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SUMMARY:May 2nd - "Pike Side En Plein Air" Art Event - Artists Wanted
DESCRIPTION:MAY 2nd EVENT CANCELLED\nDue to inadequate artist registrations\, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the May 2026 Plein Air event. \n  We plan to bring this event back someday\, drop us a line at info@NationalRdFoundation.org to let us know you would like to participate in a future event. \n  \nCalling Artists And Art Lovers Of All Experience Levels!\nThe National Road Museum will be hosting a brand new Plein Air event in Boonsboro on May 2nd from 8am until 4pm!\nEnjoy being outdoors and capture something beautiful in the Boonsboro area!  Artists are encouraged to find subjects along the Historic National Road (Route 40 Alternate) in Historic Downtown Boonsboro or a nearby area. \nWhen complete\, you may choose to take your art home or display it for the public through the month of May!  Artwork displayed for the month will be entered for one of two awards with prizes.  In addition to display\, artists are encouraged to consider donating their completed artwork to a silent auction. \nAll proceeds from registration and the auction will benefit the National Road Heritage Foundation. \n\n  \nDates:\nMay 2\n8:30am – 4:30 pm – Plein Air Painting Event.  Rain Date May 9th.\nCheck-in begins 8:30.  Day-Of submissions for exhibit before 4:30. \nMay 6 & 8\n6-7:30pm – Weekday finished painting dropoff \nMay 9\, 16\, & 23\n10am-4pm – Public display of artwork at the National Road Museum.  Silent Auction and Public Choice Award Voting Open. \nMay 30 –\n12:00 PM Silent Auction Ends.\n2:00 PM Board-Of-Directors Choice and Public Choice Award winners named.  Silent auction winners named. \n  \nRegistration Fees:\n$8 – Artist Bringing Own Canvas (or other surface on which to create*)\n$10 – Comes With Museum Provided 11 x 14 Basic Canvas\n$12 – Comes With Museum Provided 16 x 20 Basic Canvas \nFree To Observe\, visitors are encouraged to also visit our museums which ask for a donation to tour. \n*If intended for display in the exhibit\, artist must provide framing or other mounting for paper- or loose fabric-based artwork. \nThe registration fee is non-refundable. \n  \nArt Day – May 2nd\, 2026\nArtists may begin checking in at the National Road Museum at 8:30 AM on Saturday\, May 2nd.  Check-in will remain open until 1pm.  Rain date will be Saturday\, May 9th.  Participants who do not have a selected location will be offered suggestions and provided with information listing local amenities.  Once set up\, they are encouraged to call and indicate the nearest address to their final setup location to ensure museum services are made available and to better guide observers. \nArtists may work at their own pace throughout the day.  Volunteers will be available to watch equipment for short breaks.  Members of the public are welcome to enjoy downtown Boonsboro and observe artists at work. \nThose participating in the art exhibit may choose to submit their artwork any time before 4:30 PM\, or may take pieces with them to finish in studio prior to submission during that week.  The public exhibit begins on Saturday\, May 9th (except in the case of rain delay on May 2nd.) \n  \nArt Exhibit and Awards\nArtists may choose to have their artwork displayed during the month of May.  Pieces will be displayed within the exhibit hall of the National Road Museum at 214 N. Main Street in Boonsboro\, Maryland.  Visitors to the museum will be able to examine and enjoy these pieces during all tours during the three weeks of the exhibition.  The museum encourages optional donations for admission\, with suggested donation amounts provided. \nAwards will be presented to two outstanding pieces of artwork.  Rather than a traditional panel of judges\, this event will present a Board of Director’s Choice Award\, and a Public Choice Award. \nAll exhibited art will be given an identifying number\, and visitors will be given the opportunity to vote on their favorites on the 9th\, 16th\, and 23rd.  The piece with the highest number of votes will be declared the winner.  In the case of a tie\, an impartial museum volunteer or volunteers will be called upon to make a tie-breaking vote. \nSimilarly\, the Board of Directors of the National Road Heritage Foundation will discuss their favorite pieces and determine the Board of Directors’ Choice artwork. \nPrizes for these awards are to be determined. \n  \nSilent Auction\nIf desired\, art may be donated to the National Road Heritage Foundation when presented for exhibit.  Donated pieces will be indicated and will be made available for silent auction.  Guests will write their name\, phone number or email\, and bid amount on paper during the course of the month.  The highest bid amount at the end of the month will be the winner.  If contact information is incorrect or payment is not received for the winning bid within one week\, the next highest bidder will be named winner. \nThose interested in bidding in the auction are encouraged to be present on May 30th for the announcement of winners.  If not present\, the winner will be notified by telephone at the end of the auction.  Winning bids may be paid via cash\, check\, or electronic payment in person or online.  Maryland sales tax of 6% must be applied to the winning bid.  Winners must collect their artwork in person. \n  \nInformation for Artists\n\nRegistration is open now and will close on Wednesday April 29.\nArtists who are registered will be provided with the basic canvas indicated in their registration.\nArtists are responsible for all other supplies and equipment\, including but not limited to paints\, pastels\, pencils\, brushes\, palettes\, easels\, tables\, cloths\, food & drink.\nDropcloths MUST be used to protect the ground below an artist’s workspace.\nParticipating artists are strongly encouraged to paint along the Historic National Road (Main Street) in Downtown Boonsboro.  Artwork depicting scenes within a block of the road or within Shafer Park will be acceptable.\nScenes painted may be taken directly from real life\, be conceptual\, or historical interpretation of sites.\nAny art style may be used.\nAny artistic medium is welcome\, however oil paint is discouraged for art intended to be displayed.\nNational Road Museum volunteers will be available on-call and will occasionally check on artists in the immediate downtown area in order to secure work areas in case of restroom breaks when needed.  A list of available restrooms will be provided.\nArtists are expected to respect all laws and private property while participating in this event.  Public walkways should not be blocked.  If wishing to set up on private property it is the responsibility of the artist to secure permission from the owner or occupant of the property.
