Perhaps you have been contemplating a visit to Chestertown, lovely and historic, quaint and quintessential? If so, this weekend offers all the usual benefits of our friendly and hospitable burgh with the added bonus of a bunch of very tall ships. It is, after all, Downrigging Weekend, the yearly gathering of large, old, beautiful ships along our waterfront.
There are boat tours, boat rides, lectures about boats, concerts taking place in the proximity of boats, and food that tastes better when eaten on a boat. Anything boat-related you can think of will probably happen this weekend in Chestertown.
You may check out the full lineup of happenings here, but we are particularly excited about the following:
Fireworks at 7pm on Friday (for those who enjoy seeing things explode).
The famous jazz harmonica player Frederic Yonnet, at the Prince Theater on Saturday night. Apparently, he has played with Stevie Wonder and Prince, and apparently, Dave Chappelle is a big fan.
This guy is incredible. Check it out (the actual song starts around the 2-minute mark):
On with the festivities:
Trick-or-treating on the tall ships on Sunday at 2:30.
Kids harmonica workshop with Frederic Yonnet on Saturday from 3-4. The first 10 kids get a free harmonica.
On Sunday from 11-4:30 kids can enjoy pumpkin decorating, model boat building, bird and snake beholding, and a tank of aquatic creatures that they touch. All of this happens near boats, of course.
All I’m saying is, Chestertown is where it’s happening this weekend.
Of course, we can say that of every weekend in Chestertown.
But this weekend, it’s actually sort of true.
