Every other week, “The Patriot” will bring you the top weekend events happening around the Mid-Atlantic region.
September 24-26
Ocean City: The 36th annual Sunfest will be held this weekend in the Inlet Lot and on the beach. The festival, which is ranked number one on the list of best traditional arts and crafts shows by Sunshine Artist Magazine, offers hayrides on the beach, scheduled live entertainment on two stages, some of Maryland’s best food, and over 180 arts and craft venues. Although the admission price is free, tickets are required for concerts, which are available from Ticketmaster or the OC Convention Center Box Office. Sunfest 2010 runs Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Eastern Shore: This weekend, the Eastern Shore towns of Easton, St. Michaels, Cambridge, and Oxford will host the 3rd annual Chesapeake Film Festival. The festival features over 35 narratives, comedies, documentaries, and short films on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. The opening night film, “The Radiant Child,” was a Grand Jury Prize Nominee at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It will premiere Friday night at 5:30 p.m. This year, the film festival will be divided among seven different locations, including The Academy Art Museum, Avalon Theatre, the Historical Society, the Easton Premier Cinemas, the St. Michaels Library, the Oxford Community Center, and the Cambridge Gallery 447. Tickets to the festival are available for purchase at ChesapeakeFilmFestival.com.
October 1-3
Lancaster: Celebrating its 25th season of scaring its guests, Jason’s Woods opens for the 2010 season on October 1. These haunted woods in Pennsylvania feature nine attractions: Horrifying Hayride, Barn of Terror, Pirates’ Revenge 3D, Mystery Maze, Macabre Museum, Pitch Black, Psycho Circus, Escape from Oz, and Lost in Jason’s Woods. Besides these main attractions, Jason’s Woods offers other forms of entertainment including a number of contests like Battle of the Bands and live entertainment on certain weekends throughout October. Jason’s Woods is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit JasonsWoods.com.
Fell’s Point: Forty-four years ago in 1966, the Preservation Society of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point held the first Fell’s Point Fun Festival in honor of the preservation of Baltimore’s two historic districts. Since then, it’s turned into Baltimore’s most popular festival held in the streets of Fell’s Point both Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The festival includes five stages full of live entertainment ranging from rock, jazz, country, and folk music, four separate food courts with some of Baltimore’s best food, Arts and Crafts Row, Arts on Parade on the City Pier, and the International Bazaar all including vendors of fine arts displays. For more information, visit PreservationSociety.com.
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