Maryland Day 2020
Events - Saturday
Saturday March 21 - Events for Maryland Day Celebration 2020
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African- American History Walking Tour
Susan Campbell Park, Annapolis City Dock
1-2 pm
$1
Janice Hayes- Williams presents the history associated with: the Kunta Kinte- Alex Haley Memorial, Middletons Tavern, Market House, Chase Lloyd House,the Maryland State House where statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass have recently been placed, and the "Bertina Nick Historic Classroom" at the Stanton Center.
Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
7300 Edgewood Road
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!
Women of Achievement Walking Tour - departs from Susan Campbell Park at City Dock, 1 Dock Street
Free
10:0am arrival and check-in
10:30am - 12:30pm
PH#410-268-7601 x 100.
Celebrate the100th Anniversary of the Women's Right to Vote and the "Year of the Woman" with the Women of Achievement Tour. Enjoy a leisurely stroll in Annapolis' historic district led by a period- dressed guide. Space is limited. Walk ups welcome - space permitting. Reserve your tour at https://annapolistours.com/ or cal 410-268-7601 x 100
https://annapolistours.com/event/annapolis-99-memorials-maryland-day-tour-2?eID=36615
Anne Arundel County Dept.of Recreation & Parks
5 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 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#410-222-177
This park's 340 acres include paved trails, public art, playground, picnic areas and spectacular water views of the South River.
https://www.aacounty.org/departments/recreation-parks/
Anne Arundel County Public Library
Eastport-Annapolis Neck Community Library
269 Hillsmere Drive Annapolis
Free
2pm
PH# 410-222-1770
'Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Equality for All!', a Living History Performance of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Join award-winning actress and Smithsonian scholar, Mary Ann Jung as she takes us on Elizabeth Cady Stanton's journey as a champion for Women's Rights; even while married with seven children, Stanton was a speech writer for Susan B. Anthony, fought for and won property rights for married women, as well as equal guardianship for children.
84 Franklin Street, Annapolis
Free
10am-4pm
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.
The Black Vote - Come 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/
Brewer Hill Cemetery WEATHER PERMITTING
800 West Street
Annapolis, MD
$1
11am - 4 pm hourly tours - weather permitting
PH# 443-433-8167
Guided Tours of Brewer Hill Cemetery 11am - 4pm 60 on the hour
Explore a historic cemetery with more than 7,000 people interred, include many former slaves, freemen, clergy, aldermen, doctors, lawyers, Naval Academy workers, Civil War soldiers and many people who fell victim to lynching. Many significant African Americans who built local communities as well as many Masonic Lodge members from the former Universal Lodge 14 located at 64 Clay Street. There are also some unknown people such as Mary Naylor, who was accused of poisoning her master and was hung in 1861.
Partnering with Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, demonstrations will be given on how to properly clean tombstones and map the cemetery. Historic interpretations will be included in the day long event. Bring any old funeral programs or bible pages from your family history. We encourage everyone to join us. You'd be surprised who's interred at the cemetery - people from all ethnic backgrounds.
https://historybrewerhill.wixsite.com/1884
Volunteer opportunity at Brewer Hill Cemetery 10 am - 4pm
Help BHC staff locate, map and photograph one of the oldest African American cemeteries in the United States. All materials are provided but please bring blankets or chairs and use your cell phones to photograph the tombstones.
A boxed lunch will be provided to the first 12 volunteers. Register on BHC webpage below or here at (subject line Volunteer Transcriber for Maryland Day)
Donations are accepted
https://www.facebook.com/events/843516696090262/
Captain Avery Museum
1418 E. West Shady Side Road
Shady Side, MD
Free
10am - 4pm
PH# 410-867-4486
Captain Avery Museum will be debuting their newly renovated historic house with fresh exhibits related to their three centuries theme of people living on the water, recreation and preservation of the Chesapeake Bay. They will have an open house with self guided tours, activities and tours of the garden.
https://captainaverymuseum.org/
Charles Carroll House
107 Duke of Glouchester Street
Annapolis, MD
12pm - 4pm
Free
Explore the grand old home of the Carroll family located on the picturesque grounds of St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Carroll family played a major role in the framing of constitution. This wonderfully curated house and garden is a hidden gem on the shores of Spa Creek.
