GI Film Festival, May 14-18,  In its 2nd year, the festival will be held prior to Memorial Day weekend. See classic and premier films celebrating the heroic stories of the American Armed Forces including a variety of films presented by award-winning Hollywood actors and directors. Participate in panel discussions with soldiers, journalists, authors, and filmmakers. Visit www.dc.about.com or call 202-619-7222 for additional information

Chestertown Tea Party Festival, May 23-25, Fri. 6-8pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-4pm, Chestertown, Maryland. Celebrating colonial resistance to British rule!  Reenactment, parade, street performances, local faire, distance run, more! Call 410-778-0416 or visit www.chestertownteaparty.org for additional details.

Memorial Day Parade, May 24, 11am, Belair Annex to Acorn Hill Park, Bowie. Don your red, white, and blue and fill the streets of Bowie with patriotism. Call 301-809-3011 or visit www.cityofbowie.org for further details.

Navy Memorial, May 24, 11am. Rolling Thunder visits the Navy Memorial and holds a wreath-laying ceremony. Monday, May 26, 2008, 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. wreath-laying ceremonies; 12:30 p.m. Navy Band concert; 2:00 p.m. Film screening of a PBS documentary about the last reunion of Air Group 16 at the dedication of the WWII Memorial. Visit www.dc.about.com or call 202-619-7222 for additional information

Memorial Weekend, May 24-26, 10am-4pm, Clark’s Elioak Farm, 10500 Route 108, Ellicott City. Open Memorial Day, too. Call 410-730-4049 or visit www.clarklandfarm.com for further information.

Hometown Holidays, May 24-26, Sat. & Sun. 8am-10pm, Mon. 12N, Rockville Town Center. The Washington area’s premiere Memorial Day Weekend celebration includes free concerts, Taste of Rockville and a variety of exciting activities. Monday concludes the weekend's events with the Rockville Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade.  Drill teams, marching bands, military units, community groups, clowns, fire trucks, dogs and horses march down North Washington Street, Beall Avenue and Maryland Avenue. Call 240-314-5022 or visit www.rockvillemd.gov for further information.

PBS' National Memorial Day Concert, May 25, 8pm. PBS sponsors a FREE concert on the West Lawn of the U. S. Capitol. The concert features actors Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise, and Charles Durning, and other guest artists along with conductor Erich Kunzel and the National Symphony Orchestra. Visit www.dc.about.com or call 202-619-7222 for additional information.

Westminster City Memorial Day Parade and Observance, May 26, 10am, Pennsylvania Avenue, Main Street.  Call 410-848-6179 or visit www.westgov.com

Memorial Day, May 26, 10am, Circle of the immortals, Timonium, Md. Traditional Memorial Day observance.  Call 410-666-0490 or visit www.dulaneyvalley.com for additional information.

National Memorial Day Parade, May 26, 2pm, beginning on 5th and Constitution Ave.
The parade of Marching Bands and Veterans units from all 50 states, will begin at 5th and Constitution Avenue. The Parade is sponsored by the World War II Veterans Committee and includes patriotic floats and helium-filled balloons. Visit www.dc.about.com or call 202-619-7222 for additional information.

Arlington National Cemetery, May 26, 11am. A wreath-laying ceremony and concert will be held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in honor of Memorial Day. Visit www.dc.about.com or call 202-619-7222 for additional information

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, May 26, 1pm. This year's annual Memorial Day ceremony includes Presentation of the Colors, remarks by a special guest and wreath-laying service. Visit www.dc.about.com or call 202-619-7222 for additional information

Memorial Day Ceremony, May 30, 11am, Christman Park, 304 W. Deer Park Road, Gaithersburg.  Gaithersburg joins the nation in honoring all who have given their lives in military service.  Call 301-258-6350 or visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov for additional details.