Culture
| Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boat | Skipjack | Skipjacks would dredge the Chesapeake Bay for oysters. | 1985 | ||
| Dessert | Smith Island Cake | A cake with eight to fifteen layers and chocolate frosting between each layer. The recipe originated from Smith Island, Maryland. | 2008 | ||
| Drink | Milk | 1998 | |||
| Exercise | Walking | 2008 | — | ||
| Folk dance | Square dance | A fold dance with eight couples arranged in a square. As of 2011, it is the official state dance for 21 states. | 1994 | ||
| Song | Maryland, My Maryland | Lyrics are from a nine-stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall and set to the tune of O Tannenbaum. Randall was a confederate sympathizer and the song supports the confederacy with lyrics such as, "Huzza! she spurns the Northern scum!". | 1939 | ||
| Sport (individual) | Jousting | Jousting tournaments have been held in Maryland since colonial times. The Maryland State Jousting Championship has been held annually since 1950 and is sponsored by the Maryland Jousting Tournament
Association |
1962 | ||
| Sport (team) | Lacrosse | Lacrosse is the oldest known sport to be played in America. Maryland is home to the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame. | 2004 | ||
| Theater | Center Stage | Center Stage was founded in 1963 and is Maryland's largest theater company. | 1978 | — | |
| Summer theater | Olney Theatre Center | Olney Theatre was founded in 1938 and offers include the Summer Shakespeare Festival and summer training programs for High School students. | 1978 | — |
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