MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

ARTS

ARTS FESTIVALS

JANUARY

• Baltimore, Harbor Point Ice Fest, Jan. 2025
• Cambridge, Ice & Oyster Fest, Jan. 2025
• Frederick, First Saturday Frederick, Jan. 6 - Dec. 7, 2024
• West Friendship, Baltimore Bead & Jewelry Show, Jan. 2025

FEBRUARY

• Easton, Chesapeake Fire & Ice Festival, Feb. 2025
• Oakland, Winter Fest, Feb. 2025

MARCH

• Baltimore, American Craft Made Marketplace, Baltimore Convention Center, March 2025
• Ocean City, Easter Art & Craft Show, March 2025
• Westminster, PEEPshow, March 2025

APRIL

• Big Pool, 18th Century Market Fair, Fort Frederick State Park, April 2024
• Chestertown, Paint the Town, April 2025
• Laurel, Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea & the Arts, April 2025
• Ocean City, Hybrid Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving and Art Festival, Roland E. Powell Convention Center, April 2025
• St. Michaels, Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival, April 2025
• Silver Spring, Mother's Day Arts & Crafts Spring Fair, Veterans Plaza, April 2025

MAY

• Annapolis, First Sunday Arts Festival, May 2025
• Arbutus, Arts Festival, May 2025
• Baltimore, Kinetic Sculpture Race, May 2025
• Bethesda, Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, May 2025
• Chestertown, Chestertown Tea Party Festival, May 2025
• Havre de Grace, Decoy & Wildlife Art Festival, May 2025
• Ocean City, Springfest, May 2025
• Oxford, Oxford Fine Arts, May 2025
• Sunderland, Calvert Arts Festival, All Saints' Episcopal Church, May 2025
• Sykesville, Art & Wine Festival, May 2025
• Towson, Towsontown Spring Festival, May 2025
• Thurmont, Maryland Iron Festival, Catoctin Furnace, May 2025

JUNE

• Annapolis, Paint Annapolis, June 2025
• Columbia, Festival of the Arts: Lakefest, June 2025
• Ellicott City, Paint It! Ellicott City, June 2025
• Frederick, Festival of the Arts, June 2025
• Oldtown, Summerfest, June 2025
• Taneytown, Wine, Art & Music Festival, June 2025
• Westminster, Art in the Park at City Hall, June 2025
• Westminster, Secret Garden R&B & Go Go Music, Arts & Winefest, June 2025

JULY

• Bel Air, Harford Plein Air Painting Festival, Bel Air Armory, July 1 - Oct. 31, 2024
• Easton, Plein Air Competition and Arts Festival, July 2025
• Swanton, Art in the Park at Deep Creek Lake State Park, July 2025
• Westminster, Common Ground on the Hill: Roots Music & Arts Festival, July 2025
• Westminster, Secret Garden Caribbean Music, Arts & Wine Festival, July 2025

"We the People" mural, St. Paul St. & East Lafayette St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

AUGUST

• Baltimore, Baltimore Artscape, Aug. 2025
• Baltimore, Charm City Live, Aug. 2025
• Havre de Grace, Arts, Wine, Jazz & Soul Festival, Concord Point Lighthouse, Aug. 2025
• McHenry, Country Fest & Auction, Aug. 2025
• Ocean City, Artists Paint OC, Aug. 2025

SEPTEMBER

Berlin, Paint Worcester County - Plein Air, Sept. 2025

Bethesda, Bethesda Row Arts Festival Online, Sept. 2025

Catonsville, Arts & Crafts Festival, Sept. 2025

Earleville, Colonial Festival, Mount Harmon, Sept. 2025

Havre de Grace, Fall Harvest Festival, Steppingstone Farm Museum, Sept. 2025

Madonnari Arts Festival, Little Italy, South High St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Hyattsville, Downtown Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival, Sept. 2025
• McHenry, Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival, Sept. 2025
• Salisbury, Maryland Folk Festival, Sept. 2025
• Silver Spring, Arts & Crafts End of Summer Celebration, Veterans Plaza, Sept. 2025
• Solomons, Artsfest Fine Arts Festival '25, Sept. 2025

Madonnari Arts Festival, Little Italy, South High St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OCTOBER

Annapolis, Art @ the Park 2025 – Quiet Waters Park, Oct. 2025

Baltimore, International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards, Oct. 2025

Easton, Academy Art Museum Craft Show, Oct. 2025

Havre de Grace, Art Show, Oct. 2025

McHenry, Autumn Glory Festival, Oct. 2025

Carved pumpkins, Garden Glow, Ladew Topiary Gardens, 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, Maryland, October 2019. Photos by Sarah A. Hanks.

• Monkton, Garden Glow, Ladew Topiary Gardens, Oct. 2025
• Mount Airy, Autumn Reggae Wine, Music & Art Festival, Linganore Winecellars, Oct. 2025
• Ocean City, Sunfest, Oct. 2025
• Perryville, Upper Shore Decoy Show, Minker Banquet Hall, Oct. 2025
• Rock Hall, FallFest, Oct. 2025

Plastic turtle, Garden Glow, Ladew Topiary Gardens, 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, Maryland, October 2019. Photos by Sarah A. Hanks.

• Silver Spring, Arts & Crafts Fall Fair, Veterans Plaza, Oct. 2025
• Thurmont, Catoctin Colorfest, Oct. 2025

NOVEMBER

• Annapolis, Lights on the Bay - Sandy Point State Park, Nov. 2024
  
• Baltimore, BAZAART, American Visionary Art Museum, Nov. 29-30, 2024
• Baltimore, Miracle on 34th St. (light show), Hampden, Nov. 2024
• Bel Air, Authors & Artists Holiday Event, Nov. 2, 2024
• Berlin, Ice Ice Berlin & Tree Lighting, Nov. 29, 2024
  
• Chestertown, RiverArts Holiday Show & Sale, Nov. 8, 2024
• Columbia, Merriweather Symphony of Lights, Nov. 29, 2024 - Jan. 4, 2025
  
• Easton, Waterfowl Festival, Nov. 8-10, 2024
• Frederick, Sailing Through Winter Solstice, Carroll Creek Park, Nov. 23, 2024 - March 2025
• Gaithersburg, Winter Lights, Seneca Creek State Park, Nov. - Dec. 2024 (closed Dec. 25)
• Ocean City, Winterfest of Lights, Nov. 21 - Dec. 31, 2024 (Wednesdays - Sundays, except full week from Christmas to New Year's Eve)
• Olney, Winter City Lights Holiday Festival, Nov. 23 - Dec. 29, 2024 (check website for days & hours)
• Pocomoke City, Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival, Nov. 9, 2024
• St. Michaels, Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival Holiday Edition, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Nov. 23, 2024
• Solomons, Annmarie Garden In Lights, Nov. 29, 2024 - Jan. 1, 2025
• Upper Marlboro, Winter Festival of Lights - Watkins Regional Park, Nov. 2024
• Westminster, Mayberry Mill Arts, Crafts, & Gifts Show, Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 & Dec. 7-8, 2024
• Westminster, Miracle on Main Street Holiday Event, Nov. 30, 2024
• Wheaton, Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens, Nov. 22 - Jan. 5, 2025 (closed Nov. 25-28, Dec. 24-25, & Jan. 1)

DECEMBER

• Earleville, Yuletide Festival & Holiday Marketplace, Mount Harmon, Dec. 7-8, 2024
• Laurel, Artists' Boutique at Montpelier Mansion and Historic Site, Dec. 2024 (Thursdays - Mondays)

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