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Oct 18, 2026

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19 min read

🗞️ Trunk-or-treats, a bull roast, and a man-eating plant

Hey neighbor! Halloween is still a week out, but Charles County didn't wait. Saturday alone has more trunk-or-treats than I could fit on one hand, plus Chaney's 47th Annual Bull Roast, Victorian Halloween tours at the Mudd House, and Little Shop of Horrors opening at CSM. Sunday, the Chamber's SoMD Savor the Flavor takes over Weatherly Farm on the Potomac. One heads up before we start: the Wicked Warrior 5K at La Plata High has been canceled. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace

Oct 11, 2026

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12 min read

🗞️ Fall festivals, flamenco, and a whole lot of monster trucks.

Hey neighbor! Fall is in full swing and Charles County is acting like it. This week you've got Monster Truck Wars at the fairgrounds, the Colonial Faire and Fall Festival at Maxwell Hall, a scarecrow trail on Cobb Island, and the Citizens for CCPL Book Bazaar in La Plata. Add a flamenco dinner show Sunday night and a pile of free library programs, and you've got no excuse to stay on the couch. One heads up first: Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day, so the libraries and county offices are closed. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace

Oct 4, 2026

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11 min read

🗞️ Rodeo, a haunted stadium, and a packed Saturday

Hey neighbor! Bull riding at the fairgrounds, a haunted house inside the Blue Crabs stadium, and the Walk to End Alzheimer's all land in the same stretch, and Saturday, Oct 10 is stacked from sunrise to bedtime. There is a Moose Lodge showdown in Indian Head, witches on the water at Cobb Island, and a farm dinner or two if you would rather eat than scream. The library is running a full week of crafts too, from velvet pumpkins to glowing ghost jars. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace

Sep 27, 2026

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10 min read

🗞️ Saturday, Oct. 3 might be the most packed day Charles County's had all fall.

Hey neighbor! Buckle up, because Saturday, October 3 is doing the absolute most this week. Jazz and wine in Indian Head, the Angel's Wing car show, Household Hazardous Waste Day, two separate pumpkin patches, and Nanjemoy's 24th annual Heritage Day are all happening on the same 24 hours. Steel Magnolias also wraps its run at Port Tobacco Players this weekend, so if you've been meaning to catch it, this is your last call. Plus the library's got author talks, a STEM club, and a free estate planning workshop worth putting on your Tuesday. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace

Sep 20, 2026

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14 min read

🗞️ Two-day festival, 49 years of lobster, and free stuff all over the county.

Hey neighbor! Fall showed up and the county went ahead and booked everything on the same weekend. Camp Souled Out takes over Regency Furniture Stadium for two full days, the Rotary Club's Lobster Festival hits its 49th year on Sunday, and Rec & Parks is throwing open the doors county-wide for a free Exploration Day on Saturday. There's also reenactors with cannons in Newburg, Steel Magnolias at Port Tobacco Players, and about a dozen ways to spend a Saturday afternoon making something with your hands. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace

Sep 13, 2026

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15 min read

🗞️ Four days of fair, Game 3 in Waldorf, and a Saturday that'll make you choose.

Hey neighbor! This is the biggest week on the calendar all fall and it isn't close. The 102nd Charles County Fair takes over the fairgrounds Thursday through Sunday, the Blue Crabs are hosting playoff baseball Friday night, and Historic Rich Hill is holding its first major program since reopening. Throw in a twelve hour gaming festival at CSM, three farmers markets, and a crab feast, and Saturday is going to require some hard choices. Let's get into it. 👇

Candace

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