Saturday afternoon, the Fall Festival at The Bowl brings inflatables and a costume contest to Druid Hill Park. ZooBOO has its last two days Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday, after the clocks fall back, the Maryland Science Center sends pumpkins down a launch tube at Pumpkin Smash.
There are trick-or-treat streets in Fell's Point, Highlandtown, and Hampden on Halloween, a haunted house's final night in Fell's Point on Friday, a Pete the Cat Halloween party at Center Stage, and a $10 day at Port Discovery when schools close for Election Day.
Top Pick
Fall Festival at The Bowl — The Bowl, Druid Hill Park (behind 3001 East Dr), Baltimore City Saturday | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET | $3 per person or $6 for a family of four
Inflatables and food trucks set up in the grassy bowl off East Drive for the afternoon, and kids come in costume for the costume contest and the photo spots.
Quick Weekend Wins
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Pumpkin Smash — Maryland Science Center, 601 Light St, Baltimore City Sunday | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET | Free to watch outside; museum admission to go inside Staff drop numbered pumpkins about four stories through a launch tube, with drops at 11:00 AM and noon. Pumpkins brought from home (under 14 inches, undecorated) check in on the Harbor Patio from 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM.
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Greenmount West Halloween Stoop Night — Wonderground Park, 401 E Lanvale St, Baltimore City Saturday | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET | Free FYBR hosts a family movie in the park, with art from Arteasy Studio, goodie bags, and a DJ.
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Hampden HalloweenFest — Hampden, Baltimore City Saturday | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET The Hampden merchants put on trick-or-treating, a live DJ, a costume contest, and the "Spider's Lair."
Ticketed This Weekend
ZooBOO — The Maryland Zoo, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore City Friday and Saturday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET (last entry 3:30 PM) | Zoo admission, $33 ages 2–64, $28 ages 65+; face painting and fall games extra Saturday is ZooBOO's last day, and it doesn't run Sunday. Friday is also Kaiser Kids' Day, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET, with a bubble show, a scavenger hunt, chalk art, jump ropes, and the Kaiser Spin Art Bike on the same ticket.
Final Weekend at Maple Border Farm — 3000 White Hall Rd, White Hall (Baltimore County) Friday 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET, Saturday 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM ET (last entry 8:00 PM ET) | $12 per person, 2 and under free The farm's season ends Saturday night, with two corn mazes, duck races, a bounce house, the corn pool, wagon rides, and the farm animals. Pumpkins and food are extra, and the farm closes in rain.
Pete the Cat — Baltimore Center Stage, 700 N Calvert St, Baltimore City Saturday and Sunday | Check the link for showtimes | $30–$90 A Halloween party starts an hour before each show, with trick-or-treating, a dance party, story time and a sing-along with Snug Books, and a costume contest whose winner gets tickets to Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! Pete the Cat meets kids after the show.
Budget-Friendly Finds
Fell's Point Trick or Treat — Fell's Point Main Street businesses, Baltimore City Saturday | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET | Free Kids trick-or-treat at Fell's Point businesses, and a "Treat Stop" poster marks each one taking part.
Trick o' Treat on Highlandtown Main Street — Eastern Ave (Robinson St to Haven St) and the 400–500 blocks of S Conkling St and S Highland Ave, Baltimore City Saturday | Free Filippo's (418 S Conkling St) throws a party with photos and candy, and Dreamers & Make-Believers Books (400 S Highland Ave) holds Halloween Comic Fest from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET.
Halloweening Through History — Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, 844 E Pratt St, Baltimore City Friday | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET | Free Kids trick-or-treat at the historic Flag House, and the candy comes from Goetze's Candy Company.
For Toddler Families
Stories Together — Enoch Pratt Central Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore City Saturday | 11:00 AM ET | Ages 0–5 | Free A storytime with movement and songs for families with kids 5 and under. On Friday at 11:00 AM ET the same room holds Baby & Toddler Storytime for under-twos and a grown-up, and the kids get time to play afterward.
