2011 MARYLAND 2011
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
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March 26, 2011 Woman to Woman Jamaica Dinner & Silent Auction - Ocean City, Maryland
WWJ is a ministry of Teen Challenge Jamaica and Central Worship Center of Laurel, Delaware. Includes buffet dinner, sodas, and two Chinese auction tickets. Authentic Jamaican jewelry, baskets, Blue Mountain Coffee, and getaway packages will be auctioned. Proceeds will go to help educate the girls and women of Jamaica.
March 26-27, 2011 Food, Libations & Luxury Home Show - National Harbor, Maryland
Shop from 250 elegant design & home vignettes, enjoy fine wine, artisan brew & unique spirits tastings, gourmet food purveyors sampling and selling.
March 31, 2011 Involve: A Conversation about Localism & Community Responsibility
Baltimore, Maryland
Youth Mddia Festival. For this year's festival benefit, Wide Angle is very excited to feature Spike and Amy Gjerde, co-owners of the Woodberry Kitchen, Baltimore City's premiere farm-to-table restaurant grounded in the traditions and ingredients of the Chesapeake region. Woodberry's commitment to partnering with local farmers is a model for how to build a business based on the values of community, sustainability and strong relationships.
April 1-2, 2011 Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival - Timonium, Maryland
Beer sippin', bourbon tastin', music listenin', cigar smokin', and barbeque eatin'.
April 15-17, 2011 Pork In The Park BBQ Festival - Salisbury, Maryland
A weekend full of live entertainment, unique vendors, cold beverages, and mouthwatering barbeque! Pork in the Park is a weekend for the entire family to enjoy! Attendance: 35,000.
April 16, 2011 Women”s Law Center of Maryland: Wine & Chocolate - Baltimore, Maryland
Some of Baltimore's most delicious businesses offer their signature chocolate treats along with carefully paired wines to help you start the evening in style.
April 29-May 1, 2011 WineFest at St. Michaels - St. Michaels, Maryland
Once again, on the last weekend in April, a Wine and Food Festival will be held in St. Michaels, MD to support the charitable needs of our community. A street festival celebrates the Wines, Food and Art of the Chesapeake.
April 30-May 1, 2011 Great American Cake Show and Wedding Cake Competition
Westminster, Maryland
The Maryland International Cake Exploration Societe will sponsor the Great American Cake Show and Wedding Cake Competition. Check our website for more details and registration forms.
April 30-May 1, 2011 Bud Break Festival - Dickerson, Maryland
Come celebrate the buds breaking out of the grapevines after a long winter of hibernation!
May 1, 2011 Highlandtown Wine Festival - Baltimore, Maryland
A celebration of homemade wine, gourmet food and music at the 8th Annual Highlandtown Wine Festival. Attendance: 1,000.
May 13-14, 2011 Naptown barBAYq - Annapolis, Maryland
Kansas City Barbeque Society BBQ Contest & Festival. FREE ADMISSION. Parole Rotary Foundation with WRNR Radio and Chesapeake Bayhawks to benefit Johns Hopkins Kimmel Pediatric Oncology Center. Live music, Pro Lacrosse, loads of bbq, fun for the whole family!
May 14, 2011 Taste of Solomons - Solomons, Maryland
This special event occurs each year on historic Solomons Island to celebrate the bounty of Chesapeake Bay and the region.
May 14-15, 2011 2011 Wine & Food Festival - National Harbor, Maryland
A top D.C. event for those who love great food, wine, beer, spirits, music and foodie fun! Learn about the latest food & beverage trends, taste a variety of food & beverage samples, watch celebrity chefs demonstrate on the Culinary Stage, attend special wine tastings, participate in culinary contests and relax in the beer garden. Come enjoy a culinary weekend at the new National Harbor!
May 14-15, 2011 Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival - Kent Island, Maryland
In addition to the opportunity to sample wines from 20 Maryland wineries, the Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival offers a little something for everyone. Stroll along vendor row and see everything from fine jewelry and art to wood turning to photography! For the young, or the young-at-heart, take a trip down the dual-accelerator slide, have your caricature done or enjoy an ice cream cone. A variety of fine food vendors will please any palate! Listen to the sounds of great musicians and spend a wonderful afternoon.
May 28, 2011 Maryland Brewers SpringFest - Frederick, Maryland
Come enjoy over 80 beers, great food, live music and unique shopping at the 2011 Maryland Brewers Springfest.
May 28-29, 2011 Brew at the Zoo and Wine, Too! - Baltimore, Maryland
Sample many of the area’s finest craft beers and wines with great music at The Maryland Zoo’s biggest "FUN"draiser of the year! Brew at the Zoo and Wine, Too! couples food and beverage with music and fun! Tickets are required and include unlimited beer and wine tastings, a commemorative tasting glass, 3 live bands per day, and access to food, snack, artisan, and commercial vendors.
