Carroll County Tourism | Carroll County, Maryland

Taneytown History Museum: Taneytown A-Z
2025-05-17 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-18 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-24 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-25 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-31 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-01 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Taneytown History & Heritage Museum, 340 East Baltimore St., Taneytown, MD, 21787, United States
A-Z AT THE TANEYTOWN HISTORY MUSEUM APRIL 27 – NOVEMBER 16, 2025.
THIS MUSEUM EXHIBIT INCLUDES ARTIFACTS, STORIES AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE PAST HOW TANEYTOWN HAS EVERYTHING A-Z. THERE WILL BE A NEW SCAVENGER HUNT AS WELL.
FREE ADMISSION. THERE WILL BE COLLECTORS CORNER SHOWCASING”DISNEY BABIES”. OPENING DAY IS SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH @ 1PM. PARKING IN BACK OF MUSEUM, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, GIFT SHOP.

Dance Mosaic 2025: A Celebration of Local Dance
2025-05-17 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-05-18 14:00 - 16:30 | Carroll Community College Scott Theatre, 1601 Washington Rd, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Ballet Embody’s Dance Mosaic 2025 is an artist-driven celebration of movement, music, and collaboration—now expanding to the mainstage! Each year, Dance Mosaic brings together professional artists, guest choreographers, live musicians, and guest artists to create an unforgettable performance experience.
This intimate performance highlights guest dance artists, local dance artists, and more.
​This season’s program features breathtaking works, including:
The Sleeping Beauty – A stunning abbreviated version, staged on the Student Company + Supporting Cast
Machine Mind – A reimagined premiere by local choreographer Ryan Bailey
Echo – A brand-new collaboration between composer & musician Arsen Sumbatyan and Ballet Embody dancers
Ravel – An original work by Professional Company artist Lacee Buckholz
Big River – A restaged work by Kimberly Parmer—bring your cowboy boots!
Trinity – A restaging of last season’s premiere with music by Arsen & choreography by Melissa

Krimgold Park Annual Kid's Fishing Rodeo
2025-05-18 08:00 - 12:00 | Krimgold Park, Woodbine Road
Free event, held rain or shine, from 8am-noon, at Krimgold Park. This event is for kids age 15 and under. The ponds will be closed to anyone age 16 and older. Awards for each age group will be given. Please register for the correct age group; 6 & under, 7-9 years, 10-12 years and 13-15 years.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4bt2TCE

35th Annual Blacksmith Days
2025-05-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 South Center St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
The 35th annual blacksmith days event for the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland. One of this year’s demonstrators is Ted Banning. He will demonstrate making a planishing hammer and then use the hammer to make a bowl. The second demonstrators are a husband and wife collaboration in steel and glass. Red and Jacob Selmer will demonstrate at the same time in glass and metal. Jacob will discuss planning a complex project, and forge a tree of life in steel. There will be branches for each of the 4 seasons. Red will demonstrate hot glass working in the torch to create seasonal details. Come see the mixed media display come together, watch a wide variety of techniques, and learn about hot glass working.
Our 1st forging contest will be a sculpture incorporating a Human Form. Our 2nd forging contest will require a mix of media. Details will be available soon.
Link to our BSD 2025 page here: Blacksmith Days
Activities include contests, tailgating, Iron-in-the-hat drawings, Forging Contests, Live Auction and more! This is a save the date notification. Come back often and check in as we update the event notification

Taneytown Heritage & Museum Association General Public Meeting with Guest Speaker
2025-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Grace United Church of Christ, 49 West Baltimore Street, Taneytwon, MD, 21787, United States
Monday, May 19th, 7 pm at Grace United Church of Christ, Parish Hall, 49 W Baltimore Street, Taneytown, Md. There will be a brief business meeting followed by the guest speaker, Elaine Shirley, Curator of Carroll County Farm Museum. She will talk about horn and the uses for horn before modern plastics. Horn was used everywhere and by everybody. She will also talk about oxen, what they are and why important. Oxen are everywhere and important part of agriculture. Elaine grew up on a dairy farm in Union Mills. She attended Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture and worked 35+ years for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Elaine led the Rare Breeds program for Coach and Livestock, caring for and interpreting to visitors about sheep, cattle and poultry and their place in history.

Box Lunch Talk: The Snowdens, the Shellmans, and St. John Roman Catholic Church
2025-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Dr. Nilsson, a top-notch researcher and Associate Professor of Chemistry at McDaniel College, also has a growing interest in local history. Recently, she has done in-depth research on the Snowden and Shellman families. She will share her interesting findings.
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 $7 for nonmembers.
Questions? Please contact Laura Bankard, Outreach & Events Director at lbankard@hsccmd.org or 410.848.6494 ext. 200.

