Things to Do in Baltimore with Kids, Nov 16–22

Baltimore Ravens vs. Los Angeles Chargers

📍 M&T Bank Stadium

Come cheer on the Ravens!

Playdate in the Library

📍 Canton

Need a third space for your infants and toddlers? Join us at the Canton Library for a delightful drop-in playtime designed for children from birth to 3 years old and their caregivers. Enjoy quality bonding time while exploring a variety of age-appropriate toys in a warm, welcoming environment. It's a wonderful opportunity to socialize, play, and support your child's early development.

DIY Bristlebots

📍 Brooklyn

Make your very own bristlebot at the library!

Crafternoon: Cotton Swab Painting

📍 Waverly

Join us for a creative Crafternoon where you'll get to use unusual materials to paint. We'll be using cotton swabs for paintbrushes. What cool patters will you create?

Jóvenes en Acción 2026

📍 Creative Alliance

This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.

Discover the Magic of Improv!

📍 Owings Mills Branch Library

A two-hour adventure filled with laughter, collaboration, and newfound confidence. Join two skilled guides on the improv journey! Step into the exciting world of improv with our interactive workshop, “Discover the Magic of Improv.” This two-hour in-person experience is specially…

Peabody at the Cherry Hill Branch

📍 Cherry Hill

Please join us for an informal music performance presented by student musicians from Peabody Conservatory. All ages welcome!

Gaming Lounge

📍 Patterson Park

Stretch those mental muscles with an organized play of board games, card games, and video games on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. Games like Uno, Jenga, Monopoly, chess, and checkers feature alongside video games like Mario Kart, Madden, and 2K, so there's always something going on!

STEAM Day: Solar Bugs

📍 Roland Park

Tweens and teens will create solar-powered insects that move. Participants will learn about solar energy by creating a simple circuit using conductive tape and batteries.

Teen Art Club

📍 Johnston Square

Create some fun art creations with other teens! Supplies will be provided, and registration is not required. September 21st 3:30 - 5:00 - Make a Library Tote! October 26th 3:30 - 5:00 - Perler bead creations! November 16th 3:30 - 5:00 - Make a Keychain!

Fall StoryWalk® at Eden Mill

📍 Eden Mill Nature Center

A nature-based literacy activity combining reading, singing, and physical activity at Eden Mill Nature Center.

Music Box: Jazz It Up!

📍 BSO Family Concerts

Clap, swing, and groove along in a joyful introduction to the rhythms and sounds of jazz with the BSO Jazz Trio.

Turkey Tales and Crafts

📍 Hamilton

Enjoy a fun storytime with Run, Turkey, Run! then make a colorful paper plate turkey with feathers. Perfect for little crafters!

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Southeast Anchor

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Come early for playtime. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.

Stroller Strum with the Ukulalas

📍 Patterson Park

Join the Ukulalas in the Cedar House as they play their ukulele's and have a sing-along! Geared towards babies and young children, but all are welcome! *Subject to cancellation due to the weather.

1st Grade Home School Fall 2026

Classes for home schooled students (1st Grade). Students will learn: The basic components of the computerDevelop writing skills using Microsoft Word. To use interactive programs and websites to enhance language, critical thinking, and logic.Class prerequisite - NONE

2nd Grade Home School Fall 2026

Classes for home schooled students (2nd Grade). Students will learn: The basic components of the computerDevelop writing skills using Microsoft Word. To use interactive programs and websites to enhance language, critical thinking, and logic.Class prerequisite - NONE

3rd Grade Home School Fall 2026

Classes for home schooled students (3rd Grade). Students will learn: The basic components of the computerDevelop writing skills using Microsoft Word. To use interactive programs and websites to enhance language, critical thinking, and logic.Class prerequisite - NONE

Build It Big! STEAM Lab

📍 Johnston Square

Put your engineering skills to the test at our STEAM Tower Challenge! Elementary-aged children will explore a variety of STEAM toys, building materials, and hands-on manipulatives while learning about design, problem-solving, and structural engineering. Participants will experiment, collaborate, and innovate as they compete to build the tallest and sturdiest tower they can imagine.

