washingtoncountymoms

As the end of summer looms ahead and back-to-school is right around the corner, local happenings for kids are packing each remaining week. Lucky for us! Here are WCMoms picks for this weekend’s best bets!

Friday, August 13
1pm Steam and gas show     Chambersburg, Pa
Cumberland Valley Antique Engine and Machinery Association’s 18th annual steam and gas show. Activities include a parade of tractors at 1 p.m. daily; plus tractor pulls, kiddie tractor pull, blacksmithing, saw milling, and a flea market. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 15. CVAEMA grounds, 1501 Crider’s Church Road, near Chambersburg, Pa. Call 717-369-9937 or go to www.cvaema.org.

Dusk Free movie night Hagerstown
The movie “Up” (PG) will be shown. Free hot dogs, popcorn, snow cones and sodas. Dusk. Grace United Methodist Church, parking lot, 712 Church St., Hagerstown. The movie will be shown indoors if it rains. Go to www.graceumchagerstown.org or call 301-739-1925.

8pm ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Hagerstown
Hagerstown Children’s Theater will present “Alice in Wonderland.” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14. The Academy Theater, 58 E. Washington St., Hagerstown. Tickets cost $15; $12 for children and seniors. Tickets will be sold at the door. Call 301-733-8261.

Saturday, Aug. 14
10am – 1pm 18th-century games day Kearneysville, WV
Games include hoops and sticks, quoits, fox and geese and other games from the 1700s. For all ages. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Peter Burr House, 176 E. Burr Blvd., Kearneysville, W.Va. Free. Go to www.relivinghistoryinc.org.

10am – 5pm Leitersburg Peach Festival Hagerstown
Fresh peaches, peach pies, peach ice cream, crafts, petting zoo, antique tractors and more. Sponsored by Leitersburg Ruritan Club. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15. Leitersburg Ruritan Community Park, 21427 Leiter St., Leitersburg. Free admission and parking. Call 301-797-1335 or 301-739-8077.

11am – 5pm Fairplay Days Fairplay (off Sharpsburg Pike)
The event includes jousting, car show and food. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15. District 12 Ruritan, corner of Manor Church and Breathedsville Road, Fairplay. Call 301-582-1005.

12pm – 8pm Fun day for youth Williamsport
The Town of Williamsport will provide a free fun day for youth before the new school year begins. Music, face painting, water activities, water-balloon battle, art projects. Noon to 8 p.m. Springfield Farm Barn, Springfield Lane, Williamsport. Free. Call 301-223-7711, ext. 210, or go to www.facebook.com/williamsportmd.

2pm Titanic ship model Hagerstown
Norm Little, former Titanic Historical Society member and master shipbuilder of a 15-foot-long model of the Titanic, will present “Amazing Facts of the Titanic and the Year 1912.” 2 p.m. Discovery Station, 101 W. Washington St., downtown Hagerstown. Free with paid museum admission of $5 to $7. Call 301-790-0076 or go to www.discoverystation.org.

7pm Auto racing Hagerstown
Small Fry Night; kids get a ride around the track in a race car. Plus 20 laps pure stocks, late models, late model sportsman and enduro dash. 7 p.m. Hagerstown Speedway, 15112 National Pike, west of Hagerstown. Tickets cost $10 to $20; free for ages 11 and younger. In case of inclement weather, call 301-582-0640, e-mail info@hagerstownspeedway.com or go to www.hagerstownspeedway.com.

Sunday, Aug. 15
12pm Rose Hill Day Festival Frederick
Ice cream social, old-fashioned toys and outdoor games, manor tours and antique car show plus car-parts mart. Car show starts at 10 a.m.; ice cream social starts at noon. Rose Hill Manor, 1611 N. Market St., Frederick, Md. Free admission; some events charge a fee. Call 301-600-1650 or go to www.rosehillmuseum.com.

7:30pm Municipal band Hagerstown
Hagerstown Municipal Band will perform. Lauren Bond will be bassoon soloist. 7:30 p.m. Peter Buys Band Shell, City Park, Hagerstown. Band performs Sundays through Aug. 22. Free. Go to www.hagers townband.org.