# Things to do with kids in Carroll County, MD

> 40 upcoming family events and 3 places and ongoing programs in Carroll County, MD, in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Carroll County Ag Center Corn Maze (Westminster)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/carroll-county-ag-center-corn-maze-westminster--listing-9c325c8c9e7669c83e18c801) — Sat, Oct 24 (+4 more dates) · Carroll County Agriculture Center, Westminster · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. The Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair runs a corn maze at the Carroll County Agriculture Center every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through November 1, and it is open on Halloween…
- [Fall Ag'tivities at Black Barn Alpacas (Finksburg)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/fall-ag-tivities-at-black-barn-alpacas-finksburg--listing-39ca12afec2bc74fefb6848f) — Sat, Oct 24 (+4 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Black Barn Alpacas, Finksburg · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Black Barn Alpacas, a working alpaca farm in Finksburg with more than 150 alpacas, runs Fall Ag'tivities days through the first weekend of November. Families can hand-feed the…
- [Sensory Friendly Trunk-or-Treat](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/sensory-friendly-trunk-or-treat--listing-9a6aa88f546e82d1fa26a4fb) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Millard Cooper Park, Sykesville · checked Oct 14. Quieter, more relaxed trunk-or-treat designed for children and families who benefit from a low-sensory environment, with festive Halloween fun.
- [Trick or Treat on Main Street (Sykesville)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/trick-or-treat-on-main-street-sykesville--listing-1ca95226723c21bd5f67d7d4) — Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Main Street, downtown Sykesville · checked Oct 14. Downtown Sykesville Connection's trick-or-treat on Main Street in historic downtown Sykesville, 4–6pm on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- [Trick or Treat & Evening Lantern Walks at the Carroll County Farm Museum](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/trick-or-treat-and-evening-lantern-walks-at-the-carroll-county-farm-mu--listing-48e4e9c91b6ee6c0ad0db783) — Tue, Oct 27 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster · Up to 12 · From $5 · checked Oct 16. The Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster hosts a Halloween evening with trick-or-treating for kids 12 and under from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, with a s'mores station on site (s'mores…
- [Tricks & Treats Halloween Magic Show with D's Magic (Westminster)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/tricks-and-treats-halloween-magic-show-with-d-s-magic-westminster--listing-9e3289a19dbe17b3aea5449f) — Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · The Carroll Arts Center, Westminster · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Magician Dave Thomen of D's Magic, a longtime Carroll County Arts Council favorite, brings his Halloween show Tricks & Treats to the Carroll Arts Center stage as part of the…
- [Boo Bash (North Carroll Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/boo-bash-north-carroll-library--listing-10807d492b31b3ec2f7ffe0c) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · North Carroll Branch, Carroll County Public Library, Hampstead · checked Oct 15. Not-too-scary Halloween stories followed by a costume parade at the North Carroll Branch of Carroll County Public Library, for children from birth to age 8 and their grown-ups.
- [Family Movie Night: Hocus Pocus – Hill Y in Westminster](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/family-movie-night-hocus-pocus-hill-y-in-westminster--listing-cb787f97360d8c105b7b7ef1) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · The Hill Y in Westminster · checked Oct 14. Halloween family movie night at the Y showing Hocus Pocus.
- [Robot Pumpkin Smash (North Carroll Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/robot-pumpkin-smash-north-carroll-library--listing-d9b09448121aaf6b3112e36f) — Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · North Carroll Branch, Carroll County Public Library, Hampstead · checked Oct 15. The Robo-Lions student robotics team fire up their robots to find out how long it takes a robot to crack open a pumpkin. A collaboration between PIE3, the Robo-Lions and Carroll…
- [Sean Gaskell and the West African Kora (Eldersburg Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/sean-gaskell-and-the-west-african-kora-eldersburg-library--listing-a05457b769beabd38dcfd3db) — Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Eldersburg Branch, Carroll County Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 15. Musician Sean Gaskell explains the history of the West African kora, how it is built, who plays it and at what events, shares his experiences studying in West Africa, and ends…
- [Visit with Reese Firefighters (Finksburg Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/visit-with-reese-firefighters-finksburg-library--listing-7f06376d904226d846624e72) — Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Finksburg Branch, Carroll County Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 15. Firefighters from Reese Fire Company lead a brief storytime, show what gear firefighters wear and let families explore fire trucks at the Finksburg branch.
- [The Mitten Puppet Show](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/the-mitten-puppet-show--listing-767a9e5e7d9e7c671ec8d707) — Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Westminster Branch · Ages 3–12 · checked Oct 14. Oh no! Corky has lost his mitten! Can you help us look for it? Along the way, we’ll meet some curious woodland animals who