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🗞️ Trunk-or-treats, a bull roast, and a man-eating plant

Oct 18, 2026

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19 min read

🗞️ Trunk-or-treats, a bull roast, and a man-eating plant

Hey neighbor! Halloween is still a week out, but Charles County didn't wait. Saturday alone has more trunk-or-treats than I could fit on one hand, plus Chaney's 47th Annual Bull Roast, Victorian Halloween tours at the Mudd House, and Little Shop of Horrors opening at CSM. Sunday, the Chamber's SoMD Savor the Flavor takes over Weatherly Farm on the Potomac. One heads up before we start: the Wicked Warrior 5K at La Plata High has been canceled. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ Fall festivals, flamenco, and a whole lot of monster trucks.

Oct 11, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Fall festivals, flamenco, and a whole lot of monster trucks.

Hey neighbor! Fall is in full swing and Charles County is acting like it. This week you've got Monster Truck Wars at the fairgrounds, the Colonial Faire and Fall Festival at Maxwell Hall, a scarecrow trail on Cobb Island, and the Citizens for CCPL Book Bazaar in La Plata. Add a flamenco dinner show Sunday night and a pile of free library programs, and you've got no excuse to stay on the couch. One heads up first: Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day, so the libraries and county offices are closed. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ Rodeo, a haunted stadium, and a packed Saturday

Oct 4, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ Rodeo, a haunted stadium, and a packed Saturday

Hey neighbor! Bull riding at the fairgrounds, a haunted house inside the Blue Crabs stadium, and the Walk to End Alzheimer's all land in the same stretch, and Saturday, Oct 10 is stacked from sunrise to bedtime. There is a Moose Lodge showdown in Indian Head, witches on the water at Cobb Island, and a farm dinner or two if you would rather eat than scream. The library is running a full week of crafts too, from velvet pumpkins to glowing ghost jars. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ Saturday, Oct. 3 might be the most packed day Charles County's had all fall.

Sep 27, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Saturday, Oct. 3 might be the most packed day Charles County's had all fall.

Hey neighbor! Buckle up, because Saturday, October 3 is doing the absolute most this week. Jazz and wine in Indian Head, the Angel's Wing car show, Household Hazardous Waste Day, two separate pumpkin patches, and Nanjemoy's 24th annual Heritage Day are all happening on the same 24 hours. Steel Magnolias also wraps its run at Port Tobacco Players this weekend, so if you've been meaning to catch it, this is your last call. Plus the library's got author talks, a STEM club, and a free estate planning workshop worth putting on your Tuesday. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ Two-day festival, 49 years of lobster, and free stuff all over the county.

Sep 20, 2026

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14 min read

🗞️ Two-day festival, 49 years of lobster, and free stuff all over the county.

Hey neighbor! Fall showed up and the county went ahead and booked everything on the same weekend. Camp Souled Out takes over Regency Furniture Stadium for two full days, the Rotary Club's Lobster Festival hits its 49th year on Sunday, and Rec & Parks is throwing open the doors county-wide for a free Exploration Day on Saturday. There's also reenactors with cannons in Newburg, Steel Magnolias at Port Tobacco Players, and about a dozen ways to spend a Saturday afternoon making something with your hands. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ Four days of fair, Game 3 in Waldorf, and a Saturday that'll make you choose.

Sep 13, 2026

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15 min read

🗞️ Four days of fair, Game 3 in Waldorf, and a Saturday that'll make you choose.

Hey neighbor! This is the biggest week on the calendar all fall and it isn't close. The 102nd Charles County Fair takes over the fairgrounds Thursday through Sunday, the Blue Crabs are hosting playoff baseball Friday night, and Historic Rich Hill is holding its first major program since reopening. Throw in a twelve hour gaming festival at CSM, three farmers markets, and a crab feast, and Saturday is going to require some hard choices. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ RunFest, the last Blue Crabs game, and Junkyard Band

Sep 6, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ RunFest, the last Blue Crabs game, and Junkyard Band

Hey neighbor! Labor Day gives us a slow start, and then Saturday arrives and refuses to be reasonable. The St. Charles Running Festival takes over the Blue Crabs stadium with a free food festival attached, Junkyard Band is at Shark Bar, and the Crabs play their final three home games of the entire season Tuesday through Thursday. Sunday brings a car show, a sound bath, and two farmers markets, because apparently we are doing all of it. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ Four Go-Go bands, six acres of sunflowers, and the last long weekend of summer.

Aug 30, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ Four Go-Go bands, six acres of sunflowers, and the last long weekend of summer.

Hey neighbor! Labor Day weekend is here and Charles County is not letting summer go quietly. Four legendary Go-Go bands are taking over the fairgrounds Sunday, Serenity Farm is opening six acres of pick-your-own sunflowers, the La Plata Train Station Museum is throwing its doors open, and there's a 90s cover band closing out the season at Port Tobacco. Add four farmers markets, a comic book signing, and a full library week that wraps before the holiday, and you've got more than enough to work with. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ The final Friday concert of the summer, plus six Blue Crabs games and a stacked Saturday.

Aug 23, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ The final Friday concert of the summer, plus six Blue Crabs games and a stacked Saturday.

Hey neighbor! Summer is doing its last lap and Charles County is going out loud. The La Plata Summer Concert Series plays its final Friday of the season, the Blue Crabs are home for six straight games with fireworks on Friday, and Saturday stacks a classic car show, three farmers markets, and a comedy paint night on top of each other. There's also a waterfront fundraiser in Port Tobacco if you want something a little dressier. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
🗞️ School starts the 26th, so this is your last free weekend. Here's how to spend it.

Aug 16, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ School starts the 26th, so this is your last free weekend. Here's how to spend it.

Hey neighbor. This is it. School starts Wednesday the 26th, which makes this the last full week of summer, and Charles County is going out loud. There's a fishing tournament on Cobb Island raising money for childhood cancer research, a free health expo in Indian Head, the final Kids' Summer Show on the La Plata lawn, and an end-of-summer pool party for teens at Thomas Stone. Add three farmers markets, six live music nights, and a library calendar that refuses to slow down, and you've got a week worth clearing your calendar for. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace
Candace
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