Festivals
Photo Courtesy Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services
First Saturdays by Downtown Frederick Partnership
First Saturday is a day to show your love for local! Support local businesses by shopping with an independent retailer, eating at a local restaurant, supporting local artists, and exploring Downtown Frederick. Where you spend your money matters. Whether you’ve lived here for years, or you’re a first-time visitor, First Saturdays are a great time to discover something new about our beautiful downtown. Many downtown businesses celebrate First Saturday with their own unique events. From in-store tastings and gallery openings to artist and vendor exhibitions, there’s always something new to explore!
Learn more here: Downtown Frederick Partnership
Independence Day Fireworks Display by Celebrate Frederick
Enjoy an evening of live music, vendors, craft beer, and FREE fireworks at this year’s 99.9 WFRE 4th of July Parking Lot Party sponsored by N.Z. Cramer & Sons and fireworks display sponsored by Sandy Spring Bank! We’re excited to be partnering with Showtime at the Drive-In to provide a drive-in-style live concert with state-of-the-art sound, lighting, and video production from our friends at Showtime Sound, LLC!
“Celebrate Frederick is excited to offer a fireworks display at the Frederick Fairgrounds at dusk on Sunday, July 4th to celebrate Independence Day! For information on the more than 1,500 FREE parking spaces available, visit CelebrateFrederick.com”
Learn more here: Tourism Council
Summer Carnival by Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services
Our carnival season kicks off this week and continues through July. Most have rides with food and entertainment. It’s a summer tradition! Carnivals give communities the opportunity to support their local fire and/or rescue organizations. Carnivals usually run weekly at night. It’s a great family atmosphere. It’s a great place to catch up with neighbors and friends who make the track out each year to support their local company. It’s a great way to learn about our service and what volunteering opportunities are available.
Learn more here: Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services
Shakespeare Festival by Hood College
The first show in the festival is Romeo & Juliet, directed by Christine Moseres, and will have five or six performances. The show with intermission will run two and a half hours. Romeo is being played by a Deaf actor — precast with Broadway actor Josh Castille. Josh was in the Tony-nominated 2015 revival (by Deaf West Theatre) of Spring Awakening. The actor playing the voice/shadow of Romeo is also a Broadway veteran – Daniel Maldonado (from Broadway’s Moulin Rouge). We have received a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts to help us with the added high cost of interpretation during rehearsals — as we will have a Deaf lead actor, a Deaf member of our Greek Chorus, and a Deaf assistant director. The second show will be Comedy of Errors, directed by Aaron Angello. The show with intermission will run an hour and 40 minutes.
“The Frederick Shakespeare Festival, which takes place on the campus of Hood College, offers free, professional, outdoor theatre to the community. This summer, they will present, in repertory, Romeo and Juliet (featuring Josh Castille, renown Deaf actor from Broadway’s Spring Awakening, in the role of Romeo) and Shakespeare’s delightful farce, The Comedy of Errors, performed with only eight actors. Visit www.ESPTheatre.org for dates and information.”
Learn more here: Hood College
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