Looking Ahead
Bookmark these summer events and festivals for a perfect Chesapeake summer escape. Head to our website for more festivals, tours, and adventures in Annapolis & Anne Arundel County!
July 4 -- City of Annapolis 4th of July Celebration (Downtown Annapolis) Join the city of Annapolis for a patriotic salute to our nation with marching bands, fire engines old and new, cars and vans, service clubs, scouts, and more! Stay for the fireworks over the harbor for a perfect end to your 4th of July weekend!
August 4-- Rotary Club of Annapolis 78th Annual Crab Feast (Annapolis) This crab feast is dubbed the World’s Largest Crab Feast, and for good reason! It’s an all-you-can-eat (and drink) event that invites folks from near and far to get their fill of Maryland’s famous blue crabs – plus Maryland vegetable crab soup, sweet Maryland corn on the cob, beef barbecue sandwiches, all-American hot dogs, watermelon, draft beer, and assorted sodas and water. Held rain or shine, 5 pm – 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now.
August - October -- Maryland Renaissance Festival (Crownsville) Hear ye! Hear ye! Leave your modern woes behind and step into 16th-century Revel Grove— the 27-acre village overseen by King Henry VIII. Beginning August 26 and lasting through October 22, Lords, and Ladies from faraway lands gather to experience one of Maryland's most extravagant events: The Maryland Renaissance Festival! Book early as this event will sell out. Tickets go on sale August 1, 2023.