John T Ridinger Circus Wood Carvings at Taneytown History Museum
2025-07-13 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Taneytown History & Heritage Museum, 340 East Baltimore St., Taneytown, MD, 21787, United States
One time only exhibit July 12 and 13, 2025, 1-4 pm of John T. Ridinger (1932-2024) intricate circus wood carvings. John Ridinger was from Harney Md. He was a member of Circus Model Builders, Miniature Carousel Builders, Circus Club of American, and Conewago Carvers Club. This is an exceptional exhibit, don’t miss it. Also visit inside the museum the new 2025 exhibit – Taneytown A – Z and participate in the new scavenger hunt with prizes. Parking in back of museum. Handicap accessible.

Box Lunch Talk: The Impact of the HOPE Partnership in Westminster
2025-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Grace United Church of Christ, 49 West Baltimore Street, Taneytwon, MD, 21787, United States
Lynn Wheeler interviews Bernie Jones
In 1969, HSCC board member, Bernie Jones became a charter member and served on the board of the nonprofit Home Ownership Purchase Effort (HOPE), to provide home ownership opportunities for low-income Black families. HOPE purchased houses on Union Street, rehabbed them, and sold them at cost. Their groundbreaking work laid the foundation for Civil Rights success in Carroll County.
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.

FREE Summer Outdoor Family Movie Nights
2025-07-15 20:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-22 20:30 - 22:00 | Carroll Community College, Rotary Amphitheater, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster, 21157, United States
NO TICKETS OR RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! FREE PARKING TOO!
Bring your snacks and drinks, chairs or blanket and let the kids run around while you enjoy free giveaways!
Come out and enjoy our free family movie series Tuesday nights all summer long!
July 1 – Tiger’s Apprentice
July 8 – Spy Kids
July 15 – Sonic the Hedgehog
July 22 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
July 29 – The Wild Robot.
Brought to you free by the Carroll County Arts Council. Let’s Connect, Inspire & Create – Together!

Mount Airy Farmers Market
2025-07-16 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-23 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!

Carroll 250 Speaker Series: Finding the Maryland 400: Maryland’s First War Heroes
2025-07-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Carroll County Public Library, Taneytown Branch, 10 Grand Drive, Taneytown, MD, 21787, United States
Presented by Owen Lourie
In August 1776, the Continental Army suffered a terrible defeat at the Battle of Brooklyn, the first major battle of the Revolutionary War. The battle nearly saw the complete destruction of the American army, but a desperate stand by a contingent of Maryland soldiers helped to stave off the British and allow the Americans to fight another day.
Learn more about these soldiers, now called the Maryland 400, and hear first-hand accounts of their actions at the battle, including comments from George Washington’s aide Tench Tilghman, a native of Talbot County. This talk will also discuss the lives of several soldiers from the unit, exploring them and their families during and after the Revolutionary War
This talk is drawn from research which is the basis for a forthcoming book about the Maryland 400 and the experiences of Maryland’s soldiers during the war. To learn more about, visit https://msamaryland400.com/.
Owen Lourie is a historian at the Maryland State Archives specializing in Maryland government and military history during the colonial era and early republic. He holds an M.A. in history from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a B.A. from Kenyon College in American Studies. Owen is the director of Finding the Maryland 400, a research project studying the First Maryland Regiment. He is the author of “Maryland’s Jews, Military Service, and the American Revolutionary Era: The Case of Elias Pollock,” an article which appeared in The Journal of Southern Jewish History and is currently at work on a social history of the Maryland Line, chronicling the soldiers of the Maryland 400 during the Revolutionary War.

Gallery Reception: Exhibition - The Maryland Portrait Painters
2025-07-17 17:00 - 19:00 | The Carroll Arts Center, 91 W Main Street, Westminster, 21157, United States
Members of The Maryland Society of Portrait Painters showcase their works in paint, pastel and graphite pencil to promote and encourage an appreciation for the timeless art of portraiture.
From artist John Anderson’s portraits that focus solely on his subject and feature only white backgrounds, to artist Melissa Gryder’s detailed portraits that include incredibly rich backgrounds, the Maryland Society of Portrait Painters exhibition invites you into the world of each subject.
Exhibition runs from July 14 – August 30, 2025. Free and open to the Public.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Parenting Through Anything
2025-07-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Carroll Arts Center, 91 West Main St, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
FREE and Open to the public.
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, July 17, 5-7 PM
Chloe Irla, Artist, Mom and Exhibition Organizer shares, “Each art piece is imbued with emotion, mess and hard work. I am proud of the diversity of the work included and the triumphs each work represents for the artists and their families. I hope that visitors take a second look at what threads together this impactful collection.”
This exhibition hosts the unique art of six working moms. Each artist has triumphed over something very challenging. These pieces were born of the oxygen from these struggles. An emotional, impactful and unique show not to be missed.

Taneytown Farmers Market
2025-07-19 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-26 08:00 - 13:00 | Thunderhead Bowl & Grill, 4337 Old Taneytown Rd, Taneytown, MD, 21787, United States
Come enjoy shopping for fresh produce, baked goods, plants, and crafts. Also, enjoy local music artists brought to you from a partnership with Carroll Arts, Envision Taneytown, and the Reindollar Carriage House!

