Baltimore will not have Artscape, AFRAM or the July 4th fireworks this year.

Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced that the city is canceling all special events with more than 250 people through Aug. 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I want to inform residents and visitors that the City of Baltimore will be canceling all special events through August of this year,” he said. “After consultation with our public health experts, we believe this is the best move for the health of our city and its residents.”

The decision affects some of Baltimore’s most popular summer events, including the Fourth of July Fireworks, Artscape and the Baltimore AFRAM festival, the mayor said. “Until we can see some type of downward turn [in the number of COVID-19 cases], all that is canceled.”

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