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🌱 Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 12 more events

Cottage City, Maryland Patch AM: a 3 min read

What's up Cottage City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • July 4th Weekend At National Harbor at National Harbor
  • National Independence Day Parade 2026 at 3rd Street Northwest & Constitution Avenue Northwest
  • Salute to America Celebration & Fireworks 2026 at Washington Monument Grounds

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the bird say when he flew over Walmart? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Hazy sun and humid, with a high of 100 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Very hot and humid, temps: high: 102, low: 75.
  • Friday: Very hot and humid, with a high of 102 and low of 76 degrees.

📸 Around Cottage City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cottage City

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Featured events

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Other local events
    Wednesday July 1
  • Needlework Social
    Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
    5:30 pm
  • English Conversation Club
    Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville - Learning Lab
    6:00 pm
  • Thursday July 2
  • Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
    Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
    10:30 am
  • Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0-2
    Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
    10:30 am
  • Summer Meals
    Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville - Meeting Room 2
    12:30 pm
  • Monday July 6
  • Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
    Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
    10:15 am
  • Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0-2
    Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
    10:30 am
  • STEM Fun: Dinosaurs Among Us!
    Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville - Art Room
    11:00 am
  • Saturday July 18
  • Purcellville Wine and Food Festival
    Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
    2:00 pm

📣 Cottage City Shout Outs!

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • CALLING DC VIDEOGRAPHERS: Gig on the National Mall!
    Looking for a sharp, reliable freelance videographer to team up with me for a few hours midday on July 2, 3, and 4.... (More info)

🗞 Nearby News

Hyattsville

  • DMV events offer Afrocentric perspective on America's 250th anniversary (afro.com)
  • 16-Year-Old Victim Identified In Fatal Shooting Outside Langley Park Community Center (thebaynet.com)
  • UConn basketball news dump: week of June 29 (on3.com)

Landover

  • $10K Reward Offered For Suspect Wanted In 2020 Landover Killing (patch.com)
  • Of all the football Bryan Kehl has played, BYU-Utah still takes the cake (deseret.com)

College Park


Ok Cottage City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Cheap, cheap (Thank you maryanne L. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cottage City

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cottage City

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.