I know I’m not alone in feeling like the summer swam by to quickly and autumn is arriving too fast. Believe it or not, many farms are opening this weekend, fall festivals are beginning and even trunk or treating events are scheduled. So in order to keep ahead of things…Here is a super long list that will only keep growing as October approaches. Be sure to check back as this article will be updated frequently.
FALL FESTIVALS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
Aug. 24-Oct.20 (Weekends) All Day – MD Renaissance Festival in Annapolis- $
Sept. 6-8 All Day – Fall Festival Opening Weekend at Rolling Acres Farms in Port Republic, MD- $
Sept. 7- 9AM- Baby Goat Yoga at Idlewild Farms in La Plata, MD – $
Sept. 7- 10AM- Sidewalk Art Contest in Leonardtown- FREE
Sept. 7- 10AM-4PM- Indigenous Heritage Day in St. Mary’s City, MD- FREE
Sept. 12-15- All Day at the Charles County Fair in La Plata, MD – $
Sept. 14- 12PM-5PM- Experience Calvert Festival at North Beach- FREE
Sept 19-22- All Day at the St. Mary’s County Fair in Leonardtown, MD – $
Sept. 14-15- 10AM-4PM- Harvest Festival at Horsmon Farm in St Leonard, MD- $
Sept. 21- 7:30PM – Movie Night (Migration) at North Beach – FREE
Sept. 22- 1PM-4PM- Farm & Family Day at Baden Fire House in Brandywine- FREE
Sept. 25-29 All Day- Calvert County Fair in Prince Frederick, MD – $
Sept. 27- 11AM- Harvest Festival at Horsmon Farm in St. Leonard, MD -$
Sept. 27- 7PM-10PM- Maze Craze in the Moon Light at Rolling Acres Farm- $
Sept. 28- 11AM-4PM- RiverFest in St. Mary’s City- FREE
Sept. 28- 10AM-2PM- Monarchs & Milkweed at Merkle Wild Life in Upper Marlboro, MD- FREE
Oct. 4- 5:30PM-9:00PM- Fall Festival at The Children’s Theater of Annapolis- $
Oct. 4- Scarecrow Stroll Kick Off in Leonardtown- FREE
Oct. 5- 5PM- Free Fall Native Tree at CSM in La Plata- FREE
Oct. 5- 10AM-2PM- Touch A Truck at Leonardtown VFD- $10 per fam
Oct. 6- 12pm-3pm – Fall Festival at Town Hall in La Plata, MD- FREE
Oct. 6- 1PM-3PM- Antique Tractor Parade at Leonardtown Square- FREE
Oct. 11- 7PM-10PM- Maze Craze in the Moon Light at Rolling Acres Farm- $
Oct. 12- 9AM-12PM- Monster Market at Annmarie Gardens in Solomons, MD- FREE
Oct. 12- 10AM- Antique Tractor Pull at Bowles Farm in Clements, MD- $
Oct. 12- 10AM-4PM- Annual Fall Festival at Zekiah Farms in Waldorf, MD- FREE
Oct 12-13- 10AM-4PM- Harvest Days Festival at Serenity Farms in Benedict, MD – $
Oct. 13- 12PM- Apple Festival at Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Chaptico, MD – FREE
Oct. 13- 3PM- Fall Festival at Real Life Church in Mechanicsville, MD – FREE
Oct. 16- Fall Homeschool Session at Historic St. Mary’s City- $
Oct. 17- 4:30PM- Dahlgren Harvest Festival at MWR in Dahlgren- FREE Base Access
Oct. 19- 10AM-3PM- Colonial Fair and Fall Festival at Maxwell Hall – FREE
Oct 19-20- 10AM-4PM- Harvest Festival at Mt. Vernon- $
Oct. 21 – 10AM-5PM- Fall Festival at Jakes Produce in Port Republic – $
Oct. 25- 7PM-10PM- Maze Craze in the Moon Light at Rolling Acres Farm- $
Oct. 26- 10AM- First Responders Day at Rolling Acres Farm- FREE w/ ID
Nov. 3- 12PM-4PM- Community Day at Edward T Hall Aquatic Center in Prince Frederick, MD – FREE
Nov. 3- 1PM-3PM- Veterans Day Parade in Downtown La Plata, MD – FREE
