Carroll County Farmer's Market - Christmas in July
2026-07-11 08:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Carroll County Agriculture Center, 706 Agricultural Center Dr, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
On Saturday, July 11th, the Carroll County Farmer’s Market will be celebrating “Christmas in July” from 8:00am – 1:00pm. There will be free door prize drawings all donated by participating vendors. Many of our Christmas Market Vendors will be giving a sneak peak of what is going to be available at the Winter market.
Local fresh produce available this week: Sweet Corn, tomatoes, lettuce, kale, Swiss chard, onions, peas, blueberries, radishes, zucchini, beets, squash, cucumbers, garlic, cherries, peppers, possibly green tomatoes, collards, herbs, cabbage, Cling peaches.

1760's Farm Life at Historic Strawbridge Shrine
2026-07-11 10:30 - 13:00 | Strawbridge Shrine, 2650 Strawbridge Lane, New Windsor, MD, 21776, United States
Visit the home of Robert Strawbridge who was the First person to introduce and establish Wesleyan Methodism in 1760 America. We also invite you to the dedication of the Carroll County Liberty Tree in honor of Americas 250th Anniversary. There will be guides in period attire leading tours through our three historic buildings. Come enjoy live period music, frontier food, clothing, and games for the children.
This event is Free! and family friendly.
For more information call 443-289-0191 or www.Strawbridgeshrine.org.

2026 Carroll County Car Fest
2026-07-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 South Center St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Join us for a fun-filled day featuring live music, great food, local drinks, and activities for all ages.

Event Highlights: Live music – Six Daze Band Food trucks serving delicious eats Shop local with artisan vendors Pipe the Side Brewery pouring local beer – be sure to try the custom Car Fest brew! 150+ Car Show featuring a wide variety of classic, custom, and unique vehicles
Additional Details:• Rain or shine• No outside food, drinks, or pets• Grass parking only• 50/50 raffle• Show Car Award Ceremony at 2:00 PM
Proceeds benefit the Park Legacy Fund – have fun while supporting a great cause!

A Toast to Italy
2026-07-11 17:00 - 21:00 | Historic Downtown Westminster, 15 East Main St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Join us in downtown Westminster on July 11 from 5:00 – 9:00 PM for A Toast to Italy, a lively celebration of Italian culture, food, and tradition. Main Street will be transformed into a bustling Italian street fair, featuring street performers, bocce ball, Miss Little Italy Contest. Savor authentic Italian street food, sip on exquisite wines and beer, and shop from a variety of local vendors. As the evening unfolds, immerse yourself in the sounds of an Italian Disco, bringing the energy and spirit of Italy to the dance floor. Whether you’re a fan of Italian heritage, cuisine, or simply a great night out, this event is one you won’t want to miss!

One of the evening’s highlights is our Big Italian Family Dinner, where guests can reserve seating at a beautifully set communal table right on Main Street. Whether you bring your favorite homemade Italian dish or purchase a delicious meal from our on-site vendors, every table will be stocked with freshly baked bread and oil to share. It’s the perfect way to gather with friends and family, raise a glass, and say “Salute!” to an unforgettable evening of food, fun, and festivity.

Entertainment:Locust Lane Stage: DJ Vespa-Italian Disco DJ, 5-9PMStocksdale Stage: The Monaldi Brothers Band, 5-9PM
Buskers:Kelsey Gibson- Opera, 5-6:30 PMArielle Baquol – Cello & Guitar, 5:30-8 PMJosh Miller – Piano, 5:30-8 PMAccordion Duo by Joe Macaluso Jr joined by Joe Mraz, 6:30-9 PM
Entertainment Booking & Stage Production By: Fine Tuned Productions

Reserved seating: $20 each (or $18 each when purchasing 6 or more):Enjoy reserved family style seating on Main Street for the Big Italian Family Dinner. Whether you bring your favorite homemade Italian dish or purchase a delicious meal from our on-site vendors, every table will be stocked with freshly baked bread and oil to share. This experience includes one token for the beer & wine garden and reserved seating throughout the evening. Enjoy live entertainment and all the benefits of general admission as well.
General Admission Tickets: $5 (will be available for purchase on event day ONLY)The event hours will be from 5-9PM for General Admission. One token will be included with all tickets for redemption of alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages. All other beverages and food must be purchased separately.
12&UNDER: Free

