Outdoor Life-Sized Candy Land Adventure
November 26th through 28th; Talbot County Women's Club, Easton
Talbot County Women's Club is hosting an Outdoor Life-Sized Candy Land Adventure fundraiser along with holiday crafts for kids, meet Queen Frostine, raffles, and historic holiday tours on Friday, November 26 through Sunday, November 28 at the Talbot County Women's Club at 18 Talbot Lane in Easton. The classic board game, Candy Land, will be brought to life in downtown Easton offering all ages a chance to navigate thru a life-size, fun-filled journey playing games in magical areas such as the lollypop woods, peppermint forest, and gumdrop mountain. Travel past the gingerbread house and meet Queen Frostine. Participants gather winning tickets to turn in for special prizes. The fun continues inside the Women’s Club with holiday crafts for kids, raffles, and historic holiday tours, and more.
Wicked Ways: School's Out Workshop
November 26th, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Children's Theatre of Annapolis, Annapolis
No School? No Problem! Children's Theatre of Annapolis has you covered with this wickedly fun-filled, drama-themed day inspired by Disney's Descendants. We'll be acting, singing, dancing, crafts, and have a blast! This is a Beginner-Intermediate level workshop for ages 8-14.
Kennedy Krieger Institute's Festival of Trees
November 26th through 28th; Timonium Fairgrounds, Timonium
The 32nd annual Festival of Trees returns Nov. 26-28 for three days of holiday fun that benefits the patients, students and programs at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Hundreds of designer-decorated wreaths, trees and gingerbread houses are available for purchase, in addition to other festive activities to help families kick off the holiday season.
Santa's Arrival & the Lighting of Chestertown
November 26th, 6 - 8 p.m.; Fountain Park, Chestertown
Welcome Santa back to Chestertown by firetruck to Fountain Park. Kids can meet with Santa at a safe distance and get their pictures taken. The Fountain Park Christmas Tree will be lit to pen the holiday season.
First Annual Fair Family Christmas
November 26th, 7 p.m. Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, Crownsville
Join the First Annual Family Christmas by driving through the 2021 Holiday Display at Anne Arundel Fair Grounds. This display will be open weekends from 7-10 p.m. through December 19th. Tickets are $10 a vehicle and can be purchased in advanced through eTix or cash and credit card at the gate. A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to Anne Arundel County Food Bank.
November 27th; Downtown Annapolis
Shop over 90 retail stores and 80 restaurants in the downtown Annapolis area as we kick off the holiday season. These stores offer a diverse collection of unique gifts that will make you the shining star of gift-givers. Gift cards are also a fun gift to your favorite downtown Annapolis restaurant, shop, inn, sailing cruise, performing arts venue, or other downtown experience. Plus the holiday decorations will have started going up in downtown Annapolis which makes the area feel magical as you stroll the many shopping streets downtown including Church Circle, Compromise Street, Dock Street, Main Street, Market Space, Maryland Ave, State Circle, Randal Street, and West Street.
Downtown Chestertown's Christmas Parade
November 27th, 10 a.m.; Downtown Chestertown
Kick-off the holiday season with Chestertown's annual Parade! One of Kent County’s favorite holiday traditions! Line up on High Street to see all of your favorites ring in the holiday season. The annual parade will begin at Dixon Drive and commence at the intersection of High and Spring Street. Enjoy marching bands, classic automobiles, floats and your favorite holiday characters.
November 27th through 30th; Downtown Easton
The annual Christmas Festival of Trees raises funds for Friends of Hospice to carry out its mission to benefit Talbot Hospice. Since 1985, Friends of Hospice has donated over 3 million dollars to benefit terminally ill people living in Talbot County. Beautifully decorated Christmas trees with the Theme "A Winter Wonderland" will be displayed in historic downtown Easton's Tidewater Inn and are either sponsored or are for sale over Thanksgiving Weekend from November 27-30. The Festival will also include a fun outside holiday event on Saturday evening called "Carols by Candlelight." More details can be found at www.festival-of-trees.org.
November 27th, 11 a.m.; Downtown Rock Hall
Come and enjoy the Christmas festivities in Rock Hall. Main Street shops will be hosting mini-events and open houses. There will be plenty of family-friendly activities at Bayside Landing Park to do and in Rock Hall for the start of the Holiday Season!
Holiday Market to Benefit Partners in Care
November 27th, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Severna Park Community Center
Kick off the holiday season at our Holiday Market! Join us as we support local businesses and raise funds for a worthwhile local organization. Vendors, artisans, raffles, and special treats await you.
November 27th, 5 p.m.; Hunter's Tavern, Easton
Friends of Hospice will again present this wonderful addition to the annual Festival of Trees for all families to enjoy. This holiday evening is free and takes place on Saturday, November 27, 2021 in front of Easton’s Tidewater Inn from 5-7 p.m. Choral groups will perform, and all spectators will receive a complimentary candle and songbook. Hot cocoa and holiday treats will be served as folks spread holiday cheer in song! The celebration begins with a Christmas tree lighting where Santa gets the honor of turning on the lights on the spectacular Maine tree for the first time!
November 27th, 7 p.m.; Easton Volunteer Fire Department, Easton
Enjoy local crafters and vendors, door prizes, a raffle and silent auction, baked goods, and food during the Mid-Shore Restoring HOPE in Women’s annual Christmas Craft Fair.
November 28th, 10 a.m.; Downtown Annapolis
A national arts-inspired shopping movement: This artist-focused day takes place the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Shoppers support local professional artists, find unique personalized gifts for their loved ones, and find unique gifts that support local artists. The Annapolis Arts District and downtown Annapolis are filled with artist galleries, artist studios, record shops, book stores, musicians, performing arts venues, shops that carry locally made items by artists, and restaurants that regularly host live music. We encourage you to shop galleries, artist studios, buy tickets to a show or an art class, purchase a book, CD, album or get a gift card from a restaurant that hosts live music.
November 30th, 9 a.m.; Hon's Honey, Baltimore
The Well is hosting an open house on Giving Tuesday to showcase and offer tours of our expanded Hon’s Honey production site and The Wells programming. Hon’s Honey will have a pop-up shop for holiday shopping. The event on November 30th, Giving Tuesday, will take place from 9-4. We will have a commissioning of the space at 12:00. The space will double the production space for Hon's Honey and the capacity for staff and programming by 40%.
