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Event Series Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

Calvert County 205 Main St, Prince Frederick, United States

Dragon boats are narrow 40 foot long boats with colorful, hand carved dragon heads mounted on the bow. Powered by 16 paddlers, a drummer and a steers-person, everyone must work together to cross the finish line faster than their competition. Dragon Boating is an exciting team sport that encompasses the elements of power, speed, synchronization and […]

Free
Event Series Fossil Field Experience

Fossil Field Experience

Calvert Marine Museum 14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, United States

At 9:00 a.m., you will meet up at Cove Point Lighthouse. You will learn about Miocene fossils and what to look for. From 9:30 to approximately 11:30 a.m., you will explore the beach to search for fossilized shell, bone, and sharks’ teeth. Lunch is on your own. Picnic facilities are available at the museum. Report […]

$20

Lockn’ Music Festival

Infinity Downs 1500 Diggs Mountain Road, Arrington, VA, United States

The Lockn’ Music Festival brings thousands of people to Nelson County, Virginia for four days of fantastic music in the scenic foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains!  Headliners for 2018 include Cheryl Crow, Widespread Panic, George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars and many more!  Camp on the grounds or stay in Lynchburg and shuttle in.

Ticket prices vary

Tall Ships Erie 2019

Erie Maritime Museum 150 East Front Street, Erie, PA, United States

TALL SHIP ERIE FESTIVAL will showcase approximately 8-10 tall ships, on-board tours & sail-aways, live music and entertainment, children’s activities, a festival marketplace, food vendors, a beer garden and much more.

TBA

Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Behind the Scenes

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, United States

The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab) is a state-of-the-art archaeological research, conservation, and curation facility located at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, the State Museum of Archaeology, in southern Maryland. The MAC Lab serves as a clearinghouse for archaeological collections recovered from land-based and underwater projects conducted by State and Federal agencies throughout Maryland. […]

Free

Great American Banana Split Festival

Latrobe, PA 1120 Jefferson Street, Latrobe, PA, United States

In 1904, David Evans Strickler, of Tassel Pharmacy in downtown Latrobe, Pa., invented sundaes at the pharmacy’s soda fountain. (Yep,  same Latrobe known for its famous friends and neighbors, golf legend Arnold Palmer and Fred Rogers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe"!) News of his banana-based sundae spread quickly and the recipe was published in […]

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