ArBOOretum — Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore City Friday | 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET | $5 advance (plus fees), $10 at the door, 2 and under free Cylburn keeps its Halloween night candy-free, with a spooky trail, a night hike, crafts, and face painting.
Tween-Approved
Julie House of Horrors — Julie Community Center, 100 S Washington St, Fell's Point, Baltimore City Friday | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET | $2 per person, 5 and under free Friday is the last night for the community center's haunted house. It's billed as a medium scare, with a "Little Monsters Zone" in the basement, and walk-ins are welcome.
Haunted Histories Tour — B&O Railroad Museum (now the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation), 901 W Pratt St, Baltimore City Saturday | 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM ET | With museum admission A spooky-history tour of the museum and its locomotives, on Saturday only.
During the Week
Schools in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Howard, and Anne Arundel are all closed Tuesday, Nov 3, for Election Day.
- $10 Community Day — Port Discovery Children's Museum, 35 Market Pl, Baltimore City. Tuesday, Nov 3, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET. $10 per person ($5 with WIC/EBT).
- School's Out: Safe Communities Workshop — B&O Railroad Museum, 901 W Pratt St, Baltimore City. Tuesday, Nov 3, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET. Pre-K through 3rd grade, included with museum admission. Kids build a paper town with its own fire station, hospital, and school.
- School's Out Day Camp — Coppermine Fieldhouse, 1400 Coppermine Terrace (ages 4–11), and Du Burns Arena, 3100 Boston St (ages 4–12), Baltimore City. Tuesday, Nov 3, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET, and again Friday, Nov 6, at the Fieldhouse. $89 a day.
- Shake Out Your Sillies with Ms. Eliza — Pratt Canton Branch program at Church on the Square, 1025 S Potomac St, Baltimore City. Wednesday, Nov 4, 10:30 AM ET. Birth to 5 with a grown-up. Free.
Mark Your Calendar
- The Mighty Ducks: Movie & Craft — Pratt Waverly Branch, 400 E 33rd St, Baltimore City. Friday, Nov 6 (no school in Baltimore City), 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET. Ages 9–11, no registration. Kids watch the 1992 movie and decorate a mini hockey stick.
- Free Admission Day at the Jewish Museum of Maryland — 15 Lloyd St, Baltimore City. Sunday, Nov 15, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET. Free, no registration. Kids can record their own CD in the museum's recording studio, and there are Arcade crafts and a jam session.
- Cross Keys Tree Lighting and Ornaments Aglow — The Village of Cross Keys, 5100 Falls Rd, Baltimore City. Wednesday, Nov 18, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET. Free. In its first year, the lighting unveils 5-foot ornaments designed by students from 14 schools.
- Christmas Village Tree Lighting — West Shore Park, 501 Light St, Inner Harbor, Baltimore City. Saturday, Nov 21. The village opens for the season (through Dec 27), and the tree lighting runs 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM ET and is free.
- Kennedy Krieger Festival of Trees — Maryland State Fairgrounds (Cow Palace), 2200 York Rd, Timonium (Baltimore County). Friday–Sunday, Nov 27–29. Advance tickets through Nov 26 are $22 adults, $10 kids 5–12, and free for 4 and under; $25 and $13 at the door.
- The Polar Express Train Ride — B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore City. Starts Saturday, Nov 28, then runs weekends in December. From $50 a child and $60 an adult (Bronze seats, Nov 28–29).
Also This Weekend
- The Conductor's Spellbook — BSO family concert, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore City. Saturday, 11:00 AM ET, with pre-concert activities from 9:30 AM ET and trunk-or-treat with BSO musicians after.
- Disney's Frozen Halloween matinee — Children's Theatre of Annapolis (Anne Arundel County). Saturday, 1:00 PM ET. Kids can come in costume and take a photo with Anna and Elsa.
- Bike with a Cop — Wilde Lake Playground and Barn, Columbia (Howard County). Saturday, 9:00 AM – noon ET. Free. Bring a bike and a helmet; costumes welcome.
- The Haunted Magic of Vlad — Poe's Magic Theatre at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore City. Friday and Saturday, 8:00 PM ET.