July events in and around Baltimore

July Events

Spend some time in and around Baltimore in July. Our community offers many events this month including a visit to the Baltimore Orioles, concerts and outdoor movies.

Summer Entertainment on the Squares

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Courtesy of Baltimore Recreation and Parks.

Get your running game into shape with this 5K series around Baltimore. For just $5, participate in the race. Or, just come and cheer on your neighbors and friends as they run.

Baltimore Summer Restaurant Week

If you have not been downtown to eat recently, come down the week between July 22-31 and get some fantastic deals around town. According to Baltimore Restaurant Week, “Try two-course lunch and brunch menus for under $20, and three-course dinner menus for under $35. Making reservations is your best bet, so don’t delay.” Beat the summer heat and dine at a wonderful restaurant and get a good deal. Take a chance to try some places you have always wanted to visit and make a day of it.

Contact: Visit Baltimore
100 Light St
Baltimore, MD 21202
July 22, 2016 – July 31, 2016
Visit their website.

Polish Festival

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What a wonderful mixture of culture, food and crafts! Come see a great mix of live music and entertainment. There will be delicious Polish & American food and beers to savor. Craftsmen and vendors will be selling Polish items and more. A Polish Cultural Heritage display will have activities the whole family can enjoy.

Sondheim Artscape Prize: 2016 Finalists

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Inner Harbor Baltimore Drift

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Baltimore City Recreation and Parks “Music In The Park”

Courtesy of baltimore.org

Farmer’s Market Concert Series

Courtesy of Visit Baltimore.

2016 Ice Cream Trail Blazers

Homemade ice cream

Everyone loves ice cream and it’s a summertime treat that is served all over Maryland. Everyone is invited to visit the top nine ice cream parlors in the state. Get your ice cream passport stamped at each location, answer trivia questions and if you visit all of the locations, you might just win a prize.

Through September 23
Participating ice cream eateries:

• Baltimore County – Prigel Family Creamery, 4852 Long Green Road, Glen Arm, MD 21057
• Cecil County – Kilby Cream, 129 Strohmaier Lane, Rising Sun, MD 21911
• Frederick County – South Mountain Creamery, 8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown, MD 21769
• Frederick County – Rocky Point Creamery, 4323 Tuscarora Road, Tuscarora, MD 21790
• Harford County – Broom’s Bloom Dairy, 1700 S. Fountain Green Road (MD 543), Bel Air, MD 21015
• Harford County – Keyes Creamery3712 Aldino Road (Entrance On Hopewell Road), Aberdeen, MD 21001
• Montgomery County – Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill Orchard, 28600 Ridge Rd, Mt. Airy, MD, 21771
• Washington County – Misty Meadows Farm Creamery, 14325 Misty Meadow Road, Smithsburg, MD 21783
• Worcester County – Chesapeake Bay Farms Inc., 8905 Logtown Road, Berlin, MD 21811 -or- 4111 Whitesburg Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851

Druid Hill Farmers’ Market

Photo courtesy of Druid Park.

This long standing farmer’s market has a lot to offer – produce, fresh baked goods, jam, local eggs  fresh prepared foods, crafts, family programming and live music. Your entire family will enjoy this event where friends and neighbors can get together in a community oriented setting. Join the vendors every Wednesday afternoon from June through September.

Druid Hill Park
3100 Swann Dr.
Baltimore, Md.  21217
443-281-3538
Wednesdays, Now through – September,  3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Visit their website.

Belvedere Square Summer Concert Series

Photo of Junkyard Saints courtesy of culturafly.org

Cruises on the Bay

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If you have never seen Baltimore and the Bay by boat, then you cannot call yourself a Baltimorean. Take a family cruise down the bay and back for a few hours and see lots of the local sites like Ft. McHenry, the Inner Harbor, the Key Bridge and other area landmarks.

Cruises on the Bay by Watermark

401 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21202
Now – October 16, 2016
410-268-7601
Visit their website.

Pints in the Park

Photo courtesy Visit Baltimore.

An outdoor happy hour that includes games, local beer and a fun run. Music by Bravenoise.

 

Center Plaza

Fayette and North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Now – October 14, 2016

Visit their website.

Image courtesy of the Baltimore Orioles

Come see the Baltimore Orioles in their home nest at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They are off to the best start in Orioles history and raring to get to the post season.

Photo courtesy of Hard Rock Cafe

Live Music on the Pier in our community

Want to enjoy Baltimore’s world famous Inner Harbor and get a taste of some amazing music? Come to the pier by the Hard Rock Cafe and get an earful of some free music!

Hard Rock Cafe Baltimore

601 E. Pratt St.

Baltimore, MD 21202

410-347-7625

Now – September 30, 2016

Shows start at either 4:00 or 8:00 p.m.
Visit their website.

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Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar

Courtesy Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts.

If you have never been to this amazing outdoor market in our community, you are in for a treat. It’s located right underneath the end of the JFX. Get loads of local produce, delicious baked goods and other foods, coffee, art objects, clothing and more! Support local businesses by coming down on Sunday mornings through December 18, 7 am-noon. The earlier you arrive, the better selection.

Underneath the Jones Falls Expressway

Holliday and Saratoga Streets

Baltimore, MD 21202
410-752-8632
Now – December 18, 2016
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