2024 MPS Signature Events
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JANUARY
January 1
- First Day Hikes – throughout Maryland State Parks
FEBRUARY
Black History Month
Every Saturday & Sunday
- Black History Month Celebration – Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
MARCH
March 9
- Harriet Tubman Day – Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
March 9
- STEM Like a Girl – Soldiers Delight NEA
March 9-10 & 16-17
- Maple Syrup Festival – Cunningham Falls State Park
March 23
- STEM Like a Girl – Rocky Gap State Park
TBD
- Egg Hunts – throughout Maryland State Park
APRIL
- Ramp Cookoff - Deep Creek Lake State Park (TBD)
April 15-22
- State Parks Week - throughout Maryland State Parks
April 21
- Pollinator Festival – Assateague State Park
April 22
- Earth Day Events – throughout Maryland State Parks
- Colonial Market Fair – Fort Frederick State Park
MAY
TBD
- Youth Fishing Rodeos – throughout Maryland State Parks
May 11
- Mountain Maryland Native Plant Festival – New Germany State Park
May 18-19
- The Maryland Iron Festival – Cunningham Falls State Park
May 25-26
- 100th Festival of Fort Frederick State Park – Fort Frederick State Park
JUNE
TBD
- Youth Fishing Rodeos – throughout Maryland State Parks
June 1
- National Trails Day – Events throughout state parks
June 15
- Es Mi Parque – Greenbrier State Park
June 19
- Juneteenth Celebration – Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
June 27
- Great American Backyard Campout – throughout Maryland State Parks
JULY
- Art in the Park – Deep Creek Lake State Park (TBD)
TBD
- Youth Fishing Rodeos – throughout Maryland State Parks
July 14
- Es Mi Parque – Sandy Point State Park
July 20
- Es Mi Parque- Gunpowder Falls State Park-Hammerman Area
July 14-20
July 31
AUGUST
August
- Es Mi Parque - Point Lookout State Park
August 24-25
- French & Indian War Muster – Fort Frederick State Park
SEPTEMBER
September 8
- Woodmont Lodge Open House – Woodmont NRMA
September 14-15
- Girl Scouts Love State Parks! - Select Maryland State Parks (TBD)
September 15 – October 15
- Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
September 28
- Monarchs & Milkweed – Merkle Wildlife NRMA
September 28
- Fallfest – Sang Run State Park
OCTOBER
- Fall Fest – Cunningham Falls State Park (TBD)
- Spirits of the Furnace – Cunningham Falls State Park (TBD)
October 12
- Fall Festival – Elk Neck State Park
NOVEMBER
Native American Heritage Month
DECEMBER
- Lights on the Bay – Sandy Point State Park
- Winterlights – Seneca Creek State Park
- Holiday Open Houses & Lights Displays – throughout Maryland State Parks