Music in the Park - presented by The Hampstead Train Station
2026-07-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Hampstead War Memorial Park, 1215 North Main St., Hampstead, MD, 21074, United States
Music in the Park 2026 season beginning June 13th thru September 12th.
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Where: Hampstead War Memorial Park, 1215 North Main Street.
Free: Admission, parking
Snacks will be available for purchase or bring your own food and drink; throw down a blanket, bring a chair.
Music Acts:
6/13 – Best Regards Band
6/27 – Vox 88
7/11 – Bootleg Band
7/25 – Music by Just Us
8/8 – Mark Baile Band
8/22 – Hickory Wind
9/12 – Blue Moon Big Band
FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT.
For additional information please go to Hampsteadtrainstation.com or visit our Facebook Page.

2026 Carroll County Agritourism Passport
2026-07-12, 2026-07-13, 2026-07-14, 2026-07-15, 2026-07-16, 2026-07-17, 2026-07-18, 2026-07-19 and 3 more dates | Various Locations in Carroll County, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Get ready for adventure with the Carroll County 2026 Agritourism Passport!
From June through October, explore more than 25 local farms and agricultural events—eat, play, learn, and support Carroll’s agricultural community along the way.
Pick up a Passport at any participating location or—new this year—join the fun digitally through the Let’s Rallie app. Each stop you visit earns you entries to win exciting prizes!
Learn more at: https://carrollgrown.org/agritourism-passport-2026/

Mondays in Mount Airy - Weekly Food Truck Event
2026-07-13 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-20 16:00 - 20:00 | The Railyard, 1 North Main St., Mount Airy, 21771, United States
Mondays in Mount Airy is a weekly food truck event running from 4 to 8 p.m. on Mondays in the Railyard (3 N. Main St.). This community event is designed to support locally owned and operated food trucks as well as the businesses along Downtown Main Street.
Running every Monday from April 6 to Sept. 28, Mondays in Mount Airy features a variety of menu options with different food trucks participating every week.
There will be no event on Memorial Day (May 25) and Labor Day (Sept. 7).
The event is organized by Sheri Cates and the Town of Mount Airy.

Gamber & Community Fire Co. - Weekly Bingo
2026-07-14 17:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-21 17:00 - 22:00 | Gamber & Community Fire Company, 3838 Niner Road, Finksburg, United States
Join us each week for BINGO! Doors open at 5, regular games start at 7pm. Specials, pull tabs and food avaliable for purchase

Mount Airy Farmers Market
2026-07-15 15:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-22 15:00 - 19:00 | Watkins Park, 615 Center St., Mount Airy, 21771, United States
The opportunity to shop, buy and support local farms and businesses awaits at the Mount Airy Farmers Market!
Open Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. May 6 to Sept. 23, the market features dozens of vendors with a wide variety of products including produce, jewelry, baked goods, olive oil, Mexican food, wood fired pizzas, ice cream, microgreens, salsa, honey, clothing, home décor and more! Operating rain or shine, the market is held in beautiful Watkins Park (615 Center St.) featuring ample parking for vendors and visitors alike as well as an all inclusive playground right by the event!
Each market date is different as we not only feature full and part time vendors but also area nonprofits and an exciting free entertainment option to include live music, animal ambassadors and classes.
Don’t miss out on being a part of one of the biggest events of the warm weather season! Come check out the Mount Airy Farmers Market!

Weekly Bingo @ Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company
2026-07-15 17:00 - 22:00 | Pleasant Valley Fire Co, 2030 Pleasant Valley Rd, Westminster, MD, 21158, United States
Weekly Wednesday Bingo @ Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Doors open at 5:00P.M. Kitchen opens at 5:30 P.M. Games start at 6:30 P.M. 15-minute intermission. Jackpots, Specials, variety of pull tab games sold, cash prizes.

Nibble at Night: Uncovering Rural Free Delivery
2026-07-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 South Center St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Join us for an engaging evening to uncover the story behind Rural Delivery and the vehicles that successfully delivered mail to the entire County.
A first in the nation!
Bring your curiosity and questions.
Guest Speaker: Mona Kirby
Contact Elaine for details
📞 For more information and reservations call
410-386-3887. Space is limited!

