Schedule of Events:

Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park - Museum Campus
Friday and Sunday
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
723 Second Street, Annapolis, 21403

Come join our craft table, where you will learn about the wide variety of wildlife found in the Chesapeake Bay and how they impact life in Annapolis. Create your own creature from reusable materials to take home with you.

?Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park - Park Campus
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Dawn to Dusk
7300 Edgewood Road, Annapolis, 21403

Come explore our 12-acre park campus, complete with walking trails and lovely views of Back Creek and the Severn River, while completing a self-guided treasure hunt to find the goodies hidden in our geocache.

Annapolis Tours by Watermark
Sunday
1:00pm - 2:30pm
188 Main Street Annapolis, MD 21401

The Everything Tour - Join Mistress Mary as she leads guests through the Historic District. You’ll get a little history, a splash of scandal, some mysterious ghost stories, and much more on this entertaining sampler of Watermark’s various walking tours.

Annapolis Tours by Watermark
Saturday
10am - 2pm
188 Main Street Annapolis, MD 21401

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!

?Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab
Saturday, Sunday
10 am - 4 pm
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD 21037

Dig into 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 lab work, right here in Anne Arundel County.

?Anne Arundel County Public Library
Crofton Library
Saturday
1681 Riedel Rd Crofton, MD 21114

In celebration of Maryland Day, join Crofton Library in learning about The Piscataway, who were the first Native Americans to encounter Captain John Smith along the banks of the Potomac River in 1608. Today, the Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers carry on the long standing traditions, culture and heritage of their indigenous ancestors.

?Anne Arundel County Public Library
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Saturday
2550 Annapolis Mall Rd, Annapolis MD 21401

Mark Maryland Day with a celebration of our state flower. Plant your own black-eyed susan, create a state flower craft and check out one of the recent Black-Eyed Susan book award nominees!

Anne Arundel County Public Library
Maryland City at Russett Community Library
Saturday
3501 Russett Common, Laurel, MD 20724

Try your hand at painting with acrylics on crab shells. Some examples will be provided to spur your imagination. All supplies provided.

?Anne Arundel County Public Library
Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library
Saturday
1410 West St. Annapolis, MD 21401

Come celebrate Maryland Day with fun family crafts and activities highlighting the past and present of our great state!

?Anne Arundel County Public Library
Odenton Library
Friday
1325 Annapolis Road, Odenton 21113

Visit the Odenton Library's children's area for a display of books about Maryland and a scavenger hunt featuring women in Maryland history.

?AnneArrundell County Free School Museum
Sunday
1:00 - 4:00 pm
1298 Lavall Drive, Davidsonville, MD 21035

The AnneArrundell County Free School Museum will be highlighting Colonial Education as part of the Maryland Day For All 2024 celebration. Colonial lessons will be taught. A schoolmaster will demonstrate how he supplemented his income by farming on the school property. A schoolmarm will demonstrate the preparation of johnnycakes and will provide a sampling. Other educational activities and colonial toys will be included as well. Come meet colonial characters and learn their stories.

Banneker-Douglass Museum
Friday, Saturday
10am - 4pm
84 Franklin Street, Annapolis MD 21401

Maryland Day Family Drop-in and Special Exhibition Tour

Join Banneker-Douglass Museum as we celebrate Maryland Day with this special Family Drop-In Day and Exhibition Tour. Attendees are invited to participate in a docent-led tour highlighting the museum’s current exhibit, REVISIT/REIMAGINE, a visual masterpiece dedicated to the Year of Civil Rights. After the tour, visitors are welcome to join us for an artistically crafted family activity led by a local Maryland-based artist.

Visitors can also learn how African Americans throughout Maryland made lasting changes for all Americans through the museum’s permanent exhibit, Deep Roots, Rising Waters: A Celebration of African Americans in Maryland. This exhibition provides an overview of African American history in Maryland from 1633 through the Civil Rights Era.

