May 17 & 18, 2025
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Southern Maryland Heritage Festival returns for its 2nd year, celebrating local food, culture, and history over two days. The festival offers opportunities to explore regional heritage through food sampling, artisanal shopping, historical exhibits, and diverse musical performances, with family-friendly activities including a dedicated kids' area.
Ticket sales coming soon.
2024 Exhibitors
Free State Ciders
Small local winery specializing in hard apple ciders made by pressing apples into juice. Check out how apples were pressed historically with their demonstration.
Harry Jackson Decoys
Experience how true American folk art is made by participating in bringing a piece to life.
Jubilee Farm Fermentations
With a focus on fresh, sessionable farmhouse ales, this local brewery is influenced by historic methods and the significant contribution neighborhood farm breweries offer to a thriving, rural community.
St. Maries Citty Militia
Colonial Maryland "armed band" re-enactors. The unit is organized as a typical English militia unit of the 1630s and 40s , armed with musket and pike and marching to the drum and commands of nearly 400 years past.
2024 Artisan Vendors
Compass Rose
Handsewn pine needle baskets, hand-crafted leather bracelets
Dad and Daughter Woodwork
Handcraft American flags made from 100 year old barn wood
Dayzi Doodles
Earth-inspired pottery
Ellen's In Stitches
Textiles like aprons, table runners, cozies, bags, etc.
Jeanne Norton Hammett Serigraphs
Silkscreen printed art
Maple WoodCraft
Home decor and useful wood items
Nutt House Wine & Wood
Repurposed barrel products - wine racks, charcuterie boards, furniture
The Shedshop Studio
Custom rings and more made from deer antler, wood, & resin