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Springfest
May 3-5
Ocean City
Maryland Film Festival
May 3-6
The Charles Theatre
Baltimore
Decoy and Wildlife Art Festival
May 4-6
Decoy Museum
Havre de Grace, Harford County
Frederick Douglass Day
May 5
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
St. Michaels, Talbot County
Museum Ramble in Washington County
May 5-6
German-American Festival
May 6
Blob's Park
Jessup, Anne Arundel County
Ocean City Restaurant Week
May 6-20
Maryland Faerie Festival
May 11-13
Darlington, Harford County
Piney Point Lighthouse Waterfront Festival
May 12
St. Mary’s County
Medieval Days
May 12-13
Steppingstone Museum
Havre de Grace, Harford County
Fossil Hunting at Purse State Park
May 18
Marbury, Charles County
Antique Aircraft Fly-In
May 19
Horn Point Aerodome
Cambridge, Dorchester County
Colonial Highland Gathering - Scottish Games
May 19
Fair Hill Racetrack and Fairgrounds
Cecil County
Joint Service Open House & Air Show
May 19-20
Andrews Air Force Base
(Parking at FedEx Field, Branch Ave. Metro)
Prince George’s County
Star-Spangled Sailabration
 June 13-19
Baltimore
More than 40 tall ships and naval vessels, plus the Blue Angels, launch the national War of 1812 Bicentennial as only Maryland can.
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| Maryland’s rich equestrian tradition is in the limelight. Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore hosts the 137th Preakness Stakes – the middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown – on Saturday, May 19. Two steeplechase events in May reflect another aspect of Maryland’s racing tradition: Howard County/Iron Bridge, May 5, and Potomac Hunt Races, May 20. Bowie Heritage Day, also May 20, is a celebration of a community steeped in Maryland racing history. |
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Wine festivals
Raise a toast to spring. These events offer wine, food, arts & crafts, and live entertainment. National Harbor Wine & Food Festival, May 5-6, serves up more than 150 wines, beers and spirits, along with food tastings and demos by prominent chefs. Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival, also May 5-6, is on Kent Island just beyond the Bay Bridge on the Eastern Shore. Wine in the Woods, May 19-20 in Columbia, marks its 20-year anniversary celebrating Maryland wine. |
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Music festivals
Sounds of jazz and the blues fill the air during these al-fresco occasions:
- Berlin Jazz and Blues Bash, May 5, Worcester County
- Westminster Flower & Jazz Festival, May 12, Carroll County
- Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, May 19-20, Sandy Point State Park
- DelFest, May 24-27, Allegany County Fairgrounds, Cumberland
- Western Maryland Blues Fest, May 31 – June 3, Hagerstown City Park, Washington County
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Spring festivals & events
These yearly events evoke regional traditions across the state:
- Solomons Maritime Festival, May 5, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
- Towsontown Spring Festival, May 5-6, Towson, Baltimore County
- Princess Anne Street Fest, May 12, Somerset County
- National Pike Wagon Train Festival, May 18
- Paddlefest on the Choptank, May 19, Caroline County
- Chestertown Tea Party Festival, May 25-27, Kent County
- Soft Shell Spring Fair, May 27, City Dock, Crisfield, Somerset County
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Flowers for Mother's Day
Find the right flowers or plants at these venues:
- Flower Mart, May 4-5, Baltimore
- Garden Festival at Ladew, May 5, Monkton, Harford County
- William Paca Plant Sale, May 12, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County
- Cylburn Market Day, May 12, Baltimore
- Summerseat Plant Sale, May 12, Mechanicsville, St. Mary’s County
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Civil War stories
Park rangers host three battlefield hikes at Monocacy National Battlefield (Frederick County), May 5. These two-hour hikes reveal how Union and Confederate troops clashed in July 1864 in “the battle that saved Washington, D.C.” Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster plans a Civil War Living-History Re-enactment, May 5-6. And, on May 12, Antietam National Battlefield (Washington County) offers a guided Walking Tour of the National Cemetery. |
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