Defenders Day

Defenders’ Day Fort McHenry 2023

September 5th, 2023

Defenders' Day 2023 at Fort McHenry is September 15-17. The event starts on Friday, September 15, with a parade through Locust Point at 7pm. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, you can take Deck Tours of the Pride of Baltimore II which will be docked at the Fort. On Saturday and Sunday, Fort McHenry will have drills, [...]

Defenders’ Day Fort McHenry 2022

September 1st, 2022

Defenders' Day / Star Spangled Banner Weekend 2022 at Fort McHenry is September 9-11. The event starts on Friday, September 9, with a parade through Locust Point at 7pm. On Saturday and Sunday, Fort McHenry will seem like a true open fort, with drills, cooking demonstrations, dress parade, cannon firing, and raising of the large [...]

Defenders’ Day Fort McHenry 2021

September 3rd, 2021

Defenders' Day / Star Spangled Banner Weekend at Fort McHenry 2021 is September 17-18. The event starts on Friday, September 17 at 6:30pm with a parade down Hull Street to Fort Avenue and ending at Fort McHenry’s gate. On Saturday, September 18, Fort McHenry will be open with raising of the large Flag, multiple musical [...]

Baltimore Star Spangled Weekend September 7-9, 2012

September 6th, 2012

Baltimore will be having a Star Spangled Weekend September 7-9, 2012 at Fort McHenry, commemorating Defenders' Day, when Fort McHenry was bombarded, and the "Star Spangled Banner" was written. On Friday evening, there will be a ceremonial parade of the flag, marched to the Inner Harbor, where a ceremony will take place. Those involved in [...]

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