Hampstead Farmers' Market
2025-07-19 08:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-26 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).

Union Mills Homestead: Citizen Meets Soldier
2025-07-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-20 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 Union Mills 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.

Sykesville's Rural Schools Open House
2025-07-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Sykesville Historic Colored Schoolhouse, 115 Schoolhouse Road, Sykesville, 21784, United States
Find out more about the history of Sykesville’s schools, and how the Sykesville Colored Schoolhouse compared to nearby schools during its use from 1904-1938.
This open house is a chance to explore the Colored Schoolhouse building, find out about current research and nearby resources related to Black history.
Photograph: “Rural Schools Recreation,” Maryland State Department of Education Annual Report, 1920.

Taneytown History Museum: Taneytown A-Z
2025-07-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-20 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-26 13:00 - 16:00 | 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.

Secret Garden Caribbean Music, Arts and Wine Festival
2025-07-20 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.

Summer Reads: Dan Fesperman
2025-07-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Exploration Commons At 50 East, 50 East Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
For Adults.
Dan Fesperman served as a foreign correspondent for The Baltimore Sun, based in Berlin. His coverage of the siege of Sarajevo led to his debut novel, Lie in the Dark, which won Britain’s John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award for best first crime novel. Subsequent books have won the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for best thriller, the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers, the Barry Award for best thriller, and selection by USA Today as the year’s best mystery/thriller novel.
With his latest work, Pariah, Dan Fesperman has crafted an adrenaline-fueled thriller about a disgraced comedian-turned-politician who takes on the role of a lifetime: infiltrating a corrupt Eastern European country to spy on their brutal dictator. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Presented by Carroll County Public Library and Park Books on Main. Registration is required. Visit site for details.

Carroll 250 Event: Maryland 250 Cookbook Author – Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine
2025-07-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Exploration Commons At 50 East, 50 East Main Street, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
Join food historian, author, and historical faux food artist Joyce White in the Teaching Kitchen for an informative evening reflecting on the chief cultural influences of Maryland’s early foundational cuisine. Joyce will share her research on both foods and their methods of preparation as she demos traditional recipes for Hominy Patties and Beaten Biscuits.
NOTE: Seating is limited to 36 participants.
Ticket $40, includes author talk, signed copy of Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine, and recipe demonstration.
Visit the Carroll County Public Library website at: https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/cooking_maryland250
Questions: Please contact Laura Bankard, Outreach & Events Director at lbankard@hsccmd.org or 410.848.6494 ext. 200.

128th Carroll County 4H & FFA Fair
2025-07-25 08:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-26 08:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-27 08:00 - 22:00 | Carroll County Agriculture Center, 706 Agricultural Center Dr, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
We are excited for this years 128th Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair. We have a full schedule of events this year for all ages to enjoy. Check out our fair website schedule with a complete list of events.

Great Food
Local Vendors
Glass Blowing
Black Smith
Hot Dog Pig Racing
Kid’s Indoor Exhibits
Tractor Pull
Vintage Farm Truck Racing
Local Bands
Demolition Derby
And Much More….

https://www.carrollcountyfair.com/

Rock of Ages
2025-07-25 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-07-26 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-26 19:00 - 21:30 | Carroll Community College Scott Theatre, 1601 Washington Rd, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
It’s the waning days of the wild 1980s in Hollywood, where the party scene is still going strong. At one of the Sunset Strip’s final iconic rock venues, big hair, tight clothes, and heavy drinking are the norm, and rock god Stacee Jaxx rules the stage while eager groupies chase their dreams. In the middle of the chaos, Drew—a janitor with big ambitions—dreams of becoming a rock star, and falls for Sherri, a small-town girl who’s just arrived from Kansas with dreams of fame. But the glitz is threatened when a group of German developers arrive with plans to bulldoze the Strip’s legacy and replace it with corporate sprawl. Can Drew, Sherri, and their misfit crew save the music, the club, and their dreams before it all disappears? The answer lies in the anthems of rock legends like Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, and more.

History Fest 2025
2025-07-26 11:00 - 15:00 | MD
We are excited to bring back History Fest again this year. Join us on Saturday, July 26th at the Society where will have many exhibitors and fun activities. You will be able to dunk King George, we will have Pat Martin’s delicious food, kids’ games, and The Cow will once again be providing ice cream. We will also have representatives from many of the historical societies and sites in Carroll County, an antique fire engine from the Westminster Fire Department, as well as a cake walk. If you would like to donate a cake, please let us know.
This is a FREE event. However, the food, drinks, and dunking of King George will have a small fee. For more information or if you would like to be represented at the event, please contact Laura Bankard, Outreach & Events Director at lbankard@hsccmd.org or 410.848.6494 ext. 200.

Music in the Park - presented by The Hampstead Train Station
2025-07-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Hampstead War Memorial Park, 1215 North Main St., Hampstead, MD, 21074, United States
Music in the Park 2025 season beginning June 7th thru September 13th.
A different band will perform at each event.
Music Acts: TBA
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.
FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT.
For additional information please go to Hampsteadtrainstation.com or visit our Facebook Page.
