The Town of Leonardtown will hold its Town Council meeting on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. with a Workshop on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
4:15 PM Public Hearing - Case # 39-25 - Annexation Petition - Resolution 2-25- Hall Property- Map 0032, Parcel 96 - Jeanine Harrington
4:30 PM Public Hearing - Case # 40-25 - Annexation
Petition - Resolution 3-25- Johnson/Johnston Properties at Map 0041, Parcel
0235 and Map 0041, Parcel 0266 - Jeanine Harrington
Leonardtown, MD -The Town of Leonardtown is ringing in the holiday season on Friday, November 28th from 4:30pm – 8:30pm with the beloved Christmas on the Square and Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Event festivities start at 4:30pm and include live entertainment, sleigh & fire truck rides, balloon art, a living nativity, a holiday market, food and much more! You won’t want to miss Santa’s arrival and the lighting of the Christmas Tree at 7:00pm by the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department!
Thanks to the cooperative efforts of Town officials
& staff, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, the St. Mary’s County
Emergency Management Division, Maryland State Police, Maryland State Highway, St.
Mary’s County Public Works, Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, Leonardtown
Volunteer Rescue Squad and other local volunteer fire departments and rescue
squads, plans are in place for increased safety and security.
Parking
Information
· Spectators are
encouraged to park at CSM, the Governmental Center, and the Leonardtown
Library/Garvey Senior Center and take advantage of the free shuttle service that
drops off /picks up at St. Aloysuis Church parking lot.
· Additional
parking can be found at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, the Blackbelt Academy lot
on Gregory Drive, and the grass lots on either side of Courthouse Drive near
Fenwick Street. These lots do not have shuttle service and attendees must walk
to the downtown area.
· Handicap parking
is available in Town at the Mattingley Gardiner Funeral Home parking lot on the
corner of Fenwick St. and Lawrence Ave. and in the public lot next to the Hair
Company on Washington Street. To access these lots, enter via Lawrence Ave. and
you will be directed to these lots (handicap decal/pass/license plate
required).
Closures
and Restrictions:
· Downtown Leonardtown Square – including Washington Street and Fenwick Street – will be closed to through traffic from 1:00pm – 9:00pm.
· Courthouse Drive, Guyther Drive, Camalier Drive, and portions of Park Avenue, Shadrick Street, Pope Street, and Church Street will also have extremely restricted access before and during the event.
· Residents living
around Tudor Hall should enter Town via Lawrence Avenue to access their
neighborhood.
There is no rain date for the event. In the event of
inclement weather, a decision will be by 9:00am on Friday, November 28, 2025.
The decision will be announced on VisitLeonardtownMD.com/ChristmasontheSquare and the Town of Leonardtown Facebook page.
Christmas on the Square is sponsored by the Commissioners of
Leonardtown, the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, and the Leonardtown
Business Association. For further
information, please visit: VisitLeonardtownMD.com/ChristmasontheSquare.
You can find all the supporting documents on the Town’s website once they have been posted at https://leonardtown.somd.com/government/index.htm - Planning and Zoning Agenda and Minutes.
The meeting video will be available the next day on the Town of Leonardtown YouTube channel (www.youtube.com – search for Town of Leonardtown) under the Planning and Zoning Commission playlist.
LEONARDTOWN, MD - The public is invited to salute America’s Veterans at the 2025
Veterans Day Parade in Leonardtown. The parade, sponsored by the Commissioners of Leonardtown and the Commissioners of St.
Mary’s County, takes place Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at 10am and begins at St.
Mary’s Ryken High School and will proceed along Fenwick Street and through Town
Square.
Immediately following the parade, spectators are invited to Town Square for a Veterans Wreath Laying Memorial Ceremony.
In
the event of inclement weather, the parade will be canceled, and the Memorial
Ceremony will take place inside the Leonardtown Town Hall, 22670 Washington
Street in Leonardtown. The cancellation decision will be made by 8am Nov. 11,
and a cancellation notice will be posted at VisitLeonardtownMD.com/VeteransDay and Facebook (Facebook.com/TownofLeonardtown) pages as well as on
the St. Mary’s County Government website www.stmarysmd.com.
Parade
Participants Parking Information:
Parade
vehicles, including buses, floats, cars, trucks and motorcycles, should report
directly to the staging area at St. Mary’s Ryken High School between 7am and
8am All parade vehicles – except emergency vehicles – should be parked by 8am.
Marching
groups and other parade participants should park at Leonardtown Middle School
between 7:45am and 9:00am. The last shuttle leaves from the Middle School to
Ryken at 9:00am
Parents are asked to refrain from dropping their children at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, along the roadside or at the intersection for safety reasons.
Parking for Spectators:
Spectators
should park at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, the St. Mary’s County
Governmental Center, or the College of Southern Maryland lots. Free shuttles
provided at these lots, follow the signs for the shuttle pick up location. At
the Governmental Center, spectators should use the lots adjacent to the Carter
State Office Building (23115 Leonard Hall Drive).
Handicapped Parking:
Spectators
requiring handicapped parking may take Washington Street and will be allowed to
park in the public lot beside the Hair Company. Additional handicap parking can
be found at the Mattingley Gardiner Funeral Home lot and can be accessed via
Lawrence Ave.
Road Closures:Washington Street and Fenwick Street leading into downtown Leonardtown will be closed to traffic from 8am until noon. Downtown parking and thru traffic will be limited to areas accessible from Lawrence Avenue only for residents, business owners, and employees. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will provide traffic control.
You can find information on Town Council meetings and supporting documents on BoardDocs at https://www.boarddocs.com/md/tolmd/Board.nsf/ and this month’s meeting once the meeting has been featured.
The link to BoardDocs can also be found on the Town’s website at on the left side panel of the front page under Quick Links. www.leonardtown.somd.com
The meeting will be live streamed on the Town of Leonardtown
YouTube channel www.youtube.com/c/TownofLeonardtown
In the event of any live streaming technical difficulties, the meeting will be
uploaded the next day on the YouTube channel for viewing.
