Set sail for museum fun in August with camps, programming, and fossil days. Check out details for our brand-new event: Museum FunFest on August 20! Plus, two Waterside Music Series concerts will wrap up the end of the month. For more information, please visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Thursdays, Aug. 3 & 10 – Sea Squirts: Messy...
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Charles County Youth Orchestra’s Chamber Music Festival 2023 will present two free concerts in the beautiful garden of Christ Church, 112 Charles Street, La Plata, on two consecutive Saturdays, July 22 and 29 at 8:00 p.m. In case of inclement weather the concerts will be held inside the church. The concerts will include performances...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Recreation & Parks Department is excited to announce School of Rock as this year’s Summerstock Theater production. Summerstock provides county youth, up to age 21, the opportunity to participate in community theater each summer. Reviews are always overwhelmingly positive, and many suggest each summer’s production rivals some professional theatrical performances....
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The Town of Leonardtown comes together once again on Saturday, July 15, 2023, to honor their fallen local hero. The Town and local Leonardtown Businesses will dedicate Saturday’s Summer Bar Crawl and music festival concert in Brice’s memory. Attendees may also lend their support by making donations for the family at the participating businesses...
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St. Mary’s City on Friday, June 30, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the St. Mary’s College – 2023 River Concert Series. Fireworks are tentatively scheduled to follow the June 30th concert. The concerts and parking are free and open to the public. On-site vendors offer food and beverages for purchase and you can bring your...
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July holds a FINTASTIC month of fun for the whole family at the Calvert Marine Museum. One of the museum’s most popular events, Sharkfest, will commence on July 8, along with, camps, concerts, and more! Remember, museum members enjoy FREE admission all year long! For more information please visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Saturday & Sunday, July...
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The summer of music continues when the Leonardtown Summer Music Festival presents another exciting concert featuring Latrice Carr and The Rise Band and Show On the Water’s Edge at the Leonardtown Wharf on Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Rise Band and Show kicks off the evening with lively...
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The Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s signature jazz events held along the shores of the beautiful Potomac River and in the charming Town of Leonardtown in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, will feature four fantastic jazz cruises during the three-day jazz weekend in 2023. Jazz lovers can enhance their Potomac Jazz...
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The St. Mary’s County Museum Division is pleased to announce summer dates for a new kids’ activity at the Old Jail Museum & Leonardtown Visitor Center, Historic Skill Set Social Hour: Kids Sewing will be offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 22, 2023; July 6 & 13, 2023; and August 3,...
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Summer is in full swing at the Calvert Marine Museum with fun camps, cruises on the river, and the return of concert season! For more information please visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Wednesday through Sunday, the month of June – Wm. B. Tennison Public Cruise 2 p.m.: Relax and enjoy a leisurely one-hour sightseeing cruise on the...
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The Town of Leonardtown and the Port of Leonardtown Winery are excited to present The Lucky Few in concert at the Winery, located at: 23190 Newtowne Neck Rd, Leonardtown, MD 20650, on Saturday, May 27th from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Lucky Few is a dynamic Southern Maryland band that performs a wide...
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CCYO’s annual Spring Concert on Sunday May 21, will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will be held at Thomas Stone High School, 3785 Leonardtown Rd, Waldorf, MD. This concert is free and open to the public. Conducted by Dennis Murphy, Prelude Strings; Dr. Teri Lazar, Encore Strings; Takako Mato, Encore Band, and Dr. Osman...
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Through the Blue Stars Museum Program, the St. Mary’s County Museum Division will offer free admission to museums and historic sites for actively serving members of the armed forces, as well as up to 5 family members, from Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 20, 2023) until Labor Day (Monday, September 4, 2023). Participating sites...
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Kick off the summer with Charles County Public Library (CCPL) and Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism with a special celebration on Saturday, June 10, 2023. This free event will bring together Charles County families to celebrate the start of the library’s summer learning program, as well as #NRPAFamilyHealthDay. The event will...
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The 28th Annual Southern Maryland Spring Festival will be held on Thursday, May 4th through Sunday, May 7th, 2023 at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown, Maryland. For over twenty-five years, the Southern Maryland Spring Festival has enjoyed bringing the local community together for a weekend of family fun with carnival rides, entertainment,...
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On Wednesday May 3 at 7:00 p.m., St. Mary’s College of MD music faculty members José Cueto, violinist, Amy Smith, cellist and Brian Ganz, pianist will perform their final concert of the season, a program of two great trios for piano, violin and cello, Beethoven’s Trio Op. 1, No. 1 in E-flat major and...
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The Town of Leonardtown, the Leonardtown Business Association and the St. Mary’s County Arts Council are proud to announce the return of the Leonardtown Summer Music Festival! Leonardtown will host a summer of FREE, live outdoor concerts featuring an exciting lineup of artists including Doc Martin & the Flannels, Latrice Carr, Leonardo Garcia Y...
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Event alert! The Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention is coming up fast this April 30th! Please come out and watch the parade of tri county fire and EMS apparatus on Main Street in Prince Frederick. Once the parade is completed, head on over to the Calvert County Fair Grounds to watch the fire...
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Experience the rich maritime history of the Chesapeake Bay at the Solomons Maritime Festival! Be sure to check out educational programs, special events, and the first Waterside Music Series concert of the season this month! For more information, please visit: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Wednesday through Sunday, the month of May – Wm. B. Tennison Public Cruise...
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Do you love plein air painting, or have you ever wanted to learn? Then join us for an evening of creativity at the Leonardtown Wharf in celebration of Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM. What better way is there to celebrate than by capturing the beauty of...
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On the weekend of April 22-23, 2023, the St. Mary’s County Museum Division will remember the 87 lives lost in a tragedy during the American Civil War on the Potomac near St. Clement’s Island during the hunt for presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth. Activities will take place on both Saturday & Sunday at St....
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JazzFest returns to the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) La Plata Campus for its 18th year. This favorite Southern Maryland event will reignite the stage April 14-15 in the Fine Arts Center, Brad and Linda Gottfried Theater. The Charles County Public Schools All-County Jazz Band and CSM’s Solid Brass Jazz Band will have rehearsals...
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The Mulberry Music Festival returns this summer to St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM), on Friday, June 16, from 6 to 9 p.m., kicking off the Juneteenth weekend for the fourth year. Headlined by The JoGo Project, the festival also features Oh He Dead, Kevin Howard and The Boneshakers. The College’s own Carly Harvey, SMCM...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County are pleased to announce that the St. Mary’s County Museum Division has been awarded $219,000 in grant funds by the Maryland Department of Commerce to purchase a new water taxi. The new water taxi will provide reliable rides for visitors to St. Clement’s Island State Park and will...
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Charles County Government is recognizing Earth Day on April 20, 2023 by partnering with the Maryland State Highway Administration to do a spring litter blitz in Charles County to clean our roadways. All motorists can help “Keep Charles County Beautiful” by securing loads in their vehicles and putting trash where it belongs ̶ in...
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