MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

ARTS

ARTS FESTIVALS

January

• Baltimore, Harbor Point Ice Festival, Jan. 2021
• Berlin, 2nd Friday Art Stroll, Jan. 10 - Dec. 11, 2020
• Chestertown, Annual RiverArts Members’ Show, Jan. - Feb. 2021
• Frederick, First Saturday Frederick, Jan. 4 - Dec. 5, 2020
• West Friendship, Baltimore Bead Society Winter Show, Jan. 2021

FEBRUARY

• Baltimore, American Craft Show, Feb. 2021
• Baltimore, National Black Memorabilia, Fine Arts & Crafts Show, Morgan State University, Feb. 2021
• Easton, Chesapeake Fire & Ice Festival, Feb. 2021
• Frederick, Shadow Woods Music & Arts Festival - Shadowfrost, Feb. 2021
• Oakland, Winter Fest, Feb. 2021

MARCH

• Westminster, PEEPshow, March 26 - April 5, 2021

APRIL

• Annapolis, Maryland Avenue Earth Day Fest, April 2021
• Big Pool, 18th Century Market Fair, Fort Frederick State Park, April 2021
• Chestertown, Paint the Town, April 2021
• Gaithersburg, National Black Memorabilia, Fine Arts & Crafts Show, April 2021
• Laurel, Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea & the Arts, April 2021
• Ocean City, Easter Art & Craft Show, April 2021
• Ocean City, Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving and Art Festival, Roland E. Powell Convention Center, April 23-25, 2021
• St. Michaels, Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival, April 2020 - postponed due to coronavirus

MAY

• Arbutus, Arts Festival, May 16, 2021
• Baltimore, Kinetic Sculpture Race, May 2021
• Baltimore, Sowebo Arts and Music Festival, May 2021
• Havre de Grace, Decoy & Wildlife Art Festival, May 2021
• Ocean City, Springfest, May 2021
• Oxford, Fine Arts @ Oxford, May 2021

JUNE

• Annapolis, First Sunday Arts Festival, June 7 - Nov. 1, 2020
• Bethesda, Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, June 2021
• Columbia, Festival of the Arts, June 2021
• Cumberland, Mountain Maryland Plein Air, June 14-19, 2021
• Frederick, Festival of the Arts, June 2021
• National Harbor, CEMAFEST, June 19, 2021
• Oldtown, Summer Fest, June 2021
• Stevensville, Plein Air Art Celebration: Paint Stevensville, June 2021
• Taneytown, Wine, Music, & Art Festival, June 2021

JULY

• Baltimore, Baltimore Artscape, July 2021
• Easton, Plein Air Competition and Arts Festival, July 2021
• Silver Spring, Arts & Crafts Summer Fair, July 2021
• Swanton, Art in the Park at Deep Creek Lake State Park, July 2021
• Westminster, Common Ground on the Hill: Roots Music & Arts Festival, July 2021

"We the People" mural, St. Paul St. & East Lafeyette St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

AUGUST

• Earleville, Mount Harmon Lotus Blossom Art & Nature Festival, Aug. 2021
• Havre de Grace, Art Show, Aug. 2021
• Havre de Grace, Arts, Wine, Jazz & More Festival, Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House, Aug. 2021
• McHenry, Country Fest & Auction, Aug. 2021
• Ocean City, Artists Paint OC, Aug. 12-16, 2020
• Ocean City, ArtX, Aug. 22-23, 2020
• Ocean Pines, Annual Pine'eer Arts & Crafts Festival, Aug. 2021
• Thurmont, Maryland Iron Festival: Mountains, Metal and Malt at Catoctin Furnace, Aug. 22-23, 2020
• Westminster, Secret Garden R&B/Neo-Soul & Reggae/Go-Go Music Arts & Wine Festival, Aug. 15-16, 2020

SEPTEMBER

• Annapolis, Paint Annapolis, Sept. 20-27, 2020
• Baltimore, Madonnari Arts Festival, Sept. 11-13, 2020
• Baltimore, Speak Life Baltimore SLT Music Arts Festival, Sept. 26, 2020
• Bel Air, Festival For the Arts, Sept. 2020
• Berlin, Paint Berlin Plein Air, Sept. 23-26, 2020

Cambridge, Annual Showcase Art Walk & Street Festival, Sept. 2020

Catonsville, Arts & Crafts Festival, Sept. 13, 2020

Hagerstown, Imagine Hagerstown: Saturday Street Festival, Sept. 26, 2020

Havre de Grace, Fall Harvest & Crafts Festival, Steppingstone Farm Museum, Sept. 26-27, 2020

