Frederick Events This Month: September 2026

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

Outdoor happy hour with live music, local food and craft beverages.

Sara Kep's Kitchen demonstrates mocktails using fruit, herbs, tea and juices, with tips for balancing flavors and a tasting.

Screening of the Muppets' musical adaptation of Treasure Island.

Nutritionist Joi Vogin of the University of Maryland Extension shares tomato recipes, storage tips, preservation ideas and nutritional benefits.

Downtown festival with food, entertainment, art and community organizations.

Michael Harris teaches improvisation through scenes, characters and collaborative exercises.

Author and illustrator discussion of Dream Big, followed by questions and book signing.

Music industry panel, audience questions and networking activities.

Agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, food and grandstand entertainment.

Runs through Sat, Sep 26; daily hours vary.

Live performance of 1980s hard rock by BOOM! At Rockwell Brewery.

Join Barb Kemerer for a fall bird walk at Othello Regional Park! Please dress for the weather and bring binoculars if you have them. Meet by the restrooms in the red building. Othello Regional Park is located at 1901A Jefferson Pike, Knoxville, MD 21758.

Explore which moments in Hamilton: An American Musical are historical fact and which are fiction, in a program from the Maryland State Library Resource Center.

Guided evening walking tour exploring Frederick's ghost stories.

Conversation with journalist Chuck Todd followed by audience questions.

Preserve It Now – Enjoy It Later: Canning and Home Food Preservation Learn tips and tricks to maximize your harvest and food budget. Joi Foss Vogin, licensed dietitian and nutritionist from the University of Maryland Extension, will share research-based methods for canning, freezing, and other home food preservation techniques.

Join us for a fun-filled evening of junk journaling! Junk journaling is a creative form of journaling done using everyday materials—especially items that might otherwise be thrown away. You can use receipts, magazine clippings, packaging, books pages, stickers, scraps of lace, ribbon, or fabric, whatever materials are available to you.

Open Book Chocolates is a small, Maryland-based, women-owned business specializing in handmade, bean-to-bar, fair trade, craft chocolate bars with literary-inspired flavors. Their signature flavors embody the stories, characters, and themes of our favorite classics! Hear their story and try some specialty chocolates.

Concert featuring Danny Gokey at the fair. At Frederick Fairgrounds.

Corvette show benefiting St. Jude Children's Hospital. At Westridge Square.

Annual fundraiser with food, music, dancing and a silent art auction.