11:00 a.m.  State House of 1676  Fashion Show  17th-century fashions

12:30 p.m.  Town Center  Foggy Bottom Morris Men  Morris Dancing is a form of English folk dance performed by a group.  The Foggy Bottom Morris Men having been performing throughout Maryland, D.C., and Virginia since 1977.

1:00 p.m.  Town Center  Maypole Celebration  Dance around the Maypole with the colonists, as you take part in this traditional fair activity.

2:00 p.m.  Town Center  Foggy Bottom Morris Men  Morris Dancing is a form of English folk dance performed by a group.  The Foggy Bottom Morris Men having been performing throughout Maryland, D.C., and Virginia since 1977.

2:30 p.m.  Town Center  John Salter Trial  The best days to hold court were days when a majority of the local population was in one location.  Fair days, like May Day, were such opportunities.  John Salter is accused of pig thievery and spreading false rumors against Sara Peacock.  Guilty or innocent?

3:45 p.m.   Waterfront  Cannon Fire  Learn how and why the crew of Maryland Dove uses the ship’s cannons, and why they are called murtherers.  It ends with a bang, so don’t forget to cover your ears.

Ongoing Activities:

Margaret Brent Garden:

May Tree  Help us adorn our May Tree, as we celebrate spring!  Each ribbon represents a wish.

Nature Sticks  Make & Take your own nature sticks with leaves, flowers, and ribbons.  Add to it as you walk the grounds.

Bug Hotels  Help Historic St. Mary’s City create several bug hotels to put in the Margaret Brent Garden.  Learn how to make one, and see which critters will come to live there.

Nature Bracelets » Wildflower Seed Bombs » Sweet Bags » Whirligigs

Town Center:

Try your hand at several 17th-century games.

Living History Exhibits:

Enjoy living history at the Woodland Indian Hamlet, the reconstructed Town Center, the Maryland Dove, and the Godiah Spray Tobacco Plantation.

While strolling the exhibit paths, don’t forget to explore the 18th-century Mackall Barn; Van Sweringen’s Inn; the reconstructed State House of 1676; and the reconstructed Brick Chapel of 1667, which features the crypt that houses the re-interred lead coffins of Philip Calvert and his family.  Before you end your visit, drive down Rosecroft Road to the current site of the 19th-century Brome Howard house (now the Inn at Brome Howard), to see the Struggle for Freedom exhibit.  The exhibit is located inside a building that was originally constructed to house the men and women who were enslaved laborers at the Brome plantation.  Struggle for Freedom explores what the lives of African Americans were like from before the Civil War to the early 20th century.