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Independence Days
A million different ways to spend your Fourth of July weekend whether you want to stay close to home or hit the road.
Leslie Furlong
Ports America Chesapeake Fourth of July Celebration
Published: May 18, 2011
Hey y’all! Here’s a list of a million different ways to spend your Fourth of July weekend whether you want to stay close to home or hit the road. From taking in a parade followed by fireworks or a town social followed by fireworks or a concert followed by fireworks or a cruise followed by fireworks, you know what to except at most of these celebrations: food, fun, maybe some music, a game or two, entertainments, stuff to buy, and beverages. So raise a plastic cup, let your red, white, and blue freak flag fly, and cheers to freedom of choice.
Accident’s Fourth of July Homecoming, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. July 4, South Street Complex, Accident, (301) 746-6346, calendar.visitmaryland.org.
Alexandria Fireworks, festivities, and a concert by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, 4-10 p.m. July 4, Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St., Alexandria, Va., (703) 746-3301, dc.about.com/.
American Celebration at Mount Vernon, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. July 4, Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, Va., (703) 780-2000, mountvernon.org.
Baltimore Inner Harbor Fireworks Dinner Cruise, 7:30-11p.m. July 4, Spirit Cruises, Inner Harbor, (866) 312-2469, spiritcruises.com.
Bel Air Independence Day, parade 6 p.m., intersection of East Gordon and North Main streets, fireworks 9:30 p.m., Bel Air, (410) 893-4444, belairjuly4.org.
A Capitol Fourth Concert, 8 p.m. July 4, U.S. Capitol West Lawn, Constitution Ave., pbs.org/capitolfourth.
Catonsville’s July 4th Celebration, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. July 4, Frederick Road and Catonsville High School Grounds, Catonsville, (410) 744-9655, catonsvillecelebrations.org.
Concert and Fireworks Uptown and Downtown, 8-10 p.m. July 4, Northside Park, 127th Street, the Bay; and North Division Street, the Beach, Ocean City, (800) 626-2326, ococean.com.
Dundalk 4th of July Parade, 8:15 a.m. July 4, Logan Village Shopping Center, 3400 Dundalk Ave., Dundalk, (410) 285-4550, dundalkheritagefair.com.
Fire on the Mountain, 8 p.m. July 4, Deep Creek Lake, 898 State Park Road, Swanton, (301) 387-4386, info.visitdeepcreek.com.
Fireworks at Fairgrounds Park, 6 p.m., fireworks 9:30 p.m. July 4, Fairgrounds Park, 351 N.Cleveland Ave., Hagerstown, hagerstownmd.org.
Fireworks Extravaganza, 3 p.m., fireworks 9:30 p.m. July 3, Eastern Yacht Club, Middle River, (410) 687-1002, mtabc.org.
Fourth of July Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. July 4, William Paca House and Garden, 186 Prince George St., Annapolis, (410) 267-7619, annapolis.org.
Fourth of July Fireworks, 9:15 p.m. July 4, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Constitution Avenue, Washington, (202) 426-6841, washington.org.
Fourth of July Parade, 11:45 a.m. July 4, Constitution Avenue, Washington, washington.org.
Freedom Fest, 7 p.m. July 3, Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, (410) 968-0925, crisfieldevents.com.
Frederick’s 4th, noon-9 p.m. July 4, Baker Park, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick, (301) 600-2844, celebratefrederick.com.
Georgetown Harbor Fireworks and Boat Parade, 5 p.m. July 4, Sassafras Harbor, Georgetown, (410) 275-1200, kentcounty.com.
The Glorious Fourth . . . An Old-Fashioned Fourth of July, noon-4:30 p.m. July 4, Fort McHenry, 2400 E. Fort Ave., (410) 962-4290, nps.gov/fomc.
Havre de Grace Parade and Fireworks, 2 p.m. parade, 9:15 p.m. fireworks July 3, Somers Cove Marina, Havre de Grace, (410) 939-4362, hdgtourism.com
Hereford Independence Day Festivities, 3-9:30 p.m. July 2, York and Mount Carmel Roads and Hereford High School grounds, herefordparade.org.
Independence Day Fireworks and Concert, 6-9:30 p.m. July 4, Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, (301) 258-6350, gaithersburgmd.gov.
Independence Day Fireworks Cruise, 7:30-10:30 p.m. July 3 and 4, Annapolis Harbor, Annapolis, 7:30-10:30 p.m. July 4, Baltimore, (410) 268-7601, watermarkcruises.com.
Maryland Symphony Orchestra Salute to Independence, 7:30 p.m. July 2, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, (301) 797-4000, marylandsymphony.org.
Old Fashioned July 4th Picnic/Celebration/Fireworks, noon-5 p.m., fireworks 9:30 p.m. July 4, Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St., Westminster, (410) 386-3880, carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org.
Picnic at the Top, 7-10 p.m. July 4, Top of the World Observation Level, 401 E. Pratt St., 27th floor, (410) 837-8439, viewbaltimore.org.
Ports America Chesapeake Fourth of July Celebration, 9:30 p.m. fireworks July 4, Inner Harbor, (410) 752-8632, promotionandarts.com.
Rock Hall July 4th Parade and Fireworks, fireworks at 9 p.m. July 3, Rock Hall Harbor, Rock Hall; parade at 10 a.m. July 4, Rock Hall Community Center, (410) 639-7611, rockhallmd.com.
Star-Spangled Spectacular with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. July 2-3, Oregon Ridge Park, 13555 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, (410) 783-8000, bsomusic.org.
Towson Fourth of July Parade, 10:30 a.m. July, Towsontown Boulevard and Bosley Avenue, Towson, (410) 832-2190, towsonparade.org.
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