Highlighting Annapolis

Derby Fest

Maryland Avenue and King George Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Annapolis gained fame in colonial times as the first site of city-organized horse racing. On the fairground north of West Street, George Washington and other leaders came to watch the races Race Week was a social highlight renowned throughout the colonies.

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