Hootenanies, art walks, family fun for a cause, and MORE! There are lots of fun things to do with kids in and around Charm City this weekend! Check out our favorite Baltimore family events below and find more options on our Community Calendar.
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BALTIMORE CITY EVENTS
MICA Art Walk
Friday, May 17 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM | MICA
Don’t miss ArtWalk, the kick-off event for the annual Commencement Exhibition and celebration of MICA’s undergraduate class of 2019. This event is free and open to the public. Bring family and friends to explore the campus-wide showcase of student art, featuring painting, sculpture, illustration, ceramics, graphic design, film and animation screenings and much more. MORE
BMI Community Day
Saturday, May 18 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Baltimore Museum of Industry
Kick off the 11th season of the BMI Farmers Market with a full day of happenings and FREE museum admission! Enjoy hands-on activities for kids as well as local produce, breads, meat & eggs, ready-to-eat goods, artisan items and more. MORE
Sensory Friendly Days
Sunday, May 19 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | B & O Railroad Museum
The B&O is proud to offer the first in a series of Sensory Friendly Days for children and guests with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and sensory processing differences. The museum will be opening one hour early at 10am to accommodate guests and their families. This more accessible museum experience features added signage and modified lighting & sounds, as well as the presence of additional volunteers and staff to support visitors throughout their stay. MORE
Diapers and Doughnuts
Sunday, May 19 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | ShareBaby Warehouse
ShareBaby’s annual Diapers and Doughnuts event brings together supporters- old and new- to learn about and engage in their important work to get diapers and essential items to Baltimore’s most vulnerable young children! This year, for the first time, it is a family-friendly event! Enjoy live music, diaper wrapping, mimosas, and mini doughnuts! MORE
Baltimore Birth Festival
Sunday, May 19 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Patterson Park
Maryland Families for Safe Birth is thrilled to announce the first annual Baltimore Birth Festival! Join over 80 local vendors, care providers, businesses, birth workers, and more for a day of family fun including face painting, food trucks, a kid-friendly DJ. MORE
Paperweight Mini-Workshop
Sunday, May 19 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Corradetti Glassblowing Studio
Learn how to transform molten glass into a colorful, swirled solid 3.5 ” paperweight with the help of studio staff. Paperweights make great Father’s Day gifts! Corradetti Studio will handle the skilled part and you do the fun part. For ages 8 to adult. MORE
BALTIMORE COUNTY EVENTS
Water Safety
Friday, May 17 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | The Orokawa Y in Towson
Get ready for summer with Water Safety at the Y! Learn basic water and boating safety, play Safety Around Water games, get a swim assessment, and enjoy crafts and snacks. MORE
All About Birds!
Saturday, May 18 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Oregon Ridge Nature Center
Learn about the various adaptations that birds have that help them survive. Follow that up with a bird hike through Oregon Ridge. All ages, Advance Registration Required. MORE
Towson Branch Ren Faire
Saturday, May 18, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Sunday, May 19, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Baltimore County Public Library – Towson
Enjoy a medieval-themed puppet show, a knighting ceremony, jousting tournament, a magician and madrigal singers straight from the Middle Ages. We have games, crafts, face painting and more! Please check the schedule for daily activities. MORE
Kid Friendly Series: Cake Jars
Sunday, May 19 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Cake by Jason Hisley
Students will learn to make and layer the inside of a cake jar to take home! Two flavors/designs will be taught and made during the class! MORE
Hoot-Enanny
Sunday, May 19 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Irvine Nature Center
Join Hoot the Owl and celebrate the season of spring at Irvine. Get a sneak preview of the Irvine Butterfly House, go on a spring scavenger hunt, and even enjoy some spring treats. Fun for all ages! MORE
HARFORD COUNTY EVENTS
Harford Dance Theatre presents Snow White
Friday, May 17 – Sunday, May 19 | Times Vary | Harford Community College – Chesapeake Theater
Come along on a magical journey with beautiful Snow White, her handsome prince, and the lovable dwarfs as they battle the jealous queen. Overflowing with enchantment, this energetic adaptation from the company that brings you Harriet’s Happiest Halloween offers plenty of dancing and laughs galore. Snow White is guaranteed to reawaken any child’s creativity with its valuable lessons about vanity and growing up. MORE
