Macaroni KID Annapolis has put together a list for your family of events happening on New Year's Eve weekend. We included a few outside the Annapolis area but within an easy drive. Click on each event name to read more details and register if required. Have fun and HAPPY NEWS YEAR to YOUR FAMILY from ours!
Do you know of a family-friendly New Year's Eve or New Year's Day event taking place in Annapolis that isn't listed here? Please submit your event here and we will add it to our list!
Last updated with new events: 12/28/23
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Friday, Dec. 29
- Jolly Express Cruise: Annapolis Harbor, Annapolis, numerous times
- Ice Skating at Quiet Waters Park: Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, 3pm - 9pm
- Lights on the Bay: Sandy Point Park, Annapolis, 5-10pm
Saturday, Dec. 30
- Noon Year's Eve (Eve) Party: Edgewater Library, 11am-noon
- Noon Year's Eve Celebration: Busch Library, 11:30am-12:30pm
- Noon Year's Eve Celebration: Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library, 11:30am-12:30pm
- Kwanzaa Celebration: Chesapeake Children's Museum, Annapolis, 1-2pm
- Kwanzaa Tales: Discoveries: The Library at the Mall, 2-3pm
- Special Historic Holiday Tour: by Watermark Tours, 3-4:45pm
- Ice Skating at Quiet Waters Park: Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, 9am - 9pm
- Jolly Express Cruise: Annapolis Harbor, Annapolis, numerous times
- Lights on the Bay: Sandy Point Park, Annapolis, 5-10pm
- Naptown Anti-Dope Move(meant) New Year's Eve Health and Wellness Resource Fair: "Pip" Moyer Recreation Center, Annapolis, 4-8pm
Sunday, Dec. 31
- New Year's Eve at Noon: Eco Adventures, Millersville, 11am - 12:30pm
- New Year's Eve at CCM: Chesapeake Children's Museum, Annapolis, 11am-noon
- Jolly Express Cruise: Annapolis Harbor, Annapolis, numerous times
- Annapolis New Year's Eve Family Celebration: Susan Campbell Park, Annapolis, live music and activities for kids, 4-6pm
- Annapolis New Year's Eve Fireworks: Annapolis Harbor, 7pm and midnight
- Noontime New Year: Port Discovery Children's Museum, Baltimore, 10am-5pm
- Lights on the Bay: Sandy Point Park, Annapolis, 5-10pm
- New Year's Eve DodgeBow: DodgeBow Annapolis in Millersville, 11-11:50am
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Things to Do New Year's Day (Jan. 1)
- First Day Hikes in Anne Arundel County Parks: Some ranger led and some self-exploring
- First Day Hikes in Maryland State Parks Some ranger led and some self-exploring
- Family Sunrise Tour: National Aquarium, Baltimore, 9:15am
