Maryland Day
Events 2025
PLAN YOUR
MARYLAND DAY WEEKEND
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List of events – All free or $1
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Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park - Museum Campus
Friday and Sunday
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
723 Second Street, Annapolis, 21403
https://amaritime.org/
Experience our award winning, interactive exhibits on the maritime history of Annapolis and the ecology of the Bay. Stop by our touch table to get an up close look at the wide variety of life that makes the community around the oyster reefs of the Chesapeake Bay.​
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Annapolis Tours by Watermark
Sunday
1:00pm - 2:30pm
188 Main Street Annapolis, MD 21401
https://watermarkjourney.com/events/maryland-day-events/
To Be Announced...
Annapolis Tours by Watermark
Saturday
12am - 4pm
188 Main Street Annapolis, MD 21401
https://watermarkjourney.com/events/maryland-day-events/
Colonial Open House - Join our colonial tour guides for an interactive experience of learning about life in
the 18th century. Enjoy games, activities, and a take home craft. All ages welcome!
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Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab
Saturday, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm Free
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD 21037 (On the grounds of Historic London Town and Gardens)
https://aacounty.org/ArchaeologyLab
Discover local history at the Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab! View a wide variety of artifacts from recent excavations across Anne Arundel County, from 19th-century African-American tenant farms to 13,000-year-old Native American camps. Kids and adults can try their hand at sorting artifacts, discover educational resources about local history, and learn how to get involved in archaeological digs and labwork, right here in Anne Arundel County.
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Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Sunrise to Sunset
Explore Anne Arundel County's Natural and Cultural Heritage Parks and Sites during the Maryland Day Celebration weekend.
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Anne Arundel County Farmers Market
Sunday 9 am – 12 pm Free
275 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis MD 21401
Celebrating its 44th year, this farmers market has all the local and crafts people that make Annapolis and the surrounding area interesting and fun. Fresh produce and other products along with fresh local cooking demonstartions!
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Anne Arundel County Public Library
Crofton Library
Saturday 2 - 3 pm Free
1681 Riedel Rd Crofton, MD 21114
https://www.aacpl.net/event/piscataway-nation-singers-dancers-143191
Celebrate Maryland Day with a favorite state pastime-- Sailing! Design your sail boat to race in the regatta. Between races, enjoy the tasty science behind Baltimore's famous Lemon Peppermint Stick.
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Anne Arundel County Public Library
Maryland City at Russett Community Library
Saturday 2 pm - 4 pm Free
3501 Russett Common, Laurel, MD 20724
https://www.aacpl.net/event/maryland-day-art-painting-crab-shells-139482
Try your hand at painting with acrylics on crab shells. Some examples will be provided to spur your imagination. All supplies provided. Geared towards adults, but teens are welcome.
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Anne Arundel County Public Library
Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library
Saturday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Free
1410 West St. Annapolis, MD 21401
https://www.aacpl.net/event/celebrate-our-great-state-143297
Celebrate Maryland Day with fun family crafts and activities highlighting the past and present of our great state!
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Anne Arundel County Public Library
Odenton Library
Friday, Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm. FREE
1325 Annapolis Road, Odenton 21113
https://www.aacpl.net/services/odenton
Visit the Odenton Library's children's area for a display of books about Maryland and a scavenger hunt featuring women in Maryland history.
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Annearrundell County Free School Museum
Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm Free
1298 Lavall Drive, Davidsonville, MD 21035
aacps.org/freeschool
312 Deale Rd, Tracys Landing, MD 20779
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Banneker-Douglass- Tubman Museum
Friday, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm Free
84 Franklin Street, Annapolis MD 21401
https://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/
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Benson - Hammond House
Saturday 11 am - 3 pm $1
7101 Aviation Blvd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
https://aachs.org/benson-hammond-house/
“Women in the Needle Arts - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” featuring sewing and stitching through the ages- quilts, samplers, and cross stitch. Featuring our special guest, NASA Engineer and Physicist Sabrina Thompson, founder of Girl in Space Club, who has created a line of space suits for women, moving us into the future. https://girlinspaceclub.com/
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Blacks of the Chesapeake
To Be Announced
​https://blacksofthechesapeake.wildapricot.org/
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Captain Avery Museum
Sunday - TBA
1-4 p.m.
