SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026, 2pm–3pm You can get your hands on one-of-a-kind objects at our very first Members Only program! Learning to look is a unique workshop where our Executive Director will personally walk you through how to handle and examine original pieces from our collections. Unlock exceptional stories of the people who lived at the Homestead in centuries past and take home new skills with a suggested donation of
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026, 11am–4pm | SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026, 9am–4pm | SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026, 10am–4pm — Join us when we open the 2026 Union Mills Homestead season with our 56th Annual Flower & Plant Market! Come see our beautiful selections of your favorite regionally grown: Native Plants Hanging Baskets Annuals/Perennials Vegetable Plants and Herbs Shrubs and Trees Heirloom Vegetables Browse the Tannery and wagons for the perfect additions
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026, 10am–4pm SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026, 10am–4pm It’s 1776! Join us at Union Mills to experience the difficult days preceding our nation’s independence to explore the many challenges facing our country’s founding generation. A living history weekend at the Union Mill Homestead modeled on a 1776 recruiting event will feature reenactors portraying civilians and soldiers. Visitors will be asked questions Americans were forced to confront at the
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026 SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2026 Experience the days surrounding Lee’s Second Invasion of the North, when small towns in Carroll County — including Union Mills — saw the movement of both Union and Confederate Armies, supply wagons, stragglers, and wounded soldiers. Explore encampments, the original structures that witnessed the days around Gettysburg, and historic displays interpreting this period on the scenic and spacious grounds of the Union
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2026, 11am–5pm — 55th Annual Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival. Come enjoy an old-fashioned meal featuring corn roasted in the husk, served at your table at the historic Union Mills Homestead. Your meal ticket buys a serving of fried chicken, applesauce, sliced tomatoes, roll and butter, iced tea or lemonade, and all the roasted corn you can eat. An outdoors event in the tradition of picnics and “frolics”
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026, 3pm-6pm Music on the Millrace offers a relaxed, inviting opportunity for our members and friends to come out to enjoy the authentic beauty of the site, separate from our other major events. This is a great time to enjoy an afternoon on the beautiful grounds of the Union Mills Homestead. Admission to the event is only $10. Under 12 are free! Food, beer and wine will
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026, 11am–6pm — 19th Maryland Microbrewery Festival Celebrating Maryland Beer and History We are pleased once again to host this unique event to promote Maryland’s microbreweries. The Maryland Microbrewery Festival is the highlight and culminating event of Carroll County Beer Week. This fun-packed festival celebrates and promotes the best of Maryland’s handcrafted and distinctive microbrews. Come join the fun of Maryland’s premier beer festival! A wide selection of Maryland breweries, each with
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026, 10am–3pm — Come out and see a large collection of Willys and Jeeps at the historic Union Mills Homestead. This is one of the largest vintage Jeep shows on the East Coast. This year is the 20th Anniversary of this annual event. See World War II and Korean War era military Jeeps and the civilian Jeeps and utility vehicles that are the grandfathers of today’s Jeeps
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2026, 10am–4pm — Come and join us for a German-style Christmas market. Food and drinks will be available to purchase, along with a variety of hand-crafted and unique gifts from vendors in the Grist Mill and Tannery. Our gift shop will be open for your holiday shopping as will the blacksmith and woodworking shops. A portion of the historic Homestead will be decorated and open for you