Mount Airy Farmers Market
2025-05-21 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-28 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-04 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 7 to Sept. 24, the market features dozens of vendors with a wide variety of products including produce, jewelry, microgreens, salsa, honey, meat, eggs, 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, hay rides throughout the park 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!

Open House: Sunday Morning At Savannah's
2025-05-22 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-23 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-24 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Sunday Morning at Savannah’s, 111 South Springdale Ave., New Windsor, 21776, United States
It is with great joy that we invite you to attend our Open House at Sunday Morning at Savannah’s (SMAS), a newly restored 200-year-old manor nestled in the heart of New Windsor, Maryland.
We’re opening our doors to the public for a special showcase of our elegant guest rooms, charming event spaces, conference amenities, and beautifully landscaped grounds. Whether you’re looking for your next celebration venue, a peaceful retreat, or simply a warm cup of Sunday Morning Coffee—this is your chance to experience the heart and soul of SMAS.
Open House Schedule
Thursday & Friday | 12 PM – 6 PM
Saturday & Sunday | 10 AM – 2 PM
111 S Springdale Avenue, New Windsor, MD 21776
Tour our stately manor
Stroll our picturesque outdoor spaces
Meet the visionary behind the dream
Book your next event—or just come sip and stay awhile

An Afternoon with Mary Shellman
2025-05-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Carroll Arts Center, 91 West Main St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Come experience an afternoon with one of Westminster’s great female activists, suffragettes, community volunteers, and leaders. You will be immersed in Mary Bostwick Shellman’s life through her songs, poems, and letters. Historian, author, playwright, actress, and storyteller Darci Tucker brings Mary to life with her portrayal live on stage against the backdrop of original music, poetry, and period imagery.
Food and beverages will be for sale during the event. This is a FREE event with donations being excepted the afternoon of the event for the League of Women Voters of Carroll County.
Thank you to everyone for making this event and our new Mary Shellman: Civil War to Suffrage Exhibit possible. A special thank you goes to …

Carroll County Arts Council
Carroll County Farm Museum
Sarah Coster, Lead Project Consultant
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
Hey Westminster!
HSCC staff, volunteers, and members
League of Women Voters of Carroll County
Maryland State Arts Council
Jacqueline Slade, student at Peabody Institute
Darci Tucker (American Lives: History Brought to Life by DARCI TUCKER | STORYTELLER, PLAYWRIGHT, TEACHING ARTIST)

If you have any questions about this special event, please contact Laura Bankard, Outreach & Events Director at lbankard@hsccmd.org or 410.848.6494 ext. 200

Westminster Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony
2025-05-26 10:00 | Historic Downtown Westminster, 15 East Main St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
For over 80 years, Carroll Post 31 has remembered our fallen servicemen and women through the Memorial Day Remembrance Parade and Observance Ceremony in Westminster, MD. This parade is considered by many, to be the longest, consecutively run, parades in the country! Join Carroll Post #31 – The American Legion as we continue this humbling tradition ensuring we always remember our fallen Heroes!

Taneytown Memorial Day Ceremony
2025-05-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Taneytown Memorial Park, 1 Park Drive, Taneytown, MD, 21787, United States
Join us at Taneytown Memorial Park at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 26th in solemn memory of those who have fallen in service to our country…

54th Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention
2025-05-31 | Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 South Center St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Come enjoy Band & Individual Competitions, Southern Appalachian Clog Dancing Competition and more! Returning this year to the Carroll County Farm Museum
Special performances by Charm City Junction and Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass! Cash, instrument & performance prizes.
Lots of shade tree picking. Craft & food vendors. Great for the whole family!
A Maryland Heritage Award event!
Competition registration opens at 9 am. Competition begins at 10:30 pm.

