LEONARDTOWN, Md. — Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park will celebrate the summer solstice with extended evening hours and after-hours tours on June 19, 2026.
The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year, when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and provides more daylight than any other day. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour exhibits in the Main Museum and join museum staff for tours of the historic 1836 lighthouse tower, Keeper’s Quarters, and Potomac River Maritime Exhibit.
The Museum Store will also be open, with proceeds supporting the Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Lighthouse Museums.
Regular admission rates apply. The final tour of the lighthouse tower, Keeper’s Quarters, and Potomac River Maritime Exhibit will begin at 7:15 p.m. Extended summer solstice hours will conclude at 8 p.m.
Admission is $7 for adults, $3.50 for children ages 6-18, seniors and military personnel, and free for children ages 5 and younger.
For more information, call Piney Point Lighthouse Museum at (301) 994-1471 or visit Facebook.com/1836Light.
The St. Mary’s County Museum Division was established by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County to collect, preserve, research and interpret the historic sites and artifacts that illustrate the natural and cultural histories of St. Mary’s County and the Potomac River. The division oversees St. Clement’s Island Museum, Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, the Old Jail Museum and the Drayden African American Schoolhouse.