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🌱 MURDER MYSTERY - Midnight Masquerade and 11 more events
Happening soon: Frederick Ski Swap on the Highland Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Frederick Ski Swap at Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair
- Harbor City Music Company Presents: The Show Must Go On! at Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts
- U.S. Marine Band Chamber Music Ensemble at St John's Episcopal Church
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 41 degrees.
- Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 73, low: 47.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Highland
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★ Featured events ★
- Frederick Ski Swap →
Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick
9:00 am - Harbor City Music Company Presents: The Show Must Go On! →
Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts, 5460 Trumpeter Rd, Columbia
3:00 pm - U.S. Marine Band Chamber Music Ensemble →
St John's Episcopal Church, 9202 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City
4:00 pm - Howard Community College Presents Fall for All! →
Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia
11:00 am
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- Beginner's Bird Walk at Schooley Mill Park →
Schooley Mill Park, 12975 Hall Shop Road, Highland
8:00 am - MURDER MYSTERY - Midnight Masquerade →
5430 Vantage Point Rd, Columbia
5:45 pm - Family Goat Yoga →
Strohmer's Farm, 3501 Hernwood Rd
10:00 am - Howard Lions Pride Athletic Boosters 2026 Fall Arts, Crafts, & More Show →
Howard High School, 8700 Old Annapolis Rd, Ellicott City
10:00 am - Chesapeake Bay Blues Quilt Show →
First Presbyterian Church of Howard County (PCUSA), 9325 Presbyterian Cir, Columbia
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Sunday October 18
Thursday October 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tiny Tot Time
Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center
10:00 am - Adult Pickleball
Marilyn J. Praisner Community Center
1:00 pm - Volleyball- Youth Drop-in (Ages 11-17)
Marilyn J. Praisner Community Center
3:00 pm - Youth Open Gym
Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center
3:00 pm - Volleyball - 18+ Drop-in
Marilyn J. Praisner Community Center
6:00 pm - Fulton, MD Farmers Market at Maple Lawn →
11788 Scaggsville Rd, Fulton
10:00 am - Adult Open Gym- Basketball
Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center
12:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Spooky LEGO Trains, Haunted Hayride, Floating Pumpkin Patch: Halloween 2026 In Howard Co. (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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