I Love Dorchester Heritage & Tourism

09/14/2026

When RAR Brewing opened in 2013 in a former pool hall in the founders’ little hometown of Cambridge, Maryland, no one could predict what would happen. Here’s the back story of RAR, which creates b**r that’s gained attention all over the country.
👉 Read the story from DC B**r: https://dcb**r.com/2026/08/24/sons-of-cambridge-rar-brewing

Also, head to Downtown Cambridge to experience RAR in various ways:
🍺 The original taproom, 504 Poplar St.
🍹 LabRARTory, 502 Poplar St., with specialty cocktails and b**r
🍔 Chessie Burger, 508 Poplar St. with creative, food truck-driven fast food
🧉 The Dive Club, 501 Poplar St., with a one-of-a-kind tiki bar experience

Congrats to RAR for all you've accomplished!

09/12/2026

Celebrate with your best crew mates! Join us at the Historic campus for a Halloween themed nauti(cal) party. 10/24/26- 4pm-7pm.

Ahoy! Join us for a swashbuckling night of fun, costumes, and treasure at the Pirate & Privateers Party!

09/11/2026

Dorchester County is full of fascinating history, and now author Margaret (Midge) Ingersoll has put together some of it in a new book, "Handsell: Three Cultures, One Story." She'll read from and signing copies of the book Sept. 23 at 6pm at the newly reopened Harriet Tubman Musuem & Education Center. Light refreshments at 6pm, reading and signing to follow at 6:30pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Ingersoll has been researching the Handsell Historic Site for 20 years. A founding trustee of the Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance (NHPA), the nonprofit that manages Handsell, Ingersoll was fascinated by the site’s ties to Native, African American, and Colonial American history. Located in Dorchester County near Vienna, it has been added to the National Register of Historic Places and become a popular destination for historians and tourists alike.

09/10/2026

🌞 GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND! 🌞 Here's your roundup of fun in Dorchester County Sept. 11-13!

🍅 FARMERS MARKETS: Cambridge - Thurs 3-6p, Long Wharf; Vienna - Fri 3-6p, Vienna’s Entrance Park; East New Market - Sun 12-3:30p, Friendship Park

🎃 Emily's Produce has Corn Maze and U-Pick pumpkins and wildflowers all weekend. Plus lots of fall treats

✔️ Hurlock Volunteer Fire Company has Fish Fry carry-outs Fri 12p til gone. Pre-order at 443-521-0450

⭐️ Harriet Tubman Visitor Center has Emancipation Day Celebration Sat 10a-4p with traditional children's games; poetry; talks on birds of prey, GirlTREK, plants Tubman used; music by Sir Charles Cary at 2p. Plus guided tours Fri & Sun 2p; children's story time Sun 11a

✔️ Immanuel Church of Christ in Cambridge hosts All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner Fri 4-6:30p

🎵 Johnny's Tavern has karaoke with Chuckie Love Fri 8p; Storm Band Sat 8p

📚 Second Saturday Book Sale, Sat 9a-1p at Cambridge Library

⭐️ Harriet Tubman Summit: Day of Resilience with Drum Processional and Waterside Libations Sat starting at 11a at Dorchester Courthouse, 206 High St.
Info: tinyurl.com/yd9vmr5p

🟣 Dorchester Goes Purple/Recovery Works Event Sat 12p, Race & Cedar Streets, Cambridge with free food, music, games, and local resources

✔️ Choptank Riverboat cruise on a paddlewheeler Sat 12p; Sun 1p. suicidebridge.com/choptank-riverboats

🦀 Harriett's House hosts Crab Feast Sat 12-3p or 4-7p at 900 Peachblossom Ave., Cambridge. Tix: tinyurl.com/bp7eu47k

🚒 Touch-a-Truck Community Event Sat 11a-4p - kids can climb aboard fire trucks, construction trucks, tractors, planes, more. At Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport. Free admission

🦩 Second Saturday on Main with Golden Girls theme Sat 3-9p. Live music, Cocktail & Cheesecake Crawl, costume contest, find-a-flamingo contest. Downtown Cambridge. Details at Cambridge Main Street/Downtown Cambridge

✔️ The Star Child Family Trading Company LLC has walk-in tarot readings Sat 3-6pm

🎨 Main Street Gallery celebrates its 15th anniversary Sat 5-8p. Plus 'Moments in Time' with work by Jose Ramirez. All are welcome

