The MoCo Weekend Guide: June 6–7
Early June is showing off. Here’s a handful of ways to get out and enjoy the area this weekend — a neighborhood porchfest in Woodmoor, strawberry shortcake in Olney, and a backyard rocket launch just over the county line. Pick one, or string a few together.
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🎵WOODMOORstock
A grassroots porchfest in Silver Spring's Woodmoor neighborhood — 60+ bands playing porches, lawns, and driveways, with food and beverage trucks throughout.
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🍓Strawberry Festival
Strawberry shortcake, live music on two stages, 50+ craft vendors, and a petting zoo at the Sandy Spring Museum's long-running early-summer festival.
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The Little Prince (The Puppet Co.)
A tender puppet retelling of the classic — a plane-wrecked aviator meets a peculiar child from a tiny planet, and we all remember how to see the world like a kid again.
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🚀NASA Model Rocket Launch
Bring a model to fly at Goddard's free visitor-center launch — rockets, motors, and supplies are sold nearby, and on-site experts share build and launch tips. (Just over the line in Greenbelt.)
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🧘Heartfest 2026
A morning of yoga, sound healing, tai chi, and meditation in one place — a gentle way to reset and meet a few neighbors who are into the same.
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Germantown Flea Market
Free to wander — 150+ vendors with vintage finds, collectibles, and local treasures. An easy Sunday morning that costs nothing to show up to.
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