Annapolis: Important upcoming holiday dates and events, Thanksgiving through New Years
The City of Annapolis will close City offices on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Annapolis Transit: On Thanksgiving Day, November 28, Annapolis Transit will not operate. On Friday, transit services will operate on a normal schedule.
- Refuse and Recycling: Thursday collections will be moved to Friday and Friday collections will take place on Saturday.
- Annapolis Recreation and Parks: the Roger “Pip” Moyer Recreation Center and Stanton Community Center will both be closed on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday). The Stanton Center will be closed on Friday while the Pip Moyer Recreation Center will reopen at 6 a.m. on Friday.
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Message from the Mayor: “Thanksgiving is a time for reflection, gratitude, and unity. Here in Annapolis, we are fortunate to be part of a community that looks out for one another, where neighbors become friends, and friends become family,” said Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley. “As we gather around our tables this year, let’s remember those who may need a helping hand, share our gifts, and continue building a stronger, more connected Annapolis. I wish everyone a safe, joyful, and fulfilling Thanksgiving.”
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Additional Annapolis and community holiday updates
Free Parking in Downtown: The City of Annapolis will continue the annual tradition of offering two hours of free parking at metered spaces between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. To get two free hours, customers must use ParkMobile (web or app). The City is again offering the first hour free at the downtown Hillman Garage. More details onl holiday parking: https://www.annapolis.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1875
Annapolis Holiday events:
- 18th Annual Annapolis Turkey Trot will take place on sidewalks around the Historic District at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 28.
- Small Business Saturday will take place at local shopping districts on Saturday, November 30.
- The Downtown Annapolis Partnership will host the “Grand Illumination” tree lighting ceremony at Market Space at 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 1.
- The Chocolate Binge Festival is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, with the first block of West Street closed to traffic.
- Midnight Madness is back with retail stores staying open late on Dec. 5, 12 and 19 in downtown. For more information, contact Downtown Annapolis Partnership.
- The Mayor and Annapolis City Council will host an Open House in Annapolis City Council Chambers on from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 5.
- The West Annapolis Holiday Market will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 7.
- The Annapolis Holiday Market will take place on City Dock from Thursday, December 12 through Sunday, December 15.
- The Eastport Yacht Club’s Lights Parade is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.
- The downtown Santa Speedo Run is scheduled for Dec. 14
- The Annapolis Fire Santa Run will take place in neighborhoods throughout Annapolis on Sunday, Dec. 15.
- The Naptown Half Marathon is set for the morning of Saturday, December 21 and will include rolling road closures in downtown.
- City offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 25.
- The Budweiser Clydesdales will parade on West Street during the Military Bowl Parade on Friday, December 27.
- The Military Bowl will take place at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday, December 28.
- Chabad of Anne Arundel County’s lighting of the City Dock Menorah is set for December 29.
- The City will host New Year’s Eve fireworks over Spa Creek at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
- City offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025
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Happy Holidays!!
Source: City of Annapolis
- Maryland State House Image: By Martin Falbisoner – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28359098
- Annapolis Sign Image: By Photograph by D Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41443844
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