Nov. 3- 6PM- Fall Festival at Bridge Church in Callaway, MD- FREE
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
Sept. 14-Oct. 27- All Day- BOO Fest (Weekends-Day) at Six Flags America in Bowie- $
Sept. 14-Oct. 27-All Day- Fright Fest (Weekends-Night) at Six Flags America in Bowie- $
Sept. 21-Nov. 3- (Weekend Only-Day) Great Pumpkin Fest – Kings Dominion- $
Sept. 21-Nov. 3 (Weekend Only-Night) Halloween Haunt – Kings Dominion- $
Sept. 21-Oct. 3- (Day) Counts Spooktacular at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, VA- $
Sept.- Oct. Pirate & Halloween Cruises Aboard the WitchCraft- $
Oct. 4-27- 3PM & 7PM Showings of Young Frankstein at Port Tobacco Players Theater- $
Oct. 18- Nov. 2- (Friday-Saturday & Halloween)-7:30PM-10PM Vampire Manor- $
Oct. 11- 5:30PM-9PM- Trunk or Treat & Movie in Huntingtown, MD – FREE
Oct. 12- 1PM-5PM- Autumn Jamboree & Trunk or Treat at Grace Lutheran in La Plata, MD – FREE
Oct. 13- 12PM-1:30PM- Trick or Treat Drive Thru Event at North Eastern Com. Center- FREE
Oct. 16- 11AM-1PM- Trunk or Treat at The Promise Resource Center in Charlotte Hall, MD- FREE
Oct. 17- 5:30PM- Trunk or Treat at Barstow Elementary School in Prince Frederick, MD – FREE
Oct. 17- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at the Zoo in Baltimore, MD- $
Oct. 18- 3:30PM- Tractor Treat at Lyon Family Farm in Mechanicsville, MD- FREE
Oct. 18- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at Matula Elementary School in La Plata, MD- FREE
Oct. 19- 10AM-4PM- Halloween in the Garden at Annmarie Gardens- $
Oct. 19- 10AM-5PM- Halloween Blaster Battle SOMD House of Nerf at CC Fair Grounds in La Plata- $
Oct. 19- 1PM-4PM- Trunk or Treat- Father Andrew White S.J. School in Leonardtown, MD- FREE
Oct. 19- 3PM-5PM- Trunk or Treat – Alexandria Fellowship Hall in Indian Head, MD – FREE
Oct. 19- 5:30PM- Annual Trunk or Treat at TWP Motorsports in Mechanicsville, MD- FREE
Oct. 19- 6PM- Trunk or Treat at the Crofton Police Department in Crofton, MD- FREE
Oct 20- 12PM- – Trunk or Treat at La Plata Fair Grounds in La Plata, MD- FREE
Oct. 24- 5:30PM- Trunk or Treat at GKES PTO in Great Mills, MD – FREE
Oct. 24- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at Charles County Sheriffs La Plata, MD- FREE
Oct 25- 5:30PM- Legends & Lore at Historic Sotterley in Hollywood, MD- $
Oct. 25- 5:30PM- Trunk or Treat at OLSS School in Solomons, MD- FREE
Oct. 25- 6PM-8PM- Halloween Drive Thru at Hallowing Point Park in PF- FREE
Oct 25-5PM-8PM- Spooktacular Costume Party at My Gym in Waldorf- $
Oct. 25- 7PM-9PM- Trunk or Treat at FFC on Industrial Rd. Waldorf- FREE
Oct. 26- 9AM-2PM- Trunk or Treat at The La Plata Farmers Market- FREE
Oct. 26. – 10AM- Haunted House at Imaginarium in Solomons, MD- $
Oct. 26- 10AM-4PM- Trunk or Treat at Croom Com. Market in Upper Marlboro- FREE
Oct. 26- 12PM-3PM- Trick or Treat Trail at Downtown La Plata, MD- FREE
Oct. 26- 12PM-5PM- Trunk or Treat at Town Market in Leonardtown- FREE
Oct. 26- 1PM-3PM- Trunk or Treat at Pax River Naval Air Museum- FREE
Oct. 26- 1PM-3PM Halloween on the Square in Leonardtown, MD- FREE
Oct. 26- 1PM-5PM- Foll-o-ween Jesus Festival & Touch-A-Truck Anchor Baptist in Falkner- FREE
