Kenwood Club fireworks 2024 + other Bethesda-Chevy Chase-area fireworks display dates

We're just days away from the best fireworks display in the Washington, D.C. area, the one put on by the Kenwood Golf and Country Club at 5601 River Road in Bethesda. The club and its property are private, so don't trespass on their property. But the fireworks can be seen from nearby church and retail parking lots such as the Fourth Presbyterian Church, which has been the most-popular viewing spot in past years, as it is directly across the street. If you are lucky enough to have a backyard in line-of-sight to the club, or an apartment or condo facing the club's direction, it's also a chance to play Jay Gatsby and have a spectacular fireworks display to cap off your Independence Day party.

This year's Kenwood fireworks are scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Expect the show to start sometime between 9:15 and 9:30 PM. The fireworks will be very loud, so you may want to consider having hearing protection like earplugs on hand. If you are in the vicinity and have a dog, make sure the animal is indoors before the show starts. Should inclement weather occur, Kenwood has scheduled a rain date for July 3, 2024.

Here are the scheduled dates for other fireworks displays in the Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Potomac area, whether you wish to view them from public property or your own home, or want to be prepared for the noise. Print out this article and stick it to the refrigerator if you want to be prepared in advance, or just want to know exactly where those booms are coming from on any given night:

June 30 - 9:00 PM: Bethesda Country Club (rain date: July 1)

July 2 - 9:00 PM: Columbia Country Club (rain date: July 3)

July 3 - 9:30 PM: Chevy Chase Club (rain date: September 2)

July 4 - 9:30 PM: Congressional Country Club (rain date: July 5)

Kenwood fireworks 2019 set for Sunday, June 30

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The best fireworks display in the D.C. area will once again be presented by the Kenwood Golf and Country Club in Bethesda. This year's Kenwood fireworks will be held on Sunday, June 30, 2019. The event at the private club is for members only. However, the fireworks are visible some distance around the club, and usually begin after 9:00 PM. Rain date this year for Kenwood is July 1.

Nearby residents - and those nearby or in downtown Bethesda lucky enough to have apartment balconies facing the club - know the drill by now: Plan a backyard party modest or grand, and then gain the cachet of The Great Gatsby himself when an expensive fireworks display suddenly erupts in the sky above, and caps off the evening.

Savvy Bethesdans (a.k.a. readers of this blog) who aren't part of the landed class can still partake of the fireworks - if they know where to go. The smart spot is in the church parking lot across River Road from the club, where those-in-the-know converge on foot or by car. Earplugs are strongly recommended for children, or those with sensitive ears.

I haven't bothered to go into D.C. or out to Rockville for fireworks since Kenwood began their fireworks displays over a decade ago. The Kenwood display is superior, and gets better each year, and it certainly did again in 2018.

Impress your friends, avoid getting your pocket picked or purse snatched downtown (or by the crooked Montgomery County Council!), and take in the best fireworks in the D.C. area. Gracious toast and "I'm Gatsby" line are optional.

Other 2019 fireworks scheduled in the area include the Chevy Chase Club on July 3, and Congressional Country Club on July 4.

Kenwood fireworks 2018 set for Sunday, July 1

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The best fireworks display in the D.C. area will once again be presented by the Kenwood Golf and Country Club in Bethesda. This year's Kenwood fireworks will be held on Sunday, July 1, 2018. The event at the private club is for members only. However, the fireworks are visible some distance around the club, and usually begin after 9:00 PM.

Nearby residents - and those nearby or in downtown Bethesda with apartment balconies facing the club - know the drill by now: Plan a backyard party modest or grand, and then gain the cachet of The Great Gatsby himself when an expensive fireworks display suddenly erupts in the sky above, and caps off the evening.

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Savvy Bethesdans (a.k.a. readers of this blog) who aren't part of the landed class can still partake of the fireworks - if they know where to go. The smart spot is in the church parking lot across River Road from the club, where those-in-the-know converge on foot or by car.

I haven't bothered to go into D.C. or out to Rockville for fireworks since Kenwood began their fireworks displays over a decade ago. The Kenwood display is superior, and gets better each year, and it certainly did in 2016.

Impress your friends, avoid getting your pocket picked or purse snatched downtown (or by the crooked Montgomery County Council!), and take in the best fireworks in the D.C. area. Gracious toast and "I'm Gatsby" line are optional.

Kenwood fireworks set for July 2, 2015, plus dates for other Bethesda/Chevy Chase-area country club fireworks

Get ready for the area's best fireworks display on July 2. Not on the Mall downtown, not in Rockville or Gaithersburg. No, it's right here in Bethesda, at the private Kenwood Golf and Country Club on River Road.

Of course, you won't be able to get on the club property July 2 if you aren't a member.

But that doesn't stop residents in nearby homes, or in apartment buildings as far away as downtown Bethesda, from taking in the show from their backyards and balconies. Many have been known to plan Independence Day parties around the display, and pretend that they actually are the Great Gatsby.

What if you're not a resident? The fireworks can be viewed (and heard extremely clearly - you may want earplugs for small children) from nearby church and shopping center parking lots, with the most popular being the church directly across River Road from the club.

Why be a sardine on Metro, and a pickpocket victim in the District (or maybe get your pocket picked by a DC traffic camera), when you can get a better fireworks show right here in Bethesda?

Other clubs may not stack up to the Kenwood display, but here are those with announced dates so far:

Congressional Country Club July 4

Columbia Country Club June 30

KENWOOD FIREWORKS POSTPONED UNTIL LABOR DAY 2013 IN BETHESDA

A representative of the Kenwood Country Club tells me that the fireworks display that was canceled last night, has been postponed until Labor Day in September 2013.

[Here is video of the opening of the 2009 Kenwood fireworks]

Obviously, this is mostly disappointing news. And the weather was actually fine for fireworks last night, as it turned out.

The only positive is that Bethesda will have fireworks on Labor Day weekend, and they will be the same, high-quality Kenwood fireworks.

If you are a member of the club, the employee said you can place reservations for the rescheduled fireworks, dinner, etc., etc. beginning tomorrow.

KENWOOD FIREWORKS CANCELED TONIGHT

I just checked with the Kenwood Country Club, and they said tonight's fireworks have been canceled due to weather.

At the moment, they did not have a rescheduled date for the fireworks display, but I will pass it along if and when it is official.

This is very disappointing, as I believe this is the first time weather has caused a cancellation of the Kenwood fireworks. Especially because these are the best fireworks in the area, in my opinion.

Stay tuned.