Maryland Iron Festival 2023

Celebrate our region’s history as an early center for iron making at this festival featuring blacksmithing demonstrations; hands-on casting and molding demonstrations by experts from Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site; a live Iron pour with hands-on activities with Keystone Ironworks guided tours of the historic Harriet Chapel; children’s games and activities; live music; a beer and wine garden; food trucks; an artist and maker market; whimsical cannonball tosses and anvil-lifting contests; make it/take it opportunities, guided hikes in nearby Catoctin Mountain Park and more! The museum of the Ironworker will be open all weekend!