Commemoration Events

The Chesapeake Campaign
Spring 2013 – Summer 2014

The story of Maryland's fight for the nation will be celebrated through the Chesapeake Campaign, a traveling festival featuring re-enactors, hands-on educational activities, performance, food, drink and interactive fun along the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail.

Annapolis Conference: From Enemies to Allies
June 12 – 15, 2013

War of 1812 historians will come from around the world to present papers at this academic conference co-hosted by the U.S. Navy at the U.S. Naval Academy. A new blockbuster 1812 exhibit at the Naval Academy Museum will be featured.

Annapolis Conference: Cross Tech: Cyber Security for the 21st Century
June 10 – 12, 2013

CROSS TECH, a conference for a select group of invited guests from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States will provide new opportunities for international business. The conference will highlight current collaborative investments, and explore new opportunities for cross-border business in the cyber, critical infrastructure, health, life science and information technology industries. CROSS TECH will showcase the most senior international figures shaping the future.

Star-Spangled Spectacular
September 6 – 16, 2014