Relax to traditional music or burn off some energy in alively competition.  Challenge a friend to a game of quoits, bowling, or watch the youngsters try their hand at Maryland’s state sport, jousting.   Let a master introduce you to the art of swordplay and a spinner introduce you to a woolly friend.  Witness the trial of a pig thief and the joy of a wedding.  Get your face painted and brace yourself for muskets and cannon fire.   Find out about some foods imported by world travelers that were all the rage in the 17th-century and purchase samples to take home.  Lunches inspired by the colonists’ diet will be for sale in VanSweringen’s Inn.   The whole family will enjoy this Faire with a colonial flair!

Begin your visit at the museum’s Shop at Farthings Ordinary, 47414 Old State House Road,  St. Mary’s City.   Admission is $10.00 for adults, $9 for seniors, $6 for students (ages 6-18 or with a college ID) and free for those 5 years and younger.   Friends of HSMC always visit free!  For more information about this event or the museum, call 800-SMC-1634, 240-895-4990, or visit the museum web site,www.stmaryscity.org. This event is sponsored by the HSMC Foundation.