Maryland Day
Events 2020 -
Friday the 20th of march
Events for Maryland Day Celebration 2020
Click on the name of the location to connect with the location’s website for event more information.
Please note some events require pre-registration.
Taking Pictures this Maryland Day weekend? Use the hashtag #MarylandDayWeekend
Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park - Education Center
7300 Edgewood Road - Back Creek Campus location
Annapolis, MD 21403
Free
11 am - 3pm PH# 410 -295 -0104
Discover local pirate lore as you join the Education Staff at the Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park's
BACK CREEK CAMPUS for an afternoon of adventure. We will learn about local pirates as we conquer pirate challenges such as building boats, knot tying, decoding signal flags and more. Activities are free and for all ages!
Anne Arundel County Dept.of Recreation & Parks
5 Anne Arundel County regional parks open free all weekend!
Downs Park
8322 John Downs Loop, Pasadena, MD
Free
7 am - dusk PH# 410-222-6230
This 236 acre park has 5 miles of trails, a fishing pier, a children's playground,2 basketball courts, kayak launching, and an amazing view of the Chesapeake Bay. The Downs Park Historical Society works hard to preserve the park's history.
Fort Smallwood Park
9500 Fort Smallwood Road
Pasadena, MD
Free
5:30 am - dusk PH# 410-222-0087
Recreational amenities include the 380-foot Bill Burton Fishing Pier for fishing and birdwatching, a large accessible playground, historic gun battery and barracks from when the site was a coastal fort, plus walking trails, beaches, pond and volleyball courts.Fees apply for boat launching.
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
1361 Wrighton Road
Lothian, MD 20771
Free
9 am - 5pm PH# 410-222-8006
The Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary is located along the tidal Patuxent River in southern Anne Arundel County.
It includes 1,500 acres of tidal freshwater wetlands, forests, meadows and fields.
Kinder Farm Park
1001 Kinder Farm Park Road
Millersville, MD
Free
7 am - dusk PH#410-222-6115
Explore a restored farmhouse from 1925 with artifacts from the 1930's including a tobacco press, and harvesting tools. Live animals include: chickens, turkeys, geese, cows, pigs, goats, and sheep.There is also a large playground, tot- lot and walking trails.
Quiet Waters Park
600 Quiet Waters Road
Annapolis, MD
Free
7 am - dusk PH# 410-222-1777
This park's 340 acres include paved trails, public art, playground, picnic areas and water views of the South River.
https://www.aacounty.org/departments/recreation-parks/
Banneker Douglass Museum
84 Franklin Street
Annapolis, MD
Free
10 am - 4 pm PH# 410-216-6180
The Banneker-Douglass Museum serves to document, interpret and promote African-American history and culture through exhibits, projects and programs to improve understanding and appreciation of Americas’ rich cultural diversity. In addition to the museums standing exhibitions there are several exhibits featuring the 50th anniversary of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) In 1962, Verda Freeman Welcome became the first Black woman elected to a State Senate. Later, she became the legislative backer for the United States’ first ethnic commission, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC). In celebration of the MCAAHC’s 50th Anniversary we are launching a new exhibition, Verda’s Place: An Homage to a Valiant Woman.
Explore the intersection of public art, Black voices, and civil rights with sixteen murals that transform the interior galleries of the Banneker-Douglass Museum. Painted by regional artists, these murals interpret the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) 2020 theme: African Americans and the Vote.
https://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/
Chase Lloyd House
22 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis
Free
2- 4 pm
Tour this beautiful historic home and Bay-wise gardens! Visitors are welcomed by members of the Chase Lloyd docent volunteers and will be guided through the first floor public rooms. Hear details and stories about the history of Chase Lloyd House and Chase Home.
