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Every Thursday, a Baltimore dad sends you the week's best family events.

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Latest issueAugust 21 – 23, 2026

Live mermaids in Aberdeen, a free back-to-school circuit, and Nitro Circus in Annapolis

Last weekend before the buses roll, and the calendar is packed with send-offs. The marquee is the Under the Sea Bash out in Aberdeen — live mermaids, acrobats, and a bounce-house dance party for…

22 hand-picked events this week

  • Under the Sea Bash 2026 — Aberdeen Festival Park, Aberdeen
  • BMA Back to School Day — Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore City
  • Back to School Kick-Off — War Memorial Plaza, Baltimore City
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How the good stuff actually gets to you

Three steps, every week, between Baltimore's scattered calendars and your inbox.

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Every week we comb 409+ places across Baltimore — museum calendars, library programs, park events, swim schools, rec leagues, and the parent groups where the good stuff actually gets shared.

2

We check it like a parent would

Every event gets looked at the way you would — cost, logistics, the right ages, energy level, and whether you have to register now. Then a real Baltimore dad picks the keepers.

3

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July 31 – August 2, 2026

A billion-year grand opening downtown, $8 peaches at Weber's, and Weird Al on Sunday

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July 24-26, 2026

The Orioles' Hawaiian-shirt weekend, a free farm day in Curtis Bay, and pick-your-own blueberries at Pearlstone

The Orioles are home all weekend against the Braves — and on a quiet mid-summer weekend, that's the easy…

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