Fresh air, family fun, and a few things worth celebrating.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 1:00 PM
📍 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Stadium, Waldorf, MD
💲 Free
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The Blue Crabs stadium is opening the gates for a free spring blowout live DJ, games, Easter egg hunt, and food. It's free, it's outside, and it gives the kids something to talk about besides screen time. Pre-register if you can; this one will draw a crowd.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Village Green Park, 100 Walter Thomas Rd, Indian Head, MD
💲 Free
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Free activities for toddlers through 5th graders, plus a hot dog lunch for the first 500 kids. Start your Saturday here and you'll have worn them out before lunch. The rest of the day is yours.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Rd, Marbury, MD
💲 Free
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A free outdoor event at one of Charles County's best-kept secrets. Get outside, breathe something that isn't recirculated air, and remember that Smallwood State Park exists and is beautiful. This one pairs perfectly with the EGGciting Adventure if you're trying to make a full Saturday of it.

📅 Sunday, Mar 29 | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Blended Bakery, 4840 Strauss Ave, Waldorf, MD
💲 Varies
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Chef Lo is doing brunch, egg decorating, family photos, and a visit from the Easter Bunny himself all in a cozy bakery setting. Hourly reservation seating runs from 11 AM to 2 PM. This is the kind of thing kids will ask to do again next year. Book before it fills up.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 The Square, St. Charles Towne Center, Waldorf, MD
💲 $17
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A Women's Month event built around real talk financial freedom, health, beauty, and self-care, with speakers, vendors, and a room full of people who came to be inspired. $17 is a pretty reasonable price for a Saturday afternoon well spent.

📅 Thursday, Mar 26 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
📍 Southern Maryland News, 6105 Foster Lane, Hughesville, MD
💲 $39
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Southern Maryland's first annual Women to Watch Speaker Series kicks off with a breakfast panel on leadership and reinspiration. Start the day with purpose, good food, and a room full of people who are doing the thing. $39 for that kind of morning is a solid deal.

Do something with your hands for once.

📅 March 26 – March 28
📍 Startender Academy, 11110 Mall Cir, Waldorf, MD
💲 $49
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Make your own sangria, personalize a wine glass, and call it a Thursday (or Friday, or Saturday). This interactive mixology event is great for groups and even better for people who want a date night that involves learning something new and drinking it afterward.

📅 Friday, Mar 27 | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 Martinis White Plains, White Plains, MD
💲 $42
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An instructor-led paint night featuring a "Love at First Sip" canvas, all supplies included, adults only. It's the kind of evening where you go in thinking "I'm not an artist" and leave with something you're low-key proud of. Good for girls' night, date night, or solo whatever you need.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM (series runs through May 30)
📍 11850 Park Waldorf Ln, Suite 109, Waldorf, MD
💲 $140
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Chef Tai is kicking off a spring baking series with gourmet cinnamon rolls and Peach Bellini cupcakes. Small class, mimosas included, and you go home with something you made with your own hands. If you've been looking for a reason to get into baking, this is a pretty good one.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Green Light Driving Academy, Waldorf, MD
💲 $12
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Led by Tammy McGee, this conversation covers distracted driving, grief, and prevention especially relevant for families with teens learning to drive or recently licensed. It's a meaningful hour that could genuinely make a difference. $12 is more than worth it for that kind of conversation.

📅 Sunday, Mar 29 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 3261 Old Washington Rd, Suite 2010, Waldorf, MD
💲 $96
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Chair massage, foot detox, body stretching, light refreshments, and good company all designed to help women slow down and breathe during Women's History Month. If your calendar has been full and your tank is running low, block off this Sunday afternoon.

Because "I was going to go out" doesn't count.

Tuesday, Mar 24 | 7:00 – 10:00 PM
📍 Fiesta Cancun Bar & Grill

Tacos, karaoke, and mid-week fun. Enough said.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
📍 Grace's Event Center, 4045 Renner Rd, Waldorf, MD
💲 $28
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Two DJs, a birthday party, and a crowd that showed up to actually dance. If your season is Aries or Pisces, this one is practically required attendance. And even if it's not $28 for a Saturday night out is still doing well.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Shark Bar & Seafood House, 2056 Crain Hwy, Waldorf, MD
💲 $33
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A live afternoon set at Shark Bar good food, good music, and a chance to get your Saturday started on a high note before the night even kicks in. Pre-game with this one if you're heading out later.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
📍 Bad Axe Throwing Waldorf, Waldorf, MD
💲 $28
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Push Play, the Kim Michelle Experience, and DJ Bandz are headlining this late-night Pisces/Aries celebration. There's free parking and a food truck on site, so no excuses. Yes, it's at the axe throwing place. No, that doesn't make it less of a vibe.

📅 Sunday, Mar 29 | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Shark Bar & Seafood House, 2056 Crain Hwy, Waldorf, MD
💲 $28
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If you needed a reason to not spend Sunday on the couch thinking about Monday, here it is. Push Play and DJ Fatts close out the weekend with a day party that goes until 10. Brunch first, then this. You deserve it.

Free, smart, and open to everyone aka the best combination.

