Georgetown Heritage Canal Day, Oct. 19
By • October 7, 2025 0 824
Mark your calendars: Georgetown Heritage is celebrating the C&O Canal with a free day of festivities in the Mule Yard — as well as on board the canal boat — on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine.
In the Mule Yard, the family-friendly event will feature lawn games and live bluegrass music from Hollertown. At Lock 3, where the National Park Service’s Junior Ranger Program will be on hand, attendees can assemble and decorate a model boat, testing it in a mini “canal” during a canal boat regatta.
A donkey named Lucy and a mule named Kismet will be at the boat, where children’s music group Jam with Jammie will perform at 11 a.m., followed by a puppet show at noon. At 1 p.m., Council member Brooke Pinto will lead a storytime on the boat.
Maman, Say Cheese and 7th Street Burger are providing treats and the Rocklands Barbeque truck will be parked nearby.
Co-chaired by Samantha Ring and Alexis Wetzler, the host committee includes Tracy and Philip Chadwell, HOK, Peter Lichtenbaum, Frank and Florence Marshall, Bill and Tracy Moroney, Christie Pelley, Luciana Valdiviezo and Anthony Aminoff and Ellen Waugh.
For the last 11 years, Georgetown Heritage’s mission has been to celebrate and elevate the history, heritage, arts and culture of Georgetown through educational programs, events and partnerships.
Having spearheaded a long-term plan for the one-mile section of the C&O Canal that runs through Georgetown, the organization has brought canal boat tours back to Georgetown and reopened the NPS Visitor Center. Hoped-for projects in future years include a visitor and education center, canal path improvements and additional installations, pop-ups and events.