1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side MD 20764
https://captainaverymuseum.org/
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Charles Carroll House of Annapolis
Saturday and Sunday 12pm -4 pm Free
107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
https://charlescarrollhouse.org/
The Charles Carroll House of Annapolis will be open Saturday & Sunday, 12pm - 4pm, for guided and self-guided tours.
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Chase Home - Chase-Lloyd House
Friday - TBA
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
22 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401
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Chesapeake Arts Center
Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225
https://www.chesapeakearts.org/
CAC features Maryland artists in their galleries as well as crafts and stories for children and families.
Crafting Their Future - Celebrating Women’s History Month in Hal Gomer Gallery -
Saturday, March 22nd and Sunday, March 23rd 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the fourth annual exhibition, Moving Forward Together: Women Educating and Inspiring Generations. This showcase honors women’s contributions to crafts as tools for cultural expression, advocacy, and gender equality.
Threshold - A solo exhibition by Elizabeth Kendall in the Patricia Barland Gallery
Standing on the threshold we are both coming and going, leaving behind and anticipating what’s ahead. In that moment between we can create something new and let go of what isn’t serving us anymore. And we also know we will return to cross back over the threshold and bring experiences with us to enrich and expand. Think of it as both the breathe and the space between the breathe. I make work that celebrates the past, future and the space between.
Stories & Art in the Galleries: “ABCs of Maryland” An Alphabet Book of Love, family, and Togetherness” with an art project to follow: Crab Suncatcher
Saturday, March 22nd 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Free
Appropriate for children ages 1-6 with an Adult - Registration is required.
Join us for Stories & Art in the Galleries! Celebrate Maryland Day with an age-appropriate art activity while viewing CAC's latest gallery exhibit. A guided reading of the “ABCs of Maryland” An Alphabet Book of Love, family, and Togetherness” an Alphabet Book of Love, family, and Togetherness. After the story, children will be invited to make Crab Suncatchers. Stories & Art in the Galleries is made possible through the generosity of the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County.
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Maryland Collage - Saturday, March 22nd 12:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Free - Registration is required
All Ages with an Adult.
Our popular Free Family Workshops are back with even more opportunities to get creative as a family! Come celebrate all things Maryland by making a Maryland collage with us!
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Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 4 pm $1
25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis 21403
https://www.theccm.org/
1$ ADMISSION to the Chesapeake Children Museum featuring themed playrooms involving nature, art,
theater, Culture Carriers and our 1918 Room. Explore our 5 acre park with a self-guided tour of Native American plants as well as a musical playground and truck pit.
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Special program Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm:
Good Trouble - Join Briayna Cuffie as she introduces stories about Civil Rights history in Annapolis. Hear about the county’s first African American police officer, Reginald Harris, Sr. who was encouraged by school teacher, Marita Carroll to join up. There are family names in Annapolis that carry on the work of the brave individuals who took risks to improve opportunities for all. Archival interviews will be played featuring participants from sit-ins at local restaurants. The “Annapolis Five” descendants will share family stories about at an event at the former Terminal Café, now the site of the Graduate Hotel, that sparked changes for the better.
Children will be encouraged to create a picket sign to express their views as an example of civil disobedience - an important strategy for making systemic change throughout our country's history.
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Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery (Friends of the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery) -
Saturday
Crownsville and Marbury Road, Crownsville, MD 21032
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Deale Area Historical Society - Historic Village
At Herrington Harbor North
Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm Free
389 Deale Road, Tracy’s Landing, MD 2077
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The Deale Museum and surrounding buildings of the Historic Village will be open with docents to guide you through this quaint historic site.
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​​Galesville Community Center Organization - TBA
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Galesville Heritage Society
Sunday 1-4 pm Free
988 Main Street, Galesville, MD 20765
www.galesvilleheritagesociety.org
Galesville Heritage Society will be opening a new exhibit "Blacksmiths in Galesville." The new exhibit will be housed in a restored 1930's garage located in the backyard of the Galesville Heritage Museum.
