Help in the search for pollinators and learn how even the smallest creatures make a big impact on the environment.  Take a walk through the gardens and play games to find out how we keep the gardens beautiful and our grocery stores full thanks to the important work the birds, bugs, and bees do.   $8 for member children ages 6-12  $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12 Pre-registration required.

Help in the search for pollinators and learn how even the smallest creatures make a big impact on the environment.  Take a walk through the gardens and play games to find out how we keep the gardens beautiful and our grocery stores full thanks to the important work the birds, bugs, and bees do.   $8 for member children ages 6-12  $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12 Pre-registration required.

Participants will enjoy a 90-minute guided tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels. Make it extra special with Tea and a Tour! Hammond- Harwood House is proud to partner with Reynold’s Tavern of Annapolis. Reynold’s Taverns offers an extensive afternoon tea menu – a perfect pairing to enjoy before or after the Jane Austen Tour. Tours and tea are booked separately, please call...

This talk will survey selected sources for the writing of a comprehensive, historical biography of Frederick Douglass and the Bailey/Douglass family. It will proceed scenically in the manner of an illustrated historical panorama, matching documentary evidence (chosen mostly from Maryland archives) to central events in the history of one of our country's most remarkable families from the 1660s to the fall of Richmond in 1865. Ezra Greenspan, Edmund and Louise Kahn Chair in the Humanities, Emeritus at Southern Methodist University, is a literary, cultural, and media historian who has written...

In 1974, Historic Annapolis opened the newly reconstructed Paca Garden to the public. We’re pleased to celebrate 50 years of our beloved Paca Garden with special guided garden tours on Friday mornings throughout the summer. Take a stroll through our beautifully restored two-acre 18th century English garden. Your experienced docent will share its history from the time of William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence, to present day as you wander the terraced landscape, formal parterres, wilderness garden, the practical kitchen and medicinal gardens, and orchard. What a treat...

Tickets are on sale for our annual spring Gala, London Town in Bloom! Join us for a delicious dinner by Zeffert and Gold, an open bar, silent and live auction, and dancing the night away to help provide history and nature programs to thousands of visitors who learn about London Town's historical, archaeological, and horticultural offerings. Tickets are $175 per person or $325 per couple.​ Pre-registration required.

The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is very excited to invite everyone back to Honey's Harvest Farm in Lothian for Spring Artfest 2024!  Shop new and local art in the big, beautiful barn.  Stop by the DIY Art table and create your own masterpiece.  All ages are welcome.   In addition to all the artwork created by our south county artists, there will also be local bakers, distillers and wine makers. It's a casual event in a beautiful setting. There will also be live music and plenty of outdoor seating. Grab some lunch...

William Paca Garden; Enter at 3 Martin Street An Annapolis tradition for 50 years, the William Paca Garden Plant Sale provides the opportunity to take home a piece of history. HA volunteers personally raise over 7,000 plants – perennials, annuals, trees, vines, and vegetable starts – that represent the best of the old and the new. Staff and volunteers are on hand to answer your gardening questions. Proceeds of this beloved annual tradition support the mission and programs of Historic Annapolis and the William Paca ​Garden. A printed copy of...

Join Banneker-Douglass Museum for a powerful lecture, conversation, and archive activity led by Black history-based artist Jason Patterson and REVISIT/REIMAGINE guest curator Thomas James. This thought-provoking program will explore Patterson's work that highlights the Civil Rights era, Black American movements nationally, as well as on Maryland's Eastern Shore. We will also highlight acts of resistance that took place against the surging White supremacy and anti-Blackness policies implemented during that time. Immediately following the discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive artifacts activity. Attendees are encouraged to...

Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for a Make-Your-Own Mother’s Day Floral Arrangement workshop on Saturday, May 11, 2023, at 1PM at the Historic Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. This a popular event and will fill up fast! Celebrate Mother’s Day with the very special “make-your-own” event with a beautiful flower arrangement. Make an arrangement for yourself or that special woman in your life. Choose your container and pick your flowers for a one-of-a-kind arrangement made by you! The price is $60.00 for one...