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”
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026, 6:30pm Speaker Jim Shriver will cover how the United States of America celebrated the Centennial and the significance of a World’s Fair. Local and Maryland participants in the Philadelphia Exposition (The World’s Fair) will be included and local events held to commemorate 1876 will also be highlighted. This event is being held on the HSCC campus at the Shriver-Weybright Auditorium & Naganna Exhibits Hall & History
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2026, 2 pm Join the Union Mills Homestead and special guest speaker, Hon. Joseph M. Getty, Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Maryland’s first experience with representative democracy. In early August, 1776, residents of our area voted in the first election after independence and elected representatives to write the Maryland Constitution. Those representatives met in Annapolis for the first time
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
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026, 3pm-6pm Join us for “Music on the Millrace” again this year! This Sunday concert series at the Union Mills Homestead will be held for the third year at the historic site north of Westminster, MD. The concerts offer 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
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
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 12pm Throughout their 160-year occupation of the Union Mills Homestead, the Shriver family’s six generations always enjoyed a drink. From whiskey to beer to cider to wine, what they drank and how they drank reflected changing times and culture in America. In this Box Lunch Talk, executive director Kyle Dalton will discuss the long history of politics, prohibition, and temperance at the Union Mills Homestead. As always,
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2027, 11am–4pm | SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2027, 9am–4pm | SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2027, 10am–4pm — Join us when we open the 2027 Union Mills Homestead season with our 57th 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