Did you know that several of the Hammond-Harwood House’s former occupants are buried in St. Anne’s cemetery? On this cemetery tour, visitors will discover the fascinating lives of the men and women who called the Hammond-Harwood House home. Stories of love, tragedy, and insanity will be told in this 60-minute tour through the winding hills of this historic burying ground. Tour begins at the cemetery entrance, between Northwest Street and College Creek. Participants will also receive a half-price admission to the Hammond-Harwood House, which includes the special exhibition ”Ambition: Charles...

Follow in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette, America’s favorite fighting Frenchman. Led by Glenn Campbell, who just recently retired as HA’s Senior Historian, this walking tour traces the itinerary of General Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Annapolis, with a few asides to sites he knew from his earlier trips to Maryland’s capital city in 1777, 1781, and 1784. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather, as the tour is held rain or shine. The tour route is approximately 1.25 miles long and includes elevation changes and uneven...

For 25 years, The Captain Avery Museum Oyster Festival has been a Community Celebration!  It is always a great time; with lots of fresh oysters, music, fun, and games! From 12:30 to 5 PM on Saturday, October 15, the grounds and museum of Captain Avery Museum will be turned into a waterside extravaganza. In the event of rain - we will have our Oyster Festival on Sunday, October 16. Admission is $10 for Adults and $5 for Children.

Follow in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette, America’s favorite fighting Frenchman. Led by Glenn Campbell, who just recently retired as HA’s Senior Historian, this walking tour traces the itinerary of General Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Annapolis, with a few asides to sites he knew from his earlier trips to Maryland’s capital city in 1777, 1781, and 1784. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather, as the tour is held rain or shine. The tour route is approximately 1.25 miles long and includes elevation changes and uneven...

Harvest Hootenanny is an annual festival held outside in the park at the Chesapeake Children's Museum. Family-friendly festivities including Activities, Music, Meet the Animals & More! Cost: $8 (museum admission included), FREE for CCM Members.

Join us for an evening of jazz in the museum gardens for an unforgettable celebration of George Gershwin. Experience some of the most beloved jazz standards of all time: “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm,” and more! Elissa Edwards, soprano, is joined by the Miles O’Malley Trio for a heartwarming tribute to Gershwin and enduring highlights from the Great American Songbook. Price: $65 | Members: $55 Rain Date, Sunday, October 16th.

Join us for the Rising Sun Inn’s Historic Candlelight Ghost Stories Tour on October 14-15, 2022, at the Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. Tours will be conducted between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., with the last tour starting at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 3 – 8, and children under 3 are free. 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...

Looking for ghost tours in Maryland? On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the month of October, Annapolis Tours® by Watermark® is partnering with Historic Annapolis to offer Special Historic Hauntings. Our spirited guide will lead you through the dark alleys, spooky side streets, and lesser-known haunted sites of the old and creaky town of Annapolis. Hear from real diary entries and newspaper articles of what frightened early 18th century folks. Also included is a stop inside historic Hogshead, where you will be immersed in the tales of those living in...

During the month of October, join Historic Annapolis for this spirited seasonal tour of the William Paca House highlighting sickness, treatments, and mourning rituals of the past. You’ll be guided through the historic home on a special tour focusing on the treatment of diseases, the medical practices of the women of the era, the contributions of the enslaved, the local physicians, and the mourning rituals for their dearly departed. The tour continues in the physic garden to learn about the medicinal plants and their use during the 18th century and beyond. At the...

The ship, the brigantine Peggy Stewart, sailed into infamy in 1774, a year when a sea of turbulence was in the colony of Maryland and especially here in Annapolis. Learn about this infamous Brigantine with author Dan E. Hobbs. His research and narrative of pre-Revolutionary history shares the turmoil found up and down the Atlantic Coast preceding and following the Tea Party in Boston. His novel seeks to share the American story when our political cleave, or division, led to dreadful violence, but ultimately to a cleave, a clinging together,...