Maryland Day is celebrated every year on March 25.

Quick Scoop

  • Maryland Day is the official state holiday that commemorates the founding of the Maryland colony on March 25, 1634.
  • It marks the landing of settlers from the ships Ark and Dove on St. Clement’s Island in what is now St. Mary’s County.
  • It has been formally observed since 1903 and became a legal state holiday in 1916.

In recent years, the celebration often expands into a “Maryland Day Weekend” with events across Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, but the actual Maryland Day date remains March 25.

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