October 5 - 7. Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival. One of the nation's premier small craft events. Hundreds of amateur and professional builders display their skiffs, kayaks, and canoes. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. More Info. St. Michaels, MD
October 5 - 7. Turkey Shoot Regatta. A classic sailboat regatta to raise money for hospice. Any boat whose design is over 25 years old is welcome to race. Yankee Point Sailboat Marina, Lancaster, VA. More info.
October 6. 24th Annual Virginia Children's Festival. Lots of interactive fun at this festival designed just for the kids. At Town Point Park on the Norfolk waterfront. Norfolk, VA. More info.
October 6. Taste of Kent Narrows. This annual event showcases the area's restaurants. A family event with live entertainment. Noon to 5:00 at the Chesapeake Exploration Center. More info.
October 6. Historic Houses Open House. Wright's Chance, a restored 18th Century plantation house, and Tucker House, a restored 1792 home, will be open to the public, free of charge, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Docents will lead tours of the houses. Centreville. Kent Island Area. More info.
October 6. North Beach Bay Harvestfest. Noon to 6:00pm. Crafts, farm produce and food, plus children's activities, and live music. North Beach, MD. More info.
October 6. Annual Asbury Fall Festival. 9:00am to 1:00pm. Country store, gift shop, silent auction, bake store, promise tree, attic relics. Homemade lunch. Asbury United Methodist Church, 3380 Lawsonia Road, Crisfield. Crisfield, MD. More info.
October 6. Five Alarm Chili Cook-Off and Festival. Put on by the fire department, this cook-off also features information and demonstrations on fire safety. At the Carousel Park. Hampton, VA. More info.
October 6. Easton Airport Day. Free and open to the public, 10:00am to 4:00pm. Event includes skydiving, warbird formation flying, a learn to fly seminar, classic car show, and rescue chopper and paramedics open house. Plus, the famous "Rubber Chicken Drop." Easton, MD. More info.
October 6. 3rd Annual Columbus Day Celebration. Italian & Spanish food, wine, art, and games. Noon to 6:00pm in the parking lot adjacent to Simpatico, 104 Railroad Avenue. St Michaels, MD. More info.
October 6. Yorktown Wine Festival. Sample Virginia wines at the Yorktown Riverwalk. Food, artwork, a performance by the Yorktown Fife and Drums, and evening entertainment. Yorktown, VA. More info
October 6 -7. Patuxent River Appreciation Days.
Celebrate the river with a parade, an open house the the Calvert Marine Museum, entertainment, free harbor cruises, arts and crafts, and children's activities. More Information. Solomons Island, MD
October 6 - 7. Blessing of the Fleet Festival. A fun two-day family event honoring Maryland's birthplace. At the museum grounds, Coltons Point, Md. Water taxi rides to St. Clement's Island available all day both days. Food, entertainment, tours of the Maryland Dove, fireworks. Coltons Point, MD. More info.
October 6 - 7. Fells Point Fun Festival. Annual street festival with five stages of live music, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, international bazaar, fine arts displays, and children's activities. 11:00am to 7:00pm.
Fells Point Neighborhood, Baltimore MD. More info.
