Free Things to Do with Kids in Baltimore
Great family time doesn't have to cost a thing. Baltimore's libraries, parks, museums, and community organizations run free programs every single week — story times, nature walks, open gym sessions, art workshops, and more. We pull them all together so you can plan a full weekend without opening your wallet.
🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREETeen Space (ages 11-17) - Howard County Public Library Glenwood Branch
📍 Howard County Library Glenwood Branch
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREESketching Sessions
📍 The Walters Art Museum
📚educational🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEBeginner's Bluegrass Jam
📍 Anne Arundel County Public Library
🎭performance🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEArt in Practice: An Afterschool Program with Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) 🎨
📍 Enoch Pratt Central Library
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEEvening sketching session in the museum galleries
📍 The Walters Art Museum
🏛️museum🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREE250 Years of Innovation in Howard County — Ages 8+
📍 Howard County Recreation & Parks
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREERecording Studio Open Office Hours - Howard County Public Library Catonsville Branch
📍 Baltimore County Public Library - Catonsville Branch
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEWild Wonders: A Read-Along with Author Kate Messner 🌳
📍 Online Event (Pikes Peak Library District)
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEZumbini | Free Trial
📍 JCC of Greater Baltimore
📚educational🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREESkip the Small Talk Night Online
📍 Skip the Small Talk Baltimore
🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEThursday Lunchtime Virtual Shut Up and Write
📍 Shut Up & Write! Baltimore
🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEMarch Book Club: “The 3:00 A.M. Series” by Nick Pirog
📍 Inquisitive Women 50+
🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREELet's Play Mah Jongg on Thursday Afternoon!
📍 Inquisitive Women 50+
🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEAnother ripper time @ M8 Beer
📍 B'More Brew'd
🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEWild Wonders: A Read-Along with Author Kate Messner 🌳
📍 Pikes Peak Library District
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEFrom Hot Mess to Badass- Free Workshop
📍 Getting Over Your Breakup
🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEJust For Me: (3-6 years) TK - Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEDebate Academy: Master Public Speaking
📍 Howard County Public Library Elkridge Branch
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEPreschool Storytime
📍 Redemption City Church
📚educational🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREECity Moms
📍 Redemption City Church
📚educational🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEREVIVE at ISB
📍 Islamic Society of Baltimore
📚educational🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEEvening film screening of 'Kongo Astronauts' as part of BMA's Violet Hour series
📍 Baltimore Museum of Art
🎭performance🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEInfant Story Time: Babies and Books
📍 TOWSON BCPL BRANCH
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEBeginner-friendly bluegrass music jam session for teens and adults
📍 Anne Arundel County Public Library - Broadneck Branch
🎭performance🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEWebb Office Hours
📍 Space Telescope Science Institute
📚educational🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEGaming Tournament for Teens
📍 Essex Branch Library
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEBingo Night
📍 29th Street Community Center
📚educational🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEFamily Fun Day - The Mall in Columbia
📍 The Mall in Columbia
🎭performance🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEMeet with a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist from Howard County Health Department - Howard County Public Library East Columbia Branch
📍 East Columbia Branch Library
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREETeen Afterschool Programming - Howard County Public Library East Columbia Branch
📍 East Columbia Branch Library
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREELego Master Build - Howard County Public Library East Columbia Branch
📍 East Columbia Branch Library
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREETeen Takeover (ages 11-18) - Howard County Public Library Central Branch
📍 Howard County Library Central Branch
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEThe Loop Troop: Teen Crochet Club
📍 Howard County Library Glenwood Branch
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEHow to Earn the Grades That Get You Into College (Online) - Howard County Public Library
📍 Howard County Public Library
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEArt Sparks Joy - Marilyn J. Praisner Library
📍 Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Montgomery Co. Public Library)
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEBaby's Play Date (infant-23 months) - Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEReady 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2
📍 Laurel Branch Library, PGCMLS
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREEEmpowerment Series: Flirting vs Sexual Harassment
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Thu, Mar 26
FREETeen Artlab: Paint a Pot, Plant a Seed
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEMaking with MICA!
