The Rising Sun Inn, with a history spanning four centuries, has been home to many generations of families. Learn about the lives of some of those residents and learn about those residents who never left. This family-friendly ghost stories tour is suitable for visitors of all ages. Hear stories collected from first-hand accounts of ghostly encounters; tour areas of the Inn not regularly open to the public, and top the evening off with some cider and cookies. While this event promises to be family-friendly, the Inn will be dark with...

Looking for ghost tours in Maryland? Come with Watermark on a special haunted ghost tour of Annapolis. Tours are offered Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during October. On this walking tour, you will be led by our spirited guide through the dark alleys, spooky side streets, and lesser-known haunted sites of the old and creaky town of Annapolis. Hear of real diary entries and newspaper articles of what frightened early 18th century folks and how they utilized the moon and candles. Listen to tales of spirits that linger in the mist, and...

Join the Captain Avery Museum for their Annual Oyster Festival. Saturday, October 16 and the Raindate will be Sunday, October 17. This year,  featured performers are The Oyster Boys! This is the kickoff of the popular Choose It! program and of course, The $5,000 Raffle! Don't miss it!

The Rising Sun Inn, with a history spanning four centuries, has been home to many generations of families. Learn about the lives of some of those residents and learn about those residents who never left. This family-friendly ghost stories tour is suitable for visitors of all ages. Hear stories collected from first-hand accounts of ghostly encounters; tour areas of the Inn not regularly open to the public, and top the evening off with some cider and cookies. While this event promises to be family-friendly, the Inn will be dark with...

Looking for ghost tours in Maryland? Come with Watermark on a special haunted ghost tour of Annapolis. Tours are offered Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during October. On this walking tour, you will be led by our spirited guide through the dark alleys, spooky side streets, and lesser-known haunted sites of the old and creaky town of Annapolis. Hear of real diary entries and newspaper articles of what frightened early 18th century folks and how they utilized the moon and candles. Listen to tales of spirits that linger in the mist, and...

Take advantage of the special opportunity to combine a tour of the home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence with a viewing of special printings of the very document he signed! Your experience begins with a 45-minute tour of the William Paca House and Garden. As you walk through the restored home and elegant garden of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, your guide will share information of Paca's contributions to the revolutionary cause and share the stories of all the people who lived and labored here....

Join us at our Museum Campus in Eastport on Tuesday, October 19th, 9:30am – 10am for storytime. Read a story, sing a song, and shake out the sillies with us as we learn about the Chesapeake Bay. This program is designed for children aged 18 months to 6 years old. This is a free program in partnership with Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library, Anne Arundel County Public Library. Participants receive $1 admission to our museum exhibits and a self-led scavenger hunt activity after the program. Museum opens to the public at 10am.

Climate change isn’t just a problem for polar bears or future generations anymore – it’s affecting us here and now. In today's politically charged environment, are we still able to act on climate? In our series finale lecture, join Katharine Hayhoe as she untangles the complex science connecting our choices to future impacts and highlights actions underway right now to combat this critical issue. This webinar will be recorded! By signing up on Zoom, you'll be able to watch live and receive a link to the recording as soon as it's...

Have you ever wondered what might lie beneath your feet? This month, is all about archaeology: we’ll try our hands at excavation, explore how archaeology can teach us about the past, and conclude with a history mystery that only budding archaeologists can solve!​ $8 for member children ages 6 - 12 $10 for non-member children ages 6 - 12​ Pre-registration is required. Limited availability.

Lunchtime tour with Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg. Join the tour via Zoom (Meeting ID: 882 1527 8437 | Passcode: 325919) Winslow Homer (1836–1910) is regarded by many as the preeminent American painter of the 19th century, well known for his dynamic renditions of scenes from the coast. His rise to prominence was greatly due to his work as an illustrator for the then-booming pictorial press—an outlet that brought Homer’s imagery into hundreds of thousands of homes on a nearly weekly basis. During his tenure with such publications as Ballou’s Pictorial...