2022 MPS Signature Events
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JANUARY
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January 1
First Day Hikes – throughout Maryland State Parks
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January 28 - February 5
Polar Bear Plunge – Sandy Point State Park
FEBRUARY
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Every Saturday & Sunday
Black History Month Celebration – Harriet Tubman State Park
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February 3-5
Polar Bear Plunge – Sandy Point State Park
MARCH
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March 11-13
Tubman Day – Harriet Tubman State Park
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March 12-13 & 19-20 (tentative)
Maple Syrup Festival – Cunningham Falls State Park
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March 26
Patapsco Valley State Park Open House – Patapsco Valley State Park
APRIL
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TBD
Egg Hunts – throughout Maryland State Parks
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April 15-22
State Park Week
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April 21-24
Colonial Market Fair – Fort Frederick State Park
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April 23
Earth Day Event – Elk Neck State Park Earth Day Event – Tuckahoe State Park
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Earth Day Events- throughout Maryland State Parks
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April 23
Spring Pollinator Festival – Assateague State Park
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April 29 - May 2
City Nature Challenge – Patapsco Valley State Park
MAY
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Youth Fishing Rodeos – throughout Maryland State Parks
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May 21-22
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival – Sandy Point State Park
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May 21-22
The Maryland Iron Festival – Cunningham Falls State Park
JUNE
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TBD
Es Mi Parque - at select Maryland State Parks
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Youth Fishing Rodeos – throughout Maryland State Parks
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National Trails Day – throughout Maryland State Parks
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Great American Backyard Campout – throughout Maryland State Parks
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June 11
Tuckahoe Triathalon – Tuckahoe State Park
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June 11
Pocomoke Indian Nation – Pocomoke River State Park
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June 12-13
Blue & Gray Days: Civil War Reenactment – Point Lookout State Park
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June 18
Youth Fishing Derby – Assateague State Park
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June 18
Elk River Exploration – Elk Neck State Park
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June 19
Juneteenth Celebration – Harriet Tubman State Park
JULY
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TBD
Old Time Jams: Bluegrass Music – New Germany State Park
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Es Mi Parque - at select Maryland State Parks
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July 3
Summer Concert Series: Kindred Spirits – Martinak State Park
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July 4
4th of July Celebration - Assateague State Park
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July 9-10
Art in the Park – Deep Creek Lake State Park
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July 23-31
Cecil County Fair – Fair Hill NRMA
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July 23
Es Mi Parque – Patapsco Valley State Park
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July 23
Pocomoke Indian Nation – Pocomoke River State Park
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July 24
Healthy Parks Healthy People – Assateague State Park
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July 30
Evening Paddle - Elk Neck State Park
AUGUST
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August 27 - 28
French & Indian War Muster – Fort Frederick State Park
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Es Mi Parque - at select Maryland State Parks
SEPTEMBER
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TBD
Defenders Day Weekend – North Point State Battlefield
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September 7-9
Grandparents Weekend – Patapsco Valley State Park
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September 10-11 & 14
Battle of South Mountain 160th Anniversary Commemoration – South Mountain State Battlefield
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September 18-19
Harriet Tubman Emancipation Celebration – Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
The Artillery of Point Lookout- Reenactment at Point Lookout State Park
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September 24
Fallfest – Sang Run State Park
National Public Lands Day – throughout Maryland State Parks
Monarchs & Milkweed – Merkle Wildlife NRMA
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September 25-26
Maryland Seafood Festival – Sandy Point State Park
OCTOBER
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Es Mi Parque - at select Maryland State Parks
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October 1-2
Annapolis Baygrass Musical Festival - Sandy Point State Park
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October 14-17
Maryland 5 Star - Fair Hill NRMA
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October 15
Spirits of the Furnace - Cunningham Falls State Park
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October 15-17
Patapsco Trail Fest - Patapsco Valley State Park
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October 23
Trunk or Treat - Rocky Gap State Park
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October 30
HOOtenanny - Martinak State Park
NOVEMBER
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Native American Heritage Month
- Events throughout Maryland State Parks
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Greeting of the Geese – Merkle Wildlife Natural Resource Management Area
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November 6-7
The War of 1812 Comes to Point Lookout – Point Lookout State Park
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Thanksgiving Weekend
Fair Hill NRMA- Annual Turkey Trot
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November 21 - January 1
Lights on the Bay – Sandy Point State Park
DECEMBER
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Holiday Open Houses & Lights Displays – throughout Maryland State Parks
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December 1-31
Winterlights – Seneca Creek State Park
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November 21 - January 1
Lights on the Bay – Sandy Point State Park