6-15-2026 8:14am

Tall Ships, Flyovers

What is Sail250® Maryland?In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, SAIL250® Maryland and Airshow Baltimore, June 24-30, 2026, is a free family-friendly weeklong event that welcomes international tall ships, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard vessels, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, flyovers, festivals and more. This major event is part of a coordinated, five-city, national, semiquincentennial celebration which includes the ports of New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore, New York, and Boston.

The Maryland event will also feature the return of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron and other aviation performers for an airshow over Baltimore Harbor, flyovers at Baltimore Inner Harbor and the Open House at Martin State Airport.SAIL250® Maryland Fleet, Flight, and Festival activities will take place at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Fells Point, North Locust Point, Baltimore Peninsula, and Martin State Airport.

The event offers ship crews, cadets and midshipmen, aviators and, of course, visitors from all over the world to join in an unforgettable experience and a world-class celebration of all things maritime and aviation in commemoration of our Nation's semiquincentennial.

The Maryland event will feature the return of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron and other aviation performers for an airshow over Baltimore Harbor, flyovers at Baltimore Inner Harbor, and the Open House at Martin State Airport.

SAIL250® Maryland Fleet, Flight, and Festival activities will take place at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Fells Point, North Locust Point, Baltimore Peninsula, and Martin State Airport.

SAIL250® Maryland & Air Show Baltimore is produced by Living Classrooms’ Historic Ships in Baltimore in partnership with the United States Navy, Maryland Department of Commerce Office of Tourism, City of Baltimore and Baltimore County as well as Sail Baltimore, Air Support, Martin State Airport, United States Coast Guard, and other agencies and organizations.

Learn more about MARYLAND 250 Here!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

NOTE: All EVENTS, TIMES, DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

CHECK SHIP, FESTIVAL, AND AIRSHOW LISTINGS, ON THE SAIL250® APP

FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULES & LOCATIONS

All Events are FREE and No Tickets are Required

except for the James Beard Fundraiser Event on 6/23.

Tuesday, 6/23

Early Ship Arrivals

James Beard Dinner (Fundraiser) 6-9PM @ Living Classrooms Frederick Douglass Isaac Myers Maritime Park - Tickets Required. On the eve of Sail250, join Living Classrooms, the James Beard Foundation, and Board Member Jeff Cherry for an exclusive, wine-paired, multi-course dinner led by acclaimed James Beard Award–winning chef Spike Gjerde, bringing together leaders from across Baltimore for an unforgettable farm-to-table culinary experience—reserve your seat now, as space is limited.

Wednesday 6/24

Ship Arrivals

Thursday 6/25

Final Ship Arrivals
Blue Angels "Circle Maneuvers", Site Familiarization - Noon to 4PM, NO SET SCHEDULE
Public Ship Visitation: 11AM - 5PM

Friday 6/26

Official Welcome Ceremony: 1030 @ Harborplace Amphitheater
Public Ship Visitation: 11AM - 5PM
AirShow Practice Day: Noon - 4PM
Inner Harbor Flyovers throughout the day - no set schedule
Inner Harbor Festival: 10:30am-7pm
Fells Point Festival: 11am-6pm
Baltimore Peninsula Festival: 11AM to 6PM
Living Classrooms' STEM EXPLORATION ZONE sponsored by Baltimore Development Corporation and Constellation., Harborplace Pratt St. Pavilion: 10AM - 5PM
Crab Soup Cook-Off NOON – 1:30PM at Inner Harbor Festival
Movie Night at Baltimore Peninsula - Pacific Rim: 8PM

Saturday 6/27

Fells Point Farmer's Market, Broadway Square: 8AM - NOON
Public Ship Visitation: 11AM – 5PM
Kids on the Bay "Parade of Nations" – Inner Harbor Promenade: 11AM
Flying with the Navy - Special FREE Presentation at the Maryland Science Center 11AM
SAIL250® Maryland AirShow Baltimore: NOON – 4PM
Inner Harbor Flyovers throughout the day - no set schedule
Inner Harbor Festival: 11AM - 8PM
Fells Point Festival: 8AM - 6PM
Baltimore Peninsula Festival: 11AM to 6PM
Living Classrooms' STEM EXPLORATION ZONE sponsored by Baltimore Development Corporation and Constellation., Harborplace Pratt St. Pavilion: 10AM - 5PM
Martin State Airport OPEN HOUSE: 10AM to 5PM

Sunday 6/28

Public Ship Visitation: 11AM - 5PM
SAIL250® Maryland AirShow Baltimore: Noon – 4PM
Inner Harbor Flyovers throughout the day - no set schedule
Inner Harbor Festival: 11AM - 5PM
Fells Point Festival: Noon - 5PM
Baltimore Peninsula Festival: 11AM to 4PM
Living Classrooms' STEM EXPLORATION ZONE sponsored by Baltimore Development Corporation and Constellation., Harborplace Pratt St. Pavilion: 10AM - 5PM
Martin State Airport OPEN HOUSE: 10AM to 5PM