📅 Monday, Mar 23 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 P.D. Brown Memorial Branch
💲 Free
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Charles County Register of Wills Loraine Hennessy walks you through wills, estate administration, probate, and the Orphan's Court. Future you will be very grateful that present you went to this. It's free, it's 90 minutes, and it covers the kind of stuff most people put off for way too long.

📅 Monday, Mar 23 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Virtual
💲 Free
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If you took Spanish in school and want to actually remember it, this is a low-pressure virtual club for people who already have the basics and want to practice with real humans. More useful than Duolingo. Less guilt than Duolingo too.

📅 Tuesday, Mar 24 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Waldorf West Branch
💲 Free
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Stories, crafts, games, and themed activities designed for adults of all ages and abilities. Yes, it's story time. Yes, it's for grown-ups. No, you don't need to explain yourself. It's lovely.

📅 Tuesday, Mar 24 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Virtual
💲 Free
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Award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter joins a conversation about her book on the failures of the American rehab system. If you read serious nonfiction and like conversations that actually go somewhere, this one is worth an hour of your afternoon.

📅 Wednesday, Mar 25 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Waldorf West Branch
💲 Free
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Storytelling, scripting, shooting, editing, and sharing in 90 minutes. If you've been saying "I want to make something" and never starting, this is your friendly nudge. Free, at the library, no equipment required.

📅 Wednesday, Mar 25 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Virtual
💲 Free
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The Museum of Flight presents a look at women in aviation — from early passengers to pilots, barnstormers, and astronauts. A great Women's Month program for history lovers and anyone who's ever looked up at a plane and felt something.

📅 Wednesday, Mar 25 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 La Plata Branch
💲 Free
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Kids will learn about pioneering naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian and then make their own butterfly art. Art, science, and history packed into one evening program. If you've got a curious kid, this one's a keeper.

📅 Thursday, Mar 26 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Virtual
💲 Free
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Local astronomer Josh Urban takes you through what's happening in the night sky in a fun, no-pressure format. Good for families, curious adults, and anyone who occasionally needs to be reminded that the universe is vast and their to-do list is not that serious.

📅 Thursday, Mar 26 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 La Plata Branch
💲 Free
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Kids learn about nutrition and plant growth by planting their own microgreens to take home. Tiny plants, big pride. A genuinely sweet program.

📅 Saturday, Mar 28 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Waldorf West Branch
💲 Free
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No assigned reading. No judgment. Just bring a book that fits the theme, chat about it with fellow readers, and enjoy an easy Saturday hour with your people. The anti-book-club book club.

These are the meetings where decisions about your neighborhood actually get made.

📅 Monday, Mar 23 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Commissioners Conference (Blue) Room
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📅 Monday, Mar 23 | 6:00 PM – 9:59 PM
📍 Charles County Government Building (Hybrid)
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📅 Monday, Mar 23 | 6:00 PM
📍 Charles County Government Building (Hybrid)
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This one's worth knowing about. The proposed amendment would change zoning rules around accessory dwelling units (think in-law suites, backyard cottages) for attached and detached homes. It's tied to affordable housing recommendations and state requirements. If you've ever wanted more flexibility in how your property is used or you care about housing affordability in the county this is a good one to attend or follow.

📅 Tuesday, Mar 24 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Charles County Government Building (Hybrid)
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📅 Tuesday, Mar 24 | 6:00 PM
📍 Charles County Government Building Auditorium (In-person only)
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A requested variance to develop within the 100-foot Critical Area Buffer in Bryans Road. Public testimony is encouraged, and this one is in person only no virtual option.

📅 Tuesday, Mar 24 | 6:30 PM
📍 Charles County Government Building
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Yes, there's a hearing about a Wawa coming to Waldorf. The application includes changes to a previously approved special exception for fuel sales. If you have opinions about development and traffic in your corner of the county, this is the room where it matters.

Many county meetings are streamed live or recorded on CCGTV.
Agendas, links, and recordings are posted here:
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Washington Gas is seeking an $82.5 million rate hike that could bump the average residential bill up by about 5.3%. Public hearings are scheduled for March 24 and April 7, and written comments are also being accepted. This isn't an event, but it's the kind of thing that affects your actual life so it's worth knowing about and showing up for if you can.

📅 Monday, Mar 23 | 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
📍 CCSO Headquarters, 6915 Crain Hwy, La Plata, MD
💲 Free
🔗 Register here

Open to adults who support youth, this free class covers the four pillars of health: nutrition, movement, sleep, and mental well-being. Registration required, but it's a genuinely useful resource that doesn't get nearly enough attention. Pass it along to someone who needs it.

📍 6670 Crain Hwy, La Plata, MD (corner of Rte 301 & Rte 6)

A new Dash In has opened at one of La Plata's busiest intersections. Fuel, food, and everything you forgot to grab before leaving the house.

📍 4545 Fairway Village Place, Suite 102, Waldorf, MD (Shops at Fairway Village)

Hair Cuttery is back in Waldorf with a new location at Fairway Village. Walk-ins welcome for cuts, color, and all your usual salon needs.

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