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🌱 Which Frederick festivals should be on your 2026 calendar?

Frederick, Maryland Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Frederick! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Frederick festivals should be on your 2026 calendar?
  • How did Revolutionary War Frederick shape the streets you walk today?
  • How Frederick-area residents can avoid attracting hungry springtime black bears

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Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cool with sun and some clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer with some sunshine, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
  • Tuesday: Warmer with clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. All the Maryland festivals that should be on your radar in 2026 (thebanner.com) — Frederick residents can look forward to two big Carroll Creek Park events: the Maryland Craft Beer Festival on May 9 and the Frederick Festival of the Arts June 13–14, both free to enter and family friendly. The statewide roundup also highlights other easy day-trip festivals, from Baltimore arts celebrations to county fairs, giving you plenty of options to fill your 2026 weekends.
   

2. America 250: As colonies revolted from Britain, Frederick played an active role in Revolutionary War (capecoralbreeze.com) — Frederick’s Revolutionary War roots run deep, from supplying flour and iron to housing Hessian prisoners who later joined the community. Local historians highlight how sites like Carroll Creek, Rose Hill Manor, Catoctin Furnace, and the Maryland School for the Deaf campus connect 18th-century events to the city you walk through today, including a new “Cultivating Independence” exhibit at Heritage Frederick.
   

3. Black Bear Captured on Camera in Montgomery County Thursday Night (mocoshow.com) — Black bears are most common in western Maryland, including Frederick County, but younger males are increasingly wandering into central areas like Montgomery County in search of food. State wildlife officials urge residents to secure trash, bird feeders, pet food, and grills so roaming bears don’t get used to human food and start frequenting neighborhoods.
   

4. Four Brooklyn Arms Combine on 1-hit Shutout as Cyclones Top Keys, 2-0 (milb.com) — Frederick Keys fans saw their team held to just one hit in a 2-0 road loss to the Brooklyn Cyclones, as four Cyclones pitchers dominated from the mound. Starter Channing Austin led the way and Ronald Hernandez’s sixth-inning homer provided the winning margin. The series wraps up Sunday with Frederick’s Kiefer Lord slated to start.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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