Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland Events October 2008
Festivals, parades and celebrations on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland's Eastern Shore in October of 2008. Be sure to see our October concerts for the good music coming to the Shore.
October 1
Eastern Shore Harvest Fest
Seafood festival. Cape Charles, VA.
October 1 - 4
Paint Onancock Plein Air
See artists at work around town, then purchase a painting. Onancock, VA.
October 4
Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival
Amateur and professional boatbuilders and enthusiasts display skiffs, kayaks and canoes. Demonstrations, workshops, races. St Michaels, MD.
October 5
Coast Day
University of Delaware offers tours, lectures, exhibits, crab cake cook-off, boat show. Lewes, DE.
October 10 - 12
Arts Marketplace
The Shore's largest juried craft festival. Easton, MD.
October 11
Chincoteague Oyster Festival
Seafood festival. Chincoteague Island, VA.
October 18
Tilghman Island Day
Food, music, crafts, contests. Tilghman Island, MD.
October 18 - 19
Olde Princess Anne Days
Historic house and garden tour, craft demos, music, children's activities. Princess Anne, MD.
October 24 - 26
Fall Into St Michaels
Halloween parade, costume contests, festival. St Michaels, MD.
October 25
Halloween Happenings
Parade, kid stuff. Easton, MD.
October 25
Between the Waters Bike Tour
4 routes, 25 to 100 miles. Wachapreague, VA.
October 25 - 26
Rock Hall Oyster and Seafood Festival
Buffet, skipjacks. Rock Hall, MD.
October 30 - November 2
Downrigging Weekend
Celebrate the end of the tall-ship sailing season. View, board and sail on the fleet of tall-ships including the Schooner Sultana, Kalmar Nyckel, Pride of Baltimore II, Schooner Virginia, AJ Meerwald, and Lady Maryland. Concert, movie, and Halloween fireworks! A huge event. Chestertown, MD.
October 31 - November 2
Punkin Chunkin
Famous world championship pumpkin throwing contest. Fantastic machines hurl pumpkins a mile. Concerts by Charlie Daniels and Randy Owens. Nassau, DE.
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