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.
🦀Sun, May 10
FREE🎵 Hatton-Regester Green Concert Series
📍 Hatton-Regester Green
🎭performance🦀Sun, May 10
FREEQuran Tafseer in English
📍 Islamic Society of Baltimore
📚educational🦀Sun, May 10
FREETot Time
📍 Bolton Street Synagogue
📚educational🦀Sun, May 10
FREEDinosaur Park Open House
📍 Dinosaur Park
🌳outdoor🦀Sun, May 10
FREE🎨 Free MakeBreak Crafts at Michael's Stores
📍 Michael's Crafts
🎨class🦀Sun, May 10
FREEHistoric Lime Kiln Bottom
📍 Cromwell Valley Park
📚educational🦀Sun, May 10
FREEFree Family Tennis
📍 Truxtun Park
🌳outdoor🦀Sun, May 10
FREERICO RICO FIESTA 🪅
📍 BALTIMORE PENINSULA
🎉seasonal🦀Sun, May 10
FREEHappy Mother's Day — Get a Free Mother's Day Printable💐
📍 Throughout the United States
📅other🦀Sun, May 10
FREEMy Sunday Market at The Avenue
📍 The Avenue at White Marsh
🎉seasonal🦀Sun, May 10
FREEMother's Day - Clark's Elioak Farm
📍 Clark's Elioak Farm
🎉seasonal🦀Sun, May 10
FREEAll Together Now Celebrates Mother's Day! (All ages) - Howard County Public Library East Columbia Branch
📍 East Columbia Branch Library
🎨class🦀Sun, May 10
FREEMichaels Kids Club
📍 Michaels Towson
🎨class🦀Sun, May 10
FREEMichaels Kids Club
📍 Michaels Columbia
🎨class🦀Sun, May 10
FREEMichaels Kids Club
📍 Michaels Glen Burnie
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEEmpowerment Series: Teen Dating Violence
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEMonday Crafternoon
📍 Pikesville Library
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEGame On: Switch
📍 Prince George's County Public Library - Laurel Branch
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEMonarchs and Minerals
📍 Eden Mill Nature Center
🌳outdoor🦀Mon, May 11
FREESpecial Delivery: Stories from the Postal Museum 📬
📍 National Postal Museum (Online Event)
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEReady 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3
📍 Prince George's County Public Library - Laurel Branch
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEBabies in Bloom - Anne Arundel County Public Library Maryland City Branch
📍 Anne Arundel County Public Library - Maryland City Branch
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREELos Trompos - The Mall in Columbia
📍 The Mall in Columbia - The Plaza
🏛️museum🦀Mon, May 11
FREEInfant Story Time: Babies and Books - Baltimore County Public Library Catonsville Branch
📍 Baltimore County Public Library - Catonsville Branch
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEFamily and Friends Story Time
📍 Cockeysville Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEBarre at the Barn: Strength Meets Serenity
📍 The Barn at Wilde Lake
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEFlights in Full Bloom – A walk-through aviation experience
📍 The Shops at Kenilworth
🏛️museum🦀Mon, May 11
FREEA-Z Come Play With Me at Fort Meade Family Advocacy Programs
📍 Family Advocacy Programs
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEThe Metal-Poor Frontier: Understanding Low-Metallicity Stars and Galaxies Across Cosmic Time
📍 Space Telescope Science Institute
📚educational🦀Mon, May 11
FREEHistory Room Research Hours - Baltimore County Public Library Catonsville Branch
📍 Baltimore County Public Library - Catonsville Branch
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEAV Studio - Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREELittle Learners (Ages 3-5, with adult) - Take a trip to Space! - STEAM
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Mon, May 11
FREEDEAR: DOGS EDUCATING AND ASSISTING READERS (5-10 years with adult)
📍 Howard County Public Library Savage Branch
🎨class🦀Tue, May 12
FREEVirtual Studio Tour with Katherine Pon-Cooper
📍 Baltimore Clayworks
📚educational🦀Tue, May 12
FREEDeath & Taxes (Free screening + Discussion w/Filmmaker)
📍 Parkway Theatre
🎭performance🦀Tue, May 12
FREEPolliwogs!