May 29, 2011 18th Soft Shell Spring Fair - Crisfield, Maryland
Fresh local seafood, arts & crafts, Waterman´s Hall of Fame Awards, and live entertainment.
June 4, 2011 Wine and Music Festival - Summer Concert Series - Dickerson, Maryland
Featuring wine tastings, wine, fresh sangria & music; vendors will have food available for purchase.
June 11-12, 2011 The Great Grapes Wine, Arts & Food Festival - Cockeysville, Maryland
Over 200 Wines, Over 20 Wineries, Great Live Music and Wonderful Food and Crafts.
June 17-18, 2011 Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival - National Harbor, Maryland
Beer sippin', bourbon tastin', music listenin', cigar smokin', and barbeque eatin'.
June 17-18, 2011 Delmarva Chicken Festival - Georgetown, Maryland
62nd anniversary. It’s doubtful that any of the early organizers would have envisioned that the event they began would become one of Delmarva’s oldest festivals and family entertainment traditions. Chef’s Contest, Delmarva’s Giant Fry Pan - Lots of Food, Musical Entertainment - Baby Chicks, Chicken Capers (Fun and Games).
June 17-18, 2011 Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival - Frederick, Maryland
This is a National BBQ Competition and Festival with professional BBQ teams from across the nation coming out to compete! If you think you have the skills, enter into the Backyard Ribs Contest! There will be lots of live Music, a Little Pig Zone for the kids, many Crafters & vendors, a Beer Garden and tons of delicious BBQ!
July 2, 2011 Wine and Music Festival - Summer Concert Series - Dickerson, Maryland
Featuring wine tastings, wine, fresh sangria & music; vendors will have food available for purchase.
JULY 4, 2011 - There are so many events on this day that they are too numerous to list. Virtually every community in the U.S. has a 4th of July celebration.
July 9, 2011 Taste of Cambridge and Crab Cook-Off - Cambridge, Maryland
Celebrate all things crab during the Taste of Cambridge and Crab Cook-Off 5-10 p.m., July 9 in Cambridge, Maryland! Street festival includes a Crab Cook-Off competition, crab-picking contest, music, and more. Crab Cook-Off tickets let you sample dishes and vote for the best.
July 10, 2011 6th Annual Native Berry Festival - Baltimore, Maryland
The Herring Run Watershed Association”s event features live music, BBQ, beer and wine, berries, kids' games, arts/crafts and a dessert contest.
August 5-14, 2011 Baltimore Restaurant Week - Baltimore, Maryland
Experience the best cuisine Baltimore has to offer as you dine your way through Downtown this summer! Be sure to check out the Special Events and Deals available at select restaurants. Benefits The Journey Home, Baltimore's 10-year plan to end homelessness.
August 6, 2011 41st Annual Corn Roast Festival - Westminster, Maryland
Held at the historic Union Mills Homestead, the event includes music throughout the day, art vendors, tours of the homestead and grist mill and a fried chicken dinner with all the roasted corn you can eat!
August 6, 2011 Wine and Music Festival - Summer Concert Series - Dickerson, Maryland
Featuring wine tastings, wine, fresh sangria & music; vendors will have food available for purchase.
August 12-14, 2011 Havre de Grace Seafood Festival - Havre de Grace, Maryland
The longest continuously running Seafood Festival in Maryland. It has been held in Tydings Park overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in Historic Havre de Grace, Maryland on the second full weekend of August for the past 30 years.
August 13-14, 2011 Leitersburg Peach Festival - Leitersburg, Maryland
The event will include craft vendors, petting zoo, antique tractors, quilt raffle, children's barrel train, peach pie contest and pony rides. Enjoy fresh peaches, peach pies, peach ice cream and more!
August 20, 2011 Eastern's Bayside Blues and Wine Festival - Essex, Maryland
Blues and Wine festival including Maryland Wineries and five Blues Bands. Various types of food and crafts onsite.
August 20, 2011 Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival - National Harbor, Maryland
A celebration of the bounty of Chesapeake Bay complete with thousands of crabs, delicious beers and wines and other mouth-watering seafood. The show will feature live music, arts and crafts, exhibits, fun kids' activities, carnival rides and a breathtaking view of the Potomac River.
September 2-4, 2011 64rd Annual Hard Crab Derby - Crisfield, Maryland
Held at the Somers Cove Marina. Crab races, crab cooking contest, crab picking contest, parade, skiff races, boat docking contest, crafts, carnival, games, swim meet, entertainment, fresh seafood, beverages and much more!
September 9-11, 2011 Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival - McHenry, Maryland
Local & regional artisans, over 200 wines for sampling, food, entertainment, silent auction, kids activities and more!
