Michael Phelps gets a warm Welcome Home.

Michael Phelps got a formal welcome home party Saturday with a celebration that began with a parade and ended with a fireworks show at Fort McHenry.

Michael Phelps was the focal point of the “Parade of Gold”, which served as a homecoming for Maryland’s Olympic heroes, most notably the swimmer who won a record-setting eight gold medals at the Beijing Games this summer.

5,000 people lined the streets of Towson for the parade, according to Baltimore County police.

The party then continued at Fort McHenry, birthplace of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

“There’s no better place to be than right here in Baltimore!” he told the crowd. The ceremony concluded with a fireworks above Baltimore’s harbor.