06-23-2024 Carroll Living - Flipbook - Page 11
BEST
BETS
County offers plenty of engaging
activities, events year-round
If you’re looking for something fun to do in Carroll County, you’ll
have many options, no matter the season. From fire company carnivals to the annual PEEPshow, special events bring thousands to the
county. If you’re looking for something a little quieter, swimming
holes, lakes and trails are available for cool dips, fishing, hiking and
more. Read all about some of the best of what Carroll has to offer
below.
SPECIAL EVENTS
The annual PEEPshow is the Carroll County Arts Council’s
largest fundraiser and the biggest tourism event in Carroll County,
attracting more than 20,000 visitors each spring to see dozens of
creative pieces fashioned out of or inspired by PEEPs, chick and
bunny-shaped confections that are made by Just Born Inc., in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The first PEEPshow in Westminster was in
2008, and the show has grown each year since then. It is held each
spring, with artists entering creations in March and spectators visiting the creations and voting for their favorites through early April
at the TownMall of Westminster. Find out more at MarshmallowPEEPshow.com.
The county started its own springtime Veterans Celebration in
2022, to promote area veterans’ engagement with veterans service
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard brings in the colors
during the third-annual Veterans Celebration of Carroll County at the
Farm Museum in Westminster in May. THOMAS WALKER/FREELANCE
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