MD Weekend Events: Thanksgiving Parade, Holiday Bazaar, Festivals

MARYLAND — There are plenty of fun events to enjoy in Maryland from Nov. 16 - 18. Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's on tap this weekend. Some of the more festive attractions you'll find include: the Thanksgiving Parade, Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Garden of Lights, and URBNMarket Holiday Pop-Up.

FRIDAY, NOV. 16

• Live Music at Phillips Seafood, Baltimore
• Sheila and Moby, Bethesda (multiple days)
• Social Dance Party, Bethesda
• Explore the Earth, Moon and Space Family Night, Columbia
• Wilde Lake High School Presents Peter and the Star Catcher, Columbia (multiple days)
• Rep Stage to Produce World Premiere of "Things That Are Round," Columbia (multiple days)
• Soulful Singer/Saxophonist Vanessa Collier on 'Honey Up' Tour, Columbia
• Raise Your Glass Beer Tasting & BBQ, Ellicott City
• 43rd Annual Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Gaithersburg (multiple days)
• The 3 Redneck Tenors, Germantown
• Arts by the Bay Presents 10th Anniversary "A Show to Remember," Havre de Grace
• Tidewater Players Present "A Christmas Story — The Musical," Havre de Grace
• Global Mitzvah Shabbat Service w/Guest Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Kensington
• Anderson Dance Studio Youth Dance Classes, Landover
• Severna Park High School's production of Mamma Mia!, Severna Park (multiple days)
• Holiday Event, Christmas Open House, Severn (multiple days)
• Twilight Open House, Shady Side
• Garden of Lights, Silver Spring (multiple days)

SATURDAY, NOV. 17

• Diwali Festival at Hindu Temple, Adelphi
• Lights on the Bay, Annapolis (multiple days)
• St. David's Episcopal Church Annual Christmas Bazaar, Baltimore
• Antique Appraisals w/ Weschler's, Bethesda
• Cinderella, Bethesda (multiple days)
• Laugh Riot at Positano - Standup Comedy Saturdays, Bethesda
• Weed Warrior Workday, Bowie
• Holiday Bazaar, Bowie
• Thanksgiving Glitterfest, Brentwood
• Christmas Bazaar and Craft Fair, Catonsville
• Holiday Tree Lighting, Clarksburg
• Holiday Pop-Up, Clarksburg
• Family Fun Concert, Columbia
• 4th Annual Make-your-Own Colonial Kissing Ball, Crownsville
• Community FUNDrive - Supporting Historic Preservation, Crownsville
• Homestead Gardens Grand Illumination, Davidsonville
• Mistletoe Village - St. John's Parish Day School, Ellicott City
• EC Stories Author Visit and Book Signing, Ellicott City
• Ivy League of Comedy: Stars of Radio & TV, Germantown
• Christmas Bazaar, Havre de Grace
• Paddington 2 (Children’s Film Series), Havre de Grace
• Tidewater Players present "Winter Wonderettes," Havre de Grace (multiple days)
• The Great Havre De Grace Oyster Feast, Havre de Grace
• Potomac French Market Grand Opening, Potomac (multiple days)
• Feast of Sharing - Thanksgiving Dinner Theater, Rockville
• Thanksgiving Parade, Silver Spring
• Maryland Environmental Trust Volunteer Training, Woodstock

SUNDAY, NOV. 18

• VRG's 37th Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Vegan Potluck, Baltimore
• Pipes and Bells Concert for Children, Baltimore
• Line Dance Holiday Prep!, Bethesda
• URBNMarket Holiday Pop-Up on Bethesda Lane, Bethesda (multiple days)
• LaBlast Dance Fitness!, Bethesda
• Gene Weingarten, Humorist and Writer, Great Names Speaker, Bethesda
• Hickory Ridge Holiday Craft Shop, Columbia
• Holiday Craft Show at the Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater
• The Wizard of Oz, Germantown
• White Tailed Deer, Greenbelt
• New Perspectives - An Evening of Video Game Music, Silver Spring
• CREATE Arts Center offers "Fused Art" Class (Adult), Silver Spring
• Transcend | Dance Concert, Towson

Photo: Santa Claus at Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade 2017

Photo by Marketa Ebert

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