Oct. 26- 3PM- Boo Bash at North Beach Pavilion- FREE
Oct 26- 3PM- Spooky Fall Festival at The Shops at Waldorf- FREE
Oct. 26- 3PM-5PM- Trunk or Treat at Tenth District VFD in Indian Head, MD – FREE
Oct 26- 4PM-Halloween Movie Festival at Leonardtown Wharf- FREE
Oct. 26- 4:30PM-8PM- Trunk-or-Treat at Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf-FREE
Oct. 26- 5PM- Lexington Park Baptist Church in Lexington Park, MD – FREE
Oct. 26- 5PM-7PM- Family Movie Night at SMYO Field in Pomfret, MD – FREE
Oct. 26- 5:30PM- Trunk or Treat at Newburg VFD- FREE
Oct. 26- 5:30PM- Trunk or Treat at Mechanicsville VRS- FREE
Oct. 26- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at St. Joseph’s in Pomfret, MD-FREE
Oct. 26- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at Scary Strokes in Waldorf, MD – FREE
Oct. 27- 8AM-11AM- SOMD Cars Trunk or Treat at Hobby Lobby in California, MD – FREE
Oct. 27- 3PM-5PM- Trunk or Treat at Good Shepherd UMC in Waldorf, MD-FREE
Oct. 27- 3PM-5PM- Trunk or Treat at First Baptist of Waldorf- FREE.
Oct. 27-3PM-6PM- Trunk or Treat Bayou & Sparkle And Sass in Laplata- FREE
Oct. 27- 8PM- Haunted House at Action Jaxx in Waldorf -$8
Oct. 29 5PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at Texas Roadhouse in La Plata- FREE
Oct. 30- 5PM-7PM- Kids Night Out Movie & A Craft at AR Workshop in La Plata- $
Oct. 30- 6PM- Trunk or Treat at B. Funk Dance Studio in La Plata- FREE
Oct. 31- 5PM-7:30PM- Trunk or Treat at Billingsley Elementary in White Plains- FREE
Oct. 31- 5PM-7PM- Trunk or Treat at Personalized Therapy in California, MD – FREE
Oct. 31- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at Village Green in Indian Head, MD – FREE
Oct. 31- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Bryans Road- FREE
Oct. 31- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at Southern Calvert Baptist in Lusby- FREE
Oct. 31- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at New Life Church in La Plata- FREE
Oct. 31- 6PM-8PM- Trunk or Treat at The Church of St. Charles- FREE
Oct. 31- 6:30PM-8:00PM- Trunk or Treat at First Baptist of La Plata- FREE
Nov. 1 6PM-7:30PM- Trunk or Treat at Higdon Elementary – FREE
Nov. 1 5PM-7PM – Trunk or Treat at William B Diggs- FREE
STORY TIME & CRAFTS
Sept 7. 9AM-1PM- Fall Craft Fair at Calvary Grace Church in La Plata- FREE
Sept. 8 – 1PM-3PM- Family Fall Lantern at Annmarie Gardens in Solomons, MD- $
Sept. 3- 3PM- Fall Sign Decoration at Dream Big in La Plata- $
Oct. 12- Kids Craft & Fall Open Hall at Southern States in Charlotte Hall, MD – FREE
0ct. 28- 6PM- Spooktacular at SMCL Charlotte Hall Branch- FREE
Oct. 30- 3PM-4PM- Spooky Story Time at CCPL Potomac Branch- FREE
0ct. 30- 6PM- Spooktacular at SMCL Lexington Park and Leonardtown Branch- FREE
CREEPY CRAWLY CRAFTS TO DO AT HOME
- Go all out and decorate the house from the inside out!
- Host a glow in the dark Halloween Hunt
- Have a Halloween Scavenger Hunt
- Play a Halloween Game
- Sit back a relax with a Halloween Movie Marathon
- Host a neighborhood costume Bicycle Parade
- Create a creepy craft
- Experiment with eerie science
- Bake some spooky sweets
- Check out these creative and fun Halloween themed crafts- LINK.
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