santa swim

we are about to get the coldest air of the season, so get your santa hat and speedo ready for the santa swim today on the choptank river in cambridge.

Waterfowl Festival

the waterfowl festival in easton started yesterday and runs through tomorrow. fun if you've never been...

fireworks schedule

here is a list of fireworks scheduled around the chesapeake bay starting tonight thru this weekend

MARYLAND

Annapolis, July 4, 410-263-7958; www.annapolis.gov/Government/

Departments/Recreation/CalendarEvents.aspx

Baltimore, Inner Harbor, July 4, 410-837-4636; http://bop.orgindex.cfm?page=events&id=42

Cambridge, July 4, 410-228-4020

Chesapeake Beach, Rod 'N' Reel Restaurant, July 3, 410-257-2230; www.chesapeakebeachresortspa.com
Chestertown, July 4, 410-778-0500; www.chestertown.com

Crisfield, July 3, 410-968-0925; www.crisfieldchamber.com/events.htm
Georgetown, July 4, 410-275-1200; www.kentcounty.comevents/kent4th/ctown4th.htm

Havre de Grace, July 3, 410-939-2100; www.hdgtourism.com

Herrington Harbour South, July 2, 301-855-8435
 
Middle River, Eastern Yacht Club, July 2, 410-687-1002

North East, July 3, 410-287-5801

Oxford, July 3, 410-226-5269; www.oxfordmd.net

Rock Hall, July 3, 410-778-0416;  www.rockhallmd.com

St. Michaels, July 2, 410-745-9511; www.stmichaelsmd.orgCM_events.html

Solomons, July 4, 410-326-1950; www.solomonsmaryland.com/solomons-calendar.html

 

VIRGINIA 

Cape Charles, July 3, 757-331-2304; capecharles.orgrec.htm

 

Colonial Beach, July 4, 804-224-7181
Deltaville, July 2, 804-776-6461; www.deltavilleva.com
Dumfries, Tim's Rivershore, June 25, 703-441-1375; www.timsrivershore.com
Fairview Beach, Tim's Rivershore II, July 9, 540-775-7500
Hampton, Fort Monroe, July 4, 757-788-3151
Irvington, Tides Inn, July 4, 804-438-5000; www.tidesinn.comactivities.asp
Mathews, July 3, 804-725-1488; www.visitmathews.com/CALENDAR/MONTHS/jul.htm
    
Newport News, July 4, 757-926-1400; www.newport-news.org
Norfolk/Portsmouth, July 4, 757-441-2345; www.norfolk.gov/Independence_Day/default.asp
www.virginia.orgsite/description.asp?attrid=51423
Poquoson, July 3, 757-868-3588
Reedville, July 1, 804-453-6529
Smithfield, July 3, 757-357-2291; www.smithfield-virginia.com
Urbanna, July 4, 804-758-0464; www.urbanna.com
Yorktown, July 4, 757-890-3500; www.yorkcounty.gov/Default.aspx?alias=www.yorkcounty.gov/fourth

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument grounds, July 4, 202-619-7225

warning: revolutionary war re-ennactment activity ahead

havre de grace is a small town but they have a lot of museums: the decoy museum; the maritime museum; the lock house museum. on saturday, the lock house museum is hosting a re-ennactment of the british attack on havre de grace...this event will coincide with the decoy and wildlife festival which began last night.

decoy & wildlife art festival

there is a lot to do at this annual festival put on by the decoy museum in havre de grace. 140+ exhibiters will sell their artwork...there are auctions...people will carve...retrievers will retrieve...prizes will be drawn...other things will happen. starts tonight at 6 thru sunday...

fishing and boating flea market

we've got 50 mph gusts right now, so don't plan on heading out on the water this weekend...point your low-profile vehicle toward pasadena, maryland for their annual fishing and boating flea market. find crazy rare shiz...get your knife sharpened...win prizes...

sail with santa

cruise owl creek with old saint nick today at 11 and 12:30...other activities are planned for this annual event put on by the virginia aquarium in virginia beach...

the grand illumination

norfolk will host the grand illumination of the tidewater to kick off the holiday (read: shopping) season. be there tonight @ 7 for the festivities.

let's celebrate pirates

i have seen pirates here on the potomac river...learn about their activities in the upper bay at the lock house museum's pirate weekend by the bay. the festivities are both saturday and sunday and hopefully involve some form of booty.

waterfowl festival

plan on heading to easton friday, saturday or sunday for the 40th annual easton waterfowl festival. in addition to labrador retriever and fly-fishing demos, there will be waterfowl calling contests and a ton of waterfowl artists...and oysters, i would imagine.

downrigging

bay events always seem to start on thursdays....so, you are a day late for a downrigging extended weekend in chestertown. this weekends celebration marks the end of the sailing season and is filled with lots of boat-centric shiz including fireworks! chestertown has an amazing history and should be checked out.

