Here are the kid-friendly Halloween events I found in the Waldorf / Charles County area this week. 8 of the 14 are free.

Wednesday, Oct 28: Trunk or Treat Spooky Carnival at Waldorf Toyota, 5 to 7:30pm, free.

Thursday, Oct 29: Spooky Story Trail Walk at Pisgah Park, 5:30 to 6:30pm, free. Kid's Halloween Party at PTR Waterfront in Port Tobacco, no time or price posted, call 301-392-0007.

Friday, Oct 30: Trunk-or-Treat at Smallwood State Park, 5 to 6pm, free with registration, park entry fee applies. Halloween Drive Thru at the Haunted Firehouse in Hughesville, 6 to 8pm, free, stay in the car. Youth Halloween Drop-Off at AR Workshop in La Plata, 6 to 8:30pm, $55.

Saturday, Oct 31: Halloween Arts & Crafts at Smallwood State Park, 10am to 2pm, free with park fee. Trick or Treat Halloween Day Party at Butler's Farm in Waldorf, 12 to 7pm, $33.85 to $44.52 with fees. Ghosts of Mallows Bay family walk in Nanjemoy, 12 to 3pm, RSVP required. Children's Fall Fest at Calvary Gospel Church in Waldorf, 2 to 4pm, free. Trick or Treat at the La Plata Farmers Market, 3pm. Trunk or Treats at Newburg Rescue Squad (5 to 7pm, free), Waldorf Ford (5 to 7pm, free) and Village Green Park in Indian Head (6 to 8pm).

I put every event with times, prices and links in a free weekly newsletter: https://www.thedorfnews.com/

So I am currently looking at wedding venues in the charles, st.marys, and calvert area. Would like the venue to be under 10k. Can anyone share their positive actual experiences with places in the area. Whats over priced what catering did you like. What places nickel and dime you to death. We like a mix of a scenic place, can be barn venues but the structures cant be charging 10 grand for a old to rustic places that isnt worth the money. Sadly from what I am seeing everyone charges way to much for what things are worth without providing services worth what they are charging. Any recommendations that you have actually used would be great, we have looked at most of the obvious places, just curious if there anything unique places that we might have missed.

Besides the three notch trail. I go there a lot…looking for different scenery. Thanks 😀

Halloween is Saturday and there's a lot going on in Waldorf and the Charles County area. Here are 10 of the bigger ones.

Thursday: Halloween Masquerade Soiree at The Cove at Cobb Island, 7 to 10pm. Gothic glam with live music and craft cocktails, tickets through the Facebook event.

Friday: Library After Hours Paranormal Night at the Waldorf West Branch Library, 6 to 8pm, free with registration, teens and adults. Ghost hunting, horror trivia and scary movies after closing. AR Workshop in La Plata has a youth Halloween drop-off from 6 to 8:30pm for $55. Murder Before Midnight at Scary Strokes in Waldorf is a murder mystery dinner, 7 to 9pm, $28.52, 18+. 3AM Tokyo Halloween Glow Party at Ollie's 2 in La Plata starts at 8:30pm. Lit-O-Ween Weekend at Lamont's in Indian Head runs Friday and Saturday 7 to 10pm, $23.18 to $33.85, 16+. The Cornstalkers Trail of Terror haunted house at Regency Furniture Stadium runs Friday through Sunday evenings with timed tickets, recommended for ages 12 and up.
Saturday: Chaos in the Cut Halloween Party at The Cut in Waldorf, 6pm, free. Night of the Vamps with Jim Jones at the Shark Bar in Waldorf, 8pm, tickets from $33.85, 21+.
Sunday: Day of the Dead at PTR Waterfront in Port Tobacco. No time or price is posted, so call 301-392-0007.

That's 10 and it's not the full list. I put every Halloween event in a free weekly newsletter with times, prices and links, and you can subscribe here: https://www.thedorfnews.com/

I am looking for a store/butcher recommendation for custom sliced bacon. I need it sliced very thick (ballpark 2 inches). Closer to Calvert is preferred. I asked Nicks Calvert and they only sell pre sliced. Any recommendations are appreciated!

First time goers and there are so many options. Any that are especially good?

Hello! My husband recently accepted a position in Pax River, so we'll be moving to the area from Oklahoma in the next couple of months. I'd really love to find a bestie or two to text/chat with and hang out with (after our move) when our schedules align. I will be turning 38 in February (my husband is turning 32 next month), I'm somewhat of an ambivert, definitely a homebody, and I don't work so I tend to have a fair bit of free time. 

