Special tours and programs geared to families with children are scheduled throughout the year.
Activity Totes
Suitable for children 3 to 10, these totes are chock full of fun puzzles, games, and crafts. Borrow one from the Hammond Square Gift Shop and go play in the garden!
Sensory Tours for Kids
Scheduled throughout the summer, these tours will open kids’ eyes to art, their noses to the fragrance of herbs, and their ears to stories about life in the olden days of Annapolis.
Annual Pumpkin Walk
Kids wear their costumes and join in the fun activities like face painting, candy in the haystack, scary witch storytelling, and more.
Annual Kids’ Holiday Program
Learn about holidays for the 10 Loockerman children who lived at Hammond-Harwood House in the 1820’s, create a take-home art piece, enjoy holiday treats.
Upcoming Events for the Whole Family
Make a Banner
Stop by the front of Hammond-Harwood House from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (while supplies last), to make an American flag before you head on to the City of Annapolis Parade! Learn about the 1783 flag designed by Annapolis cabinetmaker John Shaw that flies at the Maryland State House.
America 250 – Reading of the Declaration of Independence
A nationwide event to honor the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, which occurred on July 8, 1775. Americans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia will read the Declaration of Independence simultaneously at 6 p.m. E.T. Read with us in front of the Hammond-Harwood House at…
Pumpkin Walk
Join us for our annual Pumpkin Walk! Come celebrate the spooky season with games, crafts, snacks, storytelling, face painting and a costume parade around the mansion. This event will also feature a brief tour of the mansion to introduce children to the colonial superstitions and the special architecture of the Hammond-Harwood House. Wear your best…