Chestertown Tea Party Festival - Reenactment
Contact Chestertown Tea Party Festival Phone: 443 924 6411 Email: contact@chestertownteaprty.org URL: https://www.chestertownte
Location Downtown Chestertown - Downtown Chestertown
In response to British Parliament’s closing of the port of Boston, the citizens of Chestertown, Maryland met in May of 1774 and set forth “Resolves” forbidding importing, selling, or consuming tea in Chestertown. Per local legend, residents gathered at the town center, marched down High Street to the brigantine Geddes anchored in the Chester River, and tossed her cargo of tea overboard. The annual reenactment of that event is the centerpiece of the Chestertown Tea Party Festival. The re-enactment is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. All Festival events take place along the Chester River and in Downtown
Latest Events
19 May 2024; 09:30AM - Presbyterian Church of Chestertown Sunday Services 905 Gateway Drive Chestertown, MD 21620 |
24 May 2024; 05:00AM - 09:00PM ChestertownTea Party Festival - Block Party Wilmer Park - Wilmer Park |
25 May 2024; 10:00AM - Chestertown Tea Party Festival - Parade Downtown Chestertown - Downtown Chestertown |
25 May 2024; 02:00PM - Chestertown Tea Party Festival - Reenactment Downtown Chestertown - Downtown Chestertown |
26 May 2024; 09:30AM - Presbyterian Church of Chestertown Sunday Services 905 Gateway Drive Chestertown, MD 21620 |
26 May 2024; 12:00PM - 04:00PM Chestertown Tea Party Festival - Beer Fest Wilmer Park - Wilmer Park |
26 May 2024; 02:30PM - Chestertown Tea Party Festival - Raft Race Wilmer Park/Chester River - Wilmer Park/Chester River |
02 Jun 2024; 09:30AM - Presbyterian Church of Chestertown Sunday Services 905 Gateway Drive Chestertown, MD 21620 |
04 Jun 2024; 05:00PM - 07:00PM Kent County Health Department Drive-thru Rabies Clinic 125 Lynchburg Street, Chestertown |
09 Jun 2024; 09:30AM - Presbyterian Church of Chestertown Sunday Services 905 Gateway Drive Chestertown, MD 21620 |