Grab your favorite dockside seat in America’s Sailing Capital to watch some 130 crews compete in midweek races that involve sailing around several marks in the Chesapeake Bay before heading back to Spa Creek for a finish in front of the Annapolis Yacht Club. For many, the post-race party is the official beginning of the weekend. Best places to view the race include Annapolis City Dock and the Spa Creek Bridge First gun is approximately 6:10 p.m.

The first block of West Street (from Church Circle to Calvert Street), located in the heart of the Arts District, will be closed to traffic on Wednesday evenings and filled with cafe tables reminiscent of the open-air cafes in France, Spain, and Italy. Visitors and area residents are invited to dine, stroll and shop along West Street while enjoying the live music beneath a canopy of lights above.

Free performance by the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps to take place on the Northeast side the State House (near Maryland Avenue).

August 3 - Sean Hetrick & the Leftovers The Tides & Tunes Summer Concerts Series offers ten weeks of popular music from rock to folk to jazz with the incomparable backdrop of the Chesapeake Bay. Concerts are free; however, donations are requested. Food and spirits are available. The concerts are sponsored and supported by the popular Annapolis radio station WRNR.  

Enjoy live entertainment and the works of 100 local and regional artists as you stroll along the first block of West and Calvert Streets next to Whitmore Parking Garage. Local restaurants set up outside cafes that are perfect for people watching and an afternoon bite to eat. Free parking for the family-friendly event is available at the state parking garage on the corner of Calvert and Bladen Streets.

Sunday, August 6 - Shenandoah Run Enjoy music in gardens overlooking the South River. Bring your family (and your dogs!) and spread out on our lawn for a relaxing time. Bring a picnic or visit a food truck! Drink purchases support London Town's programming. No alcohol is allowed to be brought on site but can be purchased at London Town. Rain or shine.​ Free with a suggested donation of $10 per person.

In this hands-on program participants will learn what herbs were cultivated in colonial Maryland and how they were used for cooking and medicine.  The program features a scavenger hunt, tour of the museum, and a craft. Program is 90 minutes long. $15 per family    

The first block of West Street (from Church Circle to Calvert Street), located in the heart of the Arts District, will be closed to traffic on Wednesday evenings and filled with cafe tables reminiscent of the open-air cafes in France, Spain, and Italy. Visitors and area residents are invited to dine, stroll and shop along West Street while enjoying the live music beneath a canopy of lights above.

Grab your favorite dockside seat in America’s Sailing Capital to watch some 130 crews compete in midweek races that involve sailing around several marks in the Chesapeake Bay before heading back to Spa Creek for a finish in front of the Annapolis Yacht Club. For many, the post-race party is the official beginning of the weekend. Best places to view the race include Annapolis City Dock and the Spa Creek Bridge First gun is approximately 6:10 p.m.

In the elegant ballroom of the Hammond Harwood House, enjoy musical selections paired with wines curated by experts at Annapolis' Bin 201. Doors open at 6:30pm to allow guests to take a guided look at the historic house. The performance begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $40 per person / $35 for members  

August 10 - Mike McHenry Tribe The Tides & Tunes Summer Concerts Series offers ten weeks of popular music from rock to folk to jazz with the incomparable backdrop of the Chesapeake Bay. Concerts are free; however, donations are requested. Food and spirits are available. The concerts are sponsored and supported by the popular Annapolis radio station WRNR.  

London Town was dominated by Scottish land owners. Learn about Scottish history in the colonial era and about the Scots that helped form Maryland culture by joining the Appin Historical Society for a weekend of fun.​ Included with general admission. Members are admitted for free.