Dinovember Dino Banks

📍 Patterson Park

Celebrate Dinovember by painting your own dinosaur bank and learning about dinosaurs.

Canton Kids Create: Drawing

📍 Canton

Join us at the Canton Branch for an afternoon of creative drawing. Children are invited to explore a variety of writing and drawing materials while creating their own artwork. This program encourages imagination, experimentation, and self-expression in a relaxed, supportive environment.

Dinosaur Eggs!

📍 Cherry Hill

Celebrate DINOvember! Join us at Cherry Hill library for a super fun craft making our own dinosaur eggs.

Light Street Lab

📍 Light Street

Ignite your curiosity in the Light Street Lab! Kids will explore the wonders of STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art, and math—through interactive, hands-on activities.

Teen Anime Club

📍 Waverly

Celebrate our favorite manga and anime titles as we pair themed crafts with our monthly on-screen selections. October: Cozy Stories November: Big and Bad December: Winter Special January: Big & Bad February: Heartfelt Stories

Preschool Storytime

📍 Patterson Park

Stories, movement, songs, and play activities that prepare your child for lifelong learning. For ages 3-5 with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Light Street

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Roland Park

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome. Groups of 5 or more must call (410) 396-6099 to register.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Govans

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.

4th Grade Home School Fall 2026

Classes for home schooled students (4th Grade). Students will learn: The basic components of the computerDevelop writing skills using Microsoft Word. To use interactive programs and websites to enhance language, critical thinking, and logic.Class prerequisite - NONE

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Herring Run

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies and toddlers . For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.

Stories Together

📍 Northwood

Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together. For families with children ages birth - 5. All abilities welcome.

Stories Together

📍 Waverly

Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together. For families with children ages birth - 5. All abilities welcome.

Stories Together

📍 Cherry Hill

Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together. For families with children ages birth - 5. All abilities welcome.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Patterson Park

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies and toddlers . For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Johnston Square

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities are welcome.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Hamilton

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Hampden

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies and toddlers. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome. Playtime to follow.

Tree Time: Leaves II

📍 Cylburn Arboretum

Join Cylburn Arboretum Friends for Tree Time! We will learn about nature through stories, crafts, and exploration. Join Cylburn Arboretum Friends for Tree Time on the third Thursday of November as we celebrate the colors and changes of autumn leaves! We’ll learn about trees and the fall season through stories, crafts, and outdoor exploration. Registration is required. Each single child’s registration includes one adult guardian. Any additional adults/children (including siblings) should register

Craft With Me: Scrabble Coasters

📍 Northwood

Join us after school and make a Scrabble coaster that you can use to hold your favorite hot or cold beverage at home.

Teen Activity: Flipbook Animation

📍 Govans

Make your drawings come to life using simple flipbook animation techniques and materials.

Toilet Paper Roll Turkeys

📍 Roland Park

Make a turkey out of a toilet paper roll and gobble up some fun!

Suncatcher Keychains

📍 Southeast Anchor

Let’s create a keychain to celebrate the Fall. Pick between different leaves and Fall colors to create your own suncatcher keychain. You can even make one that glows in the dark! ¡Celebramos el otoño creando llaveros! Puedes escoger las hojas y colores otoñales que quieras para crear tu propio llavero atrapaluz. ¡El tuyo puede hasta brillar en la oscuridad!

Building Block Club

📍 Waverly

Building Block Club is where you can let your imagination run wild! Whether you're a master builder or just starting out, this hands-on program lets you create amazing structures, vehicles, and designs using colorful building blocks. Each session is a chance to explore new building challenges, collaborate with friends, and unleash your creativity. Come build, play, and bring your wildest ideas to life with us!

Stories Together

📍 Hampden

Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together. For families with children ages birth - 5. All abilities welcome.