Havre de Grace, Annual Children’s Arts Festival, Sept. 12, 2020

Madonnari Arts Festival, Little Italy, South High St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Hyattsville, Downtown Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival, Sept. 19, 2020
• McHenry, Deep Creek Lake Art, Beer & Wine Festival, Sept. 12, 2020
• Point of Rocks, Art at the Point, Sept. 2020
• Salisbury, National Folk Festival, Sept. 11-13, 2020
• Smith Island, Art Festival, Sept. 5, 2020
• Solomons, Artsfest 2020, Sept. 2020
• Sykesville, Art & Wine Festival, Sept. 12, 2020
• Washington Grove, Fall Festival Arts & Crafts Show & Sale, Sept. 2020
• Westminster, Art in the Park at City Hall, Sept. 2020

Madonnari Arts Festival, Little Italy, South High St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OCTOBER

• Annapolis, Art @ the Park 2020 – Quiet Waters Park, Oct. 2020
• Baltimore, Baltimore Japan Art Festival, Oct. 2020
• Baltimore, Free Fall Baltimore, Oct. 1-31, 2020
• Baltimore, International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards, Oct. 2020
• Bel Air, Harford Plein Air Art Festival, Oct. 2020
• Bethesda, Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Oct. 17-18, 2020
• Centreville, Annual Artisan's Festival, Oct. 2020
• Crownsville, Anne Arundel County Crafts Festival, Oct. 3-4, 2020
• Easton, Dazzled: Academy Art Museum Craft Show, Oct. 2020
• Ellicott City, Paint It! Ellicott City, Oct. 15-19, 2020
• Joppa, Joppatowne Arts Festival, Oct. 2020
• McHenry, Autumn Glory Festival, Oct. 7-11, 2020

Monkton, Garden Glow at Ladew Gardens, Oct. 16-17, 2020

Carved pumpkins (left), Plastic turtle (right), Garden Glow, Ladew Topiary Gardens, 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, Maryland, October 2019. Photos by Sarah A. Hanks.

• Mount Airy, Autumn Reggae Wine & Music Festival, Oct. 10-11, 2020
• Ocean City, Sunfest, Oct. 1-4, 2020
• Rock Hall, FallFest Oyster & Music Festival, Oct. 10, 2020
• Silver Spring, Arts & Crafts Fall Fair, Oct. 2020
• Stevensville, ARToberFEST, Oct. 3, 2020
• Sunderland, Calvert Arts Festival, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Oct. 10, 2020
• Thurmont, Catoctin Colorfest, Oct. 10-11, 2020
• Westminster, Secret Garden Autumn R&B/Neo-Soul Wine Festival, Oct. 2020
• Wye Mills, Artisans' Festival at Chesapeake College, Oct. 2020

NOVEMBER

• Annapolis, Lights on the Bay - Sandy Point State Park, Nov. 2020 - Jan. 2021
  
• Baltimore, Brilliant Baltimore: Baltimore Book Festival & Light City, Inner Harbor, Nov. 2020
  
• Baltimore, Miracle on 34th St. (light show), Hampden, Nov. 28, 2020 - Jan. 1, 2021
• Belcamp, Sprout Film & Art Festival, Water’s Edge Events Center, Nov. 2020
• Columbia, Merriweather Symphony of Lights, Nov. 2020 - Jan. 2021
  
• Easton, Waterfowl Festival, Nov. 2020
• Frederick, Sailing Through Winter Solstice, Carroll Creek Park, Nov. 2020 - Feb. 2021
• Gaithersburg, Winter Lights, Seneca Creek State Park, Nov. - Dec. 2020
• Havre de Grace, HHS Music Boosters Craft Festival, Nov. 2020
• Laurel, Artists' Boutique at Montpelier Mansion and Historic Site, Nov. - Dec. 2020
• Ocean City, Winterfest of Lights, Nov. - Dec. 2020
• Ocean Pines, Winter Wonderland Holiday Artisan & Craft Fair, Nov. 7, 2021
• Pocomoke City, Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival, Nov. 2020
• Solomons, Annmarie Garden In Lights, Nov. 2020 - Jan. 2021
• Upper Marlboro, Winter Festival of Lights - Watkins Regional Park, Nov. 2020 - Jan. 2021
• Westminster, Mayberry Mill Arts, Crafts, And Gifts Show, Nov. 28-29 & Dec. 5-6, 2020
• Westminster, Miracle on Main Street Holiday Event, Nov. 28, 2020
• Wheaton, Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens, Nov. - Dec. 2020

DECEMBER

• Chesapeake City, Chesapeake City's Winterfest of Lights, Dec. 2020 - Jan. 2021

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