July 4 Fireworks!
Jul 4, 2026
• 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
UPDATE ON FIREWORKS: As of 9:50pm on July 4, the Cambridge Maryland Police Department announced that because of the storm, fireworks will be POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 5 AT DUSK!
Watch a beautiful display of fireworks over the Choptank River in Cambridge at dusk (a little after 9pm) on July 4! Bring your own blankets and chairs, snacks, and bug spray. Here are places to watch from; plus other activities going on.
- Cambridge Harbor hosts food trucks before the fireworks. Let the kids burn off energy at the Sailwinds playground. Located next to the Dorchester Visitor Center, 2 Rose Hill Pl., Cambridge.
- Long Wharf Park (High and Water Streets) – Jayla Elise & Friends perform music from 6-8pm before the fireworks.
- Simmons Center Market's "SCOOPS" Ice Cream Truck and Taqueria Floritas Food Truck will be serving up the flavors at the corner of Mill and Water Streets from 6 to 10pm.
- Gerry Boyle Park at Great Marsh (at the end of Somerset Avenue at the Choptank River, also with a playground) has plenty of space to spread out your blankets and have a picnic.
- If you have a boat, watch from the Choptank River.
- July 4th Holiday Dinner Cruise: Join Choptank Riverboats for dinner and a view of the fireworks from the water.
See our full roundup of Fourth of July events happening in Dorchester County!
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