The Navy Band Sea Chanters is the United States Navy’s official chorus. The ensemble performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral music, including sea chanteys and patriotic fare, to opera, Broadway, and contemporary music. The Sea Chanters chorus is frequently found at the center of our nation’s most important events. At home in Washington, they perform for the president, vice president, and numerous congressional, military, and foreign dignitaries.

On Friday, December 4^th, the Sea Chanters will be putting on their annual Holiday Concert presented by the Chesapeake Arts Center. Doors open at 7:30pm and admission is FREE. The concert will feature re-imagined classics like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” as well as French Christmas carols “Bring A Torch” and “Patapan”.

The Sea Chanters are frequently found at the center of our most important national events, including inauguration day in 2009. They have played a vital role in comforting the nation in times of mourning, including appearances at memorials for the astronauts of the space shuttle Columbia and the presidential wreath laying ceremony at the United Airlines flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, PA.

Their Holiday Concert series is just one small part of their vibrant ensemble. Visit Maryland and let the Navy Band Sea Chanters put you in the holiday spirit!

One of the most anticipated rivalries in sports history is here! On Saturday, December 12, 2015,
the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen will “declare war” on Lincoln Financial Field when
the 116th Annual Army-Navy Game commences at 11:00pm EST.

The Army-Navy Game is an American college football rivalry like no other. This century-old
game matches the United States Military Academy (USMA) of West Point, New York against the
United States Naval Academy (USNA) of Annapolis, Maryland. The USMA team, the “Army
Black Knights,” and the USNA team, the “Navy Midshipmen,” each represent their services’
oldest officer commissioning sources.

The game, which has come to embody the spirit of the inter-service rivalry of the United States
Armed Forces, marks the end of the college football regular season and the third and final game
of the season’s Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Annapolis is proud to be one of the favorite hotels near the
U.S. Naval Academy. Inspired by the honorable traditions of USNA, we introduce our Tradition
in Service promise — a friendly welcome, clean and quiet Annapolis accommodations, and
exclusive rates for midshipmen and their families.

If you can’t make it to Philadelphia for this year’s Army-Navy game, come stay with us in
Annapolis while visiting your favorite West Point students. There will be dozens of watch parties
all across the city, or you can watch the game from the comfort of your hotel suite when it airs
live on CBS. Plus, when the Navy Midshipmen win, the city will come alive with excitement and
celebration like nothing you’ve ever seen before. You can also pay a visit to the U.S. Naval
Academy campus while you’re here!

We’re proud to offer discounted room rates to USNA midshipmen starting at $99 per night,
which is just another reason why more people choose our Annapolis hotel near the U.S. Naval
Academy.