April 15th • 12 - 8pm
SPRINGFEST
Celebrate Spring with the musicians, artists and happy people of OEC
Start counting the days!
SpringFest 2023 brings the promise of spring, live music, great family fun and a day you don’t want to miss.
Old Ellicott City will rock from two outdoor stages. At the Main Stage in Lot D behind the Welcome Center, featuring Smackmaster, Soul Island Rebels and headliner, Foreplay. On Upper Main find the Wine Bin Stage full of local favorites including headliner, Mallow Hill. Between sets at both stages, hear tomorrow’s rockers and singer songwriters from Soundcheck Rock Academy.
At the B&O Plaza on lower Main, explore the Artists’ Village where you can meet and see local artists demonstrating their craft along with a pop-up gallery full of one-of-a-kind treasures. There’s even a Mendhi Henna artist waiting to give you a henna tattoo! Let the kids get creative with Spring and nature inspired free crafts and activities (while supplies last) near the Wine Bin Stage at the Log Cabin and on the Courtyards side of Lot D. Get painted by our favorite face painters there too. The Artists’ Village and kids’ fun happen from noon to 5 pm.
Expect great local craft brews from Manor Hill and Jailbreak Brewing plus pours from Kysela Pere Et Fils wines. In Lot D, Cocktails from OEC original, Ellicott Distilling Co. and our friends from Sobar will be offering their non-alcoholic handcrafted mocktails.
Food options abound with food trucks and OEC’s full time eateries. Take home a souvenir of the day from the 17 artisan vendors in Lot D, 40+ OEC boutiques throughout town, or the latest OEC swag from Ellicott City Partnership near the ticket tents. Your swag purchase helps us bring you future awesome events.
There’s free parking and free shuttle service from outer parking lots starting at noon and running through 8:30 pm, or make life easy and Uber or Lyft your way to our established stops just off Main Street.
Special Thanks To Our Sponsors
FOREPLAY
6:30 - 8:00PM
Soul Island Rebels
4:45 - 6:00PM
Smack Master
3:30 - 4:30PM
GRATEFUL ALLMAN BAND
2:15 - 3:15PM
The Rebels
1:00 - 2:00PM
Oella Xpress
12:00 - 12:45PM
LISTEN & LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BANDS
The Main Stage is located in Parking Lot D
Closest Street Address:
3741 Hamilton Street
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Mallow Hill
6:30 - 8:00PM
Radio Monkey
4:45 - 6:00PM
Film at 11 Band
3:30 - 4:30PM
A Work In Progress
2:15 - 3:15PM
Schu & the Souls
1:00 - 2:00PM
Athellis
12:00 - 12:45PM
LISTEN & LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BANDS
The Wine Bin Stage is located at:
8390 Main Street
Ellicott City, MD 21043
BAND LINEUP
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Soundcheck Rock Academy in Columbia MD is a performance based music school located in the heart of Howard County. Taking inspiring music lessons at our central location in Columbia MD allows us to accommodate students from Columbia, Ellicott City and all of Howard County Maryland. Where students take lessons, join a band, rehearse and play shows! We take music lessons and incorporate a team atmosphere and learning style. Students from 6 years old to 60 and older can take lessons in: Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Violin, and Saxophone. Join a real band, and play real shows and concerts! We have a variety of different experiences for everyone.
The SOUNDCHECK Stage is located in Parking Lot D ADJACENT TO THE MAIN STAGE
Closest Street Address:
3741 Hamilton St
Ellicott City, MD 21043
BAND LINEUP
Allie and Charlotte
Halyna and Kaia
Casey Bryant
David and Adam
Soundcheck Rock Academy in Columbia MD is a performance based music school located in the heart of Howard County. Taking inspiring music lessons at our central location in Columbia MD allows us to accommodate students from Columbia, Ellicott City and all of Howard County Maryland. Where students take lessons, join a band, rehearse and play shows! We take music lessons and incorporate a team atmosphere and learning style. Students from 6 years old to 60 and older can take lessons in: Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Violin, and Saxophone. Join a real band, and play real shows and concerts! We have a variety of different experiences for everyone.
THE SOUNDCHECK ACOUSTIC STAGE IS LOCATED ON UPPER MAIN STREET NEXT TO THE WINE BIN STAGE
ADDRESS:
8390 MAIN STREET
ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043
JAILBREAK BREWING CO.
Special Thanks to Jailbreak Brewing Company for being a long time SpringFest sponsor.
Jailbreak was created as a freedom of expression and constructed to be a transcendent experience. Since 2013, we’ve continued to artfully layer upon both the beer and the culinary experience to provide a welcoming departure from the monotony of the norm.
After working years in the tech/government contracting world, our founders, Kasey and Justin, decided they wanted to leave their desk jobs in pursuit of something more creative. On a whim, they decided to attend a local craft brewery conference held in DC; little did they know how much their lives were going to change. “We saw nothing but happy folks doing their jobs in the breweries and we wanted that.” They started homebrewing in Justin’s backyard, perfecting recipes while searching for space to build a brewery. What started out as a side hustle quickly turned into a full time commitment. The brewery’s name is attributed to Justin and Kasey “breaking out” from the nine-to-five grind. And, since they’re from the tech world, it plays nicely into the whole “jailbreaking” thing, too.
BEERS FEATURED FOR SPRINGFEST
WINES from KYSELA PERE ET FILS, LTD.
Cocktails from Ellicott Distilling Co.
Drink options will be:
Vodka Soda
Gin and Tonic
Rum and Coke
MANOR HILL BREWING
Special Thanks to Manor Hill Brewing for being a long time SpringFest sponsor.
Our brewery is situated on our family’s 54-acre working farm in Ellicott City. Our scenic farm is home to 14 acres of non-GMO corn, approximately 20 egg-laying chickens, several honey bee hives, 2 pygmy goats, and more than 20 free-range Angus cattle. Our garden produces fruits, vegetables, and herbs that are sold (along with our beef) at our on-site seasonal farm stand.
Brewery operations began in June of 2015, making Manor Hill Brewing Howard County’s first farm brewery. Today, we are Maryland’s largest farm brewery by production. Our brewing team uses high quality ingredients to craft exciting and approachable beers across both new and traditional styles. We believe strongly in supporting local and practicing sustainability and work to achieve these values whenever possible.
This years festival features Taylors Row IPA, Initially released as an homage to Manor Hill Tavern when it first opened in the historic “Taylor’s Row” section of Old Ellicott City, it proved too tasty to not revisit. This brew has nearly 30% of the grist bill carved out for malted, flaked and caramel rye grains. Assertively hopped with Columbus, Simcoe, Centennial, and Falconer’s Flight, this deep copper colored American IPA boasts big aromas of grapefruit and pine with a resinous finish.
FEATURED FOR SPRINGFEST
WINES from KYSELA PERE ET FILS, LTD.
Alternatives to alcohol
ALL HAIL THE MOCKTAIL!
ARTISTS' VILLAGE
B&O Plaza, Lower Main at Maryland Avenue
Meet local artists at SpringFest’s pop-up art studio and gallery! See demos by a metalsmith, wood turner, jewelry crafters, stained glass artist and painters.
Artists
Pop Up Gallery
Take home a treasure from one of your new artist friends and support local art
Craft with our long time 4-H friends, get colorful with one of our favorite face painters and tie dye a bandana with our new friend, Erin of Roll Up N Dye! Bigger kids (13+) and adults can take a turn at AxGard’s mobile axe trailer!
Discover science fun, craft with Alexa from Speech Path, make a seed bomb with EcoWorks or get painted by Enchanted Entertainment!
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