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Ocean City, Maryland is gearing up for what officials expect to be a bustling 2026 tourism season, with Memorial Day weekend marking the official start of the resort town’s busy summer period.<\/p>

City officials announced on April 30, 2026, that May will feature a packed calendar of activities and events designed to draw visitors to the popular coastal destination. The month represents a crucial period for Ocean City’s yearly tourism industry, setting the stage for what the town hopes will be a successful season.<\/p>

According to city representatives, May traditionally serves as the launching pad for Ocean City’s annual visitor season, with Memorial Day weekend historically drawing the first major wave of tourists to the area.<\/p>

The announcement comes as part of Ocean City’s broader tourism promotion efforts, which include the introduction of a new “Weekday Smiles Campaign” designed to encourage mid-week visits to the resort community.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ocean City, Maryland is preparing for its official 2026 tourism season launch during Memorial Day weekend. The resort town has announced a full schedule of May events as spring tourism reaches its peak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":59861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777568819405.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-fzw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73318,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/two-ocean-city-tourism-officials-achieve-top-industry-certification\/","url_meta":{"origin":59862,"position":0},"title":"Two Ocean City Tourism Officials Achieve Top Industry Certification","author":"Admin","date":"May 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two tourism department leaders in Ocean City, Maryland have received the industry's most prestigious professional credential. 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