Cupcake Decorating Class Unicorn & Candyland
Friday, May 17 | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | The Playroom Harford
Decorate your own unique set of cupcakes! An instructor will teach you the steps of filling a piping bag, adding a tip, and how to pipe frosting! Each participant will learn how to create with fondant to make a unicorn horn and ears for one cupcake and decorate with candy on the other. Pre-registration required, all ages! MORE
Child & Adult Paint Afternoon: Butterfly
Friday, May 17 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Eden Mill Nature Center
Create a butterfly painting on canvas to learn how to use tools such as acrylic paints, canvas, brushes, as well as painting techniques. Child and adult will each complete a 14”x 18” acrylic painting on canvas with instruction provided throughout the event. Pre-registration is required! MORE
Kids Night In at My Gym
Friday, May 17 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM | My Gym – Bel Air
Need an evening without the kids? My Gym’s Kids’ Night In gives parents the opportunity to take a well-deserved break. Go out for a night on the town feeling confident that your little ones are safe and having the time of their lives with their favorite My Gym teachers. This incredible evening for your children is filled with a variety of fun games, rides, and activities, and they won’t want the night to end! MORE
The Jungle Book (Children’s Film Series)
Saturday, May 18 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Cultural Center at The Havre de Grace Opera House
Havre de Grace Arts Collective Presents: After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and the free-spirited bear Baloo. MORE
HOWARD COUNTY EVENTS
Amazing Adaptations Challenge
Saturday, May 18 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Howard County Library System – Glenwood Branch
Discover some of the amazing adaptations animals have for life in the wild and meet some animals with their own unique ways to survive. Contact with an animal may occur. Presented by The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore in partnership with the Howard County Arts Council. Ages 6 & up; Ticket required. MORE
Earth We’re All on this Together: Reduce, Reuse, Re-Circus
Saturday, May 18 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Robinson Nature Center
Juggling, rolling globe walking, lasso spinning, plate spinning, and much more, learn how we can re-use everyday objects. Audience members will help former Ringling Circus performer, Gregory May, throughout this high energy circus arts experience. MORE
Dapper Duck Tea Party
Sunday, May 19 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Robinson Nature Center
Are you feeling “ducky”? Join RNC to learn all about the spring transformations of animals and plants, and follow the story of an ugly duckling that becomes a very dapper duck! Then, meet, sing and play with a very “quacktastic” duck and his friend from Drama Learning Center! Afterward, sit and savor a full tea service by Sweet Simplicitea tea room. MORE
History Alive! With the Friends of PFI
Sunday, May 19 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park
Enjoy a fun afternoon for the whole family and get into the spirit of the Victorian Era at the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park! Bring a picnic, try on costumes, play old-time lawn games, and look up your family history to see if you may be a descendant of a former student! Tours of the ruins will also be available. MORE
OTHER EVENTS
Shore Party
Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 | 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Historic London Town & Gardens
Join mariners as they recruit troops and abandon ship in the Colonial World! Explore the maritime history of the South River with reenactors in costume, boats, and activities for the whole family. Join living history sailors to try your hand at rope making and seamanship, learn how sailors lived day to day, and experience the art and science of navigation. MORE
MakerSpace Family Workshop: Kindness Rocks
Saturday, May 18 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Chesapeake Arts Center
Bring the whole family to the MakerSpace family workshop to paint rocks for treasure hunting adventures.MORE
DISCLAIMER: Hey Parents, as we well know, things change day to day… and even hour to hour (think newborn sleeping patterns, food preferences of toddlers, and moods of tweens/teens!). Please check the specific event website for advanced registration requirements, time changes, rain dates, and event cancellations before you pack up the whole crew.
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