Events throughout the year celebrate the arts and culture of the Harford County community.
Among the festivities is the annual Harford County Farm Fair in July, which has generated nearly $1 million for capital improvements to the Harford County Equestrian Center over the years. Another summertime favorite is the annual Havre de Grace parade and fireworks in July, with a concert in Tydings Park facilitated by hundreds of volunteers.
There are dedicated organizations in the county whose mission is to make the arts accessible to the community. Each year, the Harford County Cultural Arts Board oversees issuance of grant money to more than 40 arts and cultural groups through its Community Arts Development, Opportunity and Challenge Grant Programs. The Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission serves as an advisory commission to the town government on celebration and promotion of cultural arts in the town.
The Center for the Arts of Harford County provides arts education and appreciation opportunities to all segments of the community from amateurs, cultural enthusiasts and hobbyists to aspiring professionals and students pursuing careers in the arts. The center provides professional training, arts events and continuing arts and humanities education in the form of group classes and individual instruction for students ranging from young children to senior citizens.
COMMUNITY AGENCIES
Harford County Cultural Arts Board
410-638-3578
culturalartsboard.org
Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission
410-838-0584
Center for the Arts
410-838-2177
centerfortheartsharford.com
Havre de Grace Arts Commission
410-409-1336
ART GALLERIES & ORGANIZATIONS
Arts by the Bay Gallery
artsbythebaygallery.com
Harford Artists' Association
artinharford.org
Harford Community College Student Art Gallery
harford.edu
Harford Photographic Arts Society
hpas.org
Liriodendron Gallery
liriodendron.com
Friends of Concord Point Lighthouse
concordpointlighthouse.org
Havre de Grace Tourism
hdgtourism.com/calendar.php
Havre de Grace Main Street Inc.
mainstreethdg.com
Historical Society of Harford County
harfordhistory.net
Rockfield Foundation Inc.
rockfieldmanor.com
Havre de Grace Art Show
hdgartshow.org
DANCE
Harford Ballet Company
harfordballetcompany.org
Harford Dance Theater
harford.edu
Maryland School of Ballet and Modern Dance
danceharfordcounty.com
LITERARY ARTS
Harford Poetry and Literary Society
harfordpoetrysociety.org
Gunpowder Branch, National League of American Pen Women Inc.
gunpowderpenwomen.wordpress.com
MUSEUMS
Aberdeen Room Archives & Museum
aberdeenroom.org
Jerusalem Mill Village
jerusalemmill.org
Hays House
harfordhistory.net
Havre de Grace Decoy Museum
decoymuseum.com
Havre de Grace Maritime Museum
hdgmaritimemuseum.org
Ladew Topiary Gardens
ladewgardens.com
Skipjack Martha Lewis, Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy
skipjackmarthalewis.org
Steppingstone Museum
steppingstonemuseum.org
MUSIC
Bay Country Gentlemen
baycountrygentlemen.com
Bel Air Community Band
belaircommunityband.org
Bel Air Community Chorus
baccsings.weebly.com
Deer Creek Chorale Inc.
deercreekchorale.org
Harford Choral Society
harfordchoralsociety.org
Maryland Conservatory of Music
musicismagic.com
Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra Inc.
ssorchestra.org
Upper Chesapeake
Chorus Sweet Adelines
uccsai.org
THEATER
Harford Community College:
Harford Dance Theatre, Phoenix Festival Theater
harford.edu
Theatreworks…Live!
theatreworkslive.org
Tidewater Players
tidewaterplayers.com