I love video games; I grew up with the Final Fantasy series, Zelda, and Mario, and tend to enjoy most RPGs and action/adventure games, along with a lot of indie games. My favorite games are Chrono Trigger, Ori and the Blind Forest, and Undertale. I also enjoy board games, but I haven't had a good group to play them with in years. I'm also interested in trying roller skating (I have skates I bought a few years ago and haven't used lol) and even doing some hiking, though I have a sun allergy so prefer to stay in when it's super hot as I have to keep covered outside during the day. 😭 

I don't want to ramble too much here, but if you've made it this far, I also have an older r4r post on my profile that's a bit more detailed if you're interested and want to see if we might be a good friend match! Thanks for reading!

Early voting opened today and runs through Thursday 10/29/26. I don’t care who you vote for (okay, I do, but that’s not the point of this post), just do some (any) research and make a plan to get to the polls. Put a reminder on your phone or whatever it takes. Less than 30% of eligible voters turned out in the primary. Less than 50% turned out in the last midterm general election. Just think about the amount of voter power left on the table. Guilt your friends and family into heading to the polls.

Not registered or literally can’t get there in the next week or on election day? You can still register to vote or request a mail in ballot!

This year, the Southern Maryland Film Festival will be having a "Best of the Fest". This is a selection of films from the past ten years of the festival. These are films that are about, or filmed in southern Maryland, or made by local filmmakers.

The festival will be happening at RC Theatres’ Lexington Exchange Movies 12, 44800 Oak Crest Dr, California, MD 20619, on Saturday, November 14, starting at 1:00 pm. Tickets are in three 2-hour blocks divided by theme: Family Fun (1:00), Monsters & Mayhem (3:30) and Fact & Fantasy (6:00). Tickets will be $7.50 per block, per person, regardless of age, or length of movie block.

This Saturday, there is going to be a cute pet event at the Leonardtown Library! Leashed pets are allowed outside (as always). There will be family friendly events all day long, and pets are all encouraged to come to the parade to wrap out the day: Howl-O-Ween.

This is for adults too! Please, please come to the bad poetry contest. We have fun prizes!

I would like to meet with a fee-only financial advisor in Southern Maryland to discuss retirement planning. I am a federal employee planning to retire in about 15 months, so an expert in FERS and TSP would be great. Recommendations appreciated.

A few months ago I was in the CVS LaPlata drive thru and witnessed a very slow motion accident of a vehicle backing into a 80s model pick-up truck. The driver of the pick-up was frustrated (understandable) and yelled along the lines of "What are you doing?" to the older gentlemen that reversed into him. No damage reportable damage and no cops called, we moved along to do our respective pick-ups.

October 19th, the reason this is of note, my family member was picking up a script on my behalf. Same deal. In the pick up line at the CVS LaPlata, car starts backing up to hit her front bumper. She had time and distance to exit the car as the driver (older guy 60-70s) was closing the distance and not stopping with a horn alert. The guy stops, seems confused, and mutters about exiting the line to park and go inside.

Driver seemed coordinated while driving around to park.

One time is an accident, 2 times same location is suspicious.

Anyone else experience this driver reversing into cars while waiting in drive thru line?

I keep searching Maps and social media, but for stylists who specialize in white lady hair it's wall-to-wall images of blowouts and ombre highlights. I want a razorcut mixie and I don't want it to be a three-hour round trip to NOVA, DC, or Annapolis. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Has anyone in Charles County built or had a detached garage built? I’m trying to decide between a pole barn, metal garage, or traditional wood-framed garage.

Curious what everyone went with, what it cost, and how the permitting process was with the county. Any recommendations for local builders would be appreciated!

Tomorrow! Find us at Trunk or Treat at Juice Buzz, 10am–1pm. We’re bringing our favorite not-too-scary Halloween picture books plus some goodies. 🎃

#trunkortreat #calvertcounty

Row 21 section 115 (corner of end zone lower level). $250 per ticket. 4 tickets available for transfer on SeatGeek.

We've got a milestone birthday coming up and I'm looking for someone local who can print and apply some vinyl to 3 or 4 t-shirts.

Also looking for a savvy someone with a Cricut to make some party hats and maybe a bunting banner.

We live in central St. Mary's. TIA!

Hello everyone,

I'm putting out this call I'm looking for my fellow graduates from Great Mills high School from the class of 2007.

Our 20th graduation anniversary is coming up and I'm trying to reconnect with folks, see if we can at least reach out to each other and know what's happening.

Times have been rough. I'm sure people have had many trevails. If you are one of those people or you know one if you could ask them to send me a DM, so we can verify each other obviously I'm not going to ask people to randomly post who they are on the internet.

I really do hope to hear from some of y'all. And there are no hard feelings, because it was 20 years ago for God's sake.