Makerspace Matinees

📍 Central Library

Enjoy a movie in the makerspace and unwind after school. New themes are chosen each month.

Teen Mental Health Workshop

📍 Pennsylvania Avenue

This interactive workshop will help teens, and young adults understand how stress and traumatic experiences can affect emotions, relationships, and overall well-being while learning healthy ways to navigate life's challenges. Through discussion and engaging activities, participants will develop practical coping skills, emotional regulation techniques, and resilience-building strategies that can support their mental health at school, at home, and in everyday life.

Garden Drop-in

📍 Cylburn Arboretum

Drop by the gardens surrounding the Cylburn mansion on the first and third Thursdays between 12:30-2:30pm to talk with Cylburn Arboretum Friends’ Garden Educator. See what we’re working on, ask your gardening questions, and pick up tips on how we care for our plants. No fee, no registration required, all ages welcome.

Boardgames at the Library

📍 Edmondson Avenue

Join us to take a breather with one of our board games. We have easy and quick games like Exploding Kittens and Unstable Unicorns, and you can always challenge your friends in classics like Scrabble. Our librarian will help you learn the rules!

Winter Basket Bingo

📍 The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

A festive bingo event at the Maryland Zoo featuring over 20 prize baskets valued at $100+ with animal ambassador meet-and-greets.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Orleans Street

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities are welcome.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

📍 Central Library

Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities are welcome.

NOWN – Bats: Your Yard's Best Friends

📍 Cromwell Valley Park

An educational presentation about the importance of bats to your yard and local ecosystem. Part of the NOWN nature education series.

Switch It Up

📍 Light Street

Enjoy fun, family-friendly Switch games at the library. All ages are welcome.

Coppin State University Women's Volleyball vs TBA

Coppin State University Women's Volleyball vs TBA

B&O Unlocked: B&O No. 147

📍 B&O Railroad Museum

The B&O Railroad Museum’s annual Unlocked series returns—this year with a special tribute to America’s 250th anniversary. This November, we are unlocking the B&O No. 147 “Thatcher Perkins” in honor of Veteran’s Day!

Howard Park Neighborhood Tree Planting

📍 Hillsdale Rd and Ridgewood Ave

@ Get your hands dirty for clean water and a greener Baltimore! Join Blue Water Baltimore staff as we plant trees along the streets of Baltimore City. Volunteers new to planting trees and expert TreeKeepers alike are welcome to attend. Our tree planting projects are rain or shine, and we recommend closed-toed shoes and clothing that is appropriate for the weather and getting dirty. Hats, sunblock, and sunglasses are strongly encouraged. We ask volunteers to bring a reusable water bottle to reduc

UNDER $2500 Benefit Exhibition and Sale - Opening Night

📍 Maryland Art Place Inc

Maryland Art Place's 14th annual affordable art sale featuring artwork by regional artists available for purchase, with live music, mingling, and gift wrapping on-site. Opening night is a ticketed eve

Christmas Preview Week

📍 Gaver Farm

Early Christmas season preview week at Gaver Farm featuring festive activities, shopping, and holiday attractions.

CPM's Fall Apprentice Company - Performance

📍 Children's Playhouse of Maryland, Inc.

Final performance where Fall Apprentice Company students showcase the theatrical production they developed throughout the program.

Dinovember Playdate

📍 Hampden

RAWR! That means “I love you” in dinosaur. Do you love dinosaurs too? Then join us this Dinovember for an extra special dinosaur playdate, with music, fossil digging, and more!

Roar & Read: A Dinovember Storytime

📍 Johnston Square

Stomp, chomp, and roar your way into Dinovember! Join us for a prehistoric adventure filled with dinosaur-themed stories, songs, and movement activities . After storytime, children will create their own dinosaur keepsake by painting a small wooden dinosaur to take home.

Stories Together

📍 Central Library

Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together. For families with children ages 0-5. All abilities welcome.

