How it works
One Baltimore dad reads the whole city, so you don't have to.
Every week, me and a handful of AI agents dig through 409+ Baltimore sources, check what's actually worth your Saturday, and send you the short list. Free, every Thursday.
Why this exists
“Saturdays go fast. You shouldn't spend the first one scrolling.”
I'm Victor, a Baltimore dad with two little kids. One Saturday I lost 45 minutes bouncing between library calendars, Facebook groups, and a dozen museum pages just to find one thing to do before the morning was gone. You know the scramble.
Scaling software companies is what I do for a living (I helped grow BurnAlong, right here in Baltimore), so one night I pointed the same kind of tools at the problem. Now a small crew of AI agents reads through 409+ Baltimore sources for me every week, and I check the picks myself before any of them reach you.
That's the whole thing. No app to download, no account to make. Just the good stuff, in your inbox, every Thursday.
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🦀 A free project by a Baltimore dad, for Baltimore families.
Every event passes five checks
Before anything reaches your inbox, it has to clear the same five questions you'd ask yourself.
Worth the trip?
AFRAM at Druid Hill is the biggest thing on the Baltimore calendar by a mile. Free, all weekend. That's the kind of “yes” we lead with.
What's the real cost?
The Zoo's splash days are “free.” Free with the $33 admission, that is. We flag the asterisk before you load the car.
Can you bail fast?
The Walters is free, no registration, and a 2-year-old can scribble next to a 7-year-old. It's our backup when a plan falls apart.
Will a tween care?
At the B&O station an 11-year-old builds a LEGO train and races it on a real track. It's the one they bring up at school Monday.
Will it sell out?
For the big harbor weekends, parking's gone before the gates open. We tell you to book the water taxi now, not Saturday.
Victor
The dadI run every pick through all five before it lands in your inbox. If I wouldn't take my own kids, it doesn't make the list.
Where we look
409+ sources. Five counties. One short list.
Every week we read 409+ Baltimore sources. The Pratt library calendars, the BMA and the Science Center, parks and rec listings, and the neighborhood Facebook groups where the good ones actually get posted.
We cover five counties (Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel, Howard, and Harford), but the newsletter leans to where you are. Mostly city and close-in County picks, with the occasional gem that's worth the drive.
How we keep it honest
A real person reviews the final list every Wednesday before it goes out Thursday morning. That person is me. The AI does the digging; I make the call.
And we're not paid to feature anything. No sponsored picks, no pay-to-play, ever.
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