Benson - Hammond House
Saturday
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
7101 Aviation Blvd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

Creating a Maryland Family Tree, as well as self guided tours of the Benson- Hammond House. The house displays quilts, clothing, artifacts and the history of truck farming in Anne Arundel County.

Captain Avery Museum
Sunday
1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side MD 20764

Charles Carroll House of Annapolis
Saturday and Sunday
12-4
107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

Chesapeake Children's Museum
Saturday and Sunday
10 AM - 4 PM
25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis 21403

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.

?Deale Area Historical Society
Saturday
1-4p.m.
389 Deale Road, Tracys Landing, Maryland 20779

On Saturday, March 23, the Deale Area Historical Society will open the Deale Museum and other historic structures located in the Historic Village at Herrington Harbour North.  Docents will be available to answer your questions and tell you about the Village as well as the heritage and history of Deale, a small fishing community on the western shore.  The SoCo Arts Lab, which is just up the street, will also be open and within walking distance. There are several restaurants within walking distance as well so come visit South County and share a day of history with your family.

?Goshen Farm Preservation Society
Saturday and Sunday
ONLINE

Virtual Farm House and Garden Tours
Hammond-Harwood House
Saturday
12-5 PM
19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis MD 21401

Experience a special Maryland Day opening with a new exhibition focused on the 250th anniversary of the Hammond-Harwood House. Docent volunteers will be guiding tours.

?Historic Annapolis
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Friday 10 am - 5 pm / Saturday 11 am - 3 pm / Sunday 10 am - 3pm
Waterfront Warehouse – 4 Pinkney Street Annapolis, MD 21401(410)990-4543

Visit a rare surviving example of a small Annapolis waterfront warehouse from the 18th century. Today you’ll discover the model of our city, circa the late 18th century, featuring a birds-eye view of the historic landscape.

Historic Annapolis
Friday, Sunday
Friday 10 am - 5 pm / Sunday 10 am - 3 pm
William Paca Garden, 186 Prince George Street Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 990-4543

Visit the William Paca Garden and enjoy the 2-acre oasis of natural beauty laid by William Paca while he built his five-part Georgian Mansion. Although many Colonial Annapolitans had gardens, only his garden was returned to its original splendor.

Historic Annapolis
Saturday
11 am - 3 pm
Hogshead - 43 Pinkney Street Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 990-4543

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
Saturday
11 am - 3 pm
William Paca House & Garden - 186 Prince George Street Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 990-4543

Encounter the past as our living historian volunteers bring the William Paca House and Garden to life. Hear the voices of the day, sharing their news and experiences. Enjoy family-friendly activities! Advance registration recommended, walk-ins welcome.

Historic Annapolis
Saturday
11 am - 3 pm
Museum of Historic Annapolis – 99 Main Street Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 990-4754

Tour the exhibit, “Annapolis: An American Story” at the Museum of Historic Annapolis and step into over 400 years of our shared history!

?Historic Baldwin Hall
Sunday
1-3 PM
1358 Millersville Road, Millersville MD 21108

Celebrate Maryland Day by visiting our 1840’s schoolhouse. Stop by and join our docents between 1 and 3 PM on Sunday, March 24 to learn more about education in the mid-19th century and a little of the history of the Severn Cross Roads Area. We’ll be sharing apple cider and cookies for our visitors. We look forward to seeing you.

?Historic Hancock’s Resolution Farm Park
Sunday
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena, MD 21122

Explore the farm on a Family scavenger Hunt. Then return to the Barn Visitor Center and locate squares about things you saw on the Coming Together Story Quilt. Find a square on the quilt that is not on the farm. What story does that square tell? Costumed docents will answer your questions. Come visit us.

Historic Linthicum Walks
Saturday, Sunday
Saturday 10:00 - 4:00, Sunday 12:00 - 4:00
2295 Davidsonville Road. Gambrills

Experience agrarian life in the eighteenth and nineteenth century as we demonstrate different daily tasks on the Linthicum Family homestead.

?Historic London Town and Gardens
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater MD 21037

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.