Hammond-Harwood House
To be announced
19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis MD 21401
https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/
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Historic Annapolis - William Paca House
Saturday 11 am - 3 pm $1 admission
186 Prince George Street Annapolis, MD 21401
Saturday, March 22nd 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. $1 admission
https://www.annapolis.org/contact/william-paca-house/
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Start your Maryland Day weekend off with a special 30-minute guided tour of the Willam Paca House. Built in the 1760s, this magnificent home features period furnishings and paintings and reveals the inner workings of an upper-class household including the lives of the enslaved laborers in colonial and revolutionary Annapolis. Enjoy special family-friendly activities and explore the 2-acre garden, a restful oasis nestled in the heart of bustling Annapolis.
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Historic Annapolis - Waterfront Warehouse
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 am - 5 pm FREE
Waterfront Warehouse – 4 Pinkney Street Annapolis, MD 21401
https://www.annapolis.org/about-us/properties/
Visit the Waterfront Warehouse and step inside a rare surviving example of a small Annapolis warehouse from the 18th century. Today, you’ll discover a large-scale model of our city, circa the late 18th century, featuring a birds-eye view of the historic landscape.
Historic Annapolis - Hogshead
Saturday
11 am - 3 pm $1 admssion
Hogshead - 43 Pinkney Street Annapolis, MD 21401
https://www.annapolis.org/contact/hogshead/
Take a short walk down Pinkney Street to Hogshead, where you’ll find colonial tradespeople working hard on their trades. You may find a cobbler, baker, midwife or printer, sharing their skills.
Historic Annapolis - William Paca Garden
Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday, 11 am - 3 pm, Sunday 10 am - 3 pm - $1 Admission
William Paca House & Garden - 186 Prince George Street Annapolis, MD 21401
https://www.annapolis.org/contact/william-paca-garden/
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Visit the William Paca Garden and explore a secret oasis of natural beauty nestled in the heart of Annapolis. This colonial garden, hidden behind the William Paca House, has been reconstructed to its original design featuring a terraced landscape with formal parterres, naturalistic wilderness, and practical kitchen and medicinal gardens.
Historic Annapolis - Museum of Historic Annapolis
Saturday, 11 am - 3 pm - $1 Admission
Museum of Historic Annapolis – 99 Main Street Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 990-4754
https://museum.annapolis.org/
Step into our American Story at the Museum of Historic Annapolis. Enjoy an inspiring film and explore three floors of interactive exhibits where you’ll discover diverse stories and amazing objects that represent over 400 years of our shared history!
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Historic Baldwin Hall
Sunday 1-3 pm- Free
1358 Millersville Road, Millersville MD 21108
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The Severn Cross Roads Foundation (SCRF) will be celebrating Maryland Day by collecting Maryland Memories from local residents to add to its local history collection. Did you learn to sail at Indian Landing? Do you remember the old Millersville Elementary building? Are you an Arundel High alum? Your family story is part of local history. Stop by the Cross Roads Schoolhouse on Sunday, March 23 from 1 to 5 PM to share your stories about growing up in Anne Arundel County and enjoy some exhibits from the Dulaney History Room highlighting local history.
In an effort to promote youth participation and encourage interest in local history, SCRF is also offering the AMERICAN HERITAGE Merit Badge on March 23 with the help of Troop 192. The Merit Badge session is open to Scouts in Troops of all ages. There is no cost, but pre-registration is required; please visit troop192maryland.org/maryland-day for more information.
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Historic Goshen Farm and Educational Center
TBA
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Historic Hancock’s Resolution Farm Park
Sunday
1 pm - 4 pm
2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena, MD 21122
www.historichancocksresolution.org
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Historic Linthicum Walks
Saturday ​
11 am - 2 pm
​2295 Davidsonville Road. Gambrills
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This lovely historic house and garden will feature the Liberty Tree on the property and how the former residents of the house lived during the American Revolution. Enjoy guided tours by costumed interpreters.
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Historic London Town and Gardens
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10 am - 4 pm Free
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater MD 21037
www.historiclondontown.org/marylandday
Immerse yourself in the past and take in the spring splendor of our gardens this Maryland Day weekend
at Historic London Town & Gardens. Join interactive tours to hear stories about the past residents and
buildings of the colonial port town and learn about the many varieties of plants that grow in our 10-acre
woodland gardens. Meet with living history interpreters dressed in colonial clothing, explore our exhibits
full of artifacts, and enjoy the sights, scents, and sounds of London Town.
