I Love Dorchester Heritage & Tourism

I Love Dorchester Heritage & Tourism Official page of Dorchester County Tourism and The Heart of the Chesapeake Heritage Area-on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
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Dorchester County Tourism promotes and preserves the heritage of this county located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, while strengthening the area’s economic development through tourism. Stop by the Dorchester County Visitor Center at 2 Rose Hill Place in Cambridge—look for the building with the huge sail by the Route 50 bridge over the Choptank River. The Visitor Center is open every day (except majo

r holidays) from 8:30am to 4:30pm. You can reach us at 410-228-1000 or [email protected]. You can submit your event to our calendar at visitdorchester.org/submit-event. FACEBOOK GUIDELINES: This page welcomes family-friendly comments and posts. We reserve the right to immediately remove content that contains personal attacks, profanity, or information unrelated to the topic. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions on the I Love Dorchester Facebook policy.

Warwick Riverfest & Raft Races take off this Saturday, Sept. 6, 11am-6pm! The day includes a Jon boat docking contest, h...
08/31/2026

Warwick Riverfest & Raft Races take off this Saturday, Sept. 6, 11am-6pm! The day includes a Jon boat docking contest, homemade raft races, fun, food, live music, and community. Lots to do for kids – build a (stuffed) friend, carnival games, water slide, foam party, more! By the boat ramp in Secretary.
👉 Check the Warwick Riverfest and Raft Races "Next Gen" page for the latest updates.

Check out Summerween at Emily's Produce – the perfect combination of summer and fall fun!
08/29/2026

Check out Summerween at Emily's Produce – the perfect combination of summer and fall fun!

TODAY! Head to Vienna today (Aug. 29) for an amazing living history event, the Battle of Vienna! Here's what you need to...
08/29/2026

TODAY! Head to Vienna today (Aug. 29) for an amazing living history event, the Battle of Vienna! Here's what you need to know...

⚔️ One ticket. Two locations. More than 200 years of Dorchester County history brought to life.

The Battle of Vienna Living History Event commemorates the British raids that brought the American Revolution right to the banks of the Nanticoke River. From 10am-4pm, the story unfolds at two locations, just 1.5 miles apart:

🏛️ AT HISTORIC HANDSELL: Step inside a Revolutionary-era military encampment, watch musket demonstrations and traditional crafts, hear colonial music, meet living history interpreters, explore the Handsell house and Chicone Village, and learn about the Indigenous cultures connected to this land.

⛵ ALONG THE VIENNA WATERFRONT: See a replica 18th-century vessel, explore maritime history and exhibits, hear sea songs performed by the Ship’s Company Chanteymen, see remains of a colonial shipwreck discovered in the Nanticoke River, tour historic homes and buildings, visit local history exhibits, and find games, art and activities for all ages.
Throughout the day, look for blacksmithing, woodworking, spinning and rug-hooking demonstrations; Revolutionary War interpreters including Ned Hector and William Vans Murray; food vendors; children's activities; music; and more.

What makes this event especially interesting: the history happened here. British vessels repeatedly raided Vienna and sites along the Nanticoke between 1779 and 1782, when the river was both an important commercial route and a setting for Revolutionary War conflict.

📅 Saturday, Aug. 29 | 10am-4pm
📍 Handsell Historic Site + Vienna waterfront
🎟️ $10 admission covers both locations; reduced ticket prices for families with kids. Buy tix in Vienna at the Customs House (Water & Church Streets – and peek inside!), the Toll House (follow signs), or at Handsell, 4837 Indiantown Rd., Vienna.

Come spend the day in Vienna and experience a chapter of Revolutionary War history that unfolded right here on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

➡️ Full schedule: restorehandsell.org

🌞 GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND! 🌞 Here's your roundup of fun in Dorchester County August 28-30! 👻 Cambridge Ghost Walk T...
08/27/2026

🌞 GET READY FOR THE WEEKEND! 🌞 Here's your roundup of fun in Dorchester County August 28-30!

👻 Cambridge Ghost Walk Thurs 8p. chesapeakeghosts.com

⭐️ Harriet Tubman Visitor Center has Tubman Country Critters Fri 2p; Guided Tour Sat & Sun 2p; Tour of Green Features Sun 11a

🎵 Vintage Venue has free summer concert series with Mz'Vocalz Fri 4-6p. 415 Race St, Cambridge

✔️ Sunset Cruise Fri with Blackwater Adventures; departs 5:45p Fri and 5:30p Sat from Hyatt Chesapeake (you don't have to be guest). Reserve: tinyurl.com/y622c5kz

🎵 The Showroom by Blue Ruin has Alex W. Young & the Trouble Makers Fri; DJ Big L Sat

✔️ Bike Show at Johnny's Tavern Sat 9a. Plus live music by Tranzfusion at 1p

✔️ Emily's Produce has Summerween Sat & Sun, 9a-5p - a little bit of summer, a little bit of fall, a whole lot of farm fun. Corn maze open for early access.

⭐️ Battle of Vienna Living History Event Sat 10a-4p. See history come alive with Revolutionary-era military encampment, replica 18th century ship, traditional music, lots of demonstrations, food, fun. 2 locations: Handsell Historic Site and Vienna Waterfront, 1.5 miles away. $10 for admission to both sites; reduced rates for families with young children. Info: https://tinyurl.com/2x9rhevd

⛵️ Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester has public sail Sat 11a-1p. Reserve: skipjack-nathan.org

✔️ Thunder on the Choptank powerboat races Sat & Sun 11:30a-5p. Watch from Gerry Boyle Park at Great Marsh. Free admission; $5 to park. Food, drink available.

