Welcome to Oxford Day
On Saturday, April 26, Oxford will celebrate its 14th Annual Oxford Day. All of the organizations and businesses in town have been working hard to prepare for this all-day family event. So invite your friends and family to visit, plan on staying home, put aside the yard work and errands. Just relax, walk around our wonderful town and enjoy all the activities.
The Oxford Bellevue Ferry, believed to be the nation's oldest privately operated ferry service, crosses the Tred Avon River between Oxford, Maryland and Bellevue, Maryland.
Established in 1683, the ferry is celebrating its 325th birthday this year, so take a ride and help celebrate history!
To help celebrate the Town of Oxford's 325th anniversary, a new event for town residents is planned: the Oxford Flower Basket Competition . All Residents and businesses are invited to participate and are encouraged to display fresh flowers in welcome, and celebration of Oxford, spring, families, and town visitors.
Traffic control will again result in Morris Street being closed to ALL traffic from 11:00 AM to about noon for the parade. Please allow extra time to travel in and out of town all morning and especially during the parade. There will be a band, many floats, various cars and trucks, a bagpiper, walkers, and some new entries in the parade
In conjunction with Oxford Day, "Women Supporting Women" will sponsor a 10K Run, a 5K fun walk and a 1K dog walk. More information about these three activities and a registration form for the 10K Run can be obtained from Lori Yates at 410-822-9420. Registration can also be done online at Active.com .
IF IT RAINS
Oxford Day is a rain-or-shine event. In the event of bad weather, Family Hour will be held on the covered deck at Masthead at Pier St; the dog show will also be held on their deck. The U.S. Navy band "Country Current" will perform at the Community Center; the pirate activities will also move to the Community Center. These activities will be held at their scheduled times; only the location will change. Adverse weather will result in the cancellation of the air slide. The parade will take place unless the rain is torrential. Other events will be held at their locations, but under cover.
Oxford aerial photo courtesy Jane McCarthy
