I Love Dorchester Heritage & Tourism

07/24/2025

Here's something fun, tasty – and useful! Cooking classes at Four Eleven Kitchen! Check out what they have coming up:
🌎 Around the World In A Day - July 29, 1:30-3:30p or 5:30-7:30pm
🥬 Plant Based Pleasers - July 31, 1:30-3:30p or 5:30-7:30pm
🥚 Brunch & Bougie Saturday - Aug. 2, 11a-1p
📌 Get all the details at 411.kitchen (click on Events).
📌 Four Eleven Kitchen is located inside Packing House in Cambridge.

07/24/2025

☀️GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND! ☀️ Here's your roundup of weekend fun in Dorchester County July 24-27!
✔️ Cambridge Farmers Market Thurs 3-6p, Long Wharf
✔️ Vintage Family Farms has Sunflower Nights with different flowertainment each night 5-9p – art, vendors, movie, food, music! Schedule: vintagefamilyfarms.com
✔️ Choptank Riverboats has cruises Thurs-Sun. tinyurl.com/338a888b
✔️ Blue Point Provision Co. has deck party Thursday 5-7p with music, specials
✔️ Cabin Fever has open play Fri 9a-7p; Sat 9a-7p; Sun 10am-4p
✔️ Simmons Center Market has parking lot party Fri 3-8p
✔️ Vienna Farmers Market Fri 3-6p
✔️ Portside has Reagan Kent Thurs 5-8p; Sam Pugh Sat 5-8p
✔️ 2-Hour Sunset Cruise at Hyatt Chesapeake Fri & Sat 6:15pm. Open to all. bit.ly/453U1CF
✔️ Overflow Cafe has Praise N Worship Open Mic Night Fri 6:30p
✔️ Old Salty's has Cliff Cody Fri 7-10p; Pete Baker Sat 1-4p; SouthBound4 Sat 6-10p
✔️ Blue Ruin has Star-Spangled Hustlers Fri; Heavy Fred Band Sat
✔️ Johnny’s Tavern has Golden Touch Band Fri 8p
✔️ Skipjack Nathan has sail Sat 10a-12p. skipjack-nathan.org
✔️ Summer Vibes @ Sailwinds Sat 10a-4p with vendors, music. Dorchester Visitor Center
✔️ Emily’s Produce has Peach Palooza Sat & Sun 10a-3p plus U-Pick wildflowers
✔️ Unity Festival Sat 2-8p. Pine Street, Cambridge
✔️ Michener’s Library at Hyatt Chesapeake has Edward Sparks Solo Sat 7-10p
✔️ Layton’s Chance Winery has KG Band Sat 6-9p. Tix: tinyurl.com/mprymr59
✔️ Cambridge Ghost Walk Sat 8p. chesapeakeghosts.com
✔️ Christopher’s Corner has expanded Sun hours, 11a-7p with food & drink specials
✔️ Sunnyside has summer sale on women's clothing
✔️ Bay Country Shop has 50% off summer clothing
✔️ Shorelife Home & Gifts has furniture & artwork 20% off; lamps 25% off
✔️ Mowbray's Garden Center has 65% off all ceramic pots
✔️ Harriet: A Taste of Freedom Art Exhibit, Thurs-Sat 12-3p. Tubman Freedom Center, 3030 Center Dr., Cambridge
✔️ Main Street Gallery features Jose Ramirez
✔️ Last Chance for Members Show at Dorchester Center for the Arts on Sat
✔️ Laughing Lotus: Art & Gifts showcases 30+ artists. 450 Race St., Cambridge
✔️ 3ten Art Gallery has shows by Lori Dever & Sherry Christopher

