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Upcoming Events
Bowles Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
Weekends in Oct.,
10 AM - 6 PM
Clements
Forrest Hall Farm Crazy Corn Maze
Weekends in Oct.,
9 AM - 5 PM
Mechanicsville
Oct. 5, 5 PM - 8 PM
All Leonardtown Shopping Areas
Steel Magnolias
Oct. 4 - 6, 8 PM
Oct. 7, 3:30 PM
Three Notch Theatre,
Lexington Park
Fall Craft Show
Oct. 6, 8 AM - 2 PM
Sixty-Six Beans,
Charlotte Hall
Oct. 6, 10 AM - 2 PM
Scotland
Blessing of the Fleet
Oct. 6, 12 PM - 10 PM
Oct. 7, 10 AM - 5 PM
St. Clement's Island Museum,
Coltons Point
Oct. 6, 12 PM - 6 PM
Oct. 7, 12 PM - 6 PM
Sotterley Plantation,
Hollywood
Oct. 13, 11 AM - 5 PM
Historic St. Mary's City,
St. Mary's City
Oct. 13, 11 AM - 4 PM
Christ Episcopal Church,
Chaptico
Oct. 14, 7 AM
Starting at the Home Grown Farm Market,
Lexington Park
Antique Tractor Parade
Oct. 14, 1 PM
Leonardtown Square
Ghosts of Sotterley Tours
Sotterley Plantation,
Hollywood
7 PM
St. Mary's Oyster Festival
Oct. 20, 10 AM - 6 PM
Oct. 21, 11 AM - 6 PM
St. Mary's County Fairgrounds,
Leonardtown
Gates of Summerseat Ghost Tours
Oct. 25, 26 & 27, 7 PM
Summerseat Farm,
Charlotte Hall
Spirits of Point Lookout
Oct. 26 & 27, 6 PM - 11 PM
Point Lookout State Park,
Scotland
Scarecrow Making & Trick-or-Treat on the Square
Oct. 27, 1 PM - 3 PM
Leonardtown Square
Grave Matters: Masquerade Ball
Oct. 27, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Historic St. Mary's City,
St. Mary's City Oct. 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27,
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2012 Visitors Guide
our digital
2012 Destination Guide.
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2012 Calendar of Events
Click here to view a downloadable copy of our 2012 Calendar of Events.
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Real People of
St. Mary's
Check out our YouTube videos to meet park rangers, business owners, watermen and historians - just a few of the folks waiting to share St. Mary's with you!
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Keep Up-to-Date with what's going on!
Looking for fun for the kids next week or what's going on after work? Find festivals, events, performances, lectures, programs and more on the interactive Events Calendar at www.VisitStMarysMd.com
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Fall is Full of Affordable Family Fun in St. Mary's |
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Get lost in our two great corn mazes at Bowles Farms and Forrest Hall Farm, toast the season at the Riverside WineFest, try oysters any way you like at the Oyster Festival or spend the day on the Potomac at the Blessing of the Fleet. You'll find something fun to do every weekend in St. Mary's County.
Find out more, and check out our fall event ticket offer under "Deals & Packages." |
St. Mary's Wineries Win Awards 
Visit Port of Leonardtown Winery and Slack Winery to taste their latest award winners! The two young wineries won multiple golds and "best in class" honors, as well as numerous silvers and bronze medals, at state, regional and national wine competitions. Stop by Port of Leonardtown, the state's only cooperative winery, or Slack, Maryland's only winery and inn, to sample St. Mary's finest.
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 Fall Event Ticket Offer
Receive free tickets to a corn maze, Blessing of the Fleet, the Riverside WineFest or St. Mary's Oyster Festival when you book a room at one of our participating hotels. |
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The Hampton Inn Offers Gift Cards, Gas Cards & More
 Stay at the Hampton Inn and get special room rates and receive a complimentary gift card to a nearby restaurant or a gas card. Reserve a room for the Sotterley WineFest, and let the Hampton Inn do the driving for you. On October 6 and 7, guests can ride the free shuttle to and from the WineFest. These offers can be combined with with the Fall Event Ticket Offer (see above). |
Historic Getaway
The Historic Getaway package makes it easy to spend the day exploring the 17th century at Maryland's colonial capital, and spend the night relaxing in comfort. With this package, two guests can enjoy one night's lodging at the charming Inn at Brome Howard, continental breakfast, admission to Historic St. Mary's City, and gourmet picnic lunches.
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Southern Maryland Adventure - Kayak & Wine Tasting Package 
Patuxent Adventure Center and Port of Leonardtown Winery are offering a Southern Maryland Adventure Package for two. Kayak the McIntosh Run to Breton Bay, and enjoy a local wine tasting after your trip. This package includes: 2 single kayaks for a 2-hour tour, 2 wine wastings, winery tour, 2 souvenir glasses, 2 glasses of wine, fruit and a local cheese pairing plate.
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 Forrest Hall Farm Crazy Corn Maze 
Have fun at the farm and find your way through the Crazy Corn Maze! Enjoy games and hay-bale slides, pick fresh apples in the orchard and shop for produce, country crafts, mums and more in the Forrest Hall Farm Store. The maze is open weekends in October from 9 AM to 5 PM.
