The Reisterstown Festival Information

The Reisterstown Festival is a program of the Reisterstown Recreation Council (RRC), a non-profit volunteer organization, which, with the help of the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks, runs a variety of recreational and entertainment programs in the Reisterstown area. These activities range from a huge number of very popular sports leagues to summer camps for children........even a community dog park. The RRC actually runs two local annual festivals - the Bloomin' Arts Festival (which is run in conjunction with the Reisterstown Improvement Association) held in the spring at Franklin Middle School and the Reisterstown Festival held the weekend after Labor Day at Hannah More Park. These two festivals complement each other with their variety and provide unique fun experiences for area residents. The Reisterstown Festival began in 1985 and moved from its' original Franklin Middle School location to Hannah More Park location over 15 years ago in response to changes in Baltimore County Public School regulations about allowable functions and activities on school grounds and other reasons. After careful consideration of all the facts, the Festival Committee decided that the best path forward was to relocate to Hannah More Park in Reisterstown (1.2 miles south), because it allowed our traditional International Beer Garden and Fireworks shows to remain central Festival features, and Hannah More gave the festival much more parking, a large permanent bandshell, and use of the largest public park in town where it can continue to grow and prosper. The Reisterstown Festival has been held every year since 1985 with the exception of one year when it was cancelled due to a major Jewish holiday among other reasons.