📍 Cromwell Valley Park
📚educational🦀Tue, May 12
FREEStroller Strum with the Ukulalas
📍 Patterson Park
🎭performance🦀Wed, May 13
FREEProfs & Pints Baltimore: How Pirates Changed the World
📍 Profs and Pints Metro Baltimore
🦀Wed, May 13
FREEFriends of Kinder Farm Park Board Meeting
📍 Kinder Farm Park
📚educational🦀Wed, May 13
FREESpring Senior Stroll
📍 Cromwell Valley Park
🌳outdoor🦀Wed, May 13
FREEZumba at Pulaski Monument
📍 Patterson Park
🌳outdoor🦀Wed, May 13
FREESkip the Small Talk Night at Checkerspot Brewing Co.
📍 Skip the Small Talk Baltimore
🦀Wed, May 13
FREEAdult Open Mic Night at Baltimore School of Music on Wednesday, May 13
📍 Baltimore School of Music
🎭performance🦀Thu, May 14
FREEAgentic AI on Vertex: Unlock self-learning AI with Vertex AI
📍 MD Education & Technology
🦀Thu, May 14
FREEProfs & Pints Baltimore: The Twister Talk
📍 Profs and Pints Metro Baltimore
🦀Thu, May 14
FREEREVIVE at ISB - AQA WING
📍 Islamic Society of Baltimore
📚educational🦀Thu, May 14
FREEAn Afternoon with Jane Austen and Everyman Theatre
📍 The Walters Art Museum
🎭performance🦀Thu, May 14
FREEExpress and Explore Tour: The Spirit Within
📍 The Walters Art Museum
📚educational🦀Thu, May 14
FREEMay Tree Team
📍 Patterson Park
🌳outdoor🦀Thu, May 14
FREEThursday Lunchtime Virtual Shut Up and Write
📍 Shut Up & Write! Baltimore
🦀Fri, May 15
FREEUpcoming Open House
📍 KIDS FIRST Swim School - Dundalk
📚educational🦀Fri, May 15
FREEArt Hive
📍 Baltimore Museum of Art
📚educational🦀Fri, May 15
FREEConservation Window
📍 The Walters Art Museum
📚educational🦀Fri, May 15
FREENOWN – Controlled Fire Burning
📍 Cromwell Valley Park
📚educational🦀Fri, May 15
FREEOpen House
📍 KIDS FIRST Swim School - Dundalk
📚educational🦀Fri, May 15
FREETot Shabbat
📍 Bolton Street Synagogue
🎭performance🦀Sat, May 16
FREEAAPI Heritage Month Celebration
📍 Maryland Zoo
📚educational🦀Sat, May 16
FREE3rd Annual Catonsville Flea Market and Craft Fair with 80+ vendors at Hunting Hills
📍 Hunting Hills Swim Club
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, May 16
FREEDrop-in Art Making: Community Garden
📍 The Walters Art Museum
📚educational🦀Sat, May 16
FREEWeed Warriors
📍 Stony Run Park
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, May 16
FREEBird & Wildlife Walk
📍 Stony Run Park
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, May 16
FREEBarnes & Noble Saturday Storytime
📍 Barnes & Noble Ellicott City
🎨class🦀Sat, May 16
FREEBarnes & Noble Saturday Storytime
📍 Barnes & Noble Bel Air
🎨class🦀Sat, May 16
FREEBarnes & Noble Saturday Storytime
📍 Barnes & Noble Annapolis
🎨class🦀Sat, May 16
FREELila C. Bat Mitzvah
📍 Chizuk Amuno Congregation
🎭performance🦀Sat, May 16
FREEDance Party Lip Sync Karaoke on Zoom 👏 Every Saturday @ 9:00 P.M. ET
📍 Online Karaoke Group
🦀Sat, May 16
FREEHelp Us Restore Our Oak-Hickory Forest! Stewardship Event – Hickory Tree Planting!
