See thousands of holiday lights and over twinkle at Sandy Point State Park, where over 60 animated and stationary displays sparkle over the Chesapeake Bay. A holiday tradition, proceeds from Lights on the Bay benefit Anne Arundel Medical Center. Admission is $15 per car, $5o per bus. Open nightly November 18 - January 1, weather [...]
A Christmas tradition, the Annapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce will once again light up the Christmas tree at the city's Grand Illumination. Enjoy refreshments, help decorate the tree, shake hands with Santa Claus himself and bring nonperishable food items or new, unwrapped toys for the Chamber's Angel Tree Project.
Take a "sleigh ride"--except over the water except in the snow, and on a boat instead of an actual sleigh. The 45-minute holiday cruise includes seasonal music, hot chocolate and Santa steering the ship. Happening weekends in December (excluding Dec. 10) including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and [...]
Did somebody say chocolate? This third annual chocolate festival will feature holiday shopping, the lighting of the new West Street Light Canopy and lots and lots of chocolate. Located at the first block of West Street in Downtown Annapolis. Buy tickets here.
Come to the downtown "block party" and holiday shop 'til you drop! On the first three Thursdays of December, there will be live music and refreshments to enjoy while you stroll downtown and shop locally during the season of giving. Soak up the beauty of a lit-up Annapolis in the wintertime at this holiday event, [...]
Eat dinner at the Severn Inn, then set sail aboard the Catherine Marie on a dessert cruise with unbeatable views of the Eastport Yacht Club Parade of Lights. All-inclusive admission is $145. Cruise begins and ends at the Severn Inn.
Watch all kinds of decked-out boats parade through the Annapolis waterfront as thousands of lights twinkle and holiday music plays (usually from the boats!). Prime viewing areas include Eastport, Spa Creek, the City Dock and the Naval Academy sea wall. Admission is free.
Watch representatives from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference face-off in the annual Military Bowl, benefiting the USO.
Take part in family-friendly activities during the day then ring in the New Year with dancing and fireworks starting at 5:30 p.m.
Gather on the banks of the Severn River on the USNA campus to watch the amazing aerial performance of the Blue Angels. Annapolis is very busy when the Blue Angles are flying, so be that parking may be limited. The following is a guide to watching these amazing sky acrobatics: Tuesday, over the Severn River at 11:00 [...]