Sing & Play with Baltimore Choral Arts

📍 Northwood

It’s never too early to introduce your little ones to the joy of making music! Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us for this free, 30-minute class, led by certified music teachers from Baltimore Choral Arts Society. Children will experience singing, creative movement, and listening to musical stories that spark their imagination. Baltimore Choral Arts Society builds a stronger, more connected, more inspired community by celebrating the joy of choral music through excepti

Mini Golf at the Library!

📍 Central Library

Design your own putter and complete a book-themed mini golf course at the library. We can't wait to see your skills!

Story Writing Workshop

📍 Pennsylvania Avenue

What do Dog Man, Percy Jackson, and Glinda of Oz have in common? All three were dreamed up by an author’s imagination! Join us for a celebration of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) at the Pennsylvania Avenue branch. You’ll learn how to create your own unique story book characters, settings and more. From unicorns to intergalactic crimefighters, the only limit when it comes to fiction…is your own creativity! Story booklets and all other materials provided.

Towson Football vs Elon - Senior Day

Towson Football vs Elon - Senior Day Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/4fIT3iz Streaming Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_U47Jo-VSY Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/towson-university-tigers-football-tickets/artist/923025?home_away=home

Naval Academy Football vs Memphis

Naval Academy Football vs Memphis TV: ESPN Family of Networks Radio: Navy Radio Network

Mayor's 2026 Fall Cleanup and Day of Service

📍 Irvin Luckman Memorial Park

A community service day where residents join together to clean up Baltimore neighborhoods as part of the Mayor's Fall Cleanup initiative.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EXPERIENCE® A John Denver Christmas Starring Rick Schuler America's Top John Denver Tribute Show

📍 M&T Bank Exchange

Get ready to fall in love with the holidays all over again! Rocky Mountain High Experience®: A John Denver Christmas takes you back to the 1970s, a golden era when John Denver’s music lit up the airwaves and warmed hearts…

Cup Workshop

📍 Corradetti Glassblowing Studio & Gallery

Create a functional glass cup (wine glass or rocks glass) by blowing through a pipe and shaping the opening. Choose from various colors while instructors guide you through the process.

Nature Connections: Nature Art Workshop

📍 Carrie Murray Nature Center

A creative workshop where participants make art inspired by nature using natural materials and artistic techniques.

Gather & Give: A Community Friendsgiving

📍 Baltimore Unity Hall

Join us for Gather & Give: A Community Friendsgiving on Sunday, November 22, 2026 at Baltimore Unity Hall! Bring your family and friends together for an afternoon of delicious food, family-friendly games, children’s activities, community connection, and prizes—all while supporting…

IEA Show #2 at FMF – 2026-2027 Season

📍 Full Moon Farm

An Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) show featuring competition classes for young equestrian riders. Volunteers are needed to support the event.

Shavrock — A New Sound in Jewish Rock

📍 The Katz Jewish Music Center at MMAE

Get ready for a high-energy night of Jewish rock as Baltimore’s own Shavrock takes the stage at the Katz Jewish Music Center at MMAE! Built around powerful vocal harmonies, soulful guitar solos, hard-hitting rhythms and deeply meaningful lyrics, Shavrock brings…

GTA VI Launch Party & Gaming Tournament in Baltimore

📍 La Familia Soundstage

A gaming celebration featuring big-screen GTA VI gameplay, VIP gaming pods with mini tournaments, and a live DJ, held three days after the game's release.

Tribute to Gladys Knight & Patti Labelle

📍 Keystone Korner Baltimore

A seven-time Grammy Award-winner Gladys Knight, also known as “The Empress of Soul”, is truly an icon in the music industry. Beautiful, simply does not describe the incomparable force known to the world as Patti LaBelle. Who has become synonymous…

Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone

📍 Rams Head On Stage

Peter Noone leads Herman's Hermits; an earlier show runs at 4:30 PM. All ages.

Flashback Free Admission Day

📍 Baltimore Museum of Art

All-day free admission to the exhibition Flashback: Two Centuries of Baltimore Photography.