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Written by Old Town Crier
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Through September 8th
Wednesday Night Sailboat Races
Wednesday evenings
6:05 p.m. first gun
Annapolis Harbor
410-263-9279
www.annapolisyc.com
Grab a dockside seat for midweek sailboat races in the Annapolis Harbor every Wednesday night. Some 150 yachts race around several marks in the Bay then back into Spa Creek for the finish in front of the Annapolis Yacht Club. For many, the post-race party is the official beginning of the weekend.
1st
First Sunday Arts Festival
Noon - 5:00 p.m.
First block of West and Calvert Streets, Annapolis
Admission: Free
410-741-3267
www.firstsundayarts.com
Join the fun on the first Sunday of each month when crafts vendors, artists, musical acts and street performers gather to celebrate the arts. New this year, open swing dance lessons and jitterbugging opportunities. Beginner lessons start at 1:30 p.m.; live music featuring the Unified Jazz Ensemble and dancing follow at 2:00. Other entertainment includes the Alexandria Kleztet at noon, Latifa and Banat al-Beled's Middle Eastern dance troupe at 1:30, and the Tom Lagana Trio at 3:30.
6th
65th annual Rotary Club of Annapolis Crab Feast
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, Annapolis
Admission: $60/adults, $20/children ages 6-12
800-327-1982
www.annapolisrotary.com/crabfeast
You won’t want to miss what is arguably the largest crab feast in the world, when nearly 3,000 crab lovers gather each year to feast on the Chesapeake Bay’s bounty. In addition to large #1 male crabs (the big ones) and Maryland vegetable crab soup, there is plenty of food and drink available for non-seafood lovers as well.
7th
Navy Way Boot Camp
10:00 a.m. - Noon (Basic)
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Advanced)
Cost: $35
Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center at U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis
410-293-8111
Kids become swabbies at Navy Way Boot Camp held on The Yard at the USNA. Recruits
age 6-12 are issued a sailor's cap, learn Navy terms, march, chant, follow orders and eat in a simulated mess. Cost includes "dixie cup" cap, boot camp, lunch and certificate of participation. Advanced Boot Camp is for graduates of Basic who are between the ages of nine and 12. Swabbies take seamanship training, learn how to use semphore flags and march in precision drill.
19th
Annapolis Art Walk
5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Galleries throughout downtown Annapolis
Admission: free
www.artinannapolis.com
Join the Annapolis Gallery Association for the 20th annual Annapolis Art Walk. Here is your chance to peek over an artist’s shoulder and watch them work. More than 20 galleries in downtown Annapolis will host new art exhibits and feature artists working in oil, watercolor, ceramics, woodturning, sculpture, jewelry, handcrafts and more during this festive evening of visual arts. Musicians abound around town and the galleries serve light refreshments. This promises to be an enjoyable summer evening for art lovers. Come discover why Annapolis has been consistently designated a "Top 25 Arts Destination" by American Style Magazine. Yellow balloons are posted at all participating galleries - maps and events listings will be available at each art gallery.
20th
Canines & Cocktails for a Cause
Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West Street, Annapolis
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Admission: Free
410-263-8683
www.pawspetboutique.com
Bring your four-legged friend and kick off the weekend with the monthly dog-friendly happy hour hosted by Paws Pet Boutique and the Loews Annapolis Hotel. Tails wag and people smile as prizes are raffled off to benefit a different worthy cause. This month features a canine ice cream social. The "happy-tail hours" take place rain or shine on the Weather Rail covered patio.
28th
Annapolooza Outdoor Music & Arts Festival
Noon - 10:00 p.m.
Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, 1450 Generals Highway, Crownsville, MD
Admission: $20/advance, $25/gate
annapolooza.org
Annapalooza (uh-nap-uh-looz-uh) is the first outdoor music and arts festival of its kind — created to promote and advance the homegrown and multifaceted talent here in the Chesapeake and mid-Atlantic region. Three stages of music, 23 talented bands/performers, art vendors, food, Absolut Annapolis Alley with specialty cocktails, and so many more surprises come together for this all-day event that celebrates the area's extraordinary music and art scene.
Weekends, August 28-29 through October 23-24
Maryland Renaissance Festival
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Revel Grove, Crownsville, MD
www.rennfest.com
The Maryland Renaissance Festival, celebrating it's 34th season at Revel Grove, has become the region's premier outdoor event and the second largest Renaissance Festival in the country. The 22-acre, re-creation of a 16th century English village features food, fun, fine-crafts and frivolity. Five pubs, ten major stages, a jousting arena and so much more. Let Merriment Abound!
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