07/23/2025

Check out all these great "flowertainment" events happening during Sunflower Nights at Vintage Family Farms in Hurlock! Runs daily 5-9pm throughout this sunflower season.
🌻 Wednesday: 7/23/25 Kids Karaoke and Highland Ice
🌻 Thursday: 7/24/25 Flower Smashing! Transform
a hard week into a fun flower art experience. Release your frustration by creating beautiful flower art.
🌻 Friday: 7/25/25 - Vendors Market with Nordic Cottage, Pistacheo Baking Company, Flyway Bakery, Speakeasy Wax and Highland Ice! It’s a baking sensation!
🌻 Saturday: 7/26/25 - Free Outdoor Movie! Bring your chairs or blankets for a fun family movie.
🌻 Sunday: 7/27/25 - Grab the family or make it a Moms’ Morning with Breakfast and Bouquets with Ms. P’s Kitchen’s breakfast burritos and yogurt parfaits. Pick and arrange flowers from our Build-Your-Own-Bouquet and Sunflower Fields. Build your own stunning summer centerpiece. Registration required.
🌻 August 1 - FREE Reagan Kent Concert! Bring your chairs or blankets for an evening of music!
🌻 August 2 - Petals and Pie! Enjoy eating T’s Divine Sweets Pie while picking and making a gorgeous summer flower centerpiece. Registration required.
📌 Get all the details and registration info at the link in our bio.

07/23/2025

Check out all these great "flowertainment" events happening during Sunflower Nights at Vintage Family Farms! Runs daily 5-9pm throughout this sunflower season.
🌻 Wednesday: 7/23/25 Kids Karaoke and Highland Ice
🌻 Thursday: 7/24/25 Flower Smashing! Transform
a hard week into a fun flower art experience. Release your frustration by creating beautiful flower art.
🌻 Friday: 7/25/25 - Vendors Market with Nordic Cottage, Pistacheo Baking Company, Flyway Bakery, Speakeasy Wax and Highland Ice! It’s a baking sensation!
🌻 Saturday: 7/26/25 - Free Outdoor Movie! Bring your chairs or blankets for a fun family movie.
🌻 Sunday: 7/27/25 - Grab the family or make it a Moms’ Morning with Breakfast and Bouquets with Ms. P’s Kitchen’s breakfast burritos and yogurt parfaits. Pick and arrange flowers from our Build-Your-Own-Bouquet and Sunflower Fields. Build your own stunning summer centerpiece. Registration required.
🌻 August 1 - FREE Reagan Kent Concert! Bring your chairs or blankets for an evening of music!
🌻 August 2 - Petals and Pie! Enjoy eating T’s Divine Sweets Pie while picking and making a gorgeous summer flower centerpiece. Registration required.
📌 Get all the details and registration info at vintagefamilyfarms.com/activities

07/22/2025

Time is running out to apply for Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area Mini-Grants! These small, matching grants of up to $5,000 are available to museums, local municipalities, and non-profit organizations for projects that enrich heritage resources or events in Dorchester County. Past grants have helped fund and support historical research and documentation, brochures and marketing efforts, interpretation and education, preservation planning, events, feasibility studies, exhibits and way finding, and natural resource projects.
⏰ Apply by August 1, 2025
📌 Find out more at visitdorchester.org/heritage-mini-grant-applications-open

07/18/2025

Free waterfront concert this Saturday, July 19, 4-7pm in Vienna!

Heads up everyone! We are playing Saturday, July 19th in Vienna for music on the Nanticoke! Going to be an amazing time with a waterfront view! Bring your friends and family, we can't wait to see you there! Music on the Nanticoke Free Summer Concert Series Kevin McCoy Nevin Martin Nevin Martin-Music

