2024 SUMMER CAMP FAIR GUIDE
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLAY IDEAS
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CCPR EVENT CALENDAR
Date: Daily
Location: Charles County Maryland Parks & Rec Facilities
Details: From open gym to dance classes and family friendly events to kids courses; Charles County Parks and Recreation has many options.
Age Group: All Ages
Cost: Most Activities have a fee
SOMD CAR SHOW
Date: August 7, 2022
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Food Lion -Charlotte Hall, MD
Details: Car Show!
Food and 50/50 Raffle
Trophies Awarded at 3pm
Rain Date Aug 14th
Cost: $1 Admission – Help Lakelyn with her fight against cancer!
NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY
Date: August 6-7, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Piney Point Lighthouse in Piney Point, and Blackistone Lighthouse on St. Clement’s Island, near Colton’s Point
Details: The Department of Recreation & Parks’ Museum Division will celebrate some of St. Mary’s County’s most significant lighthouses during National Lighthouse Weekend Saturday, Aug. 6 and Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at Piney Point Lighthouse in Piney Point, and Blackistone Lighthouse on St. Clement’s Island, near Colton’s Point.
Tours will be available at both locations during the entire weekend. At Colton’s Point, check out the St. Clement’s Island Museum before taking a boat ride out to St. Clement’s Island. Visitors can experience a free tour of Blackistone Lighthouse from the St. Clement’s Hundred Blackistone Lighthouse volunteers. The lighthouse is a replica of the original lighthouse that stood near the same location on the island.
Cost: Admission rates at St. Clement’s Island Museum are $3.00 for adults, $1.50 for children (6-18), and $2.00 for seniors and military, five and under are free. The St. Clement’s Island Water Taxi is $7.00 per person (all ages) for a boat ride, which includes museum admission.
LA PLATA SPRAY PAD OPEN
Date: Memorial Day – Labor Day
Time: 10AM-9PM
Location: Town Hall – La Plata, MD 20646
Details: This free resource is available to the community every day of the week June through September 10 AM to 9 PM. If you live near by you can walk or if you need to drive, you can use the side street parking or park in the back parking lot of the Town Hall – 305 Queen Anne St, La Plata, MD 20646.
Age Group: All Ages (best for ages 2-8)
Cost: FREE
ACTION JAXX- SCHEDULE
Dates/Time:
Location: Action Jaxx- 3443 Rockefeller Ct. Waldorf , MD
Details: Action Jaxx is a indoor family fun center with indoor play ground, bounce houses and video games.
Cost: $15 per kid
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INDOOR MINI GOLF: SCARY STROKES
Dates/Times:
Location: Scary Strokes – Waldorf , MD
Details: Enjoy indoor mini golf and arcade.
Event Type: Family Fun
Age: All
Cost: Vary Depending on age/Price range $5-10 per person/ Military Discounts!
SUNDAY MAKE BREAK
Date:
August 7- Lunch Box
August 14- Rainbow Yarn Pull Art
August 21- Painted Rocks
August 28- Water Color Bookmark
Time: 2PM-4PM
Location: Michaels – Festival Way. Waldorf, MD
Details: Come in for a free and fun craft! Do you have a little one going back to school soon? Want to make a sign for first day photo ops? Come in and make a free back to school sign!
AMF BOWLING
Dates: DAILY SPECIALS
Times: Times Varies
Location: AMF Waldorf, MD
Details: The bowling alley is back open and offering family specials.
NATIONAL THEATER – SIX
Dates: July 5 – September 4, 2022 (Check Site for specific date and time)
Times: 7:30 PM
Location: National Theater- Washington DC
Details: *This is a date night or moms night out idea! Not for kids.* About the show- From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over! Featuring an all-woman cast and all-woman band, SIX has won 23 awards in the 2021/2022 Broadway season, including the Tony Award® for Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical. SIX opens July 5, 2022. The show runs approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.
Age Group: Recommended for ages 12 and up. Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre but Don’t Lose Ur Head; we love our Queens of all ages!
For more information visit: https://www.broadwayatthenational.com/show/sixInstagram: @broadwaynatdc Twitter: @BroadwayNatDC Facebook: @BroadwayAtTheNational
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