weekend boating events

cambridge is a great place to visit this weekend-either by boat or other motor-driven vehicle- because the opening festivities of the schooner rendezvous begins at 10 saturday and continue through 4 on sunday. you can watch a parade, go for dockside tours of the many skipjacks and other sailing vessels moored there, as well as shop eat and sing-a-long. the weather is supposed to be excellent, so i might cruise over there...

boat builder's showcase

go to higgins yacht yard to meet modern boat builders working in the 400 year old traditional style of workboats on the chesapeake bay. the boat builders showcase in st. michaels will feature deadrise and other work boat styles built by Broad Creek Marine, Composite Yacht, Eastport Yacht Co., Judge Yachts,and Mathews Brothers til 8 tonight and 10-6 saturday...its free

trawler fest

im going to baltimore to check out the

trawler fest today thru sunday.

chesapeake bay weekend events calendar

we have had stellar weather for many days...now the weekend begins...

september 10-12 

•though classic hatteras yacht owners will meet up in cambridge this weekend to show off their beautiful boats,  everyone is invited to celebrate the hatteras  style by attending  the yacht open house saturday at the cambridge yacht club.

•mathews market days    

mathews county's fall festival will feature an art show, crafts demonstrations, live entertainment with outdoor dancing, children's activities and more. 

•maryland seafood festival    

sandy point state park hosts the annual seafood festival again. besides seafood, there will  be arts and crafts vendors, wine tastings, beer tastings, a crabcake eating contest, a crab-picking contest as well as a crab soup cook-off: delicious! Sat. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 

•hampton bay days    

celebrate the chesapeake bay at hampton bay days with an indoor juried art show, arts and crafts vendors, two carnivals, live music and fireworks. educate yourself at the exhibits and display workboats and research vessels, sat. 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; sun. noon-6 p.m.


•its a star spangled banner weekend!

commemorate the writing of our national anthem in baltimore at fort mchenry, where visiting ships, military re-enactments, concerts and a symbolic naval bombardment complete with fireworks will round out the weekend. Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., concert 6 p.m., fireworks at dusk. sun. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 

•september 12 

watermen's rodeo
taylors island works it out with a  workboat docking contest hosted by the local volunteer fire departments. there will also be an after party with live entertainment, food and games. 

chesapeake bay weekend events

it is so hot here in the mid-atlantic, but it is finally breaking and cooler weather will prevail for the next few days...

so go check out a festival on the water this weekend...

Nanticoke Riverfest
it started thursday and continues through saturday, the nanticoke river festival in seaford features canoe and kayak races, a treasure hunt, live entertainment, a carnival and more. tonight, 4:30 - 11 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Blackbeard Festival
tall-ships head for hampton where re-enactments of blackbeard's sea battles, pirate folklore, pirate songs and music lively up the waters saturday 10am-11pm and sunday noon-6pm. argh: check it out!

Junior Olympics Sailing Festival
the rock hall yacht club hosts junior olympic sailing hopefuls from around the country for this competition in the upper bay.

Swim for Life
swim one, two, three, four or a five mile course on the chester river to raise money for HIV/AIDS research. registration begins at 7 a.m. and the swim starts at 9 a.m.


Taste of Cambridge
who will be top chef of Dorchester County? all will be revealed during the crab cook-off which is the highlight of the taste of cambridge annual street festival. there will also be a professional crab-picking contest, live entertainment and more.

Runoff Rundown
so far more than $13,000 has been raised to benefit the james river runoff rundown. the paddle starts tomorrow when volunteers traverse the entire 340-miles of the james river in one day as a benefit for the James River Association. join them!


Birthday Bash
celebrate alexandria's birthday in conjunction with america's! fireworks start at dusk and will be accompanied by the alexandria symphony orchestra. starts at 4 - 10pm


Leukemia Cup Regatta
head to deltaville for the leukemia cup regatta, a silent and live auction, a gala and two days of yacht racing. the fishing bay yacht club races start at 11am on saturday, and follow up with the auction and dinner beginning at 5:30 pm. races start on sunday @ 11 a.m.


Log Canoe Races
the chester river yacht club and the rock hall yacht club sponsor annual log canoe races in the chester river off langford creek: paddle up! saturday races begin at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; the sunday race starts at 10:30 a.m.


Watermen's Heritage Celebration
enjoy the workboat parade...pray as the fleet is blessed...secretly bet on your favorite workboat in the races...watch entertainment...buy arts and crafts...and eat lots of seafood at this annual celebration at the watermen's museum in yorktown, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. July 11


Thomas Point LighthouseTours
check out the chesapeake bay's most infamous lighthouse at thomas point. reserve a seat through the annapolis maritime museum beginning at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.