Carroll County Farmer's Market - Local Veggies Day
2026-07-18 08:00 - 13:00 | Carroll County Agriculture Center, 706 Agricultural Center Dr, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
On Saturday, July 18th the Carroll County Farmer’s Market is celebrating the best of summer. Local tomatoes and corn are in as well as all the other local produce that is now available.
This week customers will find locally grown tomatoes, peaches, corn, blueberries, black raspberries, sour cherries, beets, onions, peas, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, kale, spinach, lettuce, and fresh cut flowers.
Our producer only market will be offering food products including homemade baked goods, jams and jellies, honey, fresh local eggs, pasture raised meats, homemade dips, soaps, and distilled spirits.

Citizen Meets Soldier
2026-07-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Union Mills Homestead, 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, MD, 21158, United States
“Citizen Meets Soldier” is a living history of 1863 in Carroll County, Maryland. Join us at the Union Mills Homestead to commemorate the events of the hot summer of 1863. Walk in the footsteps of the citizens of Carroll County, Maryland, who were divided in their loyalties, and the Union and Confederate soldiers who camped along Big Pipe Creek at Union Mills in the days surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg.
Union Mills’ Civil War encampment will celebrate and commemorate the chaos and excitement of the Civil War in Carroll County, Maryland.
In the days surrounding Lee’s Second Invasion of the North, small towns in Carroll County — including Union Mills — saw the movement of both U.S. and Confederate Armies, supply wagons, injured soldiers, and an important skirmish occurred in nearby Westminster. There, U.S. Cavalry charged headfirst into Confederate Cavalry under the command of Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. But for a few hours, a battle may well have occurred at Union Mills, as it lay dead center in the Union Army’s defensive line along Big Pipe Creek and Union Mills served as the site of overnight encampments by both Stuart’s Confederate Cavalry and Sykes’ Fifth Corps of the U.S. Army. Stuart’s Cavalry pulled out of Union Mills just hours before the Union Army arrived! Living history portrayals, encampments, and historic displays interpreting this period will take place on the scenic and spacious grounds of the Union Mills Homestead.
$10 per single occupant vehicle and $20 for multiple occupant vehicle

Firefighter 50 Bike Ride
2026-07-19 06:00 - 18:00 | Pleasant Valley Fire Co, 2030 Pleasant Valley Rd, Westminster, MD, 21158, United States
The Firefighter 50 Bike ride will be held again this year on July 19th, 2026 from 6am to 6pm. The ride will start and end at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company. Bike routes range from 16 miles to 103 miles through Western Carroll County and into Eastern Frederick County which will include a portion of southern Pennsylvania. Registration is required and can be done so online or that morning at the fire station. The registration fee is $75 in advance, $80 same day registration, which includes full lunch, fully supported rides, and entry for door prizes. Come on out and see why Active.com has honored the century ride as one of the best new centuries in the US for 2014! Check out the website below for complete information and route maps. Hope to see you there!
Firefighter50/Active.com
https://www.active.com/westminster-md/cycling/races/firefighter-50-bike-ride-2026

Secret Garden Caribbean Music, Arts & Wine Festival
2026-07-19 12:00 - 19:00 | Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 South Center St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
DJ Tanz and Friends and Zubar Ent. present the Summer Music, Arts & Wine Festival.

SECRET GARDEN CARIBBEAN MUSIC, ARTS, AND WINE FESTIVAL
More details to come…
Please note this event is run my an external vendor and admission/hours on these dates will be subject to the event/vendors determination and oversight.
Learn more by visiting them on Facebook.

Box Lunch Talk: What the Dickens? A Look at Maryland’s Almshouses and Asylums
2026-07-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Historical Society of Carroll County, 210 East Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Presented by Adrienne Smith, Curator, Sykesville Gate House Museum.
Join Gate House Museum Curator, Adrienne Smith as she discusses Carroll County’s Poor Farm and Springfield Hospital Center as examples of how the State of Maryland cared for its indigent citizens.
Adrienne is the curator of the Sykesville Gate House Museum which is run by the Town of Sykesville. After seven years as a middle school social studies teacher, Adrienne moved to Carroll County with her family where she began researching almshouses and asylums in Maryland. Through collaboration with mid-Atlantic hospitals such as Springfield Hospital Center, her work has helped extend a sense of place by sharing the historical and current role of places of mental healthcare within their broader communities.
As always, there is no registration for Box Lunch Talks. You bring your lunch, and we provide the drinks and desserts (thanks to our volunteers and staff). The cost is $3 for HSCC members and $5 for nonmembers.
Questions? Please contact Laura Bankard, Outreach & Events Director at lbankard@hsccmd.org or 410.848.6494 ext. 200.
