Ocean City Easter Weekend 2023 will blend excitement at casinos and the Boardwalk with best-dressed contests, special Sunday brunch buffets, spring drinks, egg hunts, and dancing.
Thousands flock to the Atlantic City Boardwalk for Easter Weekend, which some consider an unofficial start to the 2023 tourism season for New Jersey casinos and other businesses. Visitors enjoy the resort casinos, hotels, free beaches, and the over 150-year-old historic Boardwalk.
This makes Ocean City a great place to visit this weekend. Atlantic City hosts 27 million visitors a year and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the nation. In September 2020, TripAdvisor named Atlantic City one of the top ten travel destinations in the United States.
But Easter Weekend is special, with contests and games for children, as well as dining and hotel weekend packages for adults to enjoy a fantastic vacation.
Atlantic Town Easter weekend break events
The iconic Steel Pier amusement park in Ocean City, located on the Boardwalk across from Hardrock, hosts the Perfect Dressed Competition held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on April 9. The contest begins at 1:30 p.m. and registrants should arrive by 1 p.m. at the Waterside Stand on Steel Pier.
There’s a Pancake Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on April 7. Tickets, which can be purchased online at steelpier.com, include free rides from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
There’s plenty to do at Ocean City casinos with family, friends, or even by yourself. We’ve compiled a list of some of the Easter weekend Atlantic City highlights below.
Special brunch and drink events highlight Easter weekend at most casinos.
Resorts Casino Hotel offers fine dining restaurant options for Easter Dinner on April 9 at Capriccio, featuring Veal Peregrino, Ravioli DiAragosta, and Seafood Zuppetta from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Doughtery’s Steakhouse & Raw Bar will be open from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring various options like Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb, Pan-Seared Trout, or Seared Scallops.
Resorts also plans to celebrate the Easter season with a pop-up on the casino floor called The Crazy Bunny Bar, which features Easter-themed drink specials and live entertainment. The decor includes psychedelic Easter eggs, carrots, a lab, and, of course, mad bunnies. It’s open daily through April 24.
Ocean Casino Resort offers Amanda’s Easter Brunch at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 9. The brunch display features sweet and savory dishes, a carving station, kale and caco benedict, and Paella Ingenuo accompanied by spectacular views. Seating is limited, and reservations are required.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa’s buffet offers options to satisfy any appetite and features spreads for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Borgata Buffet offers various pasta options, comfort foods, fresh seafood, Asian cuisines, carving stations, and desserts. Brunch is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Showboat Hotel, located on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, springs into Easter with an all-you-can-eat Brunch Buffet from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, and again on Easter Sunday, April 9.
The brunch buffet includes seasonal and holiday specialties like sliced ham, pepper steak, bourbon chicken, and shrimp cocktail, along with breakfast favorites like a waffle station, egg choices, and breakfast side dishes. A delectable dessert table is also offered, along with a drink package that includes unlimited mimosas, Bloody Marys, and draft beer. Reservations are required.
Easter weekend night life and motel options within AC
When you’ve had enough to eat and drink, put on your dancing shoes and hop on down to Boogie Nights at Tropicana for an Easter Disco Extravaganza on Saturday, April 8. DJ Gabor will play the best songs of the 1970s and 1980s all night long, and Mr. Boogie will be tossing prize-filled Easter eggs into the crowd.
Easter weekend is also a great opportunity for discounted rooms in Ocean City casinos.
At Bally’s Ocean City Hotel and Casino, the hotel-casino offers special room rates for the Easter weekend from Friday to Sunday in the Dennis Tower.
Golden Nugget Atlantic City offers discounted rooms for Easter Weekend, April 7 to 9, with king or two double beds. And Harrah’s Atlantic City is offering reduced rates for the Easter Weekend in the Marina Tower and Bayview Tower overlooking the water.
If you find that you enjoyed Easter weekend in Ocean City, perhaps you’ll want to come back.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City presents a Pastry Collection with Chef Thaddeus, the Spring Edition, at noon on April 15 at Council Oak Meats & Seafood. Guests can witness a demonstration of Teatime Ecourte Fours & Petit Fournil. Tickets are required.
Want to work out or enjoy the historic Ocean City Boardwalk? The Claridge Hotel offers recreational opportunities, including a fitness center and bike rentals.
Stephanie Loder is a freelance author. She has worked as a breaking news reporter, copyeditor, and Metro Publisher for Gannett/USA Today in New Jersey and New York.
