Carroll County Farm Museum
Carroll County Farm Museum is a historic farm campus at 500 South Center Street in Westminster, Maryland, with farm animals, living-history demonstrations, a farm-themed playground and picnic tables. Parking is free and on site, with a large first-come accessible parking area at the Maryland Wine Festival, and overflow goes to the Carroll County Agriculture Center lot at 706 Agriculture Center Drive. Rideshare drop-off and pick-up is at the Main Gate, where there is no waiting area.
Before you go
- Official site
- carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org
- Next festival here
- Secret Garden Reggae, Arts & Wine Festival, Expected August 2027
Worth knowing before you go
- Rideshare drop-off and pick-up is at the Main Gate, and there is no waiting area.
- When the museum lots fill, traffic is diverted to 706 Agriculture Center Drive.
- Weekend museum hours start at noon, and event hours vary.
- Events use the Main Gate off Farm Museum Road or the rear Gates 5 and 6 via the Agriculture Center lot.
Festivals here
Venue basics: Free on-site parking, overflow at the Agriculture Center · First-come accessible parking at the Wine Festival · Rideshare at the Main Gate, no waiting area.
Is it for you
Choose it if
- You want a festival with farm animals, historic buildings and living history around it.
Think twice if
- You need a quiet zone or sensory room: none is published.
- You are relying on a bus: no public transport route to the museum is published, so check before the day.
Getting there and parking
The museum is a historic farm campus on Center Street in Westminster. For events, use the Main Gate off Farm Museum Road, or the rear Gates 5 and 6 through the neighbouring Carroll County Agriculture Center lot.
Parking is free.
Festival-specific · Maryland Wine FestivalMuseum parking is on site with a large first-come ADA area, and when the museum lots fill, traffic is diverted to the Agriculture Center lot at 706 Agriculture Center Drive. Rideshare drop-off and pick-up is at the Main Gate, with no waiting area.
Museum hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm and Saturday and Sunday noon to 4pm. Guided farmhouse tours run Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm and at weekends at noon, 1pm and 3pm, and event hours vary.
Accessibility
We don't yet have confirmed information about accessibility at the Farm Museum. The venue's own pages are the place to check: carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org.
Camping
We don't yet have confirmed information about camping at the Farm Museum. The venue's own pages are the place to check: carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org.
Food, water and what you can bring
There are picnic tables on the campus. Wine and special events add food service and alcohol service.
Sound and sensory
A visit mixes historic buildings, farm animals, living-history demonstrations, live music, crowds and festival vendors. Wine and special events add amplified music, crowds, food and alcohol service, and conditions vary with each event's footprint and schedule.