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The Maryland counties, towns and cultural centers of the
Chesapeake sponsor a wide variety of festivals and events
which celebrate the unique character of the bay and its
people.
The calendar on this page features upcoming
Festivals and Events around the Bay including the
annual Crab and Oyster festivals.

The Events Search will allow you to look for events around the bay in a particular area, time of year or any other criteria you choose.

Double check the sponsor's website in case of changes in dates or times.
February 2010
March 2010
  Event & WebLink -   Location/Date/Times
  Event & WebLink
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  Location/Date/Times


African-American Heritage Walking Tour History Quest, 99 Main St, Annapolis, MD (February 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2010 - Sat 1pm) Havre de Grace Maritime Museum's COMMUNITY HISTORY DAY 100 Lafayette Street, Havre de Grace, MD (March 6, 2010 - Sat, 1-5pm)


Ellsworth B. Shank Historical Lecture: Road-vs-Railroad Systems Havre de Grace City Hall - Havre de Grace, MD (February 11, 2010 - Thu 6:30pm) Ellsworth B. Shank Historical Lecture: Black Plague of 1918 Chipshot Cafe on Rt. 40 - Havre de Grace, MD (March 11, 2010 - Thu 6:30pm)


Black Sailors in Navy Blue USS Constellation, Pier 1 Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD (February 13, 2010 - Sat 12pm) Refuge Birthday Celebration National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD (March 13, 2010 - Sat, 10am-3pm)


Hampton National Historic Site,Towson, MD (February 14, 2010 - Sun 2pm) Great Guns USS Constellation, Pier 1 Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD (March 13, 2010 - Sat 12pm)


FROM THE SHORELINE - Concert by John Mock Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, MD (February 20, 2010 - Sat, 11am-1:30pm) Guided Nature and Historic Walk on the North Park Trail Meet at Susquehanna Museum, 817 Conesteo St - Havre de Grace, MD (March 13, 2010 Sat - Walk begins at 10am)


SONGS OF WOMEN AND THE SEA - Concert by Judy Cook Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, MD (January 16, 2010 - Sat, 11am-1:30pm)   Eagle Festival, 10th Annual Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center, Cambridge, MD (March 13, 2010 - Sat, 8am-4pm)


National Outdoor Show Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD (February 27, 2010 - Sat, 6:30-11pm) Havre de Grace Maritime Museum's CHILDREN'S DAY 100 Lafayette Street, Havre de Grace, MD (March 20, 2010 - Sat, 1-5pm)


100 Lafayette Street, Havre de Grace, MD (February 27, 2010 - Sat, 7-11pm)

  Surratt House Museum - Clinton, MD (March 19-21, 2010 - Fri-Sun. Agenda at Website)

 

 

  Maryland Day Celebration Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD (March 25, 2010 - Thu 12N-2pm)
 
      Maryland Day St. Clements Island Museum, Colton's Point, off Route 242, St. Clements Island, MD (March 25, 2010 - Thu time TBD)
 
      A RISING TIDE IN THE HEART OF THE CHESAPEAKE - Special Exhibition Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, MD (Opening March 27, 2010 - Saturday)
     
      Patuxent Wildlife Art Show and Sale National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD (March 27-28, 2010 - Sat 9am-4:30pm; Sun, 11am-4:30pm)
     
      Maryland Day Celebrations Historic St. Mary's City, MD (March 28, 2010 - Sun, 10am-5pm)
     
      Potomac Native American Flute Festival Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Route 50 and George Mason Dr, Arlington, VA (March 26-28 2010 - Fri, 12N-8:30pm - Sat 8:30am-8:30pm - Sun, 9am-2pm)
     
         


Crab Festivals
  Event and WebLink
Location
Date/Times
Soft Shell Spring Fair City Dock - Crisfield, MD May 30, 2010 - Sun, 1-5pm

St. Mary's County Crab Festival

Governmental Center, Leonardtown, MD June 13, 2010 - Sun, 11am-5pm

Tilghman Island Summer Seafood Festival Tilghman Volunteer Fire Company and adjacent Kronsberg Park, Tilghman, MD June 26, 2010 - Sat 11am-7pm

J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD July 7, 2010 - Wed, 12:30-4pm

National Hard Crab Derby and Fair Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD September 4-6, 2010 - Fri-Sun

 Oyster Festivals
Event and WebLink Location Date/Times
Skipjack Martha Lewis Bull and Oyster Roast Hutchins Park - Havre de Grace, MD April 24, 2010 - Fri 6-10pm

St. Mary's County Oyster Festival St. Mary's County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD October 16-17, 2010 - Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm)


Oysterfest Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, MD November 6, 2010, Sat - 10am-4pm