egg Hunt. on the beach at Lincoln Ave. Wildwood. Noon. Children ages 1-12 are invited to dig for eggs buried in the sand. Each egg contains a toy and a golden egg is worth a bigger prize. Rain date 4/8/12. 609-729-5501
4/8 Easter Sunday
4/8 Resurrection “Son” Rise Service 6:15am. Hereford Lighthouse,, 1st & Central Ave., North Wildwood 609.522.2951
4/8 Morey’s Piers Easter Opening Day Celebration! Opening day celebration boasts fun for the kid in all of us including rides, food, entertainment and “Pick An Egg” for the kids. The Easter Bunny arrives at Morey’s Piers. Pier is open 11am to 5pm. www.MoreysPiers.com
4/10-12 Wildwood Wholesale Gift Show. Wildwoods Convention Center. Wholesale trade show only. Entrance fee for participants. Starts at 9am daily. 508.261.1800. FREE.
4/14 ECC Shore Showdown. Elite Cheer Championship. Wildwoods Conv Center. 866.52.CHEER
4/15 “Beast of the East” Cheerleading Competition Wildwoods Convention Center. 866.52.CHEER or www.CheerTech.net.
4/19 “Jonah” Lancaster with The Forever Young group at Notre Dame de la Mer Parish. Call Doris at 522-5830 or Kay at 729-5773.
4/21 Batter Up! Opening Day Greater Wildwod Little League
4/22 EARTH DAY “All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday.”
4/25 Business At The Beach Expo 4-7pm Wildwoods Conv. Center. Hundreds of products and services for Cape May County businesses. 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. FREE admission. Exhibitor opportunities available. 609.465.7181
4/27-28 Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce Sensational Spring Concert Weekend. Fri. night Jerry Blavat Dance Party at the Wildwoods Convention Center 7pm-11pm. Sat 10am -5pm: FREE Street Fair, Fox Park. Classic cars, food and craft vendors, live entertainment, Doo Wop Bus Tour and so much more! Sat. Night concert 7pm Neil Sedaka and Lesley Gore. 609.729.4000
4/27-29 Spring Motorcycle Rally. Cape Classics Motorcycle Club. Oak & Atlantic 10am- 8pm. Sunday “Ride the Wave Motorcycle Run,” 609.729.8870 or WildwoodSpringRally.com

May begins. . .

5/3-6 Tournament of Bands Indoor Championships. Wildwoods Convention Center 8 56.935.4940 or www.njatob.org
5/5 FULL Flower Moon 11:35pm
5/9 Wildwood Restaurant Showcase A sampling of some of the Wildwoods’ finest restaurants and specialty shops. All proceeds benefit the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce Foundation and area high school students. Bolero R estaurant. 6pm - 9pm. 609.729.4000
5/10-12 Tall Cedars Convention Wildwoods Conv Center. Parade, 21st and Atlantic Ave., proceed s outh to Andrews Ave., Wildwood. 717.232.5991
5/10-13 20th Annual East Coast Boardwalk Nationals Car Show Cars displayed on the Wildwoods Boardwalk from 8am-3pm Fri-Sat. FREE! Street Festival & Car Display on Sweet Briar Rd including a drive-in type movie at dusk. Fri. night at Garfield & Pacific Ave., then a Cruise 609.523.8051 or www.ThunderMoto.com.