New Year’s Eve 2025 In Maryland: From Duck To Crab And Ball Drops, Plus Fireworks

If you’re looking for a place to celebrate New Year’s Eve, there are plenty of places to toast 2026 in Maryland.

New Year’s Eve celebrations mark the transition from one year to the next. It is a time for reflection on the past, setting resolutions for self-improvement, and welcoming new beginnings. Communal rituals like fireworks and toasts embody hope, joy, and the symbolism of good fortune and a fresh start.

We’ve rounded up 21 can’t-miss New Year’s Eve events:

• Duck Drop (Havre de Grace)
• New Year's Eve! With Airport 77's & American Touristor (Rockville)
• Midnight Under the Big Top at Turf Valley Resort (Ellicott City)
• Chelsey Green's New Year's Eve Celebration (Baltimore)
• Princess Anne’s Midnight Muskrat Dive (Princess Anne)
• Krumpe's Donut Drop 2025 (Hagerstown)
• New Year’s Eve Crab Drop (Easton)
• Berlin Ball Drop (Berlin)
• Noontime New Year (Baltimore)
• Noon Year's Eve (Baltimore)
• Big Night DC New Year's Eve Extravaganza (National Harbor)
• New Year's Eve Fireworks over Inner Harbor (Baltimore)
• 17th Annual Charm City Countdown (Linthicum Heights)
• New Year's Eve Annapolis Yacht Party (Annapolis)
• 2026 New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball in Emerald Town (Greenbelt)
• New Year's Eve Dance (Havre de Grace)
• New Year's Eve Fireworks (Ocean City)
• A Toast to the New Year concert by the Mid-Atlantic Symphony (Easton)
• Viva La Captain's Daughter NYE Party (Annapolis)
• New Years Eve Key Drop on Carroll Creek (Frederick)
• Noon Time New Year (Baltimore)

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