Overview
- The city event runs Dec. 31 from 6 p.m. to midnight, culminating in a fireworks show on the Inner Harbor.
- Fireworks will launch from barges positioned between Point Park and Domino Sugar, offering views from Canton, Federal Hill, Fells Point, Harbor East and Locust Point.
- Crews are completing a three-day load in Curtis Bay of more than 1,000 fireworks, including a 12-minute sequence choreographed to music.
- Organizers confirmed there will be no drone component due to cold and wind reliability concerns, focusing the show entirely on fireworks.
- Officials expect large crowds, with road closures beginning at 6 p.m. around McKeldin Square, and urge early arrival and use of public transit; entertainment, food trucks and late ice skating are planned, with several museums operating extended hours.