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Summer Second Fridays

August 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Summer Second Fridays Are Back!
Mark your calendars and join us for an evening of community, music, local businesses, food, and summer fun in Essex!
Second Friday of June, July, August and September
Essex CDC Parking Lot, 25 Eastern Blvd, Essex, MD 21221
6 – 8PM
Enjoy our food and beverage vendors featuring:
- Bruiser’s Grill serving up their famous pit beef
- Steamin’ Demons with fresh crabs
- Oysters on the half shell
- Ice Delights
- The Comfy Cup
- The Jam Man
- Las Americas Restaurant
Don’t miss out on our refreshing Crushes, including a special Strawberry Jalapeño Lemon Crush!
The evening’s entertainment includes:
- Turn Up Dance Lessons with Cassie Wooten of Underground Dance Academy from 6:30–7:00 p.m.
- Live music by the Casey Marsh Duo
- No-Hands Spaghetti Eating Contest, sponsored by Buon Appetito Restaurant, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Registration is $20 for participants.
Plus, enjoy free face painting, balloon art, community resource tables, and more!
Thank you to our event sponsors, Baltimore County Department of Planning and APGFCU, for helping make this community celebration possible.