For younger audiences, participate in a scavenger hunt as well as crossword puzzles.
On display Annapolis Historian Robert Worden's "A Night of Tragedy, July 9th, 1866" on the tragic accidental drownings of the Redemptorists.
https://charlescarrollhouse.org/
Chase Lloyd House
22 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis
Free
2- 4 pm
PH# 410-263-2723
Take a tour of 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/
Chesapeake Children's Museum
25 Silopanna Road Annapolis, MD
$1per person ages 1 and up
10am - 4pm
PH# 410-990-1993
Your children will enjoy playing in the museum's Chesapeake Bay themed room. There are animals and hands-on exhibits for all ages. There is also a theater with a dress up wardrobe, dentists office, Colombian market, play-kitchen and an art table.
Hispanic Folk Tales In Spanish and English
3pm FREE with admission
Take a trip to a place where animals talk. Experience the interactive theater where the audience takes part in acting out the story of 'The Great Big Jicama', 'Who's in Rabbit's House' and 'the Lizard in the Sun'.
Four Rivers Heritage Area
Maryland Day Flag-Raising Ceremony
Susan Campbell Park-City Dock Annapolis
Free
10am
Four Rivers Heritage Area and partners present a spirit-lifting flag raising ceremony! Join Town Crier Fred Taylor, the choir from Sunset Park Elementary School, and the award-winning USNA League Cadets of the Training Ship Mercedes for this annual event. It’s the perfect place to start your day, before joining a tour or visiting a historic site!
https://fourriversheritage.org/
Goshen Farm Preservation Society presents Historic Goshen Farm House
1420 Cape St. Claire Road, Annapolis 21409
Free
10am - 4pm hourly tours on the hour
3pm Historical Marker ceremony
PH# 443-994-5743
Explore this 18th century farmhouse and gardens located in Cape St. Claire. Historic Goshen Farm House is located on 22 acres of wooded land and has several outbuildings as well as a 'sharing' garden, a pollinator garden, monarch waystation and Henson- Hall Slave garden. There is a self- guided walking trail and in addition to the sharing garden, hoop house (green house) that will be open to visitors on Maryland Day Weekend 2020. At 3pm there will be a ceremony unveiling the first of nine "County Roadside Historic markers."
Donations welcomed to help preserve and restore the site as well as an education center.
Hammond Harwood House
19 Maryland Avenue
Annapolis, MD
$1
12 - 5pm
PH#410-263-4673
Hammond Harwood House will be celebrating Maryland Day with half hour tours of this beautiful 1774 house and its famous collection of art, furniture and decorative pieces.Families can enjoy fun facts and children's game "haversack' for use in the garden. The garden and a special exhibit will be open for free.
https://www.facebook.com/events/833070083831921/
https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/
Homestead Gardens
743 W. Central Avenue Davidsonville
Free
9 am -6pm PH#410-798-7000
Davidsonville Green Expo presented by the Davidsonville Area Civic Association -
40 exhibitors offer information, education and demonstrations on environmentally friendly products, sustainable lifestyle, lawn and garden techniques, agricultural practices, energy use, water conservation and preservation, recycling, land use and conservation. At the expo you will find all you need to live a sustainable life, protect and preserve our environment, waterways and our Chesapeake Bay.
In keeping with the theme, DACA is partnering with Annapolis Green to make Expo a ‘Zero Waste’ event.
