26 Can’t-Miss Events In MD Before Winter Ends

The 2026 events calendar in Maryland is springing to life as winter makes its final push.

The 40-day Lenten season began with Ash Wednesday, and fish fry feeds fill the calendar on Fridays for the rest of February through March. Below are a few of the fish fry dinners and other events we’ve rounded up to fill out your February calendar.

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Here are a handful of the fish fry events in the area:

• Feb. 19 - St. Francis de Sales Fish Fry, Salisbury
• Feb. 20 - Lenten Friday Fish Frys at St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Riviera Beach
• Feb. 20 - All You Can Eat Lenten Fish Fry at St. John the Evangelist, Frederick
• Feb. 20 - St. Peter the Apostle Fish Fry, Oakland
• Feb. 20 - Fish Fry at St. Augustine's, Elkridge
• Feb. 27 - Lenten Friday Fish Frys at St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Riviera Beach
• Feb. 27 - St. Peter the Apostle Fish Fry, Oakland
• March 4 - St. Francis de Sales Fish Fry, Salisbury
• March 6 - JFK Council of the Knights of Columbus fish fry, Indian Head
• March 6 - St. Peter the Apostle Fish Fry, Oakland
• March 6 - Lenten Friday Fish Frys at St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Riviera Beach
• March 13 - St. Peter the Apostle Fish Fry, Oakland
• March 13 - Lenten Fish Fry Fridays at St. John Westminster, Westminster
• March 20 - Lenten Friday Fish Frys at St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Riviera Beach
• March 20 - St. Peter the Apostle Fish Fry, Oakland
• March 27 - Lenten Friday Fish Frys at St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Riviera Beach
• March 27 - St. Peter the Apostle Fish Fry, Oakland
• March 27 - Lenten Fish Fry at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rockville
• April 12 - Lenten Fish Fry and Stations at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, College Park

Here are our picks of other events for the next couple of weeks:

• Feb. 20 - Live Arts Maryland Presents Broadway Favorites And The Great American Songbook, 9 a.m., Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis
• Feb. 21 - The All New Wizard of Oz On Ice, 7:30 p.m., STAR Centre, 700 Congress Ave., Havre De Grace
• Feb. 21 - The Ma and Pa Railroad Comes to Harford, 2 p.m., Hays House Museum, 324 Kenmore Ave., Bel Air
• Feb. 22 - DMC's Mard Gras Celebration Sponsored by Potomac Rver Jazz Club, 1:30 p.m., Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Ave., Silver Spring
• Feb. 22 - Bingo! for the pups, noon, 2832 Nine Mile Circle, Catonsville
• Feb. 28 - Black History Month Program: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, 1 p.m., Marietta House Historic Site & Museum, 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale
• Feb. 28 - Russian Opera Gala, 7:30 p.m., Bender JCC of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Rd., Rockville