Maryland Day Celebrated This Weekend With Free Events In Anne Arundel

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland Day will be celebrated this Friday through Sunday with nearly 40 free or $1 events in Anne Arundel County.

Events include:

• Live music
• Entertainment
• Shopping
• Gallery exhibits
• Tours of the Pride of Baltimore II ship
• Historic home tours
• Museum events
• Cultural center events
• Walking tours
• Hikes
• Free admission to all Anne Arundel County parks

Maryland Day marks the anniversary of when European settlers arrived in the state on March 25, 1634. The colonists disembarked their two small ships, the Ark and the Dove, that day on St. Clements Island in modern-day St. Mary's County.

The state first recognized the holiday in 1903. Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area has commemorated the day for 17 years with festivities.

“This year’s event theme, Maryland Day for All, reflects on the historic cultural and heritage sites of the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Areas desire to highlight our diverse culture, history, and heritage have all shaped Anne Arundel County into the place it is today,” Erik Evans, marketing manager for Maryland Day, said in a January press release. “Each location has a different story to tell, yet it all weaves together into the fabric that created the communities, county, and state that we all call home.”

Attendees can download the Where in Annapolis? mobile application as an interactive guide for the weekend. The app also has Annapolis Quest, an augmented reality scavenger hunt in Annapolis. The scavenger hunt starts at the Visitors Center at 26 West Street.

More information on the events is posted at marylandday.org.

Here are all the weekend's events, exactly as they appeared in the last schedule that Evans emailed.

Maryland Day Events Schedule

Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park - Museum Campus
Friday and Sunday
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
723 Second Street, Annapolis, 21403
https://amaritime.org/
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
https://amaritime.org/
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
https://watermarkjourney.com/events/maryland-day-events/
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
https://watermarkjourney.com/events/maryland-day-events/
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 (On the grounds of Historic London Town and Gardens)
https://aacounty.org/ArchaeologyLab
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 Department of Recreation and Parks
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Sunrise to Sunset
https://aarecparks.org/MDDay
Explore Anne Arundel County's Natural and Cultural Heritage Parks and Sites during the Maryland Day Celebration weekend.

Anne Arundel County Farmers Market
Sunday
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
275 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis MD 21401
www.aacofarmersmarket.com
Celebrating its 43rd year, this farmers market has all the local and crafts people that make Annapolis and the surrounding area interesting and fun. Fresh produce and other products.

Anne Arundel County Public Library
Crofton Library
Saturday
1681 Riedel Rd Crofton, MD 21114
(410) 222-7915, https://www.aacpl.net/event/piscataway-nation-singers-dancers-143191
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
410-222-0133, https://www.aacpl.net/event/maryland-day-black-eyed-susan-celebration-144205
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
410-222-1070, https://www.aacpl.net/event/maryland-day-art-painting-crab-shells-139482
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
410-222-1750, https://www.aacpl.net/event/celebrate-our-great-state-143297
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
(410) 222-6277, https://www.aacpl.net/services/odenton
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
aacps.org/freeschool
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
https://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/
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
https://aachs.org/benson-hammond-house/
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
1-4 p.m.
1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side MD 20764
https://captainaverymuseum.org/
Museum Exhibit Space open 1-4 p.m. with two speaker events: 1-2:30 p.m., "Shady Side Spirits," Sandra Olivetti Martin. For Maryland's 390th anniversary, meet a clutch of citizens whose contributions to Shady Side have fed the rich flow of Maryland history. 3-4 p.m., "Chesapeake Bay Watermen," Meet a local waterman and learn about watermen's livelihoods and their contribution to our Chesapeake Bay heritage.

Charles Carroll House of Annapolis
Saturday and Sunday
12-4
107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
https://charlescarrollhouse.org/
The Charles Carroll House of Annapolis will be open Saturday & Sunday, 12pm - 4pm, for guided and self-guided tours.

Chase Home - Chase-Lloyd House
Friday
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
22 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401
www.chaselloydhouse.org
The Chase Home will present "The Chase-Lloyd House:250 years." The story of the National Historic Landmark, the Chase-Lloyd House, its architecture and archeological finds; the story of the Chase Home mission to support women with housing insecurity; the story of the Chase-Lloyd House, Dependency and the lives of the slaves who lived there; and finally the story of our Bay-wise garden. Guests will be taken on a tour of the Chase-Lloyd House, the Dependency and the 6,000 square foot bay-wise garden.

