A sailor, a mermaid, and a crab stroll right into a bar…it should be Fleet Week!
“Fleet Week Festivals! Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore” is a set of free occasions introduced by Northrop Grumman, going down June 12-18. It will function three enjoyable festivals, together with two in Baltimore City (Inner Harbor & Fells Point) and one in Baltimore County at Martin State Airport.
The lineup will embrace stay musical performances from native and Navy bands, meals and drink, military- and maritime-themed displays, artist and maker cubicles, and family-friendly actions for all to get pleasure from. There shall be a Crab Soup Cook-off, classic plane to admire, a Navy bluegrass band, and a Rum Punch Tour.
“Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore introduced by Northrop Grumman is a week-long FREE celebration that brings collectively the ‘Fleet, Flights, and Festivals’, and honors the dedication of service members who defend our freedoms at sea and within the air, each previous and current,” reads the press launch. “It affords an opportunity for the general public to board modern naval ships to see sailors’ work up shut and to discover historic vessels, offering a window into naval life throughout historical past.”
Ever cognizant of the tragic backdrop towards which the festivals will happen this yr, the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the organizers are working to steadiness respecting and paying tribute to these whose lives have been misplaced or ceaselessly altered with bringing pleasure to a neighborhood bruised by latest occasions.
“We are conscious of the latest tragedy the neighborhood has confronted with the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. We are collaborating intently with our companions to make sure Maryland Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore is secure and celebratory. This yr’s theme, #MarylandPowerful #BaltimoreRobust, displays our neighborhood’s resilience and honors the enduring spirit of our waterfront and port,” mentioned Chris Rowsom, Fleet Week 2024 Director for Living Classrooms.
Consistent with Baltimore’s historic and cultural id that resonates each resilience and pleasure, Fleet Week 2024 will mirror each in three places of festivities celebrating our naval heritage. What follows is a quick and hardly complete abstract of actions in every location and competition.
FLEET WEEK INNER HARBOR FESTIVAL
Friday, June 14 to Sunday, June 16 from 11 am – 8 pm
The Fleet Week Inner Harbor Festival is produced by Sail Baltimore and will comprise 25 bands on two phases over the course of three days. From nation and rock to reggae, R&B, jazz, swing, and nautical-themed music, there shall be one thing to swimsuit each style on the Inner Harbor Festival. There may also be a brand new “Stem to Stern” instructional tent. A number of particulars of the weekend embrace:
- Welcome Ceremony- Wednesday, June 12, 4-5 p.m., Inner Harbor Amphitheater- This is the official kick-off to MD Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore and will embrace speeches from native dignitaries and Navy officers, a U.S. Navy Drill Team demonstration, ceremonial guard presentation and the U.S. Navy Band. Open to most people.
- Crab Soup Cook-Off- Friday, June 14, 12-1 p.m., Inner Harbor Amphitheater Stage– Check out native cooks as they compete for the final word “Fleet Week Souper Bowl” trophy. The occasion, hosted by Downtown Kevin Brown from Nancy by SNAC, contains native celeb judges and new for 2024, a “People’s Choice” award.
- Kids on the Bay Parade- Saturday, June 15, 11-11:45 a.m., West Shore Park alongside the Promenade– Local residents, households and youngsters alike are invited to take part on this informal, festive parade, full with mermaids in addition to the Oriole Bird, Doc the Tiger & TU Cheerleaders, Ravens Cheerleaders and even the literary favourite Rainbow Fish. It will kick-off the competition and be led by Naptown Brass Band. All are welcome to affix the road of march!
- Local and regional Food & Beverage Vendors all weekend– Jay’s Seafood, Bar Movement, Black Horse Kettle Corn, Cakelady, Fiamme del Forno (Air Force & Navy veteran enterprise) The Funnel Cake King, JD’s House of Bacon, Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, Raspberry Moments, Salty Sailor Coffee Company (veteran-owned espresso model), Sweet Kam, Thai Elephant Wok, Virginia Foods, and extra!
- Local Band Line-Up Announced! Enjoy FREE performances by: Trinidad & Tobago Steel Drum Band, Caleb Stine, Unity Reggae Band, Shelby Blondell Band, Proverbs Reggae Band, U.S. Navy Band Country Current, Naptown Brass Band, The Slip Hippies, Lost & Found, Patrick Alban & Noche Latina, Ship’s Country Chanteymen, Chris Riehl & The Mobtown 5, The Palovations, Whiskey Feathers, U.S. Navy Band Cruisers, Sweet Leda, Mia Samone Band, Nelly’s Echo, Tumblehome Band, U.S. Navy Band Commodores, The Shrapnels, BSO Orchkids/Booker T. Washington Middle School and extra/Harborplace Summer Sunday Concert Series.
Fleet Week Fells Point Festival
Thursday, June 13, 5 pm – 9 pm
Friday, June 14, 2 pm – 9 pm
Saturday, June 15, 11 am – 9 pm
Sunday, June 16, 9 am – 4 pm
Monday, June 17, 10 am – 6 pm
The Fleet Week Fells Point Festival will function stay music and leisure on Broadway Square and all through Fells Point. There shall be kid-friendly programming every day, together with a youth version of Battle of the Bands. Some actions embrace:
- 5K Fun Run in Fells Point + Rum Punch Tasting Tour, Thursday June 13, Beginning at 5 pm/Rum Punch Tour 5-8 pm– Festival organizers are partnering with Charm City Run to convey a FREE, informal 5k Fun Run to Fells Point that can start and finish on the Charm City Run Fell’s Point Store and will observe a path alongside the promenade. Following the 5k there shall be a Rum Punch Tasting Tour via Fell’s Point neighborhood companies! Enjoy stay music by Soundtown on Broadway Square whereas strolling via the neighborhood having fun with a wide range of Rum Punch recipes that includes Captain Morgan Spiced Rum!
- Fell’s Point’s BEST Crab Cake Contest, Friday, June 14, 3 pm– Participating Fells Point eating places will enter to compete to win the title of the BEST crab cake. Event will embrace celeb judges.
- Work Out With a Sailor, Saturday June 15 at 11 am– In collaboration with The Waterfront Partnership, MD Fleet Week & Flyover Baltimore welcomes sailors to the town and invitations them to take part within the Waterfront Wellness program, a free outside health class.
- Family Fun Day, Monday June 17, 10 am – 6 pm with “gutter” races going down between 1 pm -3 pm – The spotlight of Family Fun Day shall be extremely aggressive gutter races on Broadway Square! Kits out there for buy to construct a ship to compete, however we extremely encourage utilizing reclaimed and repurposed supplies! (creativity shall be rewarded). The day shall be chock filled with free family-friendly programming together with an unique film screening when the solar goes down!
- Live Music Line-Up Announced all weekend! Enjoy FREE performances by: Ricky Wise Trio, Sound Town Baltimore, Marine Rock Band, Mallow Hill, Honest Lee Soul, Crushing Day, U.S. Navy Band Country Current, XTREME Queen, MILKSHAKE, Western Run, US Navy Band Cruisers, and Proverbs Rootz.
MARTIN STATE OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16, 9 am – 4 pm
The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum (GLMMAM) will function an open home and competition, because of a partnership with Baltimore County and Martin State Airport. There shall be shows of navy plane, musical leisure, reward and memento cubicles, and meals distributors. Attendees will have the ability to see aviators will take off and land. The museum shall be free and open to the general public all day for each days.
For extra particulars about every of those festivals, click on on this hyperlink.
