Baltimore–Columbia–Towson · November 15, 2026 – January 1, 2027
Christmas and holiday events for kids in Baltimore
90 tree lightings, Santa visits, light displays and holiday shows around Baltimore, November 15 to New Year’s Day. 8 are free.
Don’t miss
- Nov27FriTrain rides
Through Jan 1
Holiday Train Garden at the B&O Ellicott City Station Museum
Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum
FreeAll ages
- Nov21SatMarkets and festivals
Through Dec 27
Christmas Village in Baltimore
West Shore Park, Inner Harbor
With admission
- Nov28SatLight displays
Through Jan 1
Charm City Lights at Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park
NovemberSun, Nov 15 – Mon, Nov 30
- Nov15SunSanta visits
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM
CHARMZ: The Other Reindeer – A Motown-Inspired Christmas Musical
Baltimore Center Stage
- Nov22SunNutcracker and shows
Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM
The Nutcracker (Ballet Theatre of Maryland)
Maryland Hall
PaidAll ages
- Nov27FriNutcracker and shows
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:00 PM
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet at the Hippodrome
The Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
Paid
- Nov28SatTrain rides
Sat, Nov 28 · 2:30 PM
THE POLAR EXPRESS Train Ride
National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation - North Car Shop (event entrance off Arlington Street)
From $50All ages
- Nov28SatMarkets and festivals
Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM
Winter Wonderland in Downtown Bel Air
Downtown Bel Air (Main Street area)
- Nov29SunLight displays
Sun, Nov 29 · 5:30 PM
Symphony of Lights walk-through: Festive Families night
Merriweather Post Pavilion
From $15
- Nov30MonNutcracker and shows
Mon, Nov 30 · 6:00 PM
Nutcracker Storytime & Preview with The Chesapeake Ballet Company
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
DecemberTue, Dec 1 – Fri, Dec 18
- Dec1TueChristmas
Tue, Dec 1 · 10:00 AM
Frosty the Snowman Photos and Stories (Savage Library)
Howard County Library System – Savage Branch
- Dec1TueHanukkah
Tue, Dec 1 · 4:00 PM
Chanukah Spark Attack with Eric Energy
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Johnston Square Branch
Ages 6–11
- Dec1TueCrafts and cookies
Tue, Dec 1 · 4:30 PM
Holiday Craftapalooza (Abingdon Library)
Abingdon Library
- Dec1TueTree lightings
Tue, Dec 1 · 6:00 PM
Rockfield Manor Annual Tree Lighting
Rockfield Manor
With admission
- Dec2WedNutcracker and shows
Wed, Dec 2 · 6:30 PM
Holiday Concert with Harbor City Music Company Show Chorus
Maryland City at Russett Library
- Dec3ThuTree lightings
Thu, Dec 3 · 5:00 PM
Monument Lighting Artisan Marketplace at the Walters
The Walters Art Museum – Sculpture Court
FreeAll ages
- Dec3ThuTrain rides
Thu, Dec 3 · 6:30 PM
Polar Express Pajama Party
Eldersburg Branch
Ages 4–10
- Dec4FriTree lightings
Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM
Chanukah Menorah Lighting in Mount Airy
The Railyard, Mount Airy
- Dec4FriChristmas
Fri, Dec 4 · 6:00 PM
A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Eric Byrd Trio (Maryland Hall)
Maryland Hall
- Dec4FriParades
Fri, Dec 4 · 6:30 PM
Centreville Holiday Parade
Downtown Centreville parade route (line-up at Queen Anne's County High School)
- Dec4FriNutcracker and shows
Fri, Dec 4
A Christmas Carol 2026 (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company)
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Mainstage
Paid
- Dec4FriNutcracker and shows
Fri, Dec 4
Sensory-Friendly Nutcracker Tea Party by Ballet Chesapeake
Bel Air Armory
- Dec5SatSanta visits
Sat, Dec 5 · 8:00 AM
$5/5K Series: Reindeer Run
Carroll Park
From $5
- Dec5SatSanta visits
Sat, Dec 5 · 8:30 AM
Breakfast with Santa at the Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore - Mansion House
From $48
- Dec5SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 5 · 9:00 AM
54th Annual Holiday Mart at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center
Gary J. Arthur Community Center
From $4All ages
- Dec5SatCrafts and cookies
Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM
Drop-In Gingerbread Fun (Taneytown Library)
Taneytown Branch, Carroll County Public Library
All ages
- Dec5SatCrafts and cookies
Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM
Holiday Wreath Workshop at Historic London Town & Gardens
Historic London Town & Gardens
- Dec5SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM
Storytime at Holiday Memories Farm (Deale Library off-site)
Holiday Memories Farm
- Dec5SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 5 · 12:00 PM
A Day of Christmas Cheer at the Carroll County Farm Museum
Carroll County Farm Museum
From $5
- Dec5SatSanta visits
Sat, Dec 5 · 12:00 PM
Santa in the Schoolhouse at the Carroll County Farm Museum
Carroll County Farm Museum
From $5
- Dec5SatSanta visits
Sat, Dec 5 · 12:00 PM
Saturdays with Santa and Free Carriage Rides (Westminster)
Locust Lane (across from CCPL Westminster)
Free
- Dec5SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM
Merry TUBAChristmas!
