Get To Know Our Venues
Whether you’re planning a large affair or an intimate gathering, our venues provide the backdrop for memories that last a lifetime.
Navy Point
CBMM’s premier wedding venue, Navy Point is located on the former site of Coulbourne & Jewett Seafood Packing Company, a legendary Eastern Shore business in the first half of the 20th century and one of Maryland’s most successful minority-owned businesses.
Offering a tranquil waterfront setting, Navy Point is surrounded by water on three sides and affords expansive view of the Miles River. This venue accommodates up to 250 reception guests.
Small Boat Shed
This structure, previously a freight terminal owned by the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Company, was disassembled in nearby Claiborne in 1933 and rebuilt in a new configuration here, next to the St. Michaels Packing Company’s cannery, on the end of Navy Point.
The Small Boat Shed houses CBMM’s fleet of historic small craft in a rustic setting. It accommodates 100 seated reception guests, or 200 standing.
Fogg’s Landing
Fogg’s Landing offers spectacular views of our marina and Fogg’s Cove. There are lovely gardens outside Mitchell House, once of the home of Eliza Bailey Mitchell, Frederick Douglass’s closest sibling.
This venue accommodates 200 guests and includes access to the decks surrounding the Steamboat Building.
With vaulted ceiling, large windows, and double doors that open to a deck overlooking Fogg’s Cove and the Miles River, this intimate waterfront setting provides the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable event.
Van Lennep Auditorium accommodates 70 people for a seated dinner and 150 for a cocktail party. The venue also contains one of CBMM’s rotating exhibition galleries.
Add a Cruise to Your Wedding
Add an on-the-water photo shoot or an intimate pre-ceremony cruise aboard one of CBMM’s historic vessels. Please note that cruises are weather dependent and may be canceled at the discretion of the captain. Various pickup and drop-off locations are available.
Old Point
Old Point, constructed in 1909 from seven pine logs pinned together and hewn to shape, is an example of a boat designed to dredge crabs throughout the winter months in the Chesapeake Bay.
- 1909 crab dredger
- Accommodates 6 passengers plus crew
- $250 per hour (two hour minimum booking)
Rosie Parks
Built by legendary Dorchester County boatbuilder Bronza Parks, Rosie Parks was part of the last wave of skipjack construction in the decade after World War II.
- 1955 skipjack
- Accommodates six passengers plus crew
- Available dockside for photos
- $350 per hour (two hour minimum booking)
Edna E. Lockwood
Edna E. Lockwood, a National Historic Landmark, and the the last of the historic sailing log-bottom bugeyes, was built in 1889 by John B. Harrison of Tilghman Island.
- 1889 nine-log bugeye
- Accommodates 6 passengers plus crew
- $350 per hour (two hour minimum booking)
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Contact Us
We’d love to talk to you about holding your wedding at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum! Contact Logan Clark, Event & Group Services Lead, at lclark@cbmm.org or 410-745-4998.
