Baltimore City will have two light shows to celebrate the Fourth of July this year, a fireworks display at the Inner Harbor and a drone show at West Covington Park in south Baltimore.
Contract Details
The city’s Board of Estimates approved a no-bid professional services agreement with Advanced Entertainment Technologies to provide drones and fireworks for the two events. The cost of the contract is $184,817.
A memo to the board from the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment did not specify the start time for the shows. Last year, the Inner Harbor fireworks display began around 9:30 p.m. on July 4.
This is the first year the city has scheduled a Fourth of July drone show at West Covington Park, a 12.2-acre waterfront green space. In 2025, the city had a drone show at Middle Branch Park as part of the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival.
Contract Approval
Four of the five members of the spending board voted to approve the contract with Image Engineering, and the fifth member, Comptroller Bill Henry, abstained. Henry said he wasn’t against fireworks but his office didn’t receive an advance copy of the contract to review.
Original reporting: Baltimore Fishbowl — read the source article.
