April 20 My Lady's Manor Steeplechase Races Ladew Topiary Gardens 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, Harford County www.manorraces.com 410-557-9570 April 28 Chicone Village Day Historic Handsell House 4837 Indiantown Rd, Vienna, Dorchester County www.restorehandsell.org 410-228-7458 Solomons Maritime Festival One of Maryland's oldest and most illustrious sporting events offering timber racing, live bluegrass music, food and horse-related vendors. A day of revisiting the living history and culture of various Native American peoples and offering demonstrations and tours within a Native dwelling. d $ Fountain Park Chestertown, Kent County www.tasteofchestertown.com 443-480-1987 Celebration of Southern Maryland traditions with a marine show, traditional foods, music, waterfowl calling, traditional crafts and retriever trials. d c April 25-28 18th-Century Market Fair Fort Frederick 11100 Fort Frederick Rd, Big Pool, Washington County www.friendsoffortfrederick.info/market_fair.htm 301-842-2155 May 4-5 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Howard County Fair Grounds 2210 Fairground Rd, West Friendship, Howard County www.sheepandwool.org 410-531-3647 Taste of the Town & County Market and fair offering 150 artisans, re-enactors firing period weapons, encampments, living history programs and vendors demonstrating their crafts. d $ Various locations 104 W Market St, Snow Hill, Worcester County www.delmarvabirding.com 410-632-3110, 1-800-852-0335 Food event serving samples from the area's finest restaurants, chefs and caterers as well as local beer, wine and artwork displays in Fountain Park. $ The largest sheep and wool show in the U.S. featuring yarn and fiber materials, shearing, spinning, weaving, gourmet lamb, sheep and goat breed shows. d $ May TBA Preakness Celebration Hot Air Balloon Festival Howard County Fair Grounds 2210 Fairground Rd, West Friendship, Howard County www.preaknessballoonfestival.com 410-531-3647 Towsontown Spring Festival and Gardens Day Downtown Towson 400 Washington Ave, Baltimore County www.towsontownfestival.com 410-825-1144 Delmarva Birding Weekend Weekend offering guided birding experiences across a variety of environments on foot, by kayak and boat during the daytime as well as night walks. d $ Event in a week-long series of special events celebrating the annual Preakness Stakes with a long, colorful, 40-year tradition of hot air ballooning. d $ Largest outdoor festival in Maryland and one of the largest on the East Coast with approximately 250,000 visitors and spring-centric activities. d April 27 Maryland Day: Explore Our World University of Maryland College Park, Prince George's County www.marylandday.umd.edu 301-985-7000 May 6 Galena Dogwood Festival Dogwood Village Galena, Kent County www.kentcounty.com/events/annual/23-dogwood-festival 410-708-0247 May 2-5 Springfest Inlet Parking Lot 809 S Atlantic Ave, Ocean City, Worcester County www.ococean.com/springfest 410-289-2800, 1-800-626-2326 An annual event featuring "Everything Maryland" with kids' activities, alumni events, sports, food and much more. Rain or shine. A celebration of spring across four dynamic days presenting food, musical performances and unique arts and crafts under four huge big-top tents. Festival bringing together craft and food vendors from throughout the region for a parade, baby contest, children's games and musical performances. Maryland Hunt Cup Worthington Valley Tufton Ave, Reisterstown, Baltimore County www.marylandhuntcup.com May 3-5 50th Flower and Plant Market Union Mills 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, Carroll County www.unionmills.org 410-848-2288 May 11 Berlin Jazz & Blues Bash Downtown Berlin 14 S Main St, Berlin, Worcester County www.berlinchamber.org/events/jazz-blues-bash 410-641-4775 Horse racing event showcasing the great Maryland tradition of steeplechase racing and offering scenic spaces for picnicking and high-class tailgating. d $ Oxford Day Various locations Town of Oxford, Talbot County www.oxfordday.org 410-226-5122 Market of growers with displays of locally grown hanging plants, annuals and perennials and vegetable plants, shrubs and heirlooms at Union Mills. d $ Blues and jazz event offering musical performances across two stages throughout the day as well as craft beer, wines, street food and an after-party. d Decoy & Wildlife Art Festival Strawberry Festival Special day celebrating small-town life, with a parade, plant sale, musical performances, kids’ activites at Causeway Park and a dog show and dog walk. d Havre de Grace Decoy Museum 215 Giles St, Havre de Grace, Harford County www.decoymuseum.com/decoy-festival 410-939-3739 28390 Crisfield-Marion Rd, Marion, Somerset County www.somersetmdstrawberryfestival.com 410-968-2787 Southern Maryland Celtic Festival Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 10515 Mackall Rd, St. Leonard, Calvert County www.cssm.org 410-449-0096 Festival of nature-inspired art presenting 140 artists, food, children's activities, retriever demonstrations, carving competitions and more. d Festival welcoming strawberry season with vendors, a parade, Little Miss & Mister Strawberry pageant, kids’ activities, history exhibits and music. d May 4 Garden Festival at Ladew Ladew Topiary Gardens 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, Harford County www.ladewgardens.com 410-557-9570 May 11-12 Joint Base Andrews Air Show Joint Base Andrews Camp Springs, Prince George's County www.andrewsairshow.org 301-981-1110 Oldest Celtic fest in the state featuring multiple stages, craft/dance demos, historical displays, food, a market and the Highland Games competition. d $ April 27-28 National Harbor Wine & Food Festival 137 National Plaza, National Harbor, Prince George's County www.nationalharbor.com 1-877-NAT-LHBR Garden festival with hard-to-find perennials and annuals, exotics, container specialties, statuary, architectural treasures and decorative furniture. d Expo of America's air and space vehicles with demonstrations by the Thunderbirds and aerobatic, warbird and military aircraft, like the stealth B-2. $ c Port Tobacco Historic Village Market Day May 18 Fair Hill Scottish Games Fair Hill Race Track 4600 Telegraph Rd, Intersections of MD Rts 273 & 213, Elkton, Cecil County www.fairhillscottishgames.org 410-398-1246, 1-800-CECIL-95 Festival of food and wine bringing together world-renowned chefs, artisanal craftsmen, culinary pioneers and thousands of Metro D.C.'s foodies. $ c 8450 Commerce St, Port Tobacco, Charles County www.charlescountymd.gov/tourism 301-392-3418, 1-800-766-3386 WineFest at St. Michaels Various locations St. Michaels, Talbot County www.winefestatstmichaels.com Market offering arts and crafts, garden items, food/ drink and tours of Port Tobacco's Stagg Hall, Burch House, court house and one-room school house. A day of celebrating Scottish traditions with athletics, highland dance, piping, drumming, bagpipe bands, sheep dog demonstrations, vendors and food. d $ International wine event hosting tastings throughout town and featuring international and domestic wines and a relaxing stroll through St. Michaels. d $ DESTINATION MARYLAND ✥ 43 Events | April -May Calvert Marine Museum 14200 Solomons Island Rd, Solomons, Calvert County www.calvertmarinemuseum.com 410-326-2042
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