Westminster Branch
All ages
- Dec5SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 5 · 1:30 PM
Jingle, Create, and Celebrate (Joppa Library)
Joppa Library
- Dec5SatTrain rides
Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM
Polar Express Holiday Party
Riviera Beach Library
- Dec5SatLight displays
Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM
Festival of Lights at The John Carroll School
The John Carroll School
Free
- Dec5SatSanta visits
Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM
Santa Visits Sykesville & Town Tree Lighting
Old Main Line Park
- Dec5SatTree lightings
Sat, Dec 5 · 5:30 PM
A Main Street Christmas: Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade (Mount Airy)
Downtown Mount Airy (Railyard and Main Street parade route)
Free
- Dec6SunChristmas
Sun, Dec 6 · 9:00 AM
Sensory-Friendly Sunday: Winter Wonders at Robinson Nature Center
Robinson Nature Center
From $3All ages
- Dec6SunParades
Sun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM
53rd Annual Mayor's Christmas Parade (Hampden & Medfield)
Parade start: Falls Road and Cold Spring Lane (Hampden/Medfield)
- Dec6SunTree lightings
Sun, Dec 6 · 3:30 PM
36th Annual Bel Air Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting
Parade start: Main Street at Churchville Road
- Dec7MonHanukkah
Mon, Dec 7 · 3:30 PM
Chanukah Spark Attack with Eric Energy (Light Street Library)
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Light Street Branch
- Dec8TueTree lightings
Tue, Dec 8 · 6:00 PM
Light Up Sykesville! Public Menorah Lighting
Old Main Line Park
- Dec9WedSanta visits
Wed, Dec 9 · 10:00 AM
Cookies with Santa at the Liriodendron
The Liriodendron Mansion
From $5
- Dec9WedSanta visits
Wed, Dec 9 · 10:15 AM
Elf Academy (Havre de Grace Library)
Havre de Grace Library
- Dec9WedChristmas
Wed, Dec 9 · 2:30 PM
Holiday Music Jam (Miller Library)
Howard County Library System – Miller Branch
Ages 7+
- Dec9WedChristmas
Through Dec 12
A Ladew Christmas
Ladew Topiary Gardens
From $6
- Dec9WedTrain rides
Wed, Dec 9 · 6:30 PM
All Aboard the Polar Express! with Storyteller Beth Rebert
Taneytown Branch, Carroll County Public Library
- Dec9WedNutcracker and shows
Wed, Dec 9 · 6:30 PM
Holiday Show with Zocko!
Finksburg Branch
All ages
- Dec10ThuCrafts and cookies
Thu, Dec 10 · 2:00 PM
Gingerbread Hunt (Miller Library)
Howard County Library System – Miller Branch
All ages
- Dec10ThuCrafts and cookies
Thu, Dec 10 · 3:00 PM
Paper Gingerbread House Craft (Northwood Library)
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Northwood Branch
- Dec10ThuNutcracker and shows
Thu, Dec 10 · 4:30 PM
Mr. Jon & Friends Happy Holidays Concert
Bel Air Library
- Dec11FriNutcracker and shows
Fri, Dec 11 · 7:00 PM
The Nutcracker at The John Carroll School
The John Carroll School
From $20
- Dec12SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM
Holidays with Hoot at Irvine Nature Center
Irvine Nature Center
From $10
- Dec12SatNutcracker and shows
Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM
Land of the Sweets: Scenes from The Nutcracker (Joppa Library)
Joppa Library
- Dec12SatSanta visits
Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM
VFW Post 8672 Pizza with Santa
VFW Post 8672
- Dec12SatNutcracker and shows
Sat, Dec 12 · 1:30 PM
BSO Cirque Nutcracker
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Paid
- Dec12SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM
Holiday Open House at the Canton Library
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Canton Branch
- Dec12SatLight displays
Sat, Dec 12 · 6:00 PM
Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade
Spa Creek
- Dec12SatHanukkah
Sat, Dec 12 · 6:00 PM
Kids Night Out: Chanukah Celebration (Owings Mills JCC)
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
From $25
- Dec12SatHanukkah
Sat, Dec 12 · 6:00 PM
Kids Night Out: Hanukkah Celebration
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
- Dec14MonTrain rides
Mon, Dec 14 · 10:00 AM
Polar Express© Scavenger Hunt
Norrisville Library
- Dec14MonLight displays
Mon, Dec 14 · 5:00 PM
Symphony of Lights walk-through: Jingle & Jam toddler dance party
Merriweather Post Pavilion
From $15
- Dec14MonSanta visits
Mon, Dec 14 · 5:30 PM
Pictures with Santa
Aberdeen Library
- Dec15TueCrafts and cookies
Tue, Dec 15 · 4:00 PM
Let's Make: Cardboard Gingerbread Houses (Johnston Square Library)
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Johnston Square Branch
- Dec15TueChristmas
Tue, Dec 15 · 4:00 PM
Snowmen After Sunset (Deale Library)
Deale Library
- Dec16WedSanta visits
Wed, Dec 16 · 5:00 PM
Santa Visit at the Taneytown Library
