Educational Events for Kids in Baltimore — STEM, Reading & More

Baby Animals and Playground

📍 Chapel Hills Farm & Nursery

Over The Rainbow Of Rowhomes, We Fly

📍 UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building

An intergenerational group exhibition at CADVC featuring artists based in or connected to Baltimore, exploring the city's cultural landscape through experimental and interdisciplinary practices.

Farm Field Trips (Fall)

📍 Dragonfly Acres Farm

Seasonal field trips at Dragonfly Acres Farm where visitors meet 32 rescue farm animals individually and hear their stories. All ages and abilities welcome, including sensory-friendly options for neur

CPM's Fall Apprentice Company

📍 Children's Playhouse of Maryland, Inc.

A fun-filled educational program where children learn theater fundamentals while preparing for a performance on November 21, 2026. Rehearsals occur on select dates from September through November.

Art Cove: Community Stew – Design an Ingredient

📍 Port Discovery Children's Museum

Children and families create illustrations of their favorite kitchen ingredients to add to a collaborative community stew artwork in the Art Cove creative space.

Baby & Toddler Clothing Collection at Discoveries

📍 Anne Arundel County Public Library

An ongoing community service initiative collecting gently used baby and toddler clothing at Discoveries library. Families can donate or browse available items for infants and young children.

Organized Chaos Session III | Nov 11 – Dec 9

📍 JCC of Greater Baltimore

Early childhood program combining music, movement, and play for young children.

College Career Panel

📍 The Walters Art Museum

A panel discussion featuring college and career professionals, offering insights and guidance for students exploring educational and career pathways.

Open Hack

📍 Baltimore Node Hackerspace

A weekly open-house night at Baltimore Node Hackerspace where members and the public can work on projects, share ideas, and learn about makerspace culture.

Anvika Dance Academy

📍 Roland Park Community Center

Dance classes for children and youth offered at Roland Park Community Center.

Maryland Railroad History Tour

📍 B&O Railroad Museum

An educational tour exploring Maryland's railroad history at the B&O Railroad Museum. Visitors learn about the significant role railroads played in Maryland's development.

SS JOHN W. BROWN ~ STEAM SCHOOL #12~ November 13 to 15, 2026

📍 S.S. JOHN W. BROWN

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.

Conservation Window

📍 The Walters Art Museum

An opportunity to observe museum conservators at work as they preserve and restore artworks and objects from the collection.

World Kindness Day

📍 Chesapeake Children's Museum

A special celebration of kindness with activities and programming focused on compassion and helping others. Children participate in kindness-themed crafts and discussions.

Historic Nuclear Ship Savannah Public Site Visit

📍 Nuclear Ship Savannah, Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal

Come experience a time capsule of the atomic age – the world’s first nuclear-powered merchant ship, the Nuclear Ship Savannah will host the last public site visit of 2026 on Saturday, November 14th. Savannah operated as a passenger/cargo ship from…

Film: The Wild Robot

📍 Herring Run

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose. 2024 |PG |101 minutes |Trailer

Wood Shop Workday

📍 Anne Arundel County Rec & Parks

A community volunteer workday at Kinder Farm Park's wood shop where families can participate in woodworking projects and learn carpentry skills.

MD STEM Festival - The Strength of a Spider Web!

📍 Chesapeake Children's Museum

A hands-on STEM learning event exploring spider webs and engineering principles. Children experiment with materials and learn about nature through scientific discovery.

Conservation Window

📍 The Walters Art Museum

An opportunity to observe museum conservators at work as they preserve and restore artworks and objects from the collection.

IvyKids Saturday, featuring Lisa Greenberg: Kindness Lives Inside All of Us

📍 The Ivy at The Shops at Kenilworth

Let’s have a party about kindness at The Ivy at The Shops at Kenilworth! In celebration of World Kindness Day, we’re hosting children’s author Lisa Greenberg on Saturday, November 14. We’ll have a storytime with Lisa and her new book,…

Invent the Future

📍 Baltimore

What does the future look like to you? Get excited about the future of STEM with an afternoon full of future-focused hands-on discovery. Engage with local scientists, inventors, and more on Saturday, November 14 at the Maryland Science Center.