🎨 Dorchester Center for the Arts has closing reception and artist awards for Graham Slaughter Photography Competition Sat 5-7p; plus artist talk Sat 6p by photographer Sahm Doherty-Sefton

🎵 'Voices of the Shore' album release party Sat 5-8p at 3ten Art Gallery

🎵 Old Salty’s Restaurant has Off the Hook Sat 6-9p

👻 Cambridge Ghost Walk Sat 7:30p. chesapeakeghosts.com

🚤 Waterman's Rodeo - Hoopers Island Boat Docking Contest - Sun 11a-3p. P.L. Jones Boatyard, Fishing Creek. Benefits Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire Company

🎵 Layton's Chance Vineyard & Winery has Carley Twigg Sun 1-4p

⭐️ Cambridge Woman's Club has Hall of History exhibit; open by appointment: email [email protected]

✔️ Choptank Cruises has 1.5-hour, 4-hour, and full-day cruises on Sat & Sun - for dining, birdwatching, fishing, barhopping, leaving from Hyatt Chesapeake. choptankcruises.com

✔️ Choptank River Lighthouse is open daily for self-guided tours, 9:30-5p

✔️ New fall items arriving in our shops! Browse the shops: visitdorchester.org/see-and-do/shopping-and-more

⭐️ Harriet Tubman Museum is closed temporarily for repairs

📍 PLAN YOUR WEEKEND:
🍴 Where to eat: visitdorchester.org/eat-and-drink
📅 Full events calendar: visitdorchester.org/events

09/10/2026

Upcoming Fall lecture in conjunction with South Dorchester Folk Musem (SDFM). Wed, Oct 7: 7p-8p. No reservations needed. FREE event, with donations accepted and appreciated. Presented by historian- Syl Woolford. Hope to see you!

09/09/2026

Boat docking contest! Watch boat captains show off their mad docking skills at the Waterman’s Rodeo - Hoopers Island Boat Docking Contest on Sept. 13, 11am-3pm.
At P.L. Jones Boatyard & Marina, Fishing Creek. Benefits Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire Company.
(Photo here by Coty Jones.)
🛑 NOTE: The Sept. 20 Extreme Boat Docking Contest at Su***de Bridge Restaurant has been CANCELED. So Sept. 13 is your last chance for boat docking in Dorchester this season!

09/09/2026

Taste of Cambridge is coming up Sept. 26 in Downtown Cambridge! Here are the cook-off contestants who will be creating dishes in these categories: crab cake, seafood soup/stew, crab specialty, Maryland classic, and dessert. While the street fest is free, you'll need a ticket to sample the cook-off food and vote for your favorites.
👉 Buy tickets: https://www.downtowncambridge.org/events/taste-of-cambridge-1

ANNOUNCING our 2026 TASTE COOK-OFF CONTESTANTS ...

🦀Bayside Bistro
🦀Blue Ruin
🦀The Dive Club
🦀GMK Catering Co
🦀Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
🦀RAR Brewing
🦀Thaitalian Infusion Cuisine LLC
🦀Vintage 414

🦀8 CONTESTANTS
🦀5 CATEGORIES -- Seafood Soup or Stew | Crab Cake | Crab Specialty | Maryland Classic | Dessert
🦀18 DISHES, expertly prepared by local chefs

Want to try all of these mouth-watering creations? Tickets are required for Cook-Off Tastings. Not only will you get to sample the very best food that 21613 has to offer, you'll also have the opportunity to cast your vote for the coveted PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD!

Tickets: https://www.downtowncambridge.org/events/taste-of-cambridge-1 or email [email protected].

09/09/2026

Fall is here! SAVE THE DATE for a new fundraiser special event pulling into port at the end of October, just in time for Halloween.

Purchase information goes online this weekend!

09/09/2026

Did you love the Golden Girls on TV? Join in the fun tribute Sept. 12 in Downtown Cambridge, when Cambridge Main Street has "Thank you for Being a Friend" as the theme for Second Saturday. (Did you know actress Bea Arthur once lived in Cambridge?) Live music, Cocktail & Cheesecake Crawl, Forever Golden Costume Contest, Find-A-Flamingo Contest. Downtown Cambridge. Find more details on Cambridge Main Street's social media.

09/08/2026

Great FREE Event Sponsored by our Cambridge Radio Station WHCP Radio Chesapeake ! Radiochesapeake.org