URL:https://nationalrdfoundation.org/event/pike-side-en-plein-air/
LOCATION:National Road Museum\, 214 N. Main Street\, Boonsboro\, MD\, 21713\, United States
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SUMMARY:May 17 - Annual National Pike Festival & James Shaull Wagon Train
DESCRIPTION:The annual wagon train will be traveling from Clear Spring to Boonsboro on the Historic National Road from May 15 – May 17th. \nWatch horse drawn wagons\, stagecoaches and other vehicles pass by on the historic byway as they recreate the travel that made this The Road That Built The Nation. \nA special event with food for sale will be held at Wilson Store on Saturday\, May 16 starting at 6:30 AM through live Country music from 9:15-10:45.  Tours of the Historic R. H. Wilson Store and Post Office on Rufus Wilson Road in Clear Spring. \nThe Wagon Trail will arrive in Boonsboro around noon on Sunday\, May 17th.  Watch the horse drawn vehicles pass the museum and then come inside to learn about the history of the road and why preserving this history is so important!
URL:https://nationalrdfoundation.org/event/annual-national-pike-festival-james-shaull-wagon-train/
LOCATION:National Road Museum\, 214 N. Main Street\, Boonsboro\, MD\, 21713\, United States
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SUMMARY:May 30th - Historic National Road Yard Sale Saturday
DESCRIPTION:The week of May 27-31\, 2026 will be the week of the 23rd Annual\, over-800-mile\, Historic National Road Yard Sale Festival!  Residents and businesses from Baltimore to St. Louis are encouraged to set up their yard sales along the Historic byway. \nThere are two ways to set up in the yard sale:  hold your yard sale at our museum\, or let us know that you will be hosting your own sale! \n  \nSet Up With Us on May 30th \nOur first community yard sale in 2024\, during the 21st Annual National Road Yard Sale Festival. \nFor the third year in a row\, the National Road Museum in Boonsboro\, Maryland\, will be hosting yard sales on the museum grounds on SATURDAY\, MAY 30th ONLY.  \nRegister now to reserve your space!  Various size options available.  Vendors are asked to make a donation to the museum. \n  \nLet Us Know You Are Holding Your Own \nThis year we will also be compiling a list of other sales along the road in Maryland.  If you live within a block of US. Route 40\, Route 40 Alternate\, or Maryland Route 144\, consider hosting a yard sale one or many days between May 27 and 31 and let us know about it!  Register your sale with us in order to be added to that list. \nThe list will be shared on our website and social media\, and will be shared with the official facebook page for the 6-state event! \n  \nEither Way\, Register Today \nTo reserve your space or be added to the list of yard sales\, fill out the registration form. \nContact Reuben Moss at Director@NationalRdFoundation.org\, call the museum at 240-769-0898\, or use the form on our Contact page for inquiries. \n  \nAbout The Festival \nThe National Road Yard Sale Festival began in Indiana in 2003 as a way to bring communities together and put focus on the Historic National Road.  Every year during the week following Memorial Day\, deal hunters choose a section of the Road to travel and explore yard sales throughout the week.  Some sales are advertised beginning Wednesday\, with most happening Friday-Sunday\, and many communities participate in large ways. \nWhile some travel the Road in Maryland looking for sales\, our state has not been as involved or organized with this festival compared with Ohio\, Indiana\, and Illinois – but the National Road Heritage Foundation would like to make the Maryland end a destination!  Join us in making Maryland’s 170 miles of National Road Scenic Byway into a greater part of this festival. \nFollow the main event Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/nationalroadyardsaleUS40 
URL:https://nationalrdfoundation.org/event/yardsale-2026/
LOCATION:National Road Museum\, 214 N. Main Street\, Boonsboro\, MD\, 21713\, United States
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