Family Events

The Calvert Marine Museum is a family museum and every day is an opportunity to create family memories. To take full advantage of our offerings, we encourage you to consider membership in the museum. We offer special programming during all school holidays. Be sure to check out the Calendar of Events for details.

For the following program details, go to Education Programs:

• Sea Squirts: For children 18 months to 3 years and their caregivers

• Little Minnows: For children 3 – 5 years and their caregivers

• Road Scholar Intergenerational Programs for grandparents and grandchildren

• Boat Building – Scheduled on demand over two weekends

• Fossil Field Experience – (Children must be at least 8 years and accompanied by an adult)

• Family Overnight – Annual event for families

•  Magic Show with Super Magic Comedian, Reggie Rice  – June 21 & July 12. 7 p.m. in the auditorium. $4 per person

• Pirate Day – Scheduled in November

June 19 - The Southern Library Branch will present Summer Time Story Time at the Calvert Marine Museum in the Maritime Hall Solomons area at 10 a.m. This 30-minute, drop-in program is for all ages. For more information, call the Library at 410-326-5289.

June 22 - 24 - The Kalmar Nyckel, queen of the tall ship fleet, will dock at Watermen's Wharf on Solomons Island, next to the Chesapeake Biological Lab Visitor's Center. Pirate sails will be offered Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., sunset sails from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., and an afternoon sail on Sunday from 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Kalmar Nyckel will host FREE public dockside tours from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets and more information, please contact the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation office at (302) 429-7447 (toll free at 866-659-7447) or visit www.kalmarnyckel.org.