✔️ Choptank Riverboat cruise on a paddlewheeler Sat 12, 12:30 and 6p; Sun 12pm, 1p. suicidebridge.com/choptank-riverboats

🎵 Old Salty’s Restaurant has Pete Baker Sat 1-4p; Turning Point 6-9p; Bobby Reed Sun 2-5p

🎵 Layton's Chance Vineyard & Winery has Glow Party with Mike Hines & the Look Sat 6-9p. Tix: https://tinyurl.com/2s42n7ww

✔️ Taylors Island Boat Docking Challenge Sun 12p - watch boat captains show off their skills. Slaughter Creek Marina. Admission $5.

✔️ Palm Beach Wi***es has Chuckie Love Sun after Taylors Island Boat Docking Contest

✔️ Choptank Cruises offers 1.5-hour, 4-hour, and full-day cruises on Sat & Sun - for dining, birdwatching, fishing, barhopping, and more leaving from Hyatt Chesapeake

✔️ Choptank River Lighthouse is open daily for self-guided tours, 9:30-5p

✔️ SUMMER SALES! Summer sales at My Daughters & Me, The Star Child Family Trading Company LLC, Bay Country Shop, Craig's Drug Store, Inc.

🌻 Vintage Family Farms has flower picking – zinnias, cosmos, lisi, gladiolus, sunflowers. Reserve: vintagefamilyfarms.com

🎨 Dorchester Center for the Arts has Graham Slaughter Biannual Photography Competition; plus Fragments of Time, Photographs by Sahm Doherty-Sefton

🎨 Main Street Gallery has In Plain Sight with photographer Mike Dougherty

🎨 3ten Art Gallery has work by Lori Dever, Sherry Christopher, Derek Palmer

🎨 High St. Art Gallery has Ruth Nowell Wilson

⭐️ Harriet Tubman Museum is closed temporarily for repairs

📍 PLAN YOUR WEEKEND:
🍴 Where to eat: visitdorchester.org/eat-and-drink
🛍️ Where to shop: visitdorchester.org/see-and-do/shopping-and-more
📅 Full events calendar: visitdorchester.org/events

SAVE THE DATE!On 9🦋25, Downtown Cambridge celebrates DOLLY! Get out your shiniest sequins and rhinestones and join us fo...
08/27/2026

SAVE THE DATE!

On 9🦋25, Downtown Cambridge celebrates DOLLY!

Get out your shiniest sequins and rhinestones and join us for an evening, celebrating the life and light of a true icon.

Cocktail Crawl … Costume Contest … and more! All participating Crawl locations will have a collection box for new children’s books, which will be donated to local schools, in our community.

Stay tuned for more details …

We're happy to be partnering with Cambridge Main Street/Downtown Cambridge to bring some sparkle to Downtown Cambridge!

Get ready for speed on the water this weekend - Thunder on the Choptank powerboat races are coming August 29 and 30! The...
08/26/2026

Get ready for speed on the water this weekend - Thunder on the Choptank powerboat races are coming August 29 and 30! The action happens on Hambrooks Bay, with the best viewing from Gerry Boyle Park at Great Marsh in Cambridge. Racing starts at 11:30 am each day. Plenty of food and beverages will be available. Free admission, but $5 for parking.

The races are hosted by the Kent Narrows Racing Association with the support of Cambridge Power Boat Racing Association and the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce.

Photo courtesy CPBRA.

🦀 Did you know you can experience a taste of the crabbing life during a boat ride with Tides & Traditions? Check out thi...
08/25/2026

🦀 Did you know you can experience a taste of the crabbing life during a boat ride with Tides & Traditions? Check out this story from 47 ABC - WMDT!
👉 wmdt.com/2026/08/shore-to-shore-the-craft-of-crabbing-one-trip-at-a-time

Boat docking contests have hit the big time – the Wall Street Journal ran a story all about them! And yes, that's Dorche...
08/23/2026

Boat docking contests have hit the big time – the Wall Street Journal ran a story all about them! And yes, that's Dorchester County's own Sydney Hughes ("Dock it Like a Girl" is her motto) and her boat Wild Child in the photos. You can read the story if you register for free with the WSJ at on.wsj.com/4x0xxgd.

Dorchester County has four boat docking contests coming up:
🚤 Taylors Island Boat Docking Challenge - Aug. 30
🚤 Jon Boat Docking Contest at Warwick Riverfest - Sept. 6
🚤 Waterman’s Rodeo—Hoopers Island Boat Docking Contest - Sept. 13
🚤 Extreme Boat Docking Contest - Sept. 20

If you're not familiar with boat docking contests, experienced workboat and charter captains race the clock as they maneuver their boats in reverse and back into tight slips at high speed. Once the boat comes to a stop, the crew must quickly secure it by lassoing four dockside poles. The fastest successful run takes the prize. These crowd-pleasing competitions have been drawing thousands of spectators to Eastern Shore waterfronts for nearly 50 years.

Address

2 Rose Hill Pl
Cambridge, MD
21613

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

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+14102281000

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