File Photo: Honfest 2014 in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Photo By: Anthony Washington
Festival season is in full swing and here we are with another weekend filled with your pick of festivals to attend. There are Music festivals, cultural festivals, neighborhood festivals, food festivals, and beverage festivals all scheduled for this weekend. Jump in your car and take a ride to DC, Baltimore, western Maryland or southern Maryland, have a good time, and support the local business community. Whatever you do, don’t stay at home.
Music Festivals
Circa Blue Fest
Date: June 7 – 10, 2018
Location: Fair Grounds-harry D. Shelley Park, Martinsburg WV (ROAD TRIP!)
Lineup: The Seldom Scene, Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, The Darrell Webb Band, Circa Blue, Richard Bennett and Wyatt Rice, Johnny Staats and the Delivery Boys, David Parmley & Cardinal Tradition
Website: circabluefest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/CircaBlueFest | Twitter: @CircaBlueFest
Mountains of Music Homecoming
Date: June 8-16, 2018
Location: Multiple Locations in Southwest Virginia
Lineup’s: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Virginia Whirlwind; HoustonFest – Jerry Douglas & Earls of Leicester, Whitetop Mountain Band, Church Sisters, and more (many more!); John Roberts, Aoife Clancy, Norman Kennedy, and Bobby McMillon
Website: mtnsofmusic.com
Facebook: facebook.com/mtnsofmusichomecoming | Twitter: @mtnsofmusic
Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival
Date: June 9, 2018
Location: Kingman Island, Washington, DC
Line-up: Gangstagrass, The American Songster Revue, Dori Freeman, Crys Matthews, The Gina Clowers, Project, Babeo Baggins, Wild Common, The Dirty Grass, Players, The High and Wides, Letitia Vansant, The Fly Birds, Elena & Los Fulanos, Bearcat Wildcat, Moose Jaw, The Gin Rickys, Boaty Otis, Under the Oak, The Sunrise Review, Rock Creek Revival, David James, Funsho, The Wildmans, Jahnel Daliya, Cramer, Reed Appleseed, Neffy, The Iris Bell, Johny Grave, Odetta Hartman, & more to be announced.
Website: kingmanislandbluegrass.info
Facebook: facebook.com/KIBluegrassFest | Twitter: @KIBluegrassFest
Cultural & Neighborhood Festivals
Honfest
HonFest is a local Baltimore tradition. The Bawlmer term of endearment, Hon, short for Honey, embodies the warmth and affection bestowed upon our neighbors and visitors alike by historic working-women of Baltimore. HonFest is an annual celebration in honor of these women.
Date: June 9-10, 2018
Location: The Avenue 36th St., Baltimore, Maryland
Website: honfest.net
St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival
The St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival is a four-day festival that celebrates the Greek Orthodox faith, culture, music, dance, Greek wines, and authentic Greek food.
Date: June 7-10, 2018
Location: St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 520 Ponca Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
Website: stnicholasmd.org
Food & Beverage Festivals
St. Mary’s County Crab Festival
Date: June 9, 2018
Location: 42455 Fairgrounds Road, Leonardtown, MD
Website: St. Mary’s County Crab Festival Website
Whiskey Rebellion Festival
Date: June 8-9, 2018
Location: Cumberland, MD
Website: whiskeyrebellioncumberland.com
Interstage Wine Festival
Date: June 9, 2018
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Website: interstatewinefest.com
Beer, Bacon, & Music
Date: June 9, 2018
Location: Frederick, MD
Website: beerbaconmusic.com
Frederick Wine Festival
Date: June 9, 2018
Location: Carroll Creek Park, Frederick, MD
Website: celebratefrederick.com
Annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival
The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival features spicy jerk cuisine, music and fun activities for adults and kids.
Date: June 10, 2018
Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, DC
Website: dcjerkfestival.com/
