Fort Meade 4th of July Fireworks, Events Schedule; Plus Area Fireworks

Fort Meade, MD — The military personnel at Fort Meade will celebrate the Fourth of July with a day-long festival culiminating in a fireworks display, and the public is invited to attend.

The Fort George G. Meade annual Red, White and Blue Independence Day Celebration is set for July 1 from 4 to 10 p.m. at McGlachlin Parade Field.

Several thousand people are expected to turn out for this popular community event. Activities include a kiddie train, moon bounces, zip line rides and other inflatables.

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Musical guest Jared Mahone and the local rock band Til September will provide entertainment.

A fireworks display is scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m.

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Local Weather Forecast: Independence Day — A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Area Celebrations

Annapolis: Watch the city's annual 4th of July parade, concert and fireworks show will bring some street closures and boating restrictions to the area.

City officials said the parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 4, at Amos Garrett Boulevard and proceed along West Street, around Church Circle, and down Main Street. Following the parade, the United States Naval Academy Concert Band will perform a public concert at Susan Campbell Park.

The fireworks show will begin at about 9:15 p.m. Main Street and the Spa Creek Bridge (from Eastport to downtown) will be closed to traffic beginning at 6 p.m. and remain closed until the conclusion of the fireworks, at about 10 p.m.

Severna Park: The Greater Severna Park and Arnold Chamber of Commerce July 4th parade will be held on Monday, July 4 at 10 a.m. The parade begins on Benfield Road at St. Martin's in-the-Field Episcopal Church and Our Shepherd Lutheran Church and culminates at Sunrise of Severna Park on Cypress Creek Road.

Shady Side: The community celebrates the holiday with a parade from 10 to 11 a.m. on July 4. It begins at Cedarhurst Road and ends at the Shady Side Community Center (the former Kiwanis Club) on Snug Harbor Road. For information, call Eddy Boardman at 443-3708720.