07/17/2025

😎 GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND! 😎 Here's your roundup of weekend fun in Dorchester County July 17-20!
✔️ Cambridge Farmers Market Thurs 3-6p, Long Wharf
✔️ Vintage Family Farms has Sunflower Nights daily 5-9p; plus Sat 10a-9p with 15 types of sunflowers. Plus vintage games, food
✔️ Eastern Shore Hospital Center continues Christmas in July sale Thurs 10a-4p. Food trucks, ice cream. Clothing, accessories, Christmas items, more
✔️ Choptank Riverboats has crab feast, sightseeing, other cruises Thurs-Sun. tinyurl.com/338a888b
✔️ Blue Point Provision Co. has deck party Thurs 5-7p with live music, specials
✔️ Portside Seafood Restaurant has Sam Pugh Thurs 5-8p; Colby Sard Sat 6-9p
✔️ Vienna Farmers Market Fri 3-6p
✔️ Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester has Sunset Sail Fri 6-8p. Plus regular sail Sat 10a-12p. skipjack-nathan.org
✔️ 2-Hour Sunset Cruise at Hyatt Chesapeake Fri & Sat 6:30p. Open to all. bit.ly/453U1CF
✔️ Overflow Cafe Ministries has Open Mic Night Fri 6:30p
✔️ Blue Ruin has karaoke with Chuckie Fri; Rhoads & Cullum Band Sat
✔️ Thunder on the Choptank powerboat races Sat & Sun 10:30a-5p. Gerry Boyle Park at Great Marsh, Cambridge. Free; $5 to park
✔️ Old Salty’s Restaurant has Reagan Kent Sat 1-4p; Crash the Limo Sat 6-10p; Chesapeake Sons Sun 1-4p
✔️ Music on the Nanticoke Free Summer Concert Series with Solitude Road Band Sat 4-7p on Vienna waterfront. Park at 113 Old Ocean Gateway
✔️ Classical music concert with Birch Trio Sat 7p at Dorchester Center for the Arts. Tix: tinyurl.com/yx68xezw
✔️ Johnny's Tavern has Christmas in July Sat 9:30p
✔️ Palm Beach Wi***es has Aiden Hayward Fri 5-8p; Makayla Lizzy Sat 5-8p; Chuckie Hayward Sun 2-7p
✔️ Emily's Produce has National Ice Cream Day Celebration Sun 9a-5p. Plus U-Pick berries and wildflowers
✔️ Sunnyside Shop has summer sale on women's clothing
✔️ Bay Country Shop has 50% off summer clothing
✔️ Butterfly Boutique has cute locally made dresses for girls
✔️ Harriet: A Taste of Freedom Art Exhibit, Thurs-Sat 12-3p. 3030 Center Dr., Cambridge
✔️ Main Street Gallery features Jose Ramirez with “More Than Lines and Colors”
✔️ Laughing Lotus: Art & Goods has works by 30+ artists
✔️ Dorchester Center for the Arts has Members Show
✔️ 3ten Art Gallery has shows by Lori Dever & Sherry Christopher
✔️ Wednesday Morning Artists of Cambridge, MD Show & Sale at Hyatt Chesapeake, Sat 10a-5p
✔️ Choptank River Lighthouse open daily for self-guided tours, 9:30a-5p
✔️ Learn about the area’s rich history at Dorchester County Historical Society Open Mon-Sat 10a-4p
✔️ Learn stories of 3 cultures during self-guided tour at Handsell Historic Site near Vienna. restorehandsell.org
✔️ Join a guided walk about the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center. harriettubmanmuseumcenter.org
📌 Want to add your event to a future Weekend Roundup? Submit it at visitdorchester.org/submit-event

07/16/2025

Sunflower nights at Vintage Family Farms start tomorrow, July 17!

07/15/2025

Get ready for speed on the water this weekend, July 19-20! Thunder on the Choptank features two days of powerboat racing on the Choptank River. Watch from Gerry Boyle Park at Great Marsh in Cambridge. Food and drink available. Free admission; parking is $5 per car. Racing starts at 10:30am. Includes Jersey Speed Skiffs, Grand Prix Hydroplanes, and more – reaching speeds up to 170mph!

📷 Photo by Dennis Falkowski

07/14/2025

Congratulations to the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay!

We’re honored to be named one of Travel + Leisure’s 2025 World’s Best in the Mid-Atlantic region.

This recognition wouldn’t be possible without our incredible guests, and we’re so grateful to everyone who voted for us. Thank you for making us part of your most memorable getaways.

07/11/2025

🍉 Who's in the mood for watermelon – adult beverage style? 🍉

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We’re going ᎳᎪᎢᎬᎡᎷᎬᏞᎾᏁ ᎳᏆᏞᎠ this July at Layton’s Chance!
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𝔸𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕟’𝕤 𝕎𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕎𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕖
ALL MONTH LONG!

