The Independence Day celebration is open to visitors and hotel guests and will occur rain or shine. No pets, personal fireworks, outside food and beverage, or coolers will be permitted. Blankets and lawnchairs are welcome.
Festival Highlights:
- Live music by We The Band (American Pop, Rock & Country
favorites) and Ewabo (Caribbean)
- Delicious summertime food and drinks, featuring selections by
Maryland’s famous Lefty’s Barbecue
- Exclusive Wine Garden area (adults-only), featuring cigar-rolling
demonstrations and limited-edition President Obama cigars
available for purchase
- Celebrity DJ host Lisa Berigan from Washington’s classic rock
station BIG 100.3 FM
- Kid’s Zone area featuring kid’s rides, carnival activities, face
painting, balloon sculpting and caricature artists
- And, a spectacular 15-minute Fireworks Show over the Potomac River
July 3, 2009.
Entertainment begins at 4:30 p.m.
Fireworks at sundown, around 9:15 p.m.
Location
Gaylord National Resort
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, MD 20745
Gaylord National Resort is located in Prince George’s County, Maryland just off I-95 on the Capital Beltway at the interchange of I-295, 8 miles south of Washington, DC. See a map of National Harbor
Tickets
Tickets are available as follows:
Online in advance at www.gaylordnational.com/july3rd
At any retail shop inside the resort atrium
At the gate (a limited number)
Gaylord National Resort is also offering a specially reduced, standard room rate of $139 per night from Thursday, July 2 through Sunday July 5.
Additional Viewing Options
National Harbor is visable from Old Town Alexandria, so the following locations are likely to be good spots to view the fireworks across the Potomac River.- Oronoco Bay Park
- Founders Park
- Waterfront Park
- Pomander Park
- Jones Point Park
- Belle Haven Country Club
