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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.
July 2009
August 2009
  Event & WebLink -   Location/Date/Times
  Event & WebLink
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  Location/Date/Times


Havre de Grace Independence Celebration Tydings Memorial Park, Havre de Grace, MD (Jun 30 -July 5, 2009 - Jun 30-Jul 5 (carnival); Sun, Jul 5 (parade, 2pm; concert, 7pm; fireworks: approx: 9:30pm) Havre de Race for the Lock House 5K, 3rd Annual Meet at the Lock House - Havre de Grace, MD (August 1, 2009 Sat - 8am)


Salute to Cecil County Veterans and Fireworks North East Community Park, Main Street - North East, MD (July 3, 2009 - Fri 5-10pm) Thunder on The Narrows Kent Island Yacht Club - Chester, MD (August 1-2, 2009 - Sat-Sun, 12N-5pm)


Rock Hall Fireworks The Bulkhead - Rock Hall, MD (July 3, 2009 --Thu at Dusk) St. Mary's College of Maryland Annual Governor's Cup Yacht Race St. Mary's City Waterfront. Rte 5 - St. Mary's City, MD (August 7-8, 2009 - Fri, 5pm (race); Sat, 12N-10pm (party))


Chestertown Fireworks Downtown Area- Chestertown, MD (July 4, 2009 - Sat, Dusk) Beach Party on the Square On the Town Square, Leonardtown MD (August 8, 2009 Sat 5-9pm)


Fireworks Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD (July 4, 2009 - Sat, 9pm) Havre de Grace Seafood Festival, 29th Annual Tydings Memorial Park - City of Havre de Grace, MD (August 8-9, 2009 - Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm)


Independence Day Celebration William Paca House and Garden - Annapolis, MD (July 4, 2009 - Sat, 10am-2) African-American Heritage Day National Colonial Farm at Accokeek Foundation, Accokeek, MD (August 22, 2009 Sat 12N-6pm)


Baltimore's 4th of July Celebration Inner Harbor - Baltimore City, MD (July 4, 2009 - Sat 3-9:30pm) National Hard Crab Derby and Fair, 62nd Annual Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD (August 28-30, 2009 Fri-Sun)


USS Constellation, Pier 1 Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD (July 4, 2009 - Sat 7-10pm)
 


Big Band Night Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, MD (July 4, 2009 - Sat, 7-10pm)    


Fireworks Extravaganza Eastern Yacht Club (front) - Middle River, MD (July 4, 2009- Sat, dusk)    


Freedom Fest St. Mary's County Fairgrounds off Route 5, Leonardtown, MD (July 4, 2009 - Sat, 5PM-10PM)    


An Independence Day Concert at Sotterley Sotterley Plantation - Hollywood, MD (July 5, 2009 - Sun, 1-4pm)    


Kent County Watermen's Day The Bulkhead - Rock Hall, MD (July 5, 2009 - Sun 12pm)    


Free Summer Concert North Beach Waterfront - North Beach, MD (July 11, 2009 - Sat 6:30-9:30pm)    


Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival Potomac River Museum - St. Clement's Island - Coltons Point MD (July 11, 2009 - Sat - 4-10pm)    


Taste of Cambridge, 4th Annual Downtown, Cambridge MD (July 11, 2009 - Sat - 5-10pm)    


Pirate Invasion Susquehanna Museum, 817 Conesteo St - Havre de Grace, MD (July 11-12, 2009, Sat, 11am-5pm; Sun, 11am-3pm)    


J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake, 33rd Annual Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD (July 15, 2009 - Wed. 12:30-5pm)    


Baltimore Pow Wow, 35th Annual Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD (July 17-19, 2009 - Fri, 5-9pm; Sat, 10am-9pm; Sun, 10am-6pm)    


Guided Nature/Historical Walk of the North Park Trail Meet at the Lock House - Havre de Grace, MD (July 18, 2009 Sat - 10am)  


MARI*FEST 2009 - Maritime Heritage Waterfront Festival Waterfront - Havre de Grace, MD (July 24-26, 2009 Fri-Sun)  


Chesapeake Folk Festival Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, MD (July 25, 2009 - Sat, 10-4pm)  


Tidewater Archaeology Weekend Historic St. Mary's City, MD (July 25-26,2009 - Sat - Sun, 10am-5pm)  


       


       


       


Crab Festivals**
  Event and WebLink
Location
Date/Times
Soft Shell Spring Fair City Dock - Crisfield, MD May 31, 2009- Sun, 1-5pm

St. Mary's County Crab Festival

Governmental Center, Leonardtown, MD June 14, 2009 - Sun, 11am-5pm

Tilghman Island Summer Seafood Festival Tilghman Volunteer Fire Company and adjacent Kronsberg Park, Tilghman, MD June 27, 2009 - Sat, 11am-7pm

J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD July 15, 2009 - Wed, 1-5pm

National Hard Crab Derby and Fair Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD August 28-30, 2009- Fri-Sun

 Oyster Festivals
Event and WebLink Location Date/Times
Skipjack Martha Lewis Bull and Oyster Roast Hutchins Park - Havre de Grace, MD April 15, 2009 - Fri 6-10pm

St. Mary's County Oyster Festival St. Mary's County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD October 17-18, 2009 - Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm)


Rock Hall Oyster and Seafood Festival

Town-wide - Rock Hall, MD October 24-25, 2009 - Sat, Sun - times TBA