Maryland July 4th Fireworks Viewing Guide 2026
Baltimore's Inner Harbor show fires with Fort McHenry — where Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814 — visible on the southern horizon, giving it a historical resonance matched by almost nothing else in American July 4th. Annapolis adds a Naval Academy waterfront character; Ocean City's boardwalk draws the Mid-Atlantic resort crowd; Sharpsburg near Antietam Battlefield adds the Civil War's bloodiest-day context.
7 cities · Data researched July 2026
- Annapolis · 3 spots Confirmed
- Baltimore · 20 spots Confirmed
- Columbia · 5 spots Confirmed
- Gaithersburg · 5 spots Approx.
- Ocean City · 3 spots Approx.
- Sharpsburg · 8 spots Confirmed
- Towson · 4 spots Confirmed