MORE THAN 140,000 VISITORS EXPECTED OVER A COMBINED 30 EVENT DAYS

OVG360, which provides Venue Management, Hospitality and Partnerships Services to the Atlantic City Convention Center and Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, are expecting record attendance numbers for the month of March. More than 140,000 attendees, exhibitors, and/or competitors are expected to visit the two facilities combined, over the next 30 days.

The Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show presented by Discover Boating is expecting nearly 40,000 boating enthusiasts over the course of the five-day event that runs today, March 1 through Sunday, March 5.  This event invites nautical novices, seasoned sailors, and water lovers to escape the cold and plunge into summer fun. Experience the best of the boat life with an indoor paddle sports pool, Art of Casting Pond, kids paddle boating mini lake, and the most comprehensive selection of new boats and marine gear in New Jersey.

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall will host the annual NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships this Thursday, March 2 through Saturday March 4. The event will feature both the boy’s and girl’s championships this year and expects over 35,000 in attendance from across the state of New Jersey.

“Atlantic City and the venues will electric this upcoming month,” said Jim McDonald, General Manager of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center. “We are eager to see our larger annual events back as well as welcome some new events.  We have something for everyone this year, including outdoor boating and camping enthusiasts; youth, collegiate, and professional sporting events; classic rock and old school R&B concerts; and our standard tradeshows of course.  March will be a record-setting month in terms of attendance, and we are optimistic it will set the tone for the remainder of 2023.”

In the coming weeks, both venues will feature a full schedule of events.  The Atlantic City Convention Center welcomes the Atlantic City RV & Camping Show, presented by the New Jersey Campground Owners Association. This is a new event for the center and is expecting record crowds as all exhibit space is sold out.

Boardwalk Hall will host the 2023 Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships Tuesday, March 7 through Saturday, March 11. Classic rock groups Journey and special guest TOTO will perform on Friday, March 17, followed by New Edition: The Legacy Tour with Keith Sweat, GUY and special guest Tank.  Boardwalk Boxing Rd. 1, a professional boxing series, presented by Rising Star Productions will take place on Saturday, March 25 in the Adrian Phillips Theater.

In addition, Atlantic City Convention Center will be hosting four Trade and Industry Conferences this month: The American Camp Association’s Tri-State Camp Conference March 14-16, Artists Simply Human March 17-19, the Impressions Expo March 23-25, an industry food show March 28, and the Carpenters Apprentice Competition March 30.

Tickets for upcoming events can be found on www.ACCenter.com or www.BoardwalkHall.com.

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center are operated by OVG360 and owned and funded by the CRDA.

About OVG360

OVG360, a division of Oak View Group, is a full-service venue management and hospitality company that helps client-partners reimagine the sports, live entertainment, and convention industries for the betterment of the venue, employees, artists, athletes, and surrounding communities. With a portfolio of more than 200 client-partners spanning arenas, stadiums, convention centers, performing arts centers, cultural institutions, and state fairs around the globe, OVG360 provides a set of services, resources and expertise designed to elevate every aspect of business that matters to venue operators. Service-oriented and driven by social responsibility, OVG360 helps facilities drive value through excellence and innovation in food services, booking and content development, sustainable operations, public health and public safety and more.

About Visit Atlantic City

Visit Atlantic City is a 501(c)(6) organization formed and funded as a public-private partnership by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to create economic development through conventions, sporting events, film production and group tourism. Visit Atlantic City focuses on three primary objectives: sales, marketing and services.

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About the Atlantic City Sports Commission

The Atlantic City Sports Commission was officially formed on January 13, 2015 as a 501 (c)(3) organization with the support of Meet AC and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to attract sporting events, conventions and competitions to Atlantic City.

About the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA)

The only agency of its kind nationwide, the CRDA has used Atlantic City casino reinvestments as a catalyst for meaningful, positive improvement in the lives of New Jersey residents since 1984. Under the 2011 Tourism District Act, the Authority's mission evolved from statewide projects to becoming the state's key economic development agency for Atlantic City. CRDA's expanded responsibilities now include land use regulation, tourism marketing and clean and safe initiatives. The CRDA also oversees Historic Boardwalk Hall (the leading entertainment venue of its size in the country) and the Atlantic City Convention Center. In total, CRDA has invested nearly $2 billion in more than 400 projects statewide, of which $1.8 billion has been invested in Atlantic City, spurring business investments and expansions, and creating permanent jobs in the process. For more information about CRDA and our projects, visit www.njcrda.com. Follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/njcrda, and Twitter at www.twitter.com/njcrda.

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