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From special events and festival, to new exhibits and updates at your favorite attractions, there is always something new and exciting going on in Baltimore!
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT CAMDEN YARDS
The Orioles take the field at Oriole Park at Camden Yards; enjoy a home game and cheer on the birds.
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May 23rd – September 27th
The largest collection of authentic Chinese dinosaurs.
From the deserts of Mongolia to the Maryland Science Center—15,000 square feet of full size dinosaurs, rare and never seen fossils, ancient Chinese cultural artifacts and original art.
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JOSHUA'S JOURNEY
January 17, 2009 - May 17, 2009
The exhibit introduces visitors to life on the Chisholm Trail through the eyes of Joshua Loper, a 16-year-old black storyteller from the Scholastic Dear America/My Name is America book, The Journal of Joshua Loper. Through hands-on activities, historic photographs and cowboy artifacts, you'll follow Joshua's adventures and learn about ranch life, life on the trail, cowboy skills and the real life of a cowboy.
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JELLIES RETURN TO THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM
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BARBIE: FIFTY FASHIONABLE YEARS AT GEPPI'S ENTERTAINMENT MUSEUM
December 20, 2008 - May 31,2009
Since her debut in 1959, Barbie has been a symbol of America's changing and sometimes controversial perception of the role of women in our society. Geppi's Entertainment Museum looks at half a century of dream houses, sports cars, shifting fashions and hairstyles, and how Barbara Millicent Roberts has changed the face of pop culture.
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THE MARRIAGE OF ART, SCIENCE, & PHILOSOPHY AT THE AMERICAN VISIONARY ARTS MUSEUM
October 4, 2008 - September 6, 2009
This exhibit features 100 plus visionary artists, scientists, inventors, and philosophers as they take a fresh look at the very notion of light, color, sound, pattern, number, scale and purpose in their personal pursuit of wonder.
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EDGAR ALLAN POE'S 200TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
It is the 200th anniversary of Baltimore's favorite adopted son, Edgar Allan Poe. Join the entire city of Baltimore as we celebrate with everything from art exhibits to symphony performances to creepy tours of his grave. Book Harbor Magic's Poe Edition of the Weird U.S. Getaway for exclusive opportunities to experience Edgar Allan Poe's weird Baltimore first hand.
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OPENING OF THE MARYLAND ZOO FOR THE SEASON!
March 14th and 15th
There’s nothing like starting off the year with a ROARRRING and WILD Weekend at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore! Come see what’s new at the Zoo and say hello to some of your dear ol’ friends like our Giraffes, Polar Bears, Elephants, Penguins, Leopards, Cheetahs, Chimps and so many more!
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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, KOOZA
March 12, 2009 - March 29, 2009
KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil : It combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.
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RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS OVER THE TOP SHOW
March 25th - April 5th
Ringling Brothers. and Barnum and Bailey (Registered Trademark) presents Over the Top, a whacky and whimsical circus spectacular where dogs fly, Asian Elephants stomp, hop and groove and one courageous man stands eye to eye with a pack of powerful Bengal tigers. Circus Celebrities help rev-up the motorcycle madness featuring one cycle on a high wire and seven speeding riders in a Globe of Steel. Extraordinary aerial acts fill the arena sky with a rare double-decker trapeze and Chinese acrobats propelling through the air. And with the audience participation, this circus really goes Over the Top.
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THE AMERICAN CRAFT SHOW IN BALTIMORE
February 27, 2009 - March 1, 2009
More than 700 of the country's leading craft artists will gather under one roof to present their latest designer, handmade work at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, the largest juried, indoor craft show in the nation. The highest quality of handmade jewelry, furniture, clothing, home décor, and more, will be available for purchase at the Baltimore Convention Center
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PRIVATEER DAY/PYRATE INVASION 2009 IN FELLS POINT
April 18th from 10am - 7pm
Enjoy unique vendors and great food on Broadway Square in Fells Point! The day will be filled with entertainment including live music and the Valhalla Pirates. There will be many activities for children including rope making, ship building, a treasure hunt and cruises and storytelling on the pirate ship Fearless. There will even be a battle at sea late afternoon!
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DAY OUT WITH THOMAS AT THE B&O MUSEUM
April 24th - 26th and May 1st - 3rd
Day Out with Thomas is an exciting way for children and grown-ups to enter the world of Thomas & Friends. The event provides an opportunity for kids to ride on board a train led by Thomas and have their pictures taken with Sir Topham Hatt, the Controller of Thomas' Railway.
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PREAKNESS CELEBRATION
May 16th
Preakness Celebration has become a tradition for people of all ages since its inception in 1988. The week-long series of special events celebrates the annual running of the Preakness Stakes, Baltimore's Super Bowl and the 2nd jewel in thoroughbred racing's prestigious Triple Crown.
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A CELEBRATION OF THE '58 COLTS: GREATEST GAME EVER EXHIBITION
December 23, 2008 - June 30, 2009
In addition to profiling the team and its historic season, the exhibit will incluse a look at the people that made football in Baltimore special - the fans, cheerleaders, band and team owner, Cattoll Rosenbloom.
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GREASE AT THE HIPPODROME THEATER
February 4, 2009 - February 15, 2009
Grease is the word! The one that you want is back! GREASE, Time Magazine’s 2007 pick for “#1 musical of the year,” is rockin’ across the country in this new production direct from Broadway. See it in Baltimore at the Hippodrome Theater.
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CIRCUS FAMILY: PICASSO TO LEGER
February 22, 2009 - May 17, 2009
This exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art provides a fascinating glimpse of acrobats, clowns, and other circus performers in the early 20th century through approximately 80 works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Fernand Léger, and Marc Chagall.
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B-52s AT RAMSHEAD LIVE!
May 13, 2009
They have been around forever and now they are coming to Baltimore. Everybody's moving. Everybody's grooving, baby!
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