Weather Won’t Dampen Cape May 400th Celebration

CAPE MAY — Despite a threat of rain in the forecast for the morning hours, as a result of Tropical Storm Danny, all activities for the 400th anniversary celebration of Henry Hudson discovering Cape Island are still scheduled for Saturday.
Cape May Classic Beach Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Steger Beach from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. All players will receive an event T-shirt, food, Double Spike Club points and will be competing for great prizes. The men’s open division will be competing for $1,300 while the women’s open division will compete for $600.
The City of Cape May and the 400th Anniversary Celebration Committee will stage a grand 400th Anniversary Parade on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. with line up starting at 10 a.m. at Pittsburgh and Beach Avenue.
The parade route is Beach Avenue from Pittsburgh Avenue to Patterson Avenue with the review stand at Convention Hall.
This parade is dedicated to Cape May’s 400th Anniversary commemorating Henry Hudson’s discovery of Cape Island in 1609 aboard his sailing vessel “The Half Moon”.
Mr. Charles “Bud” Swain and Patricia Mulligan, the 400th Anniversary celebration king and queen, respectively, will serve as the Grand Marshals.
The parade will feature many outstanding performing groups including the United States Coast Guard Band and Color Guard, The Fralinger String Band, The South Philadelphia String Band, The Quaker City String Band, The North Wildwood Pipe and Drum Band, the Bonsal Blues String Band, Lower Cape May Regional Marching Band and the Hobo Band to name a few.
A beach party will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. featuring Philadelphia’s Jerry Blavat, The Geator with the Heater,” as emcee at Stockton Beach.
At 8 p.m. a movie on the beach will be shown behind Convention Hall, Disney’s “Blackbeard’s Ghost.”