Maryland's Birthday Weekend Celebration. 40+ Events Highlighting Local History, Heritage, Culture, & The Great Outdoors For Free Or $1.

Schedule Of Events:

Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab
10am - 4pm  Free
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD 21037

​Discover local history at the Anne Arundel County Archaeology Lab! View a wide variety of artifacts from recent excavations across Anne Arundel County, from 19th-century African-American tenant farms to 13,000-year-old Native American camps. Kids and adults can try their hand at sorting artifacts, discover educational resources about local history, and learn how to get involved in archaeological digs and labwork, right here in Anne Arundel County.

​Historic London Town and Gardens
10am – 4pm Free
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater MD 21037

Immerse yourself in the past and take in the spring splendor of our gardens this Maryland Day weekend at Historic London Town & Gardens. Join interactive tours to hear stories about the past residents and buildings of the colonial port town and learn about the many varieties of plants that grow in our 10-acre woodland gardens. Meet with living history interpreters dressed in colonial clothing, explore our exhibits full of artifacts, and enjoy the sights, scents, and sounds of London Town.

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center - SERC
8am-5:30pm; Woodlawn House open from 10am - 2pm Free
647 Contees Wharf Road Edgewater, MD 21037

​Come explore the trails at SERC all three days 8 - 4:30 Free

Visit the Woodlawn History Center and exhibit (the oldest building in the Smithsonian's collection still in the original location) 10-4 on Saturday  A guided architecture tour of the house, including the upper floors, will be conducted at 3pm on Saturday.

There will also be an environmental archaeology dig day on the SERC campus on Saturday 9:30-3:00.