Explore Annapolis – a Museum without Walls – on this new architecture tour that connects the city’s most notable homes and buildings to history. Join a professional architect on a two-hour walking tour. Learn about some of the most notable 17th and 18th century architecture in Annapolis. An unforgettable narrative and leisurely trek awaits. Highlights of the tour include Shiplap House, Patrick Creagh House, Maryland State House, Hammond-Harwood House and Chase-Lloyd House. Departs from Information Booth at City Dock Admission: $22/Adults, $14/Children 3-11, 2 and under free

The African American Experience Tour will cover the stories of men and women, both enslaved and free, who maintained, and lived in Hammond-Harwood House.  Attendees will learn about the lives of three enslaved women - Mary, Matilda, and Juliet - who worked at the house in the early to mid-19th century.  Other topics will include how petitions for freeing certain enslaved men and women were handled, the aims of the American Colonization Society, and the successes and setbacks of one early African-American artist. $5 per person/Members Free  

London Town was dominated by Scottish land owners. Learn about Scottish history in the colonial era and about the Scots that helped form Maryland culture by joining the Appin Historical Society for a weekend of fun.​ Included with general admission. Members are admitted for free.

At Capt. Avery Museum's August 13 Sundae Sunday, special guest Pamela Moore, director of Edgewater's National Ballet Company, will lead an interactive reading of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Kids in the audience will be invited to participate and everyone can pet a real lop-eared rabbit. Also available: lawn games, sketching in the garden, and sundaes! Admission free. Sundaes $3 and $1.50 (kid size).

Sunday, August 13 - Guava Jelly Enjoy music in gardens overlooking the South River. Bring your family (and your dogs!) and spread out on our lawn for a relaxing time. Bring a picnic or visit a food truck! Drink purchases support London Town's programming. No alcohol is allowed to be brought on site but can be purchased at London Town. Rain or shine.​ Free with a suggested donation of $10 per person.

A 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's novels. Offered the third Wednesday of every month. $10 per person/Members Free To register call 410-263-4683 extension 10 or email: [email protected]

Grab your favorite dockside seat in America’s Sailing Capital to watch some 130 crews compete in midweek races that involve sailing around several marks in the Chesapeake Bay before heading back to Spa Creek for a finish in front of the Annapolis Yacht Club. For many, the post-race party is the official beginning of the weekend. Best places to view the race include Annapolis City Dock and the Spa Creek Bridge First gun is approximately 6:10 p.m.

August 17 - Pressing Strings The Tides & Tunes Summer Concerts Series offers ten weeks of popular music from rock to folk to jazz with the incomparable backdrop of the Chesapeake Bay. Concerts are free; however, donations are requested. Food and spirits are available. The concerts are sponsored and supported by the popular Annapolis radio station WRNR.  

The Naval Academy Visitor Center and United States Naval Academy Band will  join forces to present four Friday events this summer. The Visitor Center will offer a special one hour, 30 minute, Zimmerman Legacy Tour that will end at the Zimmerman Bandstand near the Naval Academy Chapel, where a free 30-minute concert will be performed by a USNA band unit. The tours will begin at 11 a.m. in the Visitor Center theater, and will include a power point program on Charles Zimmerman, USNA Band Director and composer of “Anchor’s Aweight,” followed by a walking tour...

Come join the fun of outdoor adventures with London Town's new Tot Time monthly family program! Activities are ongoing, so come when you can and leave when you must. Included with general admission.

Sunday, August 20 - Dan Haas Band Enjoy music in gardens overlooking the South River. Bring your family (and your dogs!) and spread out on our lawn for a relaxing time. Bring a picnic or visit a food truck! Drink purchases support London Town's programming. No alcohol is allowed to be brought on site but can be purchased at London Town. Rain or shine.​ Free with a suggested donation of $10 per person.

Grab your favorite dockside seat in America’s Sailing Capital to watch some 130 crews compete in midweek races that involve sailing around several marks in the Chesapeake Bay before heading back to Spa Creek for a finish in front of the Annapolis Yacht Club. For many, the post-race party is the official beginning of the weekend. Best places to view the race include Annapolis City Dock and the Spa Creek Bridge First gun is approximately 6:10 p.m.

