March:

Annapolis Restaurant Week- Now - March 3, 2024 - This year restaurants have come together to deliver Annapolis' food and drink scene the way you want it. From carry-out to dining out and gift cards to save for later, in the event's 16th year, this is the one to Go All Out.

You Make Me Want to, SHUCK & STOUT! - Now - March 6 - Join us in FeBREWary as we celebrate locally made beer and locally harvested Maryland oysters! We’ve put together a list of pairings for you to enjoy that you can find at restaurants across the state in the month of February. Grab your loved ones and introduce them to a palate-pleaser that may tickle their senses and warm their souls.

  • MARCH 6 –  Tony Loco’s 3 Course Oyster and Beer Dinner Pairings with Waredaca Brewing Company – Link to Tickets Coming Soon!

Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month - March 1-31, 2024 - The mission of Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month (formally known as Maryland Vegan Restaurant Week) is to bridge the gap by increasing the awareness, benefits, and accessibility of a plant-based diet through a fun, innovative, and community-based experience.

Chocolatefest - St. Michaels - March 2, 2024 - Will include restaurant chefs conjuring up amazing delectable special menu items to showcase chocolate inspired dishes and desserts throughout the Town of St. Michaels at participating businesses and restaurants. Chocolate lovers will enjoy shopping throughout town sampling amazing artisan chocolates, desserts, wine, beer and spirits.

Maple Sugarin’ Festival and Pancake Breakfast - March 3, 2024 - The Maple Sugarin’ Festival heralds the arrival of spring with pancake breakfast featuring genuine maple syrup. Early spring is the ideal time for syrup making. The warm days and cold nights cause the sap to flow through the maple trees, allowing it to be collected and boiled in to delicious maple syrup. Besides the breakfast, the Maple Sugarin’ Festival features living history presentations at the Martin Cabin, activities and displays sponsored by local interest groups such as the Four County Quilters’ Guild and Carroll County Beekeepers, and sap-boiling demonstrations.

Frederick Restaurant Week - March 3-9; Collab Week - March 10-16, 2024 - A newly imagined two-week long experience showcasing downtown’s robust culinary and craft beverage scene. Bites & Bevs will captivate the curiosity and the appetites of our community as local food and beverage establishments come together for an all-new Collab Week full of limited-time offerings and unique events. 

Maple Syrup Festival - Cunningham falls State Park - March 9-10; 16-17, 2024 - Hosted by the Friends of Cunningham Falls State Park and Gambrill State Park, this event has been a staple in Frederick County for more than 50 years! This annual event highlights the history of maple syrup in Maryland. The event includes opportunities to see maple syrup demonstrations, delicious breakfast items with locally-made maple syrup, and much, much more.

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival - March 22-23, 2024 - Maryland is Where It All Began. THIS YEAR come out and sink your teeth into everything this TOUR has to offer. It’s two great days of beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, music listenin’, cigar smokin’, and barbecue eatin’. Your admission buys you a sampling glass so you can enjoy an ALL-YOU-CARE-TO-TASTE sampling of beer and bourbon. Food options (a la carte) are aplenty and you are sure to find something new and fun.

Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning - March 23, 2024 - Celebrate the spring equinox and the beginning of boating season each March by burning those nasty winter socks at the Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning. In a tradition dating back to the late-1970s, Annapolitans relieve themselves of the necessities of winter as the “Burn Your Socks” is recited.