?Maryland Avenue and State Circle Merchants Association
Saturday
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401

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!

?Maryland Hall
Saturday
1 - 3:30 p.m.
801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

Celebrating Indigenous artists of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Hall's Maryland Day program will highlight the state and practices of indigenous arts and crafts in and around Maryland and bring attention to the neglected history of Indigenous people in our region. Join us at 1:00 PM to learn from Ayanna Proctor (Piscataway and Susquehannock). Ayanna Proctor works in a variety of traditional and/or historical tribal art forms, including brain tanning leather, quillwork, wampum, and jewelry, and provides historical interpretation work, focusing especially on seventeenth-century Piscataway tribal histories. Ayanna will present traditional items such as pots, animal hides, wampum etc. and answer questions from visitors. At 2:00 PM, enjoy the music and dance performance led by Louis Campbell (Lumbee), a respected dancer and regalia maker in the Baltimore area. Following the performance, a panel discussion will be held with the participation of Rico Newman (Choptico Band of Indians, Piscataway Conoy Tribe), a respected elder, former Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian cultural specialist, finger weaver, and educator. This event is FREE.

Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Friday
Noon to 1 p.m.
ONLINE

Learn how environmental laws are made in Maryland and find out how you can get involved in passing good environmental policy by joining us for a special edition of "Friday Digest" - a FREE online webinar

?Maryland State House
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
100 State Circle, Annapolis MD 21401

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 p.m. - 4 p.m.
1367 Odenton Road, Odenton, Maryland

The War Close to Home: U-boat Attacks on Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay Shipping, 1942-1945 During World War II, Maryland joined the fight against German submarine attacks on supply ships in the Atlantic Ocean and on the mid-Atlantic coast. In this new display, discover the heroism of a Naval Academy graduate who sank a U-boat off the North Carolina coast. Learn about a damaged Navy destroyer and other ship explosions that revealed German mines planted at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, halting ship traffic to Baltimore. Pay tribute to a Navy guard from Odenton whose merchant ship was torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean. Learn about a Baltimore pilot whose B-24 bomber “Tidewater Tillie” sank a U-boat in the Atlantic.

?Pride of Baltimore II
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Susan Campbell Park, Annapolis City Dock

Come out and enjoy FREE deck tours and more on Pride of Baltimore ll, all three days of Maryland Day Celebration 2024

Scenic Rivers Land Trust
Saturday
10 am
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037

Join Scenic Rivers Land Trust staff for a guided hike of the permanently protected Contee Farm portion of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center campus. Learn the history of the land and take in spectacular views. The hike is approximately 2-3 miles on gravel trails and through fields. All ages welcome. Pets are not permitted on the SERC campus.

This event is free, but registration is required and space is limited. Registration will open on March 1.

SERC – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
8-5:30; Woodlawn House open from 10am -2pm
647 Contees Wharf Road Edgewater, MD 21037

Come visit SERC for hiking on all three days and explore the Smithsonian in Your Backyard! Visit the oldest building in the Smithsonian still in the original location at the Woodlawn History Center, open 10am-2pm, with a weekend architectural tour of the house. Also, on the weekend, SERC science docents will have short science talks at several interpretive stations near the Reed education center and the Rhode River.

?United States Naval Academy – USNA
Sunday
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
52 King George Street, Annapolis MD 21401

Come make a keepsake oyster shell in our Visitor Center. This activity will be available from 10am - 3pm or as supplies last. Enjoy a family friendly scavenger hunt that begins and ends at the Armel -Leftwich Visitor Center. During your visit, pick up your Maryland Resident tour card for repeated use at the USNA for Maryland residents. *Government issued I.D. is required for entry for 18 and older.

?Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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. Don't forget to pick up a Family Activity Book while you're here!

?Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center
Friday
1101 Smithville Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

Come see the "Quilting The Decades" story quilt exhibit, where we will be unveiling four quilts which tell the story of the four decades of Wiley H. Bates High School.

Fest Date: March 22 - 24, 2024

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