If you are headed to President Donald Trump’s “Keep America Great Rally" in Wildwood on Jan. 28, here is some important information that you should know before you go

The event itself

The rally is scheduled to take place at the Wildwoods Convention Center. The address is 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ 08260. Tickets are being issued through the Trump campaign. Even if you receive a ticket, it does not guarantee entrance into the convention center. Doors will open at 3 p.m. The rally itself will take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m, with President Trump scheduled to speak at 7 p.m.

The event is first-come, first-serve. Having a ticket does not guarantee entry inside the convention center, which can hold about 7,500 people. The entrance to the rally will be through the front doors only. No other doors will be accessible to enter the rally.

To get in line for the rally, attendees should go through the gate at Fox Park near Atlantic Avenue. People will be allowed to get in line beginning Monday at 6 p.m.

If you do not get in, it will be shown outside.

At the campaign rally

Parking

Parking in the area will be tight. A number of parking lots around the convention will not be available because the roads to access them will be closed. A number of private parking lots may be open and charge to park in those locations. People who live in the city will not be allowed to charge people to park on their lawns. Also, none of the parking meters on the streets will be turned on.

There will be a limited amount of handicapped parking in the parking lot located at Hand and Ocean Avenues, near the Wildwood sign.

Drop Off areas

For anyone taking a ride-sharing service or is being dropped off in a personal vehicle, the drop-off location will be the 4600 block of New Jersey Avenue. It will be a two block walk in the eastbound direction to reach Fox Park.

The drop-off area for attendees with disabilities will be at Rio Grande and Ocean Avenues. The people are asked to access the drop-off area by going down Hand Avenue.

Banned items

Wildwood Police announced the following items are banned from being brought to the rally. Everything that is brought in must be Transportation Security Administration (TSA) compliant. Any of these items that are found will be confiscated and not returned:

Aerosols and spray containers

Alcoholic beverages

Ammunition

Animals other than service/guide animals

Appliances

Backpacks, bags, roller bags, suitcases, and other bags larger than 12”x14”x5”

Balloons and balls

Banners, signs, and placards, and supports for signs/placards

Chairs

Coolers

E-cigarettes

Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems

Explosives of any kind, including fireworks

Glass, thermal, and metal containers

Laser lights and laser pointers

Mace and/or pepper spray

Noisemakers, such as air horns, whistles, drums, bullhorns, etc.

Packages

Poles, sticks, and selfie sticks

Recreational motorized mobility devices

Signs exceeding the size restrictions (20’x3’x ¼’)

Tents and similar structures

Toy guns

Tripods

Umbrellas

Weapons of any kind, including firearms

Any other item that may pose a threat to the security of the event, as determined by, and at the discretion of, security screeners

Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto also “strongly urges” attendees outside and inside the rally to not bring any excess baggage, including backpacks, chairs or pets.

Driving to the Rally

President Trump will be landing at the Atlantic City Airport. His motorcade is expected to go along the Garden State Parkway, and down to the convention center. Expect intermittent road closures and delays as the motorcade makes it way to the rally.

If anyone is taking Route 47 as one of the ways to the shore, the area of between Indian Trail Road and Springers Mill Road in Middle Township is closed. Construction crews are repairing a sinkhole.

Finally, the George Redding Bridge and parts of Rio Grande Avenue, the main road into Wildwood, are also undergoing construction and are down to one lane in each direction.

Street Closures

Roads around the convention center will be closed beginning at noon. The designated streets that will be closed have not been officially announced yet. The signs will be clearly visible as to what streets will be blocked off. For the event itself, the Wildwood Police Department and the Wildwood Fire Department will be under the direction of the U.S. Secret Service.

Bathrooms

There will be port-a-potties available to rally-goers as they wait in line. The city said restrooms will be open will also be open at the Doo Wop Museum at Fox Park and on the boardwalk at Youngs Avenue and Leaming Avenue.

Beach

Even if you like walking on the beach in the winter, do not do it Tuesday. The beach will be closed.

Too Cold?

There will be outdoor heaters to keep people warm as they wait in line.

Food

Food trucks will be in an area outside of the event to sell food and drinks. Inside the convention center, the concession areas will also be open and available to serve food and drinks. People attending the event will also be allowed to bring in their own food and drinks, as long as they are not in a cooler or a backpack. As listed before in the banned items, no glass containers or alcohol will be allowed. As for restaurants in the area, according to the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce, the following restaurants will be open on the day of the visit:

Alfie’s Restaurant-Wildwood

Alumni Grill-Wildwood

Anglesea Pub-North Wildwood

Blue Water Grille at The Bolero Resort-Wildwood

Deck at Holly Beach-Wildwood

Dogtooth Bar-Wildwood

Dunffinetti’s Restaurant-Wildwood

Fitzpatrick’s Crest Tavern-Wildwood Crest

Key West Café-Wildwood

La Piazza Cucina-Wildwood

Mr. D’s Pizzeria Steaks & Subs-WIldwood

Mudhen Brewing Company-Wildwood

Mulligan’s Sports Bar & Grill-Wildwood

Olde City Pub-Wildwood

Owen’s Pub-North Wildwood

Poppi’s Brick Oven Pizza-Wildwood

Primo’s-North Wildwood

Shamrock Café-Wildwood

Vegas Diner-North Wildwood

Shops

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The following shops will be open during the visit. The list is continually changing, so check back with the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce.

Boardwalk's Best Gift & Variety Store-Wildwood

Elby's Variety-Wildwood

Five Mile Marketplace-Wildwood

Gateway 26-Wildwood & North Wildwood

Laura's Fudge-Wildwood

M.S. Brown Jewelers-Wildwood

Repunzel's-Wildwood

Still the Wine-Wildwood

The Original Fudge Kitchen-Wildwood

Zippy’s Bike-Wildwood

There will also be vendors selling merchandise in an area of the boardwalk south of Rio Grande Avenue. According to the Wildwood City Clerk’s Office, 37 permits have been issued. There will not be any food sold in this section.

Not Coming to Wildwood?

In case you are not able to head down to the event and want to see the crowds wherever you are, the city has webcams set up in different areas to see what is going on in Wildwood.

Chris Franklin can be reached at cfranklin@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @cfranklinnews or on Facebook. Have a tip? Tell us. nj.com/tips.

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