The Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend
Thursday, September 23rd - Sunday, September 25th
Check out these weekend events...
Join the festivities as Fallfest begins with the annual parade along Main Street on Thursday and runs through Sunday. Enjoy rides, crafts, food and more! On Saturday, The Fabulous Hubcaps will perform at Carroll Arts Center and the Carroll County Ag. Center will hold an Indoor Flea Market. Stop by Union Mills Homestead for the 15th Annual Maryland Microbrewery Festival 2021. It's a fun-packed celebration that promotes the best of Maryland’s handcrafted and distinctive microbrews plus live music, crafts and more. Be sure to check out the 3rd Annual Mount Airy Oktoberfest with German folk music, games and of course, a traditional-style biergarten. The Town Mall in Westminster is the site for MAGIC's Good Game Festival this weekend. The 3 day event features free arcade play, console & tabletop game tournaments, artist alley, a children’s activity area, and so much more.
There's so much to choose from this weekend, so get out there and enjoy everything that Carroll County has to offer!
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*Please note: Events are subject to change due to public health concerns or weather conditions, so we strongly advise that you always contact event organizers to confirm dates and times.
1. Westminster Fallfest
September 23rd - 25th
FREE - Westminster Fallfest is designed to highlight Westminster’s spirit of community and to provide benefits for non-profit organizations that serve the Westminster and surrounding communities.
Join the festivities as Fallfest begins with our annual parade along Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in historic downtown Westminster on Thursday evening!
Bring your entire family to enjoy the amusement rides. Rides operate through out the fallfest weekend.
Visit over 80 vendors with a variety of crafts and gifts along with information about local businesses on Saturday and Sunday. Learn more on the Vendors page.
And most of all support our partner charities: MCQE Pet Pantry, Carroll County Special Olympics Maryland, Westminster Municipal Band, Potomac Case Management Services, Inc.
2. The Fabulous Hubcaps
Friday, September 24th⋅7:30 – 9:30pm
$$- The Fabulous Hubcaps have set the standard for musical quality and entertainment showmanship since 1974. In a typical Hubcaps show, you not only hear the best of the “classics,” but you see many of your favorite artists come alive through costumes, delivering to you a dynamic show. Where else can you see Elvis, Little Richard, Connie Francis, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, The Platters, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Junior Walker, The Temptations, Tina Turner, Patsy Cline, The Flamingos, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, The Jive Five, and so many more artists appearing on one stage in a single night for your total enjoyment? Only The Hubcaps can perform such a unique and spirited show!
3. Carroll County Ag. Center Indoor Flea Market
Saturday, September 25⋅8:00am – 2:00pm
FREE - Indoor Flea Market in the Shipley Arena at Carroll County Ag Center– 8am – 2pm. Product categories: antiques, books, cds/dvds/tapes, clothing, collectibles, computer equip., crafts, direct sales, glassware, food items, sports gear & memorabilia, toys, tools, woodworking, and much more.
4. 15th Annual Maryland Microbrewery Festival 2021
September 25 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
FREE- The Maryland Microbrewery Festival is a fun-packed celebration that promotes the best of Maryland’s handcrafted and distinctive microbrews. Numerous Maryland brewers will be attending, all true microbreweries or regional craft breweries, and each will have a number of different brews to sample.
The event includes live music, crafts, and there will be a wide variety of food vendors.
Also, a homebrew competition is conducted each year by the Midnight Homebrewers’ League as part of the Festival. Come join the fun of Maryland’s premier beer festival, held on the scenic grounds of the Union Mills Homestead, a national historic landmark. #MDMBF is the event hashtag.
Proceeds of the Festival support the Union Mills Homestead Foundation’s ongoing interpretation and preservation of the historic Union Mills site. Please contact us at 410–848-2288 if you require additional information. Thank you for your support!
5. Mount Airy Oktoberfest
Saturday, September 25⋅11:00am – 6:00pm
$-The 3rd Annual Mount Airy Oktoberfest will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in Downtown Mount Airy, Maryland, offering a traditional Oktoberfest experience.
The event is family friendly, boasts family entertainment, German folk music, and will showcase a Kids Corner, complete with Moon-Bounce, crafts, and carnival inspired games.
Enjoy shopping along historic Main Street, and indulge in a traditional-style biergarten, featuring special Oktoberfest selections and domestic choices, as well as traditional Bavarian food that is uniquely crafted by Mount Airy local restaurants.
6. Good Game Festival
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Sept 24 - 26
$$- This family friendly event brings together people to have fun . We will be hosting a video game tournament, along with free arcade play, free tabletop game space as well a children's area, vendors and artist alley. Live music and workshops and table discussion
The Good Game Festival (GGFest) is a new addition to Westminster’s commitment to community. The Good Game moniker is a concept that promotes good sportsmanship in online and tabletop games. By saying “Good Game” at the end of a match, you are signaling a well played game and that your opponent put up a good fight.
The organizers of Good Game want to create a family friendly gaming festival that promotes healthy gaming attitudes, sportsmanship, and education. Online, video, and tabletop gaming can be a great way to connect and engage with others who have the same interests.
This premiere event will host game industry panel discussions, game workshops, free arcade play, console game tournaments, tabletop game tournaments, vendor village, artist alley, children’s activity area, and so much more.
Our goal is to promote the “Good Game” lifestyle by identifying the triggers of “game rage” and finding acceptable ways of channeling anger, frustration, and anxiety. By understanding game addiction behavior, we find acceptable ways to change that behavior. It’s all part of a the “good game” lifestyle.
GGFest brings competitive gamers, collectors and casual fans together to enjoy the games of the past and present while building friendships and memories for the future.