And that’s not all…
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– made with our Watermelon Wine for the perfect sweet & sassy summer sip!
☀️ Available in 12oz or 16oz – cool, refreshing, and totally delicious.

Whether you're sipping by the glass, grabbing a bottle to go, or chilling with a slushie – it’s time to treat yourself to all things watermelon! 🍉✨

07/10/2025

☀️GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND! ☀️ Here's your roundup of weekend fun in Dorchester County July 11-13!
✔️ Harriet: A Taste of Freedom Art Exhibit, open Thurs-Sat 12-3p. Harriet Tubman Freedom Center, 3030 Center Dr., Cambridge
✔️ Cambridge Farmers Market Thurs 3-6p, Long Wharf.
✔️ Vintage Family Farms has Build-Your-Own-Bouquet U-Pick flower field. Open Thursday 5-8p; Sat 10-6p; Sun 10a-2p
✔️ Emily's Produce has U-Pick berries, wildflowers, plus produce and more
✔️ Blue Point Provision Co. has deck party Thursday 5-7p with live music, specials
✔️ Portside Seafood Restaurant has Reagan Kent, Thurs 5-8pm
✔️ Choptank Riverboats has crab feast, sightseeing, other cruises Fri & Sun. tinyurl.com/338a888b
✔️ Vienna Farmers Market Fri 3-6p
✔️ Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester has Sunset Sail Fri 6-8p. Plus regular sail Sat 10a-12p. skipjack-nathan.org
✔️ 2-Hour Sunset Cruise at Hyatt Chesapeake Fri & Sat 6:30pm on historic buy boat. Open to all. bit.ly/453U1CF
✔️ Overflow Cafe Ministries has Praise N Worship Open Mic Night Fri 6:30p
✔️ Blue Ruin has Bryan Russo Fri; Uncle Ward Show Sat
✔️ Johnny's Tavern has Storm Band Fri 8p
✔️ Second Saturday Book Sale, 9a-1p at Cambridge Library
✔️ Admiral Byrd Regatta Sat & Sun on Choptank River
✔️ Pine Street Second Saturday 12-4p with food, vendors. 600 block of Pine St, Cambridge
✔️ Old Salty’s Restaurant has Anthony Hurley Sat 1-4pm; Good Talk Russ Sat 6-10p
✔️ 2nd Saturday on Main. Streets close at 3pm. Music by Distilled Grace. Outdoor dining, shopping, gallery walks. Downtown Cambridge
✔️ Laughing Lotus: Art & Goods has “Art With Heart” 5-8p for 2nd Sat with 30+ artists. 450 Race St., Cambridge
✔️ Main Street Gallery features Jose Ramirez with “More Than Lines and Colors;” reception Sat 5-8p; artist talk at 6p
✔️ Dorchester Center for the Arts has Artists’ Awards & Reception for Members Show Sat 5-7p with music, live art demos
✔️ Harriett's House hosts Sweet Summertime Event Sat 5-9p with vendors, food, fun for kids, corn hole. Long Wharf, Cambridge
✔️ Cambridge Ghost Walk Sat 8p on Maryland's most haunted street. chesapeakeghosts.com
✔️ The Bay Country Shop has 50% off summer clothing
✔️ Robin Hood Shop has big Second Saturday in July Sale
✔️ 3ten Art Gallery has shows by Lori Dever & Sherry Christopher
✔️ Choptank River Lighthouse open daily for self-guided tours, 9:30a-5p
✔️ Learn about the area’s rich history at Dorchester County Historical Society. Open Mon-Sat 10a-4p
✔️ Learn stories of 3 cultures during self-guided tour at Handsell Historic Site near Vienna. restorehandsell.org
✔️ Join guided walk about Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman Museum. harriettubmanmuseumcenter.org
📌 Want to add your event to a future Weekend Roundup? Submit it at visitdorchester.org/submit-event