First Night Annapolis

First Night Annapolis, Inc. is dedicated to celebrating the community by connecting people through the arts, producing outreach programs, festival events, performances and collaborative projects with other cultural, non-profit organizations. First Night Annapolis, Inc. is best known for creating and producing "First Night Annapolis", an annual New... Year's Eve celebration of the Arts - a festival of literally hundreds of performances of music, dance, theater, comedy and more for audiences of all ages and styles. The event showcases the history and drama of the City of Annapolis by presenting performances in over 40 unusual venues including St. John's College, historic churches, the Annapolis City Courthouse, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, recreation and community centers, business window fronts and on the streets of downtown Annapolis. The New Year's event is special because it brings people together in a positive, interactive way - a way that combines the arts with the concept of responsible celebrating. Each of the past 14 years as many as 20,000 people of all ages - teens, singles, families, children and grandparents filled the streets of historic Annapolis enjoying an alcohol-free and drug-free celebration.Read More