📍 Friends of Oregon Ridge
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, May 16
FREE3rd Catonsville Flea Market and Craft Fair
📍 Hunting Hills Swim Club
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, May 16
FREEOpen House
📍 KIDS FIRST Swim School - Hunt Valley
📚educational🦀Sat, May 16
FREEBarnes & Noble Saturday Storytime
📍 Barnes & Noble White Marsh
🎨class🦀Sun, May 17
FREEMelanie P. - Bat Mitzvah
📍 Chizuk Amuno Congregation
🎭performance🦀Sun, May 17
FREEReligious School Siyyum and Picnic
📍 Bolton Street Synagogue
🎉seasonal🦀Sun, May 17
FREEKnit Together
📍 Macks Jewish Connection Network
📚educational🦀Sun, May 17
FREEProfs & Pints Baltimore: Eugenics Then and Now
📍 Profs and Pints Metro Baltimore
🦀Sun, May 17
FREEQuran Tafseer in English
📍 Islamic Society of Baltimore
📚educational🦀Sun, May 17
FREEAnnamavharya Aaradhana
📍 Greater Baltimore Hindu-Jain Temple
📚educational🦀Sun, May 17
FREETeacher, Staff, Intern & Volunteer Art Show
📍 HeARTwares by Art with a Heart
🏛️museum🦀Tue, May 19
FREEBreakup Support & Empowerment Circle
📍 Getting Over Your Breakup
🦀Tue, May 19
FREEVirtual Studio Tour with Brady Fanning
📍 Baltimore Clayworks
📚educational🦀Wed, May 20
FREELearn to Switch Your Emotions On and Off and Save Your Relationships
📍 Baltimore Vision to Reality
🦀Wed, May 20
FREEMember Evening
📍 National Aquarium
🏛️museum🦀Wed, May 20
FREEKnit & Nosh May Gathering
📍 Macks Jewish Connection Network
📚educational🦀Thu, May 21
FREEBuilt with charm #2
📍 4MLK - The BioPark Market Pl Suite 300, 4 N. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd.,**
🦀Thu, May 21
FREETutoring Program End-of-Year Celebration
📍 Brown Memorial Presbyterian
📚educational🦀Thu, May 21
FREEREVIVE at ISB - AQA WING
📍 Islamic Society of Baltimore
📚educational🦀Thu, May 21
FREEThursday Lunchtime Virtual Shut Up and Write
📍 Shut Up & Write! Baltimore
🦀Fri, May 22
FREESh. Yaser Birjas & Syrian Forum
📍 Islamic Society of Baltimore
📚educational🦀Fri, May 22
FREET'Was the Night Before & Open House
📍 Hunting Hills Swim Club
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, May 23
FREEOPENING DAY
📍 Hunting Hills Swim Club
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, May 23
FREEArtscape 2026
📍 Irvin Luckman Memorial Park
🎭performance🦀Sat, May 23
FREEVolunteer - Weed Warriors - Invasive Species Removal
📍 Cromwell Valley Park
📚educational🦀Sat, May 23
FREEBarnes & Noble Saturday Storytime
📍 Barnes & Noble Ellicott City
🎨class🦀Sat, May 23
FREEBarnes & Noble Saturday Storytime
📍 Barnes & Noble Bel Air
🎨class🦀Sat, May 23
FREEYoung Family Playground Social
📍 Beth Tfiloh Congregation
🌳outdoor🦀Sat, May 23
FREELinda Pio Roda Recital
📍 Towson UU Church
🎭performance🦀Sat, May 23
FREEArtscape 2026 - Baltimore's premier arts festival with performances, visual arts, and family activit
📍 Baltimore (Artscape)
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, May 23
FREEDance Party Lip Sync Karaoke on Zoom 👏 Every Saturday @ 9:00 P.M. ET
📍 Online Karaoke Group
🦀Sat, May 23
FREEArtscape 2026 - Baltimore's premier outdoor arts festival featuring performances, public art install
📍 Artscape
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, May 23
FREEArtscape 2026 - Baltimore's premier outdoor arts festival featuring visual arts, music, and performa
📍 Baltimore (Artscape)
🎉seasonal🦀Sat, May 23
FREEBaltimore's premier free arts festival featuring visual arts, performances, and family activities
📍 Artscape 2026
🎉seasonalNever miss a Baltimore family event
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