Street festival takes place May 3, 2025, featuring music, entertainment, and food.
WHEATON, Md. – Join Montgomery Parks for an afternoon of fun, music, and entertainment at the second annual Sligo Creek Fest on Saturday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Held on a portion of Sligo Creek Parkway that is closed to vehicular traffic on weekends, the festival will feature musical performers on three stages, as well as nature activities, kid’s activities and a variety of local food and brewery options.
WHAT: Sligo Creek Fest
WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 2025, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Sligo Creek Parkway between University Boulevard and Dennis Avenue, Silver Spring
“We are thrilled to be celebrating the second annual Sligo Creek Fest, featuring five bands on three stages, including a special children’s stage, as well as a host of demonstrations and hands-on activities led by Montgomery Parks,” said Megan DeMillo, special events supervisor for Montgomery Parks Activation Team.
The street festival will feature musical acts, including headliners Brass Queens—a Brooklyn-based, female-led brass band, and Kristen and the Noise, as well as an array of fun activities like inflatable archery and soccer. Other activities include:
- Tree climbing for kids, led by Montgomery Parks arborists
- Electrofishing techniques to collect fish for identification in freshwater streams with Montgomery Parks natural resources specialists
- Basics of mountain biking from Montgomery Parks’ Roots to Rocks program
- Archaeology activities with parks experts to highlight important historic sites that have been preserved
- Montgomery Parks’ mobile nature center, Nature on Wheels featuring a variety of cute critters for attendees to meet
- Park Police mounted officers, and their horses will be on hand
A full listing of events is available on the Sligo Creek Fest webpage.
Visitors are encouraged to walk or bike to Sligo Creek Fest using the many trails that connect to the area. Limited nearby street parking is available, including accessible parking spaces. Detailed directions on parking, trails, and public transportation are available on the Sligo Creek Fest plan your visit page.
Visitors are welcome to bring blankets or chairs and food, but outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted.
The event is ADA accessible. If you need additional accommodations, contact our Program Access office.
Accessibility
Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, encourages and supports the participation of individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Program Access Office at 301-495-2581 (Voice/TTY), MD Relay 7-1-1 or 800-552-7724 or ProgramAccess@MontgomeryParks.org to request a disability modification. Visit Montgomery Parks Accessibility for more information.
About Montgomery Parks
Montgomery Parks manages more than 37,000 acres of parkland, consisting of 415 parks. Montgomery Parks is focused on promoting physical activity, social connectivity, and environmental stewardship, especially in diverse and urbanizing areas, with an emphasis on teens, working-age adults, and seniors. Montgomery Parks is a department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a bi-county agency established in 1927 to steward public land. M-NCPPC has been nationally recognized for its high-quality parks and recreation services and is regarded as a national model by other parks systems. MontgomeryParks.org
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