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Ghosts of Sotterley
 Did restorations of the 17th-century plantation stir up more trouble than dust? Find out as costumed guides take you back in time and around the grounds for this spooky outdoor walking tour. Tours will be held Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27 starting at 7 PM. Reservations required. |
Gates of Summerseat
 Tour the grounds and explore the home that brought television's "Ghost Hunters" to St. Mary's. Visitors have reported visions of soldiers and even a ghostly horse. What will you see at Summerseat? Tours will run Oct. 25 - 27 from 7 PM to 10 PM. Reservations required. |
Spirits of Point Lookout
 Explore one of the most haunted lighthouses on the East Coast and the remains of a Civil War POW camp while hearing the history of Point Lookout's legends, tragedies and hauntings. Spirit tours are Oct. 26 and 27 from 6 PM to 11 PM. |
First Friday in Leonardtown 
Come to Leonardtown this Friday, October 5, for Pink Friday in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Piney Point Playboys, a mostly female group that plays Cajun dance music, will be preforming downtown. Take a carriage ride with a team of Clydesdales around town. Pink Promotions will be held all over Town, and several businesses will donate a portion of the evening's profits to breast cancer charities or the Sisters with Bracatude - three local sisters who have survived cancer and are participating in the "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk" on October 7th. Put on your pink, and come out to Leonardtown for Pink Friday!
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Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House 
Visit Point Lookout Lighthouse, located at the southern-most tip of St. Mary's County and named one of most haunted lighthouses in America. On Saturday, September 8, the lighthouse, located inside Point Lookout State Park, will be open to the public from 10 AM to 2 PM.
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| Steel Magnolias
 Laugh and cry at the Three Notch Theatre with a gossipy group of Southern ladies in the original play that inspired of the classic 1980s film. Performances nightly at 8 PM Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 4-6, and at 3:30 PM on Sunday, Oct. 7.
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 Fall Craft FairShop and sip at the Sixty-Six Beans Fall Craft Fair in Charlotte Hall, on Oct. 6 from 8 AM to 2 PM. Vendors will offer a variety of crafts and hand-made art and jewlery at this outdoor craft fair. Ward off any autumn chills with Sixty-Six Bean's house blend of coffee or hot chocolate. |
 Blessing of the FleetGet out on the water this weekend, Oct. 6 and 7, for the Blessing of the Fleet at St. Clement's Island Museum. Take a water-taxi ride to St. Clement's Island and explore the Blackistone Lighthouse. Listen to live music all weekend, while sampling seafood and browsing crafters' wares. Hours are noon until 10 PM on Saturday and 10 AM until 5 PM on Sunday.
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Riverside WineFest
 Taste the best wines from around region, listen to live music and enjoy the beautiful grounds of Sotterley Plantation at the Riverside WineFest, Oct. 6 and 7 from noon until 6 PM. Twenty-two wineries will be offering tastings and bottles to take home. Regional artists, crafters, demonstrations and children's activities make the WineFest fun for the whole family. |
RiverFest  Celebrate Southern Maryland's waterways on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 11 AM to 5 PM. Wade-in and learn about the river with hands on demonstrations, such as sailing, oyster tonging and seine-haul fishing. Enjoy live music and dance on the banks of the St. Mary's while tall ships add to Historic St. Mary's City's beautiful views. |
Fall Faire  Join in the fun at the Fall Faire, Saturday, Oct. 13, from 11 AM to 4 PM at Christ Church in Chaptico. Try oyster and country ham dinners. Enjoy the music of the Folk Salad Trio, Harmony Grit and the Bushmill Band. There will be seasonal gifts, baked goods and loads of fun activities for kids. |
The Crop Hop  Go on a cycling tour of Southern Maryland Farms on Oct. 14, while learning about farms, fresh food and good health. With routes that range from the kid-friendly 5-mile "Spourt Route" to the advanced 63-mile "Silo Century," the Crop Hop has a ride for every level of biker. Everyone, cyclists and non-bikers alike are invited to the Home Grown Farm Market - the starting point and conclusion of the Crop Hop - to celebrate Southern Maryland's farms. Delicious farm foods will be featured along with entertainment by the Southern Maryland Boot Scooters and The Wandering Minstrel, a free t-shirt giveaway every 15 minutes, and mascots Cornelia and Couch Potato will be giving away free children's activity books from noon to 2:30 p.m. |
 Antique Tractor ParadeEnjoy the sights and sounds of yesteryear's machines that cultivated Southern Maryland in historic downtown Leonardtown. The parade of antique tractors will take place Sunday, Oct. 14, starting at 1 PM.
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 Scarecrow Making & Trick-or-Treat on the SquareTrick-or-Treat with Leonardtown merchants. Make your own scarecrow with the Craft Guild Shop and enter your pets in the St. Mary's Animal Welfare League's costume contest. |
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Coming up in November:
- Leonardtown First Friday, Nov. 2
- Sotterley Speaker Series - "American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies," Nov. 2
- Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House, Nov. 3
- Sotterley's Ledgends & Lore, Nov. 9
- Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11
- Amish Quilt Auction, Nov. 17
- Hearth and Home in Early Maryland, Nov. 23 & 24
- Christmas on the Square & Annual Tree Lighting, Nov. 23
- Christmas Festival, Nov. 23
- Sotterley Holiday Candlelight, Nov. 30
- "A Christmas Story," Nov. 30 - Dec. 16
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Bowles Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Farm
Have oysters anyway you like 'em at the St. Mary's Oyster Festival. Taste entries for the oyster cookoff and watch the fastest hands on the East Coast compete in the National Oyster Shucking Competition. Vendors will be on hand with crafts, goods and Southern Maryland seafood favorites. The Oyster Festival will be open on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 AM to 6 PM, and on Sunday, Oct. 21, from 11 AM to 6 PM.
Dress as your favorite historical character and enjoy a night of dancing and jazz at Historic St. Mary's City, on Oct. 27 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Tour the colonial city by candle and starlight to learn of St. Mary's "spirited" past. Reservations required.