11 Summer Festivals Everyone In MD Should Attend

The season of summer festivals is upon us in Maryland.

Summer doesn’t actually start until Sunday, June 21, when the summer solstice occurs. But Memorial Day Weekend, unofficially the start of summer, pulls people out of their daily routines, and for the next few months, it’s game on for shared art, food, music and heritage.

Big events in Maryland include the World Heritage Festival, the 14th annual car show and the Strawberry Festival.

Other events to get on the summer fun calendar include:

• May 23-25 - Plants Alive, Silver Spring
• May 31 - World Heritage Festival, Silver Spring
• June 5 - Ballet Bouquet: A Spring Celebration of Dance, Columbia
• June 6 - Savage Fest 2026, Savage
• June 6 - 2026 Sandy Spring Museum Strawberry Festival
• June 13 - FEST OF SPRING: Wine, Food & Music Festival, Baltimore
• June 13 - Manor Hill 11 Year Anniversary Festival, Ellicott City
• June 14 - VFW Post 160 14th Annual Car Show, Glen Burnie
• June 26-27 - SAIL250® Maryland & Air Show Baltimore
• July 18 - National Ice Cream Day, Port Discovery Children's Museum, Baltimore
• July 19 - Silver Spring International Food & Craft Festival

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