Visit · Plan your trip
Come for the festival.
Fall for Frederick.
Church spires, brick sidewalks, a creek you can walk along at night and a downtown packed with places to eat, drink and stay up late. Almost half of our year-one audience traveled to get here. Here’s how to make the most of it.
Why Frederick
The City of Clustered Spires is small enough to walk and big enough to surprise you. Four days here feels like a long weekend in a city twice its size.
Getting here
About an hour
from everywhere.
By car
Drive in
About an hour from Washington, DC and Baltimore. Frederick sits where I-270, I-70 and US-15 meet, with parking garages all around downtown.
By air
Three airports
Fly into BWI, Washington Dulles or Reagan National. Each is roughly an hour’s drive; rideshare and rental cars are easy at all three.
By train
MARC from DC
The MARC Brunswick Line runs from Washington Union Station to Frederick on weekdays only, so plan a Thursday arrival or drive for the weekend.
Where to stay
Stay downtown.
Walk to everything.
Official festival hotels and special rates are coming soon. Downtown rooms go fast in May, so sign up for updates and book early.
Festival partner
Official hotel
Coming soon
- Festival rate for passholders
- Steps from the venues
- Announced with passes
Festival partner
Official hotel
Coming soon
- Festival rate for passholders
- Downtown location
- Announced with passes
Festival partner
Official hotel
Coming soon
- Festival rate for passholders
- Easy drive to downtown
- Announced with passes
Your call
More ways to stay
Book early
- Historic inns and B&Bs downtown
- Short-term rentals nearby
- Hotels along I-270 and I-70, a short drive in
★ Hotel or inn in Frederick? Become an official festival hotel: sponsorship@silvervox.org
Getting around
Park once.
Walk it all.
Most festival venues sit within a few blocks of Market Street, Patrick Street and Carroll Creek. Bring good shoes.
Walk
Your best ride
Downtown is compact and lively day and night. Most stops are a few minutes apart.
Park
Downtown garages
Public garages sit on every side of downtown. Park once and leave the car for the weekend.
Ride
Rideshare + late nights
Use rideshare for Warehouse Cinemas on West Patrick Street and for getting back after the midnight movie.
Between shows
Make a weekend
of it.
Eat + drink
Market Street and beyond
Restaurants, coffee shops, breweries and distilleries line the routes between venues. Your next debate about the film you just saw needs a table.
Outside
Creek + park
Walk Carroll Creek Linear Park through the heart of downtown, or stretch out in Baker Park between screenings.
Shop + browse
Galleries + antiques
Independent shops, galleries and antique stores fill the historic district. Wander off the map.
Accessibility + questions
Everyone gets
in the room.
Venue-by-venue accessibility details are posted with the schedule. If you have access needs or questions about planning your trip, tell us and we’ll help you plan.