The first block of West Street (from Church Circle to Calvert Street), located in the heart of the Arts District, will be closed to traffic on Wednesday evenings and filled with cafe tables reminiscent of the open-air cafes in France, Spain, and Italy. Visitors and area residents are invited to dine, stroll and shop along West Street while enjoying the live music beneath a canopy of lights above.

The Peer Learning Partnership at Anne Arundel Community College is presenting a lecture by Chris Haley, including a broad overview of enslavement in Maryland with a focus on Anne Arundel County. Christopher E. Haley of the Maryland State Archives and the Director of its “Study, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland,” will use primary 18th and 19th Centuries documents to provide a glimpse into the vast universe of experience that shaped the lives of Maryland’s African American population. The presentation will be held in CALT 100.

Explore Annapolis – a Museum without Walls – on this new architecture tour that connects the city’s most notable homes and buildings to history. Join a professional architect on a two-hour walking tour. Learn about some of the most notable 17th and 18th century architecture in Annapolis. An unforgettable narrative and leisurely trek awaits. Highlights of the tour include Shiplap House, Patrick Creagh House, Maryland State House, Hammond-Harwood House and Chase-Lloyd House. Departs from Information Booth at City Dock Admission: $22/Adults, $14/Children 3-11, 2 and under free

Grab your favorite dockside seat in America’s Sailing Capital to watch some 130 crews compete in midweek races that involve sailing around several marks in the Chesapeake Bay before heading back to Spa Creek for a finish in front of the Annapolis Yacht Club. For many, the post-race party is the official beginning of the weekend. Best places to view the race include Annapolis City Dock and the Spa Creek Bridge First gun is approximately 6:10 p.m.

The first block of West Street (from Church Circle to Calvert Street), located in the heart of the Arts District, will be closed to traffic on Wednesday evenings and filled with cafe tables reminiscent of the open-air cafes in France, Spain, and Italy. Visitors and area residents are invited to dine, stroll and shop along West Street while enjoying the live music beneath a canopy of lights above.

Time: Reception at 5:30 pm, Presentations at 6:00 pm Straight from the dreaming spires, join our interns from the University of Oxford as they present talks based on their research with Historic Annapolis. These brief presentations will be preceded by an informal reception and an opportunity to meet the cohort at 5:30pm. Cost: Free

Building off the success of their presentations in 2016, Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County has asked the Symmetry Agency to help create a monthly series that highlights specific, educational topics for their partners. Free. Senator John C. Astle Conference Room. August 31 – Instagram with speaker Darin Gilliam

Art in Public Places Commission Summer Concert Series - Chesapeake Steel Drum Band Location: Susan Campbell Park, Downtown Annapolis. FREE.

Public open days, on most Sundays from Memorial Day until Labor Day, are free and open to the general public. Visitors on open days can pack a lunch, bring their canoe, kayak, windsurfer or paddle board and enjoy a beautiful afternoon. A shallow beach area is available for water play and wading. The park is located at 4150 Honeysuckle Drive in Edgewater. Mayo Beach Park offers a Summer Adaptive Day camp for youth of all abilities. Limited daily rental of the park for weddings, receptions and family and company picnics by the...

Enjoy live entertainment and the works of 100 local and regional artists as you stroll along the first block of West and Calvert Streets next to Whitmore parking garage. Local restaurants set up outside cafes that are perfect for people watching and an afternoon bite to eat. Free parking for the family-friendly event is available at the state parking garage on the corner of Calvert and Bladen Streets.

The local Annapolis Elks Club will host the Annual Pre-Labor Day Elks Parade on Sunday, September 3, at 3 p.m.It begins at Amos Garett Boulevard and heads down West Street and turns left on Calvert Street. There will be a small reviewing booth on Calvert Street. The parade is expected to last until 5 p.m. and both West and Calvert streets will be closed to traffic, and the First Sunday Arts Festival will be in full swing!