The Pickle & Grilled Cheese Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, November 7–8, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Bunnyman Brewing in Chantilly, Virginia, about 25 miles west of DC in Fairfax County near the Dulles corridor. Regional food vendors serve pickle specialties, grilled cheese variations, and creative mashups of both, alongside craft […]
OysterFest returns to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, Maryland on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, featuring an oyster stew competition and the 3:00 PM christening of the 1920 Chesapeake Bay buyboat Winnie Estelle after a three-year refit. CBMM is at 213 North Talbot Street, St. Michaels, […]
Basignani Winery operates from Sparks, Maryland, in northern Baltimore County about 20 miles north of downtown Baltimore, established in 1986 by Bert Basignani and carrying an Italian family winemaking heritage into the Maryland countryside. The winery's philosophy is rooted in the Italian tradition: wine is food, wine is family, and wine is meant to be […]
Cove Point Winery operates from Lusby, Maryland, in Calvert County on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, about 60 miles south of Baltimore and 55 miles south of DC, established in 2004 as Southern Maryland's first winery. The winery produces boutique wines from locally sourced grapes, embracing the terroir of a region not historically […]
Loew Vineyards sits at 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771, in the rolling Frederick County countryside about 35 miles northwest of Baltimore, established in 1982 by Bill and Lois Loew and representing five generations of winemaking tradition. One of the longest-operating estate wineries in Maryland, Loew produces estate-bottled wines from grapes grown exclusively on […]
The Norton Showcase takes place Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Piedmont Meadows, 1775 Semper Fidelis Way, Triangle, VA 22172, celebrating Norton, Virginia's signature native grape. The event brings together tastings from multiple participating Virginia wineries, food trucks, and an outdoor setting in Prince William County about 30 miles south […]
The 18th Annual Northern Virginia Veterans Parade steps off Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 11:00 AM in Historic Old Town Manassas, Virginia, following Center Street past the reviewing stand at Harris Pavilion and running until approximately 12:30 PM. The 2026 parade honors Colonel Steele McGonegal, USA (ret.), who spent a majority of his career in […]
Great Frogs Winery operates near Annapolis, Maryland, bringing a countryside winery experience within striking distance of the state capital, with a historic farm setting, self-guided wine flights, an outdoor patio overlooking the property, and live music on select weekends. Tasting reservations are recommended. For visitors from Annapolis, Baltimore, and DC, Great Frogs offers the vineyard-and-patio […]
Hidden Hills Farm & Vineyard combines a working horse farm with an estate vineyard in Frederick, Maryland, creating a visitor experience where horses graze in pastures adjacent to the vine rows and outdoor tastings overlook both. Located in Frederick County, about 45 miles northwest of Baltimore and 50 miles north of DC, Hidden Hills produces […]
