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First Sunday Arts Festival

Inner West Street Association hosts the First Sunday Arts Festival on the first Sunday of every month from May through November every year. The first festival this year will be on May 7th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on West Street in downtown historic Annapolis. Maryland’s premier art festival will feature live entertainment, pottery, wood carving, painting, metalwork, watercolor, jewelry, glass, textile, soaps, garden sculptures, and so much more. Check out the website for a full list of vendors and performers at innerweststreetannapolis.com.

 Blue Angels

One way we know summer is kicking off is when the Blue Angels visit Annapolis for USNA’s Commissioning Week. The Navy’s Blue Angels have the U.S. Naval Academy Air Show on May 24th. Grab your blanket to lay at a local park or run your boat to the Annapolis Harbor to see the Blue Angels perform over the mouth of the Severn River. Find more information about the show and Commissioning Week at visitannapolis.org.

20TH ANNUAL BOATYARD BAR & GRILL SPRING FISHING TOURNAMENT 

Feeding Hope

Anne Arundel County Food Bank’s Feeding Hope event will be held on May 18th at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville. Last year’s sold out event raised over $75,000 for our food-insecure neighbors to have access to free, nutritious food. Check out local businesses coming together for our community for the second Feeding Hope Anne Arundel County. Find more information at aafoodbank.org.

Race Day For Hope

The 26th Annual Race for Hope DC community will come together on May 7th for a 5K walk/run to raise awareness and funds to support the needs of brain tumor patients and their families. The race will start at 9 a.m. at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., followed by a kid’s fun run at 10 a.m., and a closing ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Register now at braintumor.org.

One of the most popular Chesapeake Bay fishing tournaments heralding the spring trophy season for striped bass takes place May 6th throughout the mid-Bay and on shore! Anglers and captains (about 100 boats in all) will wet their lines in the early morning, vying for the longest striper in this strictly catch-photo-release tournament. Then the fun begins with the shore party at the grounds of the Boatyard in Eastport for the weigh-in and awards ceremony, complete with live music, food, and drinks. All for charity, benefitting Coastal Conservation Assoc. Maryland, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Annapolis Police Dept.’s youth programs. For full details, visit boatyardbarandgrill.com.

Annapolis Irish Festival

ABC Events presents the Annapolis Irish Festival on May 6th from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville. The day will include plenty of Irish food and drink, live music, Irish Dancers, Caledonian Pipes and Drums, the Bastard Bearded Irishmen, Gaelic Mishap, Best Leg men in kilts contest, and so much more. For more information and to get tickets, visit abceventsinc.com.

Derby Day At Mtr

Watch the Kentucky Derby in good company this year. On May 6th at 5 p.m., Maryland Therapeutic Riding in Crownsville hosts its Derby Day celebration. The 14th Annual Derby Day will include dinner, drinks, live and silent auctions, bourbon tastings, a hat contest, mint juleps, and a live viewing of the Derby! Find more information at horsesthatheal.org.