📍 Baltimore Museum of Art
📚educational🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEConservation Window
📍 The Walters Art Museum
📚educational🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEField Work Fridays
📍 Anne Arundel County Rec & Parks
🌳outdoor🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEGo on a Virtual Conservatory Adventure
📍 Longwood Gardens
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREE🍪 Milk and Cookies Parent Support Group at Rumina Center
📍 The Rumina Center- Severna Park
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEThe Self-Blame Detox: Tools to Stop Playing the Victim of Your Own Thoughts
📍 Getting Over Your Breakup
🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREETot Shabbat
📍 Bolton Street Synagogue
📚educational🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEGo on a Virtual Conservatory Adventure
📍 Longwood Gardens (Online Event)
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEBilingual Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library - Followed by Stay and Play! English and French
📍 Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Montgomery Co. Public Library)
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEShabbat Services (In-Person, On Zoom, and via Facebook Live)
📍 Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom
📚educational🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREETeen Afterschool Programming - FLEX FRIDAY
📍 East Columbia Branch Library
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEDance a Story
📍 Cockeysville Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEFamily and Friends Story Time
📍 Parkville-Carney Branch Library
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEBaby Rave
📍 White Marsh Branch Library
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEMove to Learn: Fitness Fun! (Ages 1-4 w/Adult)
📍 Howard County Library Central Branch
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREETotally Untidy Toddler Time
📍 Baltimore County Public Library - Catonsville Branch
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREETime For Us: Toddler Play & Learn (ages 18-35 months with adult) TK
📍 Howard County Public Library Elkridge Branch
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREELittle Learners Storybook Friends (ages 2-5 with adult)
📍 East Columbia Branch Library
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEAll Together Now, Ages Everyone - Howard County Public Library Miller Branch
📍 Howard County Library Miller Branch
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEMath Homework Help - Marilyn J. Praisner Library
📍 Marilyn J. Praisner Library (Montgomery Co. Public Library)
🎨class🦀Fri, Mar 27
FREEFresh Voices Open Mic Presented by Dialect of Prince George's County
📍 Prince George's County Public Library - Laurel Branch
🎭performance🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEBarnes & Noble Saturday Storytime
📍 Barnes & Noble Annapolis
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEPaws to Read
📍 TOWSON BCPL BRANCH
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEPrickly Pizza program teaching about edible wild plants and making pizza with foraged ingredients
📍 Cromwell Valley Park
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEBarnes & Noble Saturday Storytime
📍 Barnes & Noble White Marsh
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEDo It Yourself Tax Prep with CASH Campaign of Maryland
📍 Baltimore Museum of Art
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEHat Couture: Fascinator Masterclass
📍 Baltimore Museum of Art
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEDrop-in Art Making: Build a Neighborhood
📍 The Walters Art Museum
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEPrickly Pizza? - educational program about edible wild plants
📍 Cromwell Valley Park
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEConservation Window
📍 The Walters Art Museum
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEBoshell Lecture: ¡Salud! Beverages from Past to Present
📍 The Walters Art Museum
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEBel Air Harvest Winter Market
📍 Bond Street
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEBakery Express Easter Eggstravaganza 🐰
📍 Bakery Express/Ms. Desserts
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEAnnual Easter Egg Hunt 🐰
📍 American Legion Post #34 Patrick Henry
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREESpring block party with egg hunts for toddlers and big kids, food, games, and face painting at Canto
📍 Canton Tot Lot
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEAll Together Now, Ages Everyone, TK - Howard County Public Library Glenwood Branch
📍 Howard County Library Glenwood Branch
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEHome Buyer Seminar
📍 Parkville
🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEDrop-in art making program where families can create neighborhood-themed artwork inspired by the mus
📍 The Walters Art Museum
🏛️museum🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEDoodle with Illustrator Christine Mix✏️
📍 Online Event
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEMove & Play Open Gym
📍 JCC of Greater Baltimore
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEShabbat Morning Service & the Bar Mitzvah of Langford Johnson
📍 Bolton Street Synagogue
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEDoodle with Illustrator Christine Mix✏️
📍 Weston Pop-Up University
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEShabbat Morning Service
📍 Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREESpring Block Party
📍 Redemption City Church
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEWinter Indoor Farmers Market
📍 Mary's Land Farm
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEInverness Easter Egg Hunt
📍 Inverness Brewing
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEHenna Workshop
📍 Hereford Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEPrickly Pizza?
📍 Cromwell Valley Park
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREELEGO Design Challenge
📍 Perry Hall Branch
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEBasic Machine Sewing
📍 Parkville-Carney Branch Library
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREESTEM Saturday
📍 Essex Branch Library
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEMaterials of Science Soccer
📍 White Marsh Branch Library
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEFazaFam Family Program
📍 29th Street Community Center
📚educational🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEAnnual Marsh Clean Up
📍 Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEGuided Nature/History Walk
📍 Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEAll Together Now TK - Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREESpring Fling
📍 Botanical Things Boutique
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREE🐰 Hop On The Trail Easter Egg Hunt
📍 Bear Legacy Adventure Trail
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREETeen Beyond Words at East Columbia Branch (Ages 11-21)
📍 East Columbia Branch Library
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREEPractice AP CS-A OR AP Physics 1 Test by C2 Education
📍 Howard County Public Library Elkridge Branch
🎨class🦀Sat, Mar 28
FREESaturday Morning Storytime! at Barnes and Noble Ellicott City
📍 Barnes and Noble
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