Events Around the Chesapeake Bay

St. Patrick's Day!  St. Patrick's Day 2026 in the Chesapeake Bay region features

Baltimore's St. Patrick's Day Parade - March 15

Annapolis St. Patrick's Day Parade - March 8

Pub crawl in Chesapeake City - March 14

59th Annual Norfolk Parade - March 14

Roanoke St. Patrick's Parade & Freedom First Shamrock Festival - March 14

Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend in Virginia Beach - March 20-21

Festivities in Old Town Alexandria - March 14 & March 17

Bay Bridge Boat Show, April 17-19, Safe Harbor, Narrows Point, MD

Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show, April 24 -26, Annapolis, MD

Virginia Osprey Festival (VA) April, 11th, Colonial  Beach, VA

Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival (MD) April 18 – 19, St. Michaels, MD

Pirates Invade Yorktown Weekend (VA), April 25 – 26,  Yorktown, VA

Hampton Roads Oyster Social, April 14, Hampton Roads, VA

Steeplechase Races – April 18th, Butler, MD

Mid-Atlantic Regional Garden Faire, April, 6 and 7,  Abingdon, VA

Crush N' Run 5k and Beach Run – April 18, Virginia Beach, VA

Solomons Maritime Festival (MD), May 2, Solomons, MD

Clean the Bay Day (VA statewide), May 2, visit cbf.org for details

Havre de Grace Decoy & Wildlife Art Festival (MD), May 2 -3, Havre de Grace, MD

Tunesday Floating Concert Series begins May 5 and ends Aug 25, Off Back Creek Nature Park in Annapolis.

Crisfield Soft Shell Festival, May 24, 2026, City Dock, Crisfield, MD. 

May Day, May 1, Annapolis, MD

Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis, May 1 - 3

Boot, Brews and BBQ Festival, May 2, Riverwalk Landing

Chincoteague Seafood Festival, May 2, Chincoteague, VA

Sail250.  See page dedicated to Sail250.  June 24 – 30, Baltimore, MD

Sail250, June 19 – 23, Norfolk, VA

Bluegrass & Sunset Festival, June 13, Cape Charles

Taste of Cambridge, June 13,  Cambridge, MD

SailFest Cape Charles, June 21 - 22, Cape Charles, VA

Solomons Island Dragon Boat Festival, June 21, Solomons, MD

St. Michaels Antique & Classic Boat Festival, June 19 – 21, St. Michaels, MD

Yorktown Sounds of Summer Concert Series, Every Thursday, Yorktown, VA

North American Sand Soccer Championships, June 5 -7, Virginia Beach, VA

Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, June 14, Stevensville, MD.

34th National BBQ battle, June 27-28, Washington, DC.

Ashland Strawberry Faire, June 6, Randolph-Macon College

Logstradamus Surf and Music festival, June 26 – 28, Virginia Beach

Baltimore Floatilla, June 13, Baltimore, MD

Cape Charles 4th of July Parade & Fireworks, July 4, 2026 — Cape Charles, VA

Chincoteague Pony Swim Week, July 22–30, 2026 — Chincoteague, VA

Kent Island Day on the Bay, July 12, 2026 — Kent Island, MD

Stars and Stripes Celebration, July 4th, Virginia Beach, VA

July 4th Parade and Fireworks, Annapolis, MD

National Independence Day Parade, Washington, DC

A Capitol Fourth Concert & Fireworks, Washington, DC