Chesapeake Arts Center
Saturday and Sunday
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225
https://www.chesapeakearts.org/
Maryland-themed coaster making in the MakerSpace Saturday, 10:30am-12:30pm Free Choose from a series of Maryland-inspired templates and create your very own coaster to take home with you. All materials and supplies are included as part of the activity. Stories & Art in the Galleries: "Chesapeake Bay Walk" Saturday, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM. Join us for our newest family program: Stories & Art in the Galleries! Children will enjoy a story and complimentary age-appropriate art activity while viewing CAC's latest gallery exhibit. We're reading "Chesapeake Bay Walk" an inviting story about all the amazing creatures and vegetation along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay . After the story, children will be invited to make collages inspired by the Bay! This program is free, but space is limited and registration is required. Please register for each child individually. Stories & Art is geared towards children ages 2-6. Caregivers must be present.
Sunday: Exhibits in the Galleries, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
"Her Voice, Her Vision - Women's History Month Exhibit" - Join us as we celebrate Women’s History Month (March) for our third annual exhibition which highlights women artists working in a diverse range of mediums. Botanical Alchemy: "Women's Souls in Full Bloom, An exhibition by Alla and Milana Borovskaia" - This exhibition unveils the collaborative creations of two artists, Alla Borovskaia and Milana Borovskaia, forming an organic duet that spans two generations.

Chesapeake Children's Museum
Saturday and Sunday
10 AM - 4 PM
25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis 21403
https://www.theccm.org/
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.

Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery (Friends of the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery)
Saturday
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Crownsville and Marbury Road, Crownsville, MD 21032
oltannapolis.com
Maryland Day Visitation of the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery

Deale Area Historical Society
Saturday
1-4 p.m.
389 Deale Road, Tracys Landing, Maryland 20779
www.dahs.us
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. There are several restaurants within walking distance as well so come visit South County and share a day of history with your family.

Galesville Community Center Organization (with Anne Arundel County)
Saturday
11:30 am - 3 pm
Activities located at the Hot Sox Field, 862 Galesville Road, Galesville, MD 20765
Gertrude Makell Sign Dedication and Remembrance
1) Saturday at 11:30 am: Please join County Executive Steuart Pittman and the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks on Saturday, March 23 at 11:30am, as we remember and honor the dedication of Galesville community leader Gertrude Makell. Her leadership and efforts helped to restore Wilson Park and keep the legacy of the Hot Sox alive. The Department is honored to formally recognize 'Gertrude's Way' as a key connection between Recreation and Parks and the Galesville Community. To register:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ek9zkzud24b4e742&oseq=&c=0aae48b0-5a13-11e4-a056-d4ae527b8c41&ch=0ad112f0-5a13-11e4-a074-d4ae527b8c41
2) Saturday at 12:30 pm: Immediately Following the Sign Dedication and Remembrance, the Galesville Community Center Organization and the Makell Family will continue the celebration of Ms. Makell's life in the Pavilion, all are welcome to attend.

Galesville Heritage Society
Sunday
1-4 p.m.
988 Main Street, Galesville, MD 20765
www.galesvilleheritagesociety.org
Visit the Galesville Heritage Museum and explore local and South County history. Learn about the people who built the framework for the Galesville village as we know it today, and who would lay the foundation for the surrounding area. Search through videos, photos, artifacts, and the enlightening “Stories of Stores” videos. Docents will be onsite to answer questions.

Hammond-Harwood House
Saturday
11-3 PM
19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis MD 21401
https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/
Maryland Day For All – Celebrating 250
Celebrate Maryland Day at the Hammond-Harwood House with tours of the historic kitchen and an origami workshop. Attendees will be making a house made of origami paper in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Hammond-Harwood House. No experience necessary. FREE.

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
annapolis.org
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
annapolis.org
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
annapolis.org
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
annapolis.org
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
annapolis.org
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
https://www.baldwinhall.org/
Celebrate Maryland Day by visiting our replica 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 Goshen Farm and Educational Center
Saturday and Sunday
9am - 5pm and ONLINE
www.goshenfarm.org
The site will be open 9-5 for self-guided tours, and Virtual Farm House and Garden Tours will be offered ONLINE

Historic Hancock’s Resolution Farm Park
Sunday
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
2795 Bayside Beach Road, Pasadena, MD 21122
www.historichancocksresolution.org
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
HistoricLinthicumWalks.org
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
www.historiclondontown.org/marylandday
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.

Homestead Gardens
Saturday
10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
743 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD 21035
https://homesteadgardens.com/
The Davidsonville Area Civic Association’s Annual Green Expo celebrates Maryland Day. The event features vendors and exhibitors from our community who offer sustainable choices and information about environmentally-friendly products, lawn and garden techniques, agricultural practices, energy use, recycling, transportation options, land use and conservation. Hosted by Homestead Gardens at our Davidsonville store, this event is free.

Kuethe Library Historical & Genealogical Research Center
Saturday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
5 Crain Hwy SE, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
www.aachs.org
FREE research assistance and access to the library collection and on-site computers.