Downtown Frederick, MD
More than 200 specialty shops, art galleries, breweries, distilleries, and restaurants call Downtown Frederick home. Quaint small town charm and picturesque scenes are everywhere you look.
Upcoming Events in
Downtown Frederick
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- Recurring weekly on Sunday
Every Saturday at 10:30 AM and Sunday at 2:00 PM from April until September, docents from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine will explain how Frederick became “One Vast Hospital.” Arguably the most trying moment in city’s history came after the Battle of Antietam in the…
- DISTRICT Arts
- Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Sumner Crenshaw is an American surrealist and figurative painter. Her art is a minimalist, narrative style imbued with lines and movement. Crenshaw’s paintings pay particular attention to themes of overcoming anxiety and finding strength. In her more surreal pieces, exaggerated…
Local art galleries encourage you to stay for a special Downtown Frederick Sunday Artwalk following each First Saturday. There will be a special events, art talks, live demos, and DIY projects from 12-4pm.
It's time to get up, dress up, and show up! Put on your dancing shoes and come dance to hot house hits spun by DJ Anthony Chase, with special guest performances by Drag Diva's Sage V. Daytona and Ivanna Rights. Ticket price includes dancing, drag performances, and light fare…
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Artist Statement Even though I identify myself as a Vietnamese-born American, I still do not know the depth of what this descriptive label means. There is a discord within my own origin due to the fact that I was born in the wake of the Vietnam conflict. By the time I came into…
A MET Original Premiere Directed by Ray Hatch A MET Premiere, in collaboration with AARCH and The Maryland Room at C. Burr Arts Library, exploring the rich and colorful history of the African American community in Frederick.
- Baker Park Band Shell
- Recurring weekly on Sunday
Enjoy free, high-quality musical entertainment on Sunday nights in June, July, and August at the Baker Park Band Shell. From tribute artists and oldies to Afrofunk and bluegrass, Celebrate Frederick's Summer Concert Series showcases professional musicians from a wide range of…
- Gaslight Gallery
- Recurring weekly on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Nora Maccoby is a 4th generation artist. She is both lyrical and studied in her work, drawing lines and paths through universal forces of chaos. Within the giant landscapes of time and space, she shows us as the seekers, born of light, surfing the galactic waves of creation. Nora…
Presented by Frederick Arts Council and The Potters' Guild of Frederick: Artist Talk and Demo with Samuel Wallace. Samuel is a traditional Jamaican potter who learned to make pots with his extended family in the backyard pottery sheds in rural St. Elizabeth parish in Jamaica.
- Recurring weekly on Monday
Part of FAC's After Hours Series Transformative Arts Project presents Meditative Dance Movement, held at Frederick Arts Center, Downtown Frederick* (*Except Monday, June 5, when it will take place at Sky Stage, 59 South Carroll Street, Frederick) Every Monday, 6-7PM
Downtown Frederick Stories
Instagrammable Spots in Downtown Frederick
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Surrounded by architecture that tells the story of vibrant history, Frederick…
Parking In Downtown Frederick
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With the help of some online resources and Facebook followers, the Housewives of…
Top 10 Shops for Unique Gifts in Downtown Frederick
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The most remembered and appreciated gifts are unique, thoughtful, and often something…
Claire McCardell - Famous Footsteps in Frederick
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Born in Frederick, Maryland in 1905, Claire McCardell moved to New York as a young…