Nightlife
Looking for the best nightlife in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County? Whether your perfect night out means strolling historic streets lined with restaurants, bars, and boutiques, dancing late into the night, enjoying waterfront cocktails, or catching live music after dinner, you’ll find plenty of ways to spend an evening here.
Annapolis is known for its lively downtown nightlife, where visitors can walk from dinner to drinks, live entertainment, and late-night spots. Across Anne Arundel County, you’ll also find cozy pubs, waterfront bars, rooftop patios, dance parties, and live music venues featuring both nationally recognized performers and local favorites.
Whatever your ideal night looks like, you can build your perfect evening in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County—from a relaxed night by the water to a night of dancing and live entertainment.
Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival
Annapolis Jazz & Roots is launching its fifth festival on the scenic shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Events combine music, art, poetry and history on two weekends, November 6-15. Based in the maritime community of Eastport, the festival includes eight venues in nearby neighborhoods. Each has its...
Rocking the dock Live music
Live music every Thursday 5:00-8:00pm & Sunday 2:00-5:00pm 9/17 Ryan Forrester 9/20 Chesapeake Sons 9/24 Greg Barrick 9/27 Shook Shack
Voices of America: Celebrating American Composers
America at 250, in full voice! Join us for a special concert celebrating 250 years through American composers that have told our stories in powerful and unforgettable ways. Across generations, music has shaped the American experience, capturing moments of triumph, struggle, hope, and change through...
Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione (4:30pm)
Over three decades, 20+ albums and more than 20 #1 Billboard hits into one of contemporary jazz’s most inspiring, prolific and genre-defining careers, Rick Braun pours his creative heart and soul into his first-ever tribute album, paying homage to one of his all-time musical heroes on Rick Braun...
Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione (7:30pm)
Over three decades, 20+ albums and more than 20 #1 Billboard hits into one of contemporary jazz’s most inspiring, prolific and genre-defining careers, Rick Braun pours his creative heart and soul into his first-ever tribute album, paying homage to one of his all-time musical heroes on Rick Braun...