Kunta Kinta- Alex Haley Memorial
Randall Street and Compromise Street, Annapolis
All Day
Free
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 Day Flag-Raising Ceremony
Susan Campbell Park-City Dock Annapolis
10am
Free
Four Rivers Heritage Area and partners present a spirit-lifting flag raising ceremony! Join Town Crier Fred Taylor, the choir from Sunset Park Elementary School, and the award-winning USNA League Cadets of the Training Ship Mercedes for this annual event. It’s the perfect place to start your day, before joining a tour or visiting a historic site!
https://fourriversheritage.org/
Maryland Federation of Art/ Circle Gallery
18 State Circle Annapolis
Free
11am-5pm
PH# 410-268-4566
View fine art, jewelry and crafts from Maryland artists. Receive 10% off all Maryland artists.
801 Chase Street
Annapolis MD
9am-9pm
Free
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.
100 State Circle,
Annapolis
9am-5pm
Free
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
Old Fox Books - Jazz Trio
35 Maryland Avenue
2-4pm
PH# 410- 626-2020
See business specials for Maryland Day discounts
1 Dock Street Annapolis
Free
10 am – 6pm
PH# 410-539-1151
Walk across the gangway and come aboard to learn about Maryland's world renown tall ship,
Pride of Baltimore II. Explore the deck and talk to the crew. Learn about the history of privateers, Baltimore Clippers, and Pride ll. Hear from a crew member what it's like to live aboard and sail a tall ship today. Tours are available to guests of all ages. (Unfortunately Pride II is not handicapped accessible)
St. John’s College - Mitchell Gallery - Mellon Hall
60 College Ave Annapolis
Free
12pm-5pm
PH# 410-626-2556
American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection
Explore this lovely exhibition of Native American artistry that dates from1200 to 1850.
https://www.sjc.edu/annapolis/mitchell-gallery
Scenic Rivers Land Trust - Guided History Hike
of the Bacon Ridge Natural Area
Meet at Bacon Ridge Trailhead on Hawkins Road just south of the 97 overpass in Crownsville MD.
Free
Hike times are:10 am -12pm and 1pm - 3pm Length 2- 4 miles
Get outside and enjoy your local woods! Join us as we explore the landscape for clues in the history-rich
Bacon Ridge Natural Area. Together we'll learn how humans and nature have interacted to make the landscape we see today, all while enjoying the beautiful 900+ acre protected forest.
*All ages are welcome but keep in mind it is an unpacked trail through the woods.
Dogs on leashes are welcome.
Contact Sarah at or call 410-980-6837 to reserve your spot!
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
647 Contees Wharf Road
Free
8:30am-4:30pm
PH# 443-482-2220
Science Saturday! All About Climate Change 9:30 am -12pm
Learn about how SERC scientists are studying climate change and how it's affecting local species and environment.
Explore the trails at SERC!
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.
United States Naval Academy Visitor Center
52 King George Street
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
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.
Watermark Cruises - Annapolis Harbor and USNA Cruise
Annapolis City Dock, 1 Dock Street
Children cruise free with paying adult
11am- 6pm
-Join Watermark Cruises for their opening weekend and enjoy a 40 minute cruise exploring Annapolis Harbor and the US Naval Academy on the Harbor Queen! See the full schedule on the link below.
no reservations required - boat boards 15 minutes before the hour.
Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center
1101 Smithville Street, Annapolis
Free
1-3pm
PH# 410-263-1860
Experience 'Our Legacy of Greatness' with speaker Pam Sherbia and Silent PRAZE Mime Ministry youth group from Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
https://whbateslegacycenter.org/
William Paca House and Garden
186 Prince George Street Annapolis
1$
12 - 4pm
PH# 410-221-6964
Visit the William Paca House and Garden and find the house full of excitement and conversation as the Annapolis Living Historians bring the house to life. This family-friendly day includes Maryland- themed activities.
Then explore the 2 acre pleasure garden!
Hogshead
43 Pinkney Street
12- 4 pm
$1
The tradespeople of Annapolis have been hard at work. They will share their skills at carpentry, baking, spinning, printing and more.Help sew a replica of the John Shaw Flag, Maryland first flag for the United States.
https://www.annapolis.org/contact/william-paca-house-garden