This week's Photo Friday Contest is packed with everything that makes Ocean City unforgettable! From sunrise to sunset, your photos capture family fun, beach adventures, Boardwalk memories, and all the moments in between. Congratulations to this week's winner, Amber Thomas, who takes home 2 FREE passes to Nick's Mini Golf with her fantastic action shot! 🎉
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This week's Photo Friday Contest entries capture everything we love about Ocean City! 🌊☀️
From breathtaking sunrises to fun-filled beach days with family and friends—swimming, boogie boarding, building sandcastles, and simply soaking up the sun—your photos tell the story of the perfect beach vacation.
Then it's off for a stroll along the Boardwalk, feeding the seagulls, enjoying a delicious dinner, grabbing an ice cream, and taking a spin on the rides before ending the day with a beautiful bayside sunset.
The only thing left to do? Get a good night's sleep and wake up ready to do it all again tomorrow. ❤️
This week's winner is Amber Thomas for this great action shot of a young man making friends with the locals. Amber wins 2 FREE Passes to Nick's Mini Golf- Congratulations Amber,
Amber Thomas - Thoroughly enjoyed buying French fries just to feed the seagulls. So much pure, innocent enjoymentHeather Marie - Best friends beach day!Haven Victoria Phillips - Kohr Bros every night while in ocean city!! My summer treat!!Dee Dubbs - Who needs Kohrs when you have sand?Carissa VanMeter - Our favorite vacation spot! We visit multiple times a year. Although I think they might be getting “to cool” 😎 for mom & dad alreadyCherie Pursglove - We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary there in June--because that was our honeymoon destination!Lauren Williams - Taking a nice walk on the beach and wanted to see how much bigger my foot was to my 10 year-old boyJen Means - How do you just pick 1 when there is so many good ones. This was the Red Moon over the ocean 4th of July weekKristina Vega - Big winner in the arcade!Kathy Naugle - Seagulls lovin' Dough Roller pizza!Amy Ray - We found a hidden gem (@sunset island bar and grill), the kids were enjoying the view of the beautiful 🌇Michele Benoit-torok - When I saw this seagulls head I thought now he is having a bad hair dayMegan Murray - Baby girl’s first Thrashers! 🍟Hannah Sims - I took this on my family’s very first day of vacation!Kathy Schlotterbeck - When in Ocean City you have to have you some Crabs!!! Hoopers!!Kelsea Donithan - Been coming for 30 years and nothing ever gets old. OC is home 🎡🌊❤️ Now to see my son riding the same rides I did as a kid is pure magic.Kimberly Ann - Girls just wanna have fun in OCKoby Hregician - Where else but at Fish Tales!Keith Remaly - Northside Park looking out at the Bay and Pier.Katie Carnero - My son wanted to be buried in the sand, he thought this picture was so cool!Sunday Thomas - Very proud of this beautiful sunrise we caught at 140th Street! That saying "You've seen one sunrise you've seen them all" is not true. This one is priceless.Brittany Preston - Dinner at De Lazy Lizard. This used to be our must go to bar every summer with my girl friends 10-15 yrs ago. Now I'm coming with my own family and enjoying the sunset on the bay!Renzel Gonzãles III - Double Ferris wheel 🎡Lex Messersmith - Absolutely loved being at the beach . We visit every year!Karen Weber - Getting a first look at our view for the weekSam Smith - We recently went to ocean city on July 10th 2026 it was our very first time ever going to the beach we loved the dolphin ride with sea rocket and riding on the rides at the board walk and enjoyed breakfast at laytons and ended it with a stop at the sugar planet down there ❤️❤️Tiffany L Harer - AYCE crabs at The Crab Bag.Amanda Ingram - Fireworks at north side park!Bre Lynn Wintersteen - Mini golfing and the sunset was gorgeous behind the treeLesley Brown - 2 BFFsHolly Twist - Took this beautiful sunset pic on July 15, the sky was stunningKimberly Hall - We love creating family memories in Ocean City!Ritch Polyniak - Kids will be kids. South end of the boardwalk.Amber Warner - My daughter loves the beach we had an amazing time last weekend!Dolores Rosier Bell - Enjoying a bike ride on the boardwalk.Madeline Walk - Tired kids, tired mama, amazing memories!!Jamie Rehberger - Seaside sunsetsCaressa Neal - Northside park fireworksMichelle Trombetta - Fishing off the Pier at Northside ParkKelly Eichelberger - It was raining cat and dogs this day and she still managed to have funMiranda Revak - A beautiful view at Saltwater 75Billie Jo Stoltz - It is beautiful from a distance, too.Michele Goodman - My girl Siren enjoying beautiful weather at Northside Park!!Katie Hoyt - Is it a trip to ocean city without a picture on the giant tire?!Marla Waldrop Bennett - My daughter was proposed to on July 14, 2026 in Ocean City on the steps of the place we stayed. She was very shocked to say the least!!Kelly McBride Young - The Lazy Lizard. It was a Birthday celebrationLerin Elizabeth - Nothing like an orange crush with a viewCheryl Fradiska - Bathing Beauties!Rachel RE - My son with his cousin, and nephews & niece enjoying the sand during a recent trip. It was a little chilly and windy but these kids always make the best of it. Thank you Ocean CityJamie Copenhaver - Pedi cab rides on the boardwalkLori A. Krause - He was born with salt water in his blood , love at first touch for ocean city
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