Free Weekly Public Tours of the Library

📍 Central Library

Discover the services the Enoch Pratt Free Library has to offer with a free tour. Take a peek behind the scenes and at the library's collections, and learn a brief history and architectural information about the building.

Saturday Brunch

📍 Victoria Gastro Pub

Every Saturday from 10am to 2pm, enjoy Victoria Gastro Pub's incredible brunch offerings with lunch selection also available.

Mother Nature Storytime: Savvy, Slimy Salamanders

📍 Carrie Murray Nature Center

An engaging storytime program for children featuring tales about salamanders and nature, designed to inspire curiosity about wildlife.

Fort McHenry Wetlands Volunteer Day

📍 National Aquarium

A volunteer opportunity to help with wetlands conservation at Fort McHenry, hosted by the National Aquarium.

Brewery Tours

📍 Heavy Seas Beer

Educational brewery tour with behind-the-scenes look at Heavy Seas Beer's brewing process. Includes souvenir pint glass and two beer samples ($15 per person).

Production Intensive Workshop: Disney's Camp Rock the Musical

📍 Children's Theatre of Annapolis

An intermediate-to-advanced musical theatre workshop for ages 8-14 meeting Saturdays from November through March, culminating in performances.

Exploring the Deep Ocean with NOAA

📍 Baltimore

Submarine Operations: Personal Experiences of the Cold War with Capt. Mike DeHaemer, USN (ret.)

📍 Light Street

Mike DeHaemer was the captain of a US Navy missile submarine in the late 1970s during the height of the Cold War, the time depicted realistically in the movie "Hunt for Red October." He will provide an overview of submarine operations in that period and talk about his experience in command with details of going on a submarine patrol.

Tot Time

📍 Bolton Street Synagogue

A developmental program for toddlers and young children to engage in age-appropriate activities and socialization.

Sunday Shorts

📍 Baltimore Museum of Art

A brief, family-friendly guided tour of highlighted artworks and galleries at the museum, perfect for visitors of all ages.

YRE Making Faith

📍 Towson UU Church

Youth Religious Education program where children explore and create faith through activities and discussions.

TOPAZ Ronald McDonald House

📍 Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom

Community service volunteer event supporting Ronald McDonald House through the congregation's Tikkun Olam social justice initiatives.

Weekend Backpacks

📍 Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom

Community service program supporting food-insecure children by providing weekend backpacks with nutritious snacks.

TWC: Breakfast & Book Fair

📍 Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom

A light breakfast and book fair event where attendees can enjoy conversation with other book lovers and take home new reads.

Intro to Glassblowing

📍 Corradetti Glassblowing Studio & Gallery

Learn the basics of glassblowing with a trained instructor in a group setting. You'll gain hands-on experience creating a solid piece, flower, blown vessel, and paperweight while learning essential sa

Sacred Open House

📍 Sacred House

Religious School #8

📍 Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom

Weekly religious school session for children learning Jewish tradition, culture, and values.

Sunday Brunch

📍 Victoria Gastro Pub

Every Sunday from 10am to 2pm, enjoy Victoria Gastro Pub's incredible brunch offerings with lunch selection also available.

The Children's Village

📍 Roland Park Community Center

A children's program or activity session held at Roland Park Community Center.

Mental Mondays in West Baltimore

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.

6T+ Meeting - Major Saunders

📍 Bolton Street Synagogue

A teen program meeting featuring guest speaker Major Saunders for discussion and engagement.

Cross Keys Tree Lighting with Baltimore School of Music

📍 Baltimore School of Music

Join Baltimore School of Music at Cross Keys for a festive holiday evening featuring carols performed by teachers followed by a tree lighting ceremony.

The Letting Go Tree

📍 Chesapeake Children's Museum

A reflective and creative program where children engage with the symbolism of trees and nature. Participants create and share their own leaves or contributions to the tree.

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

📍 Brooklyn

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.

Preschool Storytime

📍 Light Street

Stories, movement, songs, and play activities that prepare your child for lifelong learning. Come early for playtime. For ages 2-5 with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.

Free Weekly Public Tours of the Library

📍 Central Library

Discover the services the Enoch Pratt Free Library has to offer with a free tour. Take a peek behind the scenes and at the library's collections, and learn a brief history and architectural information about the building.