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There are several ways to get from Washington's Airports to OC. Here are a few I recommend:

If you are at Dulles Airport:
For a more flexible, but more expensive option, take the shuttle van from Dulles to BWI airport (about $90) you can take the Bay Runner shuttle to Ocean City. It is about $100 and runs frequently.

More information on Dulles to BWI shuttles can be found at http://www.theairportshuttle.com/

More information on Bay Runner Shuttles can be found here http://www.bayrunners.com/

For a less expensive option but less flexible option, take a taxi from Dulles to the East Falls Church Metro station. From there you can take the Metro Orange Line to the east end at New Carrollton, MD. You can then take a Greyhound Bus from New Carrollton Metro Station to Ocean City (call 800.231.2222 or go to https://www.greyhound.com/farefinder/step1.aspx to reserve tickets). There is one bus a day which leaves New Carrollton at 11:35AM and arrives in OC at 3PM. You don't need to change buses, and the 3.5 hour time is not bad for a bus trip to OC. Cost is between $30 and $60 dollars depending when you buy your ticket and other options you select.

If you are at National Airport:
For a more flexible option, but also more expensive and complex, take the Metro from the airport to New Carrollton Metro Station (Metro Yellow Line to Orange Line)and then take the MARC train (the stations are co-located) to BWI Airport. From BWI take the Bay Runner Shuttle to OC (see above for more info on the Bay Runner shuttle).

For a less expensive option that is less complex, but less flexible, take the Metro from the airport to New Carrollton and then take the bus to OC. See above for more info on the bus.

There are some shops and restaurants open, especially on the weekends.  If the weather is good, you'll find Thrashers French Fries and Fisher's Popcorn open as well, and the arcade and Trimper's indoor rides for the little ones. And the Life Saving Station Museum should be open as well.
Off the boardwalk, you'll find two indoor mini golf courses open on 68th St. and 136th St.,  Planet Maze is open for laser tag, ice skating at the Carousel Hotel (skates are available to rent), movies, shopping at the Ocean City Outlets, take a drive to Assateague and see the ponies.  There's always stuff to do in Ocean City year round.

You can find all the info you're looking for at www.playitsafeoceancity.com   Even though the headline says 2011, the information is for 2012 and is continuously updated.
Click on the calendar at the top for a tentative list of dates and activities.

I have been in OC for Thanksgiving for the past several years. We usually arrive late Tuesday (too late for Dinner) and stay until Late Saturday evening or Sunday morning. We always find plenty to do. We have 4 kids ages 9 to 16.

Some things we do:
1. Go bowling on 72nd Street
2. Go to a movie in OC (or Salisbury)
3. Walk on the beach and boardwalk. We always do this, but usually in November it is still nice enough to spend a fair amount of time outside.
4. One year it was warm enough for my kids to go in the Ocean!
5. Go to the Winterfest of lights. We get there near the end of the time they are open on Thursday or Friday. If you get there the first hour or so the line gets long
6. Eat at some of our favorite places. Here are a just of few of the many that that are open: Lombardis, Harborside, Captains Galley, Harborwatch (sometimes closed), Phillips, Victoria Room at Dunes Manor, BJs, Harpoon Hannas, Marina Deck in Ocean Pines. Many resteraunts have traditional Thanksgiving meals or buffets on the holiday.
7. Enjoy the shops on the Boardwalk and at the outlets. Usually lots of great bargains and most of them are open on Friday and Saturday.
8. If the weather is decent most boardwalk shops will be open on the weekend and may on Friday too. Thrashers Fries, Fisher's Popcorn, Marty's Playland, Dumser's Dairyland, Ocean Gallery, and plenty of shops are all generally open Thanksgiving weekend.

Have a great Thanksgiving in OC! Maybe I'll see you there!

The 2012 Ocean City Job Fair is being held on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th at the Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
http://oceancitychamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/2011-ocean-city-job-fair

Most parks in Ocean City have pavilions that can be rented. They are nice, but I would check them out to see if they meet your needs. If you wanted to rent space, MR Ducks has a wonderful outside patio, as does Galazy 66.  Both can be used when you have your reception their. The Clarion and Carousel hotels are two other venues with nice outside accomodations.

The boardwalk starts at the inlet at the south end of Ocean City and continutes north to 27th Street. The southern blocks of Ocean City have streets named after Maryland's Eastern Shore Counties (Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset, Dorcester, Talbot, Caroline) plus North and South Division Streets and south 1st and 2nd Streets. North of those streets the are numbered as you move north. The boardwalk continues to 27th Street. Note that the Boardwalk is also sometimes referred to as Atlantic Avenue, but ocean front places north of the boardwalk may also have Atlantic Avenue addresses.

It is about 470 miles from Boston, MA to Ocean City, MD. It takes about 8 to 9 hours by car. I'd estimate it is generally a 10 to 12 hour bus trip depending on how many stops your route has. Have fun in OC!

Depending upon where you are in Ocean Pines I would estimate approximately 10-20 minutes to reach Ocean City.  Then it would simply be drive time once you enter Ocean City to whichever street you wish to hit the beach. 

Personal suggestion - choose one of the beach areas above 33rd Street you should be able to find free side street parking without any trouble.

Thank you,
Anna G.

Yes a condo
www.cbvacations.com or www.holidayoc.com