May - October

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I send newsletters out every Thursday around noon with weekend events in Maryland and the DC areas. (Be sure to look for or star it so it doesn’t go to the other inbox)
I will have a outdoor movie guide and wine festivals list coming out soon
Here’s the list for 2026 of all the carnivals happening
(Bookmark and come back as I update the list if I find new ones)
April
April 15-26 – Clarksburg Outlet Spring Carnival (Clarksburg, MD)
April 23-26 St John Carnival (Hydes, MD)
MAY
May 1-9 Jarrettsville Lions Club Carnival (Jarrettsville, MD)
May 1-10 Our Lady of Hope Carnival (Dundalk, MD)
May 13-16 Our Lady Queen of Peace Carnival (Middle River, MD)
May 19–23 – New Windsor Carnival (New Windsor, MD)
May 19-25 Odenton Vol Firefighters Carnival (Odenton, MD)
May 22–30 – Gamber Carnival (Finksburg, MD)
May 22–30 – Great Boonsboro Carnival (Boonsboro, MD)
May 27–30 – Mother Seton School Carnival (Emmitsburg, MD)
May 29–31 – Union Bridge Fire Company Carnival (Union Bridge, MD)
May 29 - June 14 - Capital Plaza Carnival - (Hyattsville, MD)

JUNE
June 1–6 – 4 County Lions Community Carnival (Mount Airy, MD)
June 6–13 – Sykesville-Freedom Fire Company Carnival (Sykesville, MD)
June 8–13 – Taneytown Fire Company Carnival (Taneytown, MD)
June 24–27 – Harney VFC Carnival (Taneytown, MD)
June 29- July 4 – Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company Carnival (Frederick County, MD)
June 29–July 4 –Manchester Fire Company Carnival (Manchester, MD)
JULY
July 6–11 – Winfield Fire Company Carnival (Sykesville, MD)
July 8–12 – North East Fire Company Carnival (North East, MD)
July 9 –18 – Earleigh Heights Fire Dept Carnival (Severna Park, MD)
July 10–20 – Hollywood Volunteer Fire Dept Carnival (Hollywood, MD)
July 11–19 – Allegany County Fair (Cumberland, MD)
July 13–18 – Urbana Fire & Rescue Carnival (Urbana, MD)
July 13-18 Urbana Volunteer Fire Dept Carnival (Frederick, MD)
July 18–25 – Harford County Farm Fair (Bel Air, MD)
July 20–25 – Reese Carnival (Westminster, MD)
July 20–25 –Mount Airy Fire Company Carnival (Mount Airy, MD)
July 20-25 Jefferson Ruritan Carnival (Jefferson, MD)
July (TBD) – North Point Edgemere VFD Carnival (Baltimore, MD)
July 24–Aug 1 – Cecil County Fair (Elkton, MD)
July 27–Aug 1 – Hampstead Fire Company Carnival (Hampstead, MD)
July 31 –Aug 8 – Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair (Westminster, MD)
July 31–Aug 23 – Sharptown Firemen’s Carnival (Sharptown, MD)

AUGUST
Aug 1 –Aug 8 – Garrett County Fair (McHenry, MD)
Aug 4–Aug 8 – Prince Frederick Fire Dept Carnival (Prince Frederick, MD)
Aug 8–15 – Howard County Fair (West Friendship, MD)
Aug 14–22 – Montgomery County Agricultural Fair (Gaithersburg, MD)
Aug 10–15 – Rocky Ridge Carnival (Rocky Ridge, MD)
Aug 14–16 – Wicomico County Fair (Salisbury, MD)
Aug 27–Sept 13 (Weekends) – Maryland State Fair (Timonium, MD – weekends)
Aug 29–Oct 25 (Weekends) – Maryland Renaissance Festival (Annapolis, MD)
SEPTEMBER
Sept 4 –Sept 7 – Greenbelt Labor Day Festival & Carnival (Greenbelt, MD)
Sept 10–13 – Prince George’s County Fair (Upper Marlboro, MD)
https://www.pgcountyfair.com/Sept 16–20 – Anne Arundel County Fair (Crownsville, MD)
Sept 17–20 – Charles County Fair (La Plata, MD)
Sept 18–26 – Great Frederick Fair (Frederick, MD)
Sept 30 - Aug 4– Calvert County Fair (Prince Frederick, MD)
https://www.calvertcountyfair.com/Sept 24 - 27 – St. Mary’s County Fair (Leonardtown, MD)


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