Chestertown 1st Fridays

I’ve been studying here in Chestertown since August, and I had heard about 1^st Fridays, but this was my first time attending.
I had my wife join me on Good Friday, which also happened to be 1^st Friday as well. We headed downtown and parked early and decided to grab a bite to eat at the Old Mill Market & Café prior to the event starting.
After that we wandered from shop to shop, art gallery to art gallery, and Realtor to Realtors office. As we enjoyed a very pleasant evening perusing arts, crafts, souvenirs, and ogled at ads for properties far above and beyond our financial grasp. Most of the shops offered free (yup you heard right… FREE) wine and appetizers to those that came to visit. On 1^st Fridays you are allowed to wander with glass in hand from shop to shop sipping and enjoying your beverage of choice (wine, beer, or sodas). Even the local Rita’s Italian Ice place gets in on the action and set up a stand on High Street downtown to hand out free ices.
Now we both had a blast, and we were told that this Friday was a more subdued event because it was Easter Weekend, but that the next month there would be a lot more to see and do. The town goes all out and puts together a great event.
This is a great date night event for you and that special someone!!! Leave the kids home, enjoy a nice dinner here in town, wander around and relax in the quiet & quaint atmosphere of this historic town. Take a stroll by the river, enjoy a bottle of wine at Play it Again Sams, or a drink at the Fish Whistle.
You might even find Andy somewhere here in Mayberry too… LOL!!!