Discover the critters that we have right in our back yard. We will make bug kites, spy on fiddler crabs, and create a small a garden for our critter friends. Spend a day at a state park learning to ‘see’ nature. Get a special behind-the-scenes look at our River to Bay exhibit where our animals are cared for and watch an aquarist do a feeding. The final day, board the Wm. B. Tennison with parents for a lunch time cruise on the Patuxent River, followed by an ice cream sundae.

Discover the critters that we have right in our back yard. We will make bug kites, spy on fiddler crabs, and create a small a garden for our critter friends. Spend a day at a state park learning to ‘see’ nature. Get a special behind-the-scenes look at our River to Bay exhibit where our animals are cared for and watch an aquarist do a feeding. The final day, board the Wm. B. Tennison with parents for a lunch time cruise on the Patuxent River, followed by an ice cream sundae.

The museum is open and FREE to the public with docents in every gallery. The Drum Point Lighthouse and Museum Store are open. Enjoy free 30-minute cruises on the Wm. B. Tennison. Live music provided by Chris James starting at 6 p.m. in the Harms Gallery.

Unleash the adventurous explorer hidden inside yourself. Do you have the skills it takes to survive a journey into unchartered waters? Learn about various explorers, from Norsemen to early European colonists, and discover the skills and tools they used to shape a new world. At week's end, put your abilities in reading maps and using navigational tools to the test as you take a "daring voyage" on the skipjack, Dee of St. Mary's.

Yoga with Frannie, led by certified yoga instructor, Frannie Rosen, returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Tuesday nights, June 5th through September 25th! This outdoor Vinyasa-style class will focus on cultivating internal and external balance through stretching, strengthening and breath work. All experience levels welcome! Bring your yoga mat, water bottle and hand towel. Classes held in the Corbin Pavilion. Participants enter through the gate by the Corbin Pavilion, off of Solomons Island Road. For additional information, email Frannie or search "Yoga with Frannie" on Facebook.

Unleash the adventurous explorer hidden inside yourself. Do you have the skills it takes to survive a journey into unchartered waters? Learn about various explorers, from Norsemen to early European colonists, and discover the skills and tools they used to shape a new world. At week's end, put your abilities in reading maps and using navigational tools to the test as you take a "daring voyage" on the skipjack, Dee of St. Mary's.

This program is designed to invite adults and children to discover the museum together through music, stories, and special activities. Free drop-in program for children 18 months to three years and their caregivers.

Enjoy a fun evening with your friends while listening to chart-topping GEORGE THOROGOOD and the DESTROYERS perform LIVE at the Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion on August 10! Thorogood is best known for his original compositions “Bad to the Bone,” “You Talk Too Much” and “I Drink Alone,” and for his covers of blues-rock songs such as “Who Do You Love,” “Move It On Over” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” Ticketholders are invited to come early and enjoy specialty drinks, corn hole, great food, prizes from Coors Light and of course live music in our new beer garden. We will kick off the night at 5 p.m. with local favorite NO GREEN JELLY BEENZ on our side stage and then move the music over to the main stage at 7:30 p.m. where Louisiana natives COWBOY MOUTH will dish up their unique style of rock & roll gumbo!

Ahoy, mates! Come join our scallywag crew. For this day camp, you will wear pirate garb, eat pirate grub, and do pirate work. What? Pirates worked? You bet they did. Hunt for hidden treasure, stage a sea battle in the museum's land-locked bugeye, swab the deck and sing sea chanteys!

Yoga with Frannie, led by certified yoga instructor, Frannie Rosen, returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Tuesday nights, June 5th through September 25th! This outdoor Vinyasa-style class will focus on cultivating internal and external balance through stretching, strengthening and breath work. All experience levels welcome! Bring your yoga mat, water bottle and hand towel. Classes held in the Corbin Pavilion. Participants enter through the gate by the Corbin Pavilion, off of Solomons Island Road. For additional information, email Frannie or search "Yoga with Frannie" on Facebook.

Enjoy a nautical day here at the Calvert Marine Museum where you can be the captain of your own toy boat! We will splash, dash, and craft our way through a creative day of outdoor water play.

Explore the water ways of local fish species, their anatomy and behavior, and importance of past and present day Solomons. Visit the historic J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House, salt marsh and other local sites as your practice using dip, seine, and cast nets, as well as oyster nippers to survey native species. Learn the Japanese art of gyotaku ("fish printing") and create a one-of-a-kind piece of art to take home.

Become a junior paleontologist for a day and hunt for fossil shark teeth, whale bones, as well as the shells of ancient snails and clams on a local beach. Work with our professional paleontologists to uncover the mysteries of these ancient animals and the environments in which they live. Learn collecting techniques and how to properly preserve your specimens. Get a special behind-the-scenes look at the amazing fossil collection of the Calvert Marine Museum.

Yoga with Frannie, led by certified yoga instructor, Frannie Rosen, returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Tuesday nights, June 5th through September 25th! This outdoor Vinyasa-style class will focus on cultivating internal and external balance through stretching, strengthening and breath work. All experience levels welcome! Bring your yoga mat, water bottle and hand towel. Classes held in the Corbin Pavilion. Participants enter through the gate by the Corbin Pavilion, off of Solomons Island Road. For additional information, email Frannie or search "Yoga with Frannie" on Facebook.

Country music star BRAD PAISLEY will perform live at the Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion on Thursday, August 23! Brad Paisley is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer whose talents have earned him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards and 14 Country Music Association Awards (including Entertainer of the Year). He has been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2001. Paisley's catalog of hits include: “She’s Everything,” “Remind Me,” “When I Get Where I’m Going,” “I’m Gonna Miss Her,” “This Is Country Music,” “Mud On the Tires,” and “Whisky Lullaby.” DAN TYMINSKI, a member of Allison Kraus & Union Station will open the show! Visit our website or call to purchase tickets!

Build a toy boat in the Boat Basin, weather permitting. Sessions starting on the half hour. For ages 5 and older.

Yoga with Frannie, led by certified yoga instructor, Frannie Rosen, returns to the Calvert Marine Museum on Tuesday nights, June 5th through September 25th! This outdoor Vinyasa-style class will focus on cultivating internal and external balance through stretching, strengthening and breath work. All experience levels welcome! Bring your yoga mat, water bottle and hand towel. Classes held in the Corbin Pavilion. Participants enter through the gate by the Corbin Pavilion, off of Solomons Island Road. For additional information, email Frannie or search "Yoga with Frannie" on Facebook.

For preschoolers ages 3 - 5. This program focuses on one of the museum's three themes and usually includes a story and craft activity.