Annual:

The Maryland Renaissance Festival starts the weekend prior to Labor Day weekend, and runs for nine weekends plus Labor Day. Located just outside of Annapolis, MD in Crownsville (yes, I moved here for this faire!) it is a themed, juried crafts event featuring a renaissance village of over 130 professional artisans; dozens of food and drink vendors; games, rides and attractions; plus stage entertainers, jousting, period music and pageantry. One of the top 5 renaissance themed events in the country. Celebrating our 35th season in 2011, I've been exhibiting since 1985.
   
Dates for 2011: Opens the weekend of 27-28 August, last weekend is 22-23 October.
See their web site for special event days and group ticket sales, or call 1-800-296-7304.

 

Other Events 2011:

March 11-13, 2011, 10am - 6pm.  The 1st annual Mythic Faire at the Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley  Inn in Hunt Valley, MD.  Mythic Faire is a  celebration of other worlds creation, time travel & fantastic realms of medieval, steampunk, faerie, gothic, renaissance, pirate, and Celtic inspirations, and more ... From Bryan Froud and the people who brought you FaerieCon and RenCon on the east coast and FaerieWorlds in Oregon. All ages welcome! (Done!)

 

April 8th & 9th, 2011. The 3rd annual Charm City Fetish Faire, in the Baltimore/DC area. Workshops, seminars, demonstrations and play space on a wide variety of sensual and erotic topics.   Featuring a vendor Marketplace of fetish fashions and other wares.  Adults only, registration required. (Done!)

 

April 29 &30, May 1, 2011, 10am - 6pm.  The 20th annual PA Fairie Festival in Glen Rock, PA.  FairieFest is a kid-friendly event featuring studio crafts, fantasy art, fantasy-related wares, music and entertainment, a May pole dance, activities and attractions for all ages, and a variety of food and drink. Fun for everyone! (Done!)

 

    May 14-15, 2011. The Maryland Faerie Festival in Upper Marlboro, MD.  A kid-friendly event where you can enjoy pageantry, magic, music, and mischief in an atmosphere of entertainment inspired by Faerie folklore and literature, and, of course, by the Faeries themselves. Believe in Faeries! The MD Faerie Festival encourages love, cooperation, peace, harmony, and respect for all beings, along with a pinch of mischief! (Done!)

 

 May 28-June 5, 2011.  Camp Crucible is held in a rural camp setting 40 minutes north of Baltimore, MD. Workshops, seminars, demonstrations and play arenas devoted to a wide variety of sensual and erotic topics.   Hosted by the Crucible Club in Washington, DC. Adults only, registration required. (Done! We were only vending on Thursday, June 2nd.)

 

June 14 -19, 2011.  Free Spirit Gathering at Camp Ramblewood, MD in mid-June.  A gathering of pan-spiritual friends and family in a rural campground setting.  Featuring workshops, drums and dancing, a fire circle, rituals and musicians of all kinds, and vendors selling wares handmade or acquired for the neo-Pagan community.  All ages, registration required.  (On our way!)

 

Past and Potential Events
Things we've done in the past and may do again, and encourage you to attend.

Winter. The annual Dark Odyssey WinterFire, in the Baltimore/DC area. Workshops, seminars & demonstrations on a wide variety of sensual and spiritual topics.   Featuring a vendor Marketplace of fetish fashions and other wares.  Adults only, registration required.

 

The weekend around May 1, 10am - 6pm.  The annual Fairie Festival in Glen Rock, PA.  Fairy Fest is a kid-friendly event featuring studio crafts, art, fantasy-related wares, music and entertainment, a May pole dance, various activities and attractions for all ages, and a variety of food and drink.

 

    Mid-May. The  annual Greenman Festival hosted by the community of Greenbelt, MD.  Cultural and socially responsible events and activities centered around the Greenman as a symbol of earth-conscious living.  Music, art, crafts, dance, theatre, gardening, and a plethora of other fun stuff!

 

The annual Free Spirit Gathering at Camp Ramblewood, MD in mid-June.  A gathering of pan-spiritual friends and family in a rural campground setting.  Featuring workshops, drums and dancing, a fire circle, rituals and musicians of all kinds, and vendors selling wares handmade or acquired for the neo-Pagan community.  All ages, registration required. 

 

First weekend in June. The annual Frederick Festival of the Arts along scenic Carroll Creek Linear Park in historic downtown Frederick, MD. 135+ artisans and artists in addition to performing arts and cultural and family events.

 

Ongoing. A yearly series of Sugarloaf Crafts Festivals held primarily on the east coast.

 

Various dates, to be announced. The continual and episodic Leather Fleamarket and Play events, most likely at the Crucible Club in Washington, DC. LF&P is a fetish fashion event featuring artisans and vendors from both the DC area and around the country. Adults only.

 

Late January. The Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend is held in Washington, DC. Featuring a vendor room of artisans and vendors of fetish fashion and other wares. Adults only.

 

Please see the links page below for other events not listed here.

 

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