Taneytown Branch, Carroll County Public Library
All ages
- Dec18FriSanta visits
Fri, Dec 18 · 5:00 PM
Climbing with Santa at Roger Carter Community Center
Roger Carter Community Center
From $7Ages 5–10
- Dec18FriSanta visits
Fri, Dec 18 · 5:00 PM
Jingle & Mingle with Santa at the Mount Airy Caboose
Mount Airy Caboose
Free
Christmas breakSat, Dec 19 – Fri, Jan 1
- Dec19SatCrafts and cookies
Sat, Dec 19 · 11:30 AM
The Gingerbread Man Story Time (Savage Library)
Howard County Library System – Savage Branch
- Dec19SatCrafts and cookies
Sat, Dec 19 · 12:00 PM
Holiday Book Ornaments for Teens (Glenwood Library)
Howard County Library System – Glenwood Branch
- Dec19SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 19 · 1:00 PM
Christmas Cheer: An Interactive Movie Experience
Edgewood Library
- Dec19SatNutcracker and shows
Sat, Dec 19 · 1:30 PM
BSO Holiday Pops
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Paid
- Dec19SatNutcracker and shows
Sat, Dec 19 · 3:00 PM
Misako Ballet Holiday Dance Party (Miller Library)
Howard County Library System – Miller Branch
All ages
- Dec19SatLight displays
Sat, Dec 19 · 3:00 PM
Museum by Candlelight at the Flag House
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House & Museum
- Dec19SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 19 · 3:00 PM
Winter Solstice Story Walk at Mayo Beach Park
Mayo Beach Park
- Dec19SatChristmas
Sat, Dec 19 · 4:00 PM
Winter Solstice Walk with a Ranger at Fort Smallwood Park
Fort Smallwood Park
Free
- Dec20SunSanta visits
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Breakfast with Santa at Rockfield Manor
Rockfield Manor
From $10
- Dec21MonChristmas
Mon, Dec 21 · 10:00 AM
Jingle Bell Rock Dance Party (North Carroll Library)
North Carroll Branch, Carroll County Public Library
- Dec22TueNutcracker and shows
Tue, Dec 22 · 11:00 AM
Reading with a Ballerina: The Nutcracker (Finksburg Library)
Finksburg Branch, Carroll County Public Library
Ages 3–12
- Dec30WedNew Year’s Eve
Wed, Dec 30 · 11:30 AM
New Year's at Noon
Mount Airy Branch
Ages 0–12
- Dec31ThuNew Year’s Eve
Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 AM
Noontime New Year at Port Discovery Children's Museum
Port Discovery Children's Museum
With admission
- Dec31ThuNew Year’s Eve
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM
Noon Year's Eve
Edgewater Library
- Dec31ThuNew Year’s Eve
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM
Noon Year's Eve
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Johnston Square Branch
Ages 0–5
- Dec31ThuNew Year’s Eve
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM
Noon Year's Eve (Broadneck Library)
Broadneck Library
- Dec31ThuNew Year’s Eve
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM
Noon Year's Eve Dance Party (Linthicum Library)
Linthicum Library
Ages 0–5
- Dec31ThuNew Year’s Eve
Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM
Noon Year's Eve Party (Elkridge Library)
Howard County Library System – Elkridge Branch
Free
All seasonLight displays, Santa visits, shows and exhibits that run for weeks. Check the organizer’s page for open nights and times.
- Nov15SunNutcracker and shows
Through Jan 1
White Christmas at Toby's Dinner Theatre
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Paid
- Nov21SatMarkets and festivals
Through Dec 27
Christmas Village in Baltimore
West Shore Park, Inner Harbor
With admission
- Nov21SatMarkets and festivals
Through Dec 27
Christmas Village in Baltimore
West Shore Park
- Nov27FriLight displays
Through Jan 1
Merriweather Symphony of Lights drive-through
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Paid
- Nov27FriTrain rides
Through Jan 1
Holiday Train Garden at the B&O Ellicott City Station Museum
Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum
FreeAll ages
- Nov28SatLight displays
Through Jan 1
Charm City Lights at Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park
- Dec1TueChristmas
Through Dec 20
Hands that Built the Holiday: 2026 Holiday Tour at the Carroll County Farm Museum
Carroll County Farm Museum
From $5
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How this list works
Tree lightings, Santa visits, light displays, Nutcrackers, menorah lightings and Noon Year’s Eve parties, beyond your own block. This page collects every event and program in our Baltimore listings whose title names Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Santa, holiday lights, the New Year or the like, dated between November 15 and January 1. 90 are still ahead. Each one opens its listing page, which links to the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. Dates are in Eastern Time.