October 2018, the 5th Annual Gateway to the Cure
WOW! The 5th Annual Gateway To The Cure collected $18,000.00 for the Patty Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund at Frederick Memorial Hospital! WOW!
Thurmont's Gateway To The Cure has become aglow every October for the last 5 years as residents and businesses around the town Turn Their Pink On during the month of October. In addition, over 45 businesses in 2018 offered discounts and made donations for the month long campaign which also included a 5K, a Zumbathon, purchasing a Pink Pinwheel for the Pinwheel Garden Of Love, and also selling Gateway To The Cure Merchandise. 2014 was the first year for this event, and raised over $4,000. 2017 marked the 4th Annual Gateway to Cure campaign raising $15,000, and the 5th Annual Gateway To The Cure campaign in 2018 raised a phenomenal $18,000.00. In five short years, the Town of Thurmont's Gateway To The Cure has donated $62,000.00 to the Patty Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund at Frederick Memorial Hospital/James Stockman Cancer Institute
Click Here for the 2018 Gateway To The Cure Business Partners!
Click Here for the 2018 Gateway To The Cure Business Partners!
Small Business Saturday-Shop Small in a Big Way!
Small Business Saturday is November 24, 2018. The day encourages all to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Communities are tapping into this movement by hosting special events and promotions to help drive small business sales. This event raises awareness for the impact of buying local. Many innovative and creative ideas have emerged from this event, which are helping Main Street businesses across America. Small Business Saturday has become a powerful movement.
Small Business Saturday is November 24, 2018. The day encourages all to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Communities are tapping into this movement by hosting special events and promotions to help drive small business sales. This event raises awareness for the impact of buying local. Many innovative and creative ideas have emerged from this event, which are helping Main Street businesses across America. Small Business Saturday has become a powerful movement.
2nd Annual Restaurant Week-A Taste of Thurmont coming April 2019
Colorfest 2019
Colorfest 2019
A juried Arts and Crafts Show featuring 300 well known and respected artists from the across the United States. Catoctin Colorfest has been recognized in Sunshine Artists Magazine and ranked in the top 35 shows in the United States and one of the largest on the East Coast. The Catoctin Colorfest is the second full weekend in October every year attracting over 100,000 attendees. Also, a wide selection of delicious food is available to satisfy everyone’s appetite. Be sure to visit the American Legion, Main Street, Thurmont Carnival Grounds, and Criswell Chevrolet for vendors in addition to the Park, and the Beer Garden at the Thurmont Historical Society located in their gorgeous backyard! Great Food and music too at the beer garden! October 12 & 13, 2019.
If you are a vendor and interested in locating a vendor space
click here: 2019_colorfest_space_information.pdf
For Permit pricing click here
A juried Arts and Crafts Show featuring 300 well known and respected artists from the across the United States. Catoctin Colorfest has been recognized in Sunshine Artists Magazine and ranked in the top 35 shows in the United States and one of the largest on the East Coast. The Catoctin Colorfest is the second full weekend in October every year attracting over 100,000 attendees. Also, a wide selection of delicious food is available to satisfy everyone’s appetite. Be sure to visit the American Legion, Main Street, Thurmont Carnival Grounds, and Criswell Chevrolet for vendors in addition to the Park, and the Beer Garden at the Thurmont Historical Society located in their gorgeous backyard! Great Food and music too at the beer garden! October 12 & 13, 2019.
If you are a vendor and interested in locating a vendor space
click here: 2019_colorfest_space_information.pdf
For Permit pricing click here
Halloween In The Park October, 26, 2019
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Goblins and witches, and ghouls oh my! Get the kids ready for a thrilling good time at Thurmont’s Annual Halloween in the Park in Thurmont Community Park! Halloween In The Park has provided spooky fun for two decades and is evidence that kids, parents, and grandparents still love a lightly ghostly fun! Commissioner Wayne Hooper and his wife Jill each year deliver an event that has kept families coming back for the ever-so-popular Haunted Hay Ride, and each year add new events to keep Halloween In The Park fresh and a staple community event. This year in addition to the haunted ay Ride, you will experience the Little Shop of Horrors, ghouls, witches, magic, and & much more! For the children twelve and under, there is a large children’s area where they can Ring a Monster, play the Eyeball Toss, try their luck at the Apple Dip, and play a Candy Corn Ball Toss. There is also crafts available that include making mini pumpkins. Oh, and don’t forget the Halloween Egg Hunt for two different age groups. Don’t miss the highlight of the evening of Esp Dance Studio’s “Monstrous” performance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller! The children’s twelve and under game area is from 6-8:30 p.m.
Admission is $3.00 plus a canned food donation to support the local food bank. (Children 5 & under are free) |
Thurmont Plein Air 2019 date coming soon!
3rd Annual Thurmont Plein Air Stay tuned for the date & subject to be painted for the 3rd Annual Thurmont Plein Air 2019! This event is one of several art events in Thurmont that is growing. Artists and spectators alike have a great time as spectators visit site locations & watch the artists paint, & then artists return to the Main Street Center to have their work judged. Spectators can meet the artists & purchase their paintings while enjoy wine from local vineyards. The 1st Thurmont Plein Air focus was on historic buildings, the 2nd Annual Thurmont Plein Air artists' painted Roddy Road Covered Bridge & Loys Station Covered Bridge. Where will 2019 take us? |
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Christmas In Thurmont
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You want want to miss the best event all year long-Christmas In Thurmont!
Christmas in Thurmont is a fun-filled day with Santa, pictures, horse & carriage rides, and a map stamping event for adults! Children 0-17 years of age register to win prizes & adults visit local businesses on the map to enter for prize drawings too! Great entertainment provided and prize drawings are held at 5 pm. Christmas in Thurmont will be held Saturday, December 7, 2019. Free fun for everyone! A thurmont Holiday Tradition!
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