Fire in Ice Festival
Date: February 1, 2025
Location: Downtown Frederick, Maryland
Experience the magic of late-night shopping and dining in downtown Frederick amid 130 dazzling ice sculptures, fire dancers, an ice playground, and even an ice putt-putt course. After some frosty fun, warm up with hot cocoa and s’mores around the fire pits.
More information here.
Maple Syrup Festival
Date: March 8–9 and March 15–16, 2025
Location: William Houck Area Cunningham Falls State Park, 14039 Catoctin Hollow Road, Thurmont, Maryland 21788
Experience one of Maryland’s oldest traditions at the William Houck Area Cunningham Falls State Park Maple Syrup Festival. Watch sap get boiled into syrup, listen to live bluegrass, take a scenic hayride through the maple grove, or test your pancake-flipping skills—while on the run, of course—in the great pancake race.
More information here.
