October is here and we’re pretty much in shock over it. How is September over? Before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving… not that we’re complaining. ShoreBread sure does LOVE the holidays. But let’s not jump too far ahead. October is such an amazing month down here on the shore; it’s full of beautiful fall weather, chilly walks on the beach, soaking up the last of al fresco dining, and celebrating with plenty of Halloween festivities. This month is one that none of us can resist… we just may have watched Hocus Pocus last night. #toosoon?
So happy October to all of our wonderful readers! We hope you soak up all this month has to offer:
Pooch Palooza
October 4th
Cooler weather brings with it a multitude of doggy events and this one is no exception. Pooch Palooza is the most pet popular event of the fall and will benefit the Worcester County Humane Society. The event takes place at Frontier Town Western Theme Park and Campground opening at 8:30AM and will continue until 5:30PM. The event is jam-packed full all day:
8:30AM: Gates Open
9AM: Speed Retrieve at the Dock Tank
10AM: Photobooth
10:30AM: Big Air Wave at the Dock Tank & Costume Contest
12PM: Pie Eating Contest
12:30PM: Big Air Wave 2
1PM: Cover Model Search by Delmarva Unleashed
2PM: Health Tips & Tricks
2:30PM: Big Air Wave 3
3PM: Rabies Fact & Fiction
4PM: Big Air Finals
25th Anniversary Chesapeake Celtic Festival
October 4th & 5th
The Chesapeake Celtic Festival is held at one of our favorite Worcester County historic grounds, Furnace Town in Snow Hill, MD. The festival is a beloved Eastern Shore tradition that brings a host of people to the small town. Some of the event happenings are the costumed dog parade, antiques appraisal, the Ocean City Pipe and Drum Band, Footsteps Irish Dancers, Iona (a popular Celtic band, Peninsula Border Collies, Martial European Martial Arts Guild, storytelling, church services and more! The schedule of events is even too much to type… http://celticfest.net/schedule.html
Ocean City Cruiser Weekend
October 9th-12th
The 17th Annual Endless Summer Cruising 2014 is Ocean City’s fall classic automotive event festival that will take place at the beachside inlet parking area, convention center and boardwalk. The event is expecting to host nearly 50,000 spectators while showcasing up to 750 classic cars rumbling down the boardwalk.
Apple Scrapple Festival in Bridgeville, DE
October 10th-11th
If you know Delmarva at all, you know we love our scrapple. Like really, really love our scrapple. Bridgeville, DE hosts the Apple-Scrapple Festival every year bringing thousands and thousands of visitors to the area each October. The Food Court is one of the festivals main attractions, with everything from apple dumplings to scrapple sandwiches, wings, fries, pies, oyster sandwiches, BBQ and more! In addition to the food (our favorite part), there is a car show, a pageant, a carnival, a 5K, a scrapple chunkin’ contest and entertainment every night.
42nd Annual Chincoteague Oyster Festival
October 11th
This festival is a local favorite located at Tom’s Cove Park. The event is an all-you-can-eat setting from Noon until 4PM and features oysters on the half shell, steamed, fried, fritters, clam chowder, clam fritters, steamed crabs, salad bar, French fries, hush puppies, hot dogs and more! It’s all about the oysters though.
Good Beer Festival
October 11th-12th
The Good Beer Festival is a popular event in Salisbury at Pemberton Park. It offers festival-goers unlimited tastings from over 125 different American Craft Brews. More importantly, the event includes a local beer garden, which provides you with the unique opportunity to experience all the flavors of our local favorites. The event will take place from 12:30PM to 6:30PM daily and will include breweries from all over the place. Such as 3rd Wave, 16 Mile, Blue Moon, Burley Oak, Dogfish Head, Evo, Flying Dog, Goose Island, Heavy Seas, Kona Brewing Co, Sam Adams, Leinenkugels, Sierra Nevada, Tall Tales, Union Craft Brewing, Abita, Allagash, Backpocket Brewing, Blue Mountain Brewery, DuClaw, Saranac, Backshore Brewing Co and Victory, JUST TO NAME A FEW! If you’re a beer lover, you cannot miss this event… if you’re not a beer lover, you still don’t want to miss it.
RocktoberFest
October 11th-12th
With fall, comes fishing. Ocean City’s October season is known as “Rocktober” due to the amounts of Rockfish people catch during this time of year. This is also Ocean City’s only 24-hour Rockfish tournament. In addition to the coveted Rockfish, you can also qualify by catching Flounder, Trout and Tautog. The tournament stars on Saturday at 4PM and ends at 4PM on Sunday and ends with an awards banquet around a bonfire and a pig roast on the beach at Fishtales!
Octoberfest
October 18th
Another great event is happening in America’s Coolest Small Town… Berlin is hosting Octoberfest on Saturday from 11AM until 4PM. Historic Downtown Berlin is hosting its 3rd Annual Autumnal Celebration stock full of beer, bratwurst, polka and all things German! Admission is free, with live entertainment and a beer garden fully furnished by Burley Oak Brewery.
Autumn Wine Festival
October 18th-19th
The Autumn Wine Festival is another popular October event taking place at Pemberton Park in Salisbury, Maryland. The Autumn Wine Festival hosts tons of favorite local wineries. Some of the wineries include Basignani, Boordy Vineyards, Mark Cascia Vineyards, Cove Point Winery, Dragonfly Vineyard, Elk Run Winery, Far Eastern Shore Winery, Fridays Creek Winery, Knob Hall Winery, Layton’s Chance, Slack Winery and Soloman’s Winery just to name a few. The event goes from Saturday 11AM until 5PM with the same times on Sunday. In addition to the wineries, there will be tons of food vendors, art and craft vendors and great entertainment.
Punkin Chunkin’
October 24th-26th
Punkin Chunkin is a local phenomenon that draws crowds from all across the United States. Some know it only as getting up at 5AM, driving to the middle of nowhere Delaware, day drinking and watching pumpkins being launched across a field. But there’s more to the local favorite, The World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association is a trademark non-profit that raises money for scholarships, as well as organizations that benefit youth and the local surrounding communities. The event goes all weekend long with many of its participants camping out.
25th Annual Seawitch Festival
October 24th-26th
The 25th Annual Seawitch Festival is an Eastern Shore tradition, celebrating all things “wicked, wild and wonderful.” The ginormous festival is a celebration of the fall focusing on Halloween themes and the Fidder’s Convention. The event takes place in downtown Rehoboth and includes a costume parade, vendors, games and entertainment. We plan on spending our entire Saturday here so stay tuned for our play-by-play!