Members of the Chase Home Garden Friends and Master Gardeners will lead guests on a tour of the 6,000 square foot Bay-wise gardens featuring native plants. Certified a Maryland Bay-Wise Landscape in 2014, visitors will learn what practices make this garden bay-wise.
http://www.chaselloydhouse.org/
Kunta Kinta- Alex Haley Memorial Randall Street and Compromise Street, Annapolis
Visit the site of Kunta Kinte’s arrival from Gambia and take in the messages from the Story Wall featuring quotes from Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
https://www.annapolis.gov/584/Kunta-Kinte-Alex-Haley-Memorial
Maryland Federation of Art/ Circle Gallery
18 State Circle Annapolis
11am-5pm * Free
PH# 410-268-4566
View fine art, jewelry and crafts from Maryland artists. Receive 10% off all Maryland artists.
801 Chase Street Annapolis
Free
9am-9pm PH# 410-263-5544
Visit the Galleries at Maryland Hall! Exhibits on display include Vantage Point: Paintings by Sally Davies, From Our Living Room to Yours: The Leroy Hoffberger School of Painting and Unnatural Causes.
See Sunday's listing for the 'main' event - Maryland Hall's 40TH Birthday Party Open House is complete with birthday cake!The day features greetings with Paul Reed Smith, art demonstrations, live music, dance performances, exhibitions, hands-on activities, childrens crafts and food trucks. A concert by the Naval Academy Band caps oiff the day!
https://marylandhall.org/artfest-open-house-40th-birthday-party
100 State Circle, Annapolis
Free
9am-5pm PH# 410-260-6400
The Maryland State House is the oldest state capital still in continuous legislative use. Enjoy the immersive State House exhibits, including the beautifully restored Old Senate Chamber. Explore important historical events that happened underneath the dome and in the chamber of the only state house ever to have served as the nations capital. Maryland State Archives curatorial staff will be on hand for this special event.
ID required to enter if you are over 21.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdstatehouse/html/home.html
1 Dock Street Annapolis
Free
4pm – 7pm PH# 410-539-1151
Come rock your Friday photo op!! Pride of Baltimore II, is scheduled to arrive in the afternoon at City Dock.
Walk across the gangway to explore Maryland's world renown tall ship. Learn about privateers, Baltimore Clippers and Pride II and learn from the crew members what it's like to live aboard and sail a tall ship today.ours are open to guests of all ages. (Unfortunately, Pride II is not handicapped accessible.)
St. John’s College - Mitchell Gallery - Mellon Hall
St. John’s College - Mitchell Gallery 60 College Avenue
Free
12pm - 5pm PH# 410-626-2556
Explore American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection. This lovely exhibition of Native American artistry dates from 1200 to 1850.
https://www.sjc.edu/annapolis/mitchell-gallery
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
647 Contees Wharf Road Edgewater
Free
8:30am-4:30pm PH# 443-482-2220
Take a hike!
Located on the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary, the SERC campus boasts 2,650-acres of forests, wetlands, marshes and 15 miles of protected shoreline. With almost a dozen geocache sites located along the trails, visitors are welcome to search for them and practice their GPS skills while enjoying a lovely hike.
* Science Saturday! (see Saturday listing)
United States Naval Academy Visitor Center
52 King George Street Annapolis, MD
Free
9am - 5pm PH# 410-293-8123
Join our Maryland Residence Frequent Tour Program!
Present your Maryland driver's license for your first tour with us. You will be given a MD membership card. Every time you return with one or more guests your tour will be free! While you are visiting explore our FREE exhibit hall and watch our film in the Visitor Center.
https://www.usnabsd.com/for-visitors/
VisitAnnapolis Visitors Center
26 West Street and City Dock Annapolis
Free
9am-5pm PH# 410-280-0445
Information Specialists can help you plan activities for your Maryland Day Celebration adventures including a free Maryland Day Program and information about local things to see and do. Stop by the West Street location to have your picture taken at our photo booth, complete with colonial props for kids! Information specialists are ready at both locations to help you plan activities for your Maryland Day Weekend adventures.
