In 1708, the St. Phillips & Jacob's Day fairs made May merry. This year, it's CharterFest, a spectacular citywide event. Come one, come all! Activities abound, from City Dock & Spa Creek to Main Street to West Street, including:

• Friday, May 2 - Dedication of City Dock, 1:30 p.m., ceremony led by Mayor Ellen Moyer. | See the flyer.

• Friday - Sunday, May 2 - 4 - Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival at City Dock (10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday) - with with historical educational booths, environmental displays including an Eco-Smart Village, maritime demonstrations and a variety of boats. Enjoy entertainment on the main stage featuring ballads, storytelling and concerts.
  
  Annapolis Alive! has a booth at the festival and the stitchers of the 300 Tapestry Project have two of the smaller tapestry panels available so that Festival attendees can learn some Annapolis history while adding their stitches to a panel and signing the stitchers log! Stichers will walk away with a sticker that says, "I made history today!"
  
  See the Festival website for activity and entertainment details.

• Saturday, May 3 - Shallop Race around Annapolis Harbor featuring three shallops built by the Reedville Fishermen's Museum, Deltaville Maritime Museum, and Sultana Projects in Chestertown, the latter being the one that followed the trail of the Capt. John Smith expedition last summer. Noon.

• Irish Rowing Race on Spa Creek.

• Saturday, May 3 - Thrill to the North American Town Crier Competition held at the top of Main Street, 1 p.m.
  • VIP Criers from location far and away will join our own Squire Fred Taylor (pictured, right) including representatives from: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada; Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada; Chatham, Ontario, Canada; St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada; Berlin, New Jersey; Alexandria, Virginia; and more

• Sunday, May 4 - First Sunday on West Street - The first block of the street is closed to car traffic and lined with booths featuring the wares of our local artists & craftsman, jewelry, clothes and specialty items, demos, face painting and music.

This all inclusive event that includes existing and new events for the 300th year. CharterFest will offer something for everyone including entertainment on stages set up for ballads, storytelling and concerts.

Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3 - Annapolis Symphony Orchestra premiers Charter 300 Composition No. 4 by Jacob Bancks

Information

info@annapolisalive.org

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