Summer Reads: She Talks to Fish with Brian Hester
2025-06-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Exploration Commons At 50 East, 50 East Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
For Teens and Adults.
Meet Brian Hester, author of She Talks to Fish, artist, and fly-fisherman at this special program. Brian will be in conversation with Ted Zaleski of the Two Sides to the Story podcast. Embark on an unforgettable journey with a novel that offers a rich tapestry of experiences for every reader. Set in the mid ’80s, Maya Jones, a young, Black woman from the mountains of North Carolina, is introduced to fly-fishing through her mentor, Ed Myers. This introduction and subsequent passion for fly-fishing offers an intriguing and imaginative story of respect, loyalty, and courage. As Ed mentors Maya on her coming of age journey, her struggles are met with brazen resilience as she defies stereotypes, bigotry, nature, and even death with immeasurable perseverance. Fish are her counsel and through the extension of a fly rod, Maya finds her space of belonging. Brian Hester, a native of Boone, North Carolina, grew up waist deep in whatever river water he could find so he could develop his craft and love for fly-fishing. He found the Blue Ridge Mountains to be a limitless sanctuary that cultivated his interest in art and acted as a channel for him to embrace his observations and surroundings while fishing. “The mountains of North Caroling are home to me, and it is where I can breathe.” Brian has been a visual arts teacher for 30 years. In addition to teaching in the classroom, he’s also taught hundreds of people to love fly-fishing almost as much as he does.
He is a professional painter, sculptor, and author. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Visit site to register for this event.

Picnic Concert Series: McFadden Garcia Trio
2025-06-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Carroll County Public Library, Finksburg Branch, 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, MD, 21048, United States
For all ages.
Join us in the Finksburg Branch Garden for this music event! Pack a picnic, spread a blanket, and enjoy the cool sounds of local bands. McFadden Garcia Trio plays a blend of popular classic soft-rock and acoustic tunes with excellent 3-part vocal harmonies.
Registration required. Please visit site to register.

Hampstead Farmers' Market
2025-06-07 08:30 - 12:00 | Coppermine Pantherplex (formerly NCHS), 1400 Panther Dr, Hampstead, MD, 21074, United States
Visitors can usually expect to shop for local, farm-fresh produce, meats, free-range eggs, a wide variety of baked goods, jams and jellies, salsas, marinated olives and olive oils, annual and perennials, fresh cut flowers, local honey, locally-roasted coffee, handmade soap, a variety of quality, locally created artisan items and crafts, cheeses, and much more!
The market normally welcomes anywhere from 25-40 vendors each Saturday. There is no charge for admission, free parking, and handicap accessibility. The market still features live music and freshly prepared breakfast for purchase each Saturday (another way of supporting local artists, nonprofits and local businesses).

33rd Annual Old-Fashioned Strawberry Festival
2025-06-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Gamber & Community Fire Co., 3838 Niner Rd., Finksburg, MD, 21048, United States
33rd ANNUAL STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 9 am to 4 pm to be held at the Gamber Fire Dept Carnival Grounds, 3838 Niner Rd, Finksburg, MD 21048. Fresh Strawberries, games, pony rides, entertainment, silent auction, a variety of foods, crafts & antique vendors, and strawberry shortcake. Annual event sponsored by Messiah Lutheran Church. Admission is free and there is plenty of parking. For general information call 410-795-9174, for vendor information call 443-201-8077.

Art in the Park
2025-06-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Westminster City Hall – Emerald Hill, 1838 Emerald Hill Lane, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
The Carroll County Arts Council has partnered with the City of Westminster for four decades to present this annual outdoor cultural festival that is held the first Saturday in June on the beautiful grounds of Westminster City Hall. This event features fine art and craft displays by accomplished local and regional artists. It attracts a loyal and large audience of arts enthusiasts. Bring the kids for a free craft activity to inspire artists of the future! Food trucks and live music round out this family friendly outdoor festival.

Live Music Schedule:

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Henry Reiff & Friends – Jazz Quartet
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM: Gallagher’s Frolics – Celtic
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Walt Michael & Co. – Americana
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM: Old Line Statesmen Barbershop Chorus
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Walt Michael & Co. – Americana

Taneytown Wine, Art & Music Festival
2025-06-07 11:00 - 16:00 | Taneytown Memorial Park, 1 Park Drive, Taneytown, MD, 21787, United States
Join us at Taneytown Memorial Park for our 13th Annual Wine, Art & Music Festival! Beverage, craft, artisan and food vendors; raffles; musical performance by The Tribe Band! Free General Admission (does not include tastings); Regular Admission $25 ($20 in advance); VIP Admission $40 ($35 in advance). **CASH ONLY** AT THE GATE. Must be 21 or older to consume alcoholic beverages.

7th Annual Rubber Duck Derby Festival
2025-06-07 11:00 - 16:00 | Donald Wilson Walking Trail Union Bridge MD, 48 N. Main Street, Union Bridge, MD, 21791, United States
*Rescheduled* – New date is July 12, 2025
Come check out this family friendly event featuring Craft Vendors, Food Trucks, Jeep Show & Shine, Kid Zone, Live Music, Raffles, “Rubber” Duck Derby and much more!