September 10-11, 2011 Maryland Seafood Festival - Annapolis, Maryland
Sandy Point State Park will again be the host site for the 43rd annual Maryland Seafood Festival, a tasty and entertaining tradition, with music, great food, exhibits, arts and crafts, and featuring The Capital’s 20th Crab Soup Cook-off and the DNR's Maryland Fishing Challenge Award Ceremony. Attendance: 20,000.
September 17-18, 2011 28th Annual Maryland Wine Festival - Westminster, Maryland
Take pleasure in Maryland wine with tastings from the wineries, live music, foods from local restaurants, arts and crafts and wine education seminars. Don't miss the presentation of the Governor's Cup Awards announcements on stage each day of the festival.
Sept 21-24, 2011 All Things Organic Conference & Trade Show - Baltimore, Maryland
Natural Products Expo East has been selected as the new home for All Things Organic, the organic community's leading business and educational gathering place in North America. In making the announcement, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) stated that the conference will co-locate with Expo East, a partnership that will extend for at least seven years.
September 21-24, 2011 Natural Products Expo East - Baltimore, Maryland
A trip to Natural Products Expo East is all you need to experience the new products, networking opportunities and education that'll be big news for you and your business. All Things Organic Show will be colocated with Natural Products Expo East.
September 22-24, 2011 BioFach America - Organic Products Expo - Baltimore, Maryland
North America's largest all-organic and natural show.
September 24, 2011 6th Annual Wines Around the World - Bel Air, Maryland
Wines From Around the World Unlimited Wine Samples, Live Music.
October 1-2, 2011 Multi-Cultural Fall Festival - Columbia, Maryland
Food, music, & dance representing many world cultures including Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Romanian, Arab, Asian, and Hispanic. Free live entertainment by the region's most popular ethnic musicians & dancers, delicious foods made on premises from family recipes, a wine and beer garden, one-of-a-kind handmade crafts, a large children's activity area, guided church tours, icon painting demonstrations, and a silent auction.
October 8, 2011 Maryland Brewer”s Oktoberfest - Timonium, Maryland
Maryland's largest beer festival. Over 75 beers from 11 Maryland breweries, German food and Oompah bands. Attendance: 12,000.
October 14-16, 2011 Russian Festival
Baltimore, Maryland
The 38th annual event will offer food, musicians, and dancers.
October 15-16, 2011 St. Mary's County Oyster Festival - St. Mary's County, Maryland
Oyster Shucking Contest, Oyster Cook-Off, entertainment, and great food!
October 15-16, 2011 Autumn Wine Festival - Salisbury, Maryland
Do you love wine, the great outdoors, delicious food and live entertainment? Join us for the Autumn Wine Festival at Pemberton Historical Park in Salisbury, Maryland. Hosted by Wicomico Recreation, Parks & Tourism
October 15-16, 2011 Maryland Pumpkin Festival - Frederick, Maryland
While thousands come to experience farm fresh adventures at Summers Farm Adventure, the Maryland Pumpkin Festival highlights all things pumpkin in food and fun. And, our themed mega maze, hay slides, farm animals, hay rides, pumpkin patch, pig races, the jumping pillow round out the fun. During our annual Maryland Pumpkin Festival, we'll have a Pie Eating Contest, Seed Spitting Contest, and a Pumpkin Egg Hunt plus foods featuring pumpkin!
October 15-16, 2011 Fall WineFest at St Michaels - St. Michaels, Maryland
Over 100 US and International wines will be available for tasting and purchase. Also available will be delicious food offferings from Maryland's Eastern Shore farmers, watermen, and local chefs. Live music.
October 22, 2011 EatDrinkGo LOCAL Silver Spring - Silver Spring, Maryland
Join us for a pairing of the best of what the Silver Spring region has to offer. Browse local produce from regional farmers and enjoy cooking demonstrations -- all the while learning which local wines to pair with local fare.
November 5, 2011 OysterFest - St. Michaels, Maryland
Celebrate the Bay oyster at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's OysterFest with great food, live music, children's activities, skipjack and buyboat rides, oyster aquaculture and restoration demonstrations, oyster tonging, and cooking demonstrations.
November 14, 2011 Signature Chefs Auction of Central Maryland - Baltimore, Maryland
March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction features more than 25 of the area's top chefs during an evening of culinary tastings, fine wine and entertainment. The evening will include silent and live auctions of unique dining packages, hotel stays and weekend getaways.
November 18, 2011 Scents and Sweets Competition - Frederick, Maryland
Gingerbread house and holiday floral design competitions held in conjunction with the Frederick Arts Council Festival of the Greens.
December 31, 2011 First Night Talbot Crab Drop - Easton, Maryland
A giant replica of a steamed crab drops at 9PM and at midnight to ring in the New Year at this family-friendly Celebration of the Arts. Dance performances, comedy, theatre and lots of good music.
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