Baltimore Area Fourth of July Celebrations, Fireworks

Old-Fashioned July 4th Picnic/Celebration/Fireworks
July 4, 2012 - Begins at Noon, Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster, Maryland 21157
Celebration includes onstage entertainment, children’s games, food and crafts for sale and fireworks.
410-386-3880
http://www.carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org

Frederick's 4th - An Independence Day Celebration
July 4, 2012 at Baker Park, Frederick, Maryland 21701
The event features regional and national entertainment beginning at noon on three stages.  Families from the surrounding region enjoy a day packed with free rides, activities and entertainment.  Taste award winning chili, dunk a Frederick celebrity or race a bath tub down Culler Lake – there is a little something for everyone.
301-600-2844
http://celebratefrederick.com

Great American Festival
June 30, 2012  at National Harbor, 137 National Plaza, Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745
We are taking over the National Harbor Waterfront, including the entire pavilion and beach areas, as well as both piers as we set up three outdoor stages to bring you the best entertainment in the DC area. Enjoy live music featuring Eve 6, Ozomatli, The Dance Party, Lost in Paris and See-i! Dance the night away to multiple DJs including Skratch & Sniff, DJ Chris Styles, and DJ Pat Premier! There will be delicious food from the DC area's most popular food vendors including Famous Daves BBQ and the Hard Times Cafe.
http://www.nationalharbor.com

Annapolis Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks
July 4 at 6:30 p.m., Downtown Annapolis, Annapolis harbor
Parade and fireworks: Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m. Parade Route: West Street, around Church Circle, down Main Street to the City Dock. Naval Academy's Concert Band will perform at the end of City Dock just prior to the fireworks. http://www.visitannapolis.org/ 

Baltimore’s Ports America Chesapeake Fourth of July Celebration
July 4, 2012 4-10 p.m. at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore,
Visit Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Independence Day for live music and a spectacular fireworks show! Visitors can listen to live entertainment at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater, located at Pratt and Light streets. Starting at 4 p.m., Maryland-based band Mason Vixon performs original music and country songs with “rock rebellion.” Next to the stage is the U.S. Naval Academy Band Electric Brigade playing an entertaining arrangement of patriotic and pop music at 7 p.m. Preceding the fireworks, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake welcomes guests and officially kicks off Baltimore City’s Independence Day celebration. At 9:30 p.m., colorful fireworks ignite the sky above downtown Baltimore during an approximately 18-minute show. The fireworks show is choreographed to Top 40, classic and patriotic music that can be heard at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater, West Shore Park and the surrounding promenade. Prime locations for spectators to view the fireworks, in addition to the Inner Harbor, include Federal Hill, Fell’s Point and Harbor East.
1-877-BALTIMORE
http://promotionandarts.com/ 

Catonsville's Independence Day Celebration
July 4 in Catonsville, Maryland 21043
Parade - Frederick Rd
Fireworks-Catonsville High School
The parade and fireworks are part of a 13 hour day of patriotic festivities beginning at 9:30 a.m. and continuing until 10:30 p.m. that also includes children’s games, races and concerts. Participate in all these activities and enjoy this fun-filled Catonsville tradition. 443-840-9574 http://catonsvillecelebrations.org

Fireworks Extravaganza
June 30 at the Eastern Yacht Club, Middle River, Maryland 21220
Annual fireworks extravaganza on Middle River.
410-335-8219
http://mtabc.org

Fullerton Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks
July 4, 6-10 p.m., 4304 Fullerton Ave , White Marsh,  Maryland 21236
Join your Overlea/Fullerton/White Marsh neighbors for our annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy entertainment all evening long. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. music by Awaken, 7:30 p.m. puppet show, 9:15 p.m. fireworks.
http://www.fullertonfireworks.com/

Havre de Grace Independence Celebration
July 1 at Tydings Memorial Park in Havre de Grace                 
Parade at 2 p.m., Carnival 6-10 p.m., Concert at 7 p.m. and Fireworks at Tydings Park at 9:15 p.m. (approximately)
410-939-4362
http://www.hdgtourism.com

Star-Spangled Spectacular
July 3 and 4 at Oregon Ridge Park, Hunt Valley
Robert Franz, conductor
Be sure to bring your picnic basket for this all-American holiday celebration featuring such famed works as Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and Sousa's Stars and Stripes culminating in a breathtaking fireworks display. A cozy blanket is the perfect seat for the sloping green lawn of Oregon Ridge as the BSO takes to the bandstand and lights up the night. Oregon Ridge Park opens at 5:00 p.m. http://www.bsomusic.org/

Towson Area Fourth of July Parade
July 4, 10:30 a.m., Towsontown Blvd & Bosley Ave, Towson, Maryland 21285
Celebration of America's birthday with bands, clowns, marching units and military.
410-832-2190
http://towsonparade.org