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Homestead Gardens - To Be Announced
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Kuethe Library Historical & Genealogical Research Center Ann Arrundell County Historical Society
Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free
5 Crain Hwy SE, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
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Join us at the Kuethe Genealogical Research Library for two days of FREE research assistance by our helpful volunteers. Lots of maps, records, and books to look through. We have multiple computers for on-line look-ups.
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Maryland Avenue and State Circle Merchants Association
TBA
There's no better place to celebrate Maryland Day than on Maryland Avenue! Bring your family & friends to stroll our beautiful historic street and enjoy entertainment, historical actors, refreshments in shops, Maryland makers, and more!
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Maryland Federation of Art
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
11 am - 5 pm Free
18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: MFA is offering 10% off any artwork by a Maryland artist. Come to Circle Gallery to see the current exhibition. For online purchases, please call Circle Gallery at 410-268-4566 and we will process the sale over the phone to give you the discount.
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Maryland Hall
Sunday
11 am - 3 pm Free
801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
ArtFest returns!
Join us on Maryland Day Weekend to experience Art Fest, 2025! Live class demonstrations, free activities in media, visual, performing, and studio arts, and discounted class registrations for all attendees. A free performance will take place in the Main Theatre at 2pm!
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Maryland League of Conservation Voters - TBA
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Maryland State House
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
100 State Circle, Annapolis MD 21401
msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdstatehouse/html/home.html
Visit the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use. With many exhibits, memorials, historic documents related to the Continental Congress and notable Americans.
Odenton Heritage Society
Sunday 1 - 4 pm Free
1367 Odenton Road, Odenton, Maryland
www.odentonheritage.org
Presenting a special display titled “Women in Wartime: Odenton’s Military and Civilian Heroines.”
Cataloging the role of women during wartime when traditional roles shifted from less active roles to taking on more dynamic responsibilities, both in military service and on the home front. Our display will highlight examples of Odenton residents who contributed in these ways during both World War I and World War II.
Costumed docents will provide a fun and engaging museum tour experience where visitors will have an opportunity to ask questions.
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Our Legacy Tours
TBA
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Susan Campbell Park, City Dock, Annapolis, MD 21401
Multi-Cultural Tour of Annapolis (Including Iconic Civil Rights Sites)
Cost: $1.00
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Pride of Baltimore II
TBA
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Rising Sun Inn
Sunday 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. $1 admission
1090 Generals Highway, Crownsville MD 21032
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Step back in time and enjoy a self guided tour of the Rising Sun Inn
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St. John's College
TBA - Mitchell Gallery exhibit and other special tours
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Scenic Rivers Land Trust - Bacon Ridge Natural Area
Saturday 10 :30 am - 12:30 pm
Hawkins Road Trailhead, Bacon Ridge Natural Area, Crownsville, MD
Join Scenic Rivers Land Trust staff for a guided history hike of Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville.Learn the history of the land and take in the beauty of your conserved local forest in spring. The hike is approximately 2 miles on hilly, uneven terrain. All ages welcome. Pets on leashes permitted.
This event is free, but registration will be required and space is limited.
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Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis
Saturday 11 am - 3 pm Free
301 Chester Avenue, Annapolis MD 21403
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Join the Seafarers Club for an openhouse and learn about the Sea Scouts, water safety and more.
SERC – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Friday, Saturday and Sunday - see hours below
647 Contees Wharf Road Edgewater, MD 21037
https://serc.si.edu/
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United States Naval Academy Visitor Center
TBA
52 King George Street, Annapolis MD 21401
https://navalacademytourism.com/
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Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10 am - 5 pm
26 West Street, and Annapolis City Dock
Make our Visitors Center on West Street or our Visitor Information Kiosk at City Dock your first stop for everything you need to know about the events happening throughout Annapolis and Anne Arundel County during Maryland Day Weekend. Our trained volunteer information specialists can answer your questions, make recommendations, provide you with Maryland Day literature, and help map out an itinerary that's perfect for you!
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Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center
Sunday
1 pm to 4 pm
1101 Smithville Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
https://whbateslegacycenter.org/
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Come hear the musical stylings of the Dan Meyer Choir as they perform music celebrating life in Maryland. The concert will feature the song "Maryland Free!!!" which was written in 1860 to celebrate emancipation in Maryland.
The concert will be from 2-3. We invite you to come a little early and stay a little long to check out the exhibit and learn more about Annapolis hero, Wiley H. Bates, and the school that bore his name.
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