
Tilghman Island Day
Sat, Oct 18
|Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Company
Tilghman Island Day, a Visit to the Home of the Seafood Industry. On Sat, Oct 18th, 2025, from 10am until 7pm at the Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Company. Check out all the events including: boat docking, working boat races, crab picking contest, live music & local vendors, seafood & more


Time & Location
Oct 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Company, 5979 Tilghman Island Rd, Tilghman, MD 21671, USA
About the event
Tilghman Island Day a Visit to the Home of the Seafood Industry. On Saturday, October 18th, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. the Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Company will hold its annual Tilghman Island Day Celebration.
A crowd favorite, the workboat-docking contest is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., with a work boat race to follow at 2:30 p.m. Other exhibits include local artisans. There will be live music throughout the day in Kronsberg Park featuring “Bird Dog and the Road Kings,” a popular bay-area group. Crab-picking and oyster-shucking contests are scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Professional and amateur pickers and shuckers will be featured.
The Tilghman Island Watermen’s Museum is a must see, sharing the history, traditions, heritage, and culture of Tilghman Island.
No visit to Tilghman Island is complete without an opportunity to sample fresh, local seafood. Visitors can choose from raw and steamed oysters, oyster stew, oyster fritters, steame…



















