Family Events in Frederick, MD

Fall farm outing with a corn maze, farm animals, pedal karts, slides and other family attractions.

Bring children in costume to trick-or-treat at participating businesses and stop for face painting at 30 North Market Street.

Choose from hands-on Halloween projects, including painted decorations, cards and bracelets. Costumes are welcome.

A collection of handmade puppet films offers miniature worlds and stories for families.

Attend the veterans ceremony, then watch community groups and parade units travel through downtown Brunswick.

See downtown's holiday lights, visit shops open late and stop for food during this evening celebration.

Choose a marathon, half-marathon or 5K beginning in Brunswick. The event brings runners to the river and rail corridor.

Browse holiday gifts, handmade decorations and specialty foods at the fairgrounds.

Walk beside Carroll Creek to see decorated sailboats. The display is accessible around the clock; lights come on around sunset.

Daily November 21–December 31 in this calendar; the display continues into March 2027. Open 24 hours, with lights around sunset.

Vocalists from The Miracles and The Contours perform Motown hits and holiday songs with a six-piece band.

Run or walk a Thanksgiving 5K or join the shorter 1K fun run. Pick up your race packet before Thanksgiving; there is no race-day registration.

Shop downtown the day after Thanksgiving, listen to holiday music and stop for seasonal activities throughout the day.

Tuba and euphonium players perform arrangements of traditional Christmas carols. Bring a canned-food or cash donation.

Landless Theatre Company presents the musical about an orphan who finds a new home with Oliver Warbucks. The December 6 matinee was listed as sold out when checked.

Run, walk or roll in this community holiday race supporting Girls on the Run. A shorter 1K gives families another way to take part.

Loudoun Ballet Performing Arts Company presents the full-length ballet following Clara from a Christmas Eve party to the Kingdom of Sweets.

Watch the afternoon parade along West Potomac Street, followed by the tree lighting and Santa at Square Corner Park.

Visit privately owned historic homes decorated for the holidays on a self-guided tour.

Sing holiday carols with Frederick-area choirs at this outdoor gathering. ASL interpretation is available on site.

Take a living-history tour set in 1818 and see how the Sisters of Charity and students at Saint Joseph's School prepared for Christmas.

Watch costumed characters and community groups parade downtown, then follow the procession to the Baker Park tree lighting.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre presents Dickens’s story of Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Visit museums and historic sites for holiday music, demonstrations and activities. Each site sets its own program and hours.

Attend a genealogy program with Joseph Hofman focused on artificial intelligence and family-history research.

Gangstagrass brings together bluegrass and hip-hop in a concert of holiday songs and band favorites.

Watch the animated holiday film, then hear the Eric Byrd Trio perform Vince Guaraldi’s score live.

Step inside downtown churches decorated for Christmas and hear seasonal music as you walk between participating houses of worship.

Welcome the new year with stories, songs and a countdown for children ages 0–5 and their caregivers.