Events

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to […]

Celebrate the season with a holiday tour of the William Paca House! Bring family and friends to enjoy the elegant decorations, learn about 18th century Maryland holiday traditions, and hear stories of Christmases past. This guided, one-hour candlelit tour highlights how the Paca household prepared for their holiday guests. The historic home is ready to […]

Welcome the holidays with a walking tour of Annapolis by Watermark. Stroll through Maryland’s state capital, trimmed in greenery, with your period-attired guide. Hear holiday traditions of times past as you walk by colonial mansions, Victorian homes, and quaint shops. The Hammond-Harwood House is the final stop on your tour. There, enjoy authentic, colonial, holiday […]

Welcome the holidays with a walking tour of Annapolis by Watermark. Stroll through Maryland’s state capital, trimmed in greenery, with your period-attired guide. Hear holiday traditions of times past as you walk by colonial mansions, Victorian homes, and quaint shops. The Hammond-Harwood House is the final stop on your tour. There, enjoy authentic, colonial, holiday […]

Join us for an afternoon of merrymaking at our annual Twelfth Night event! Experience an enchanting evening of music, poetry, and festive cheer at our cherished annual tradition! Immerse yourself in the captivating world of 17th century Italy as we present cantatas and arias by Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Claudio Merulo. Renowned soprano Elissa […]

Join us for an evening of merrymaking at our annual Twelfth Night event! Experience an enchanting evening of music, poetry, and festive cheer at our cherished annual tradition! Immerse yourself in the captivating world of 17th century Italy as we present cantatas and arias by Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Claudio Merulo. Renowned soprano Elissa […]

On Sunday, January 7, the Odenton Heritage Society will present “Before the Naval Academy Dairy: The Life and Times of the Hammond Family,” a display about the country estate of a prominent 18th century Annapolis family. Located in Gambrills, the 875-acre USNA Dairy replaced the Hammond estate in 1915 and closed in 1998, becoming a land […]

Join us on Wednesdays in January and February for engaging presentations followed by catered lunches. Doors open at 11:00 am. Lectures begin at 11:30 am and are followed by a lunch of soup with a side of bread, dessert, and tea and coffee. January 10, From a Wild Life to Wildlife with Michael Oberman, journalist […]

In the 1960s, Danny Brewster had it all: Hollywood handsome, a decorated World War II Marine, with a stellar education, inherited wealth, glamorous wife and two young sons, and a political career so ascendant he was known as “the Golden Boy of Maryland Politics.” But then, over the course of a decade it all unraveled. […]

Activism shows up in spaces in many different ways. Join us for a discussion with artist Oliver James as she discusses the inspiration behind her art. Creating pieces that address pressing social issues, sparks dialogue and inspires action, James will take us on a journey that offers insight into the transformative role that art plays […]

Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Museum of Historic Annapolis as we share our community’s diverse history and its continuing quest for equity and justice for all! Explore Annapolis: An American Story and enjoy special activities: Learn about local Black history throughout our exhibition Annapolis: An American Story Take a […]

The American Revolution was, in many important ways, an Indian War. It was a war in which ordinary Natives fought and died in great numbers; a war in which ordinary Natives assumed critical, pivotal roles; a war that would reshape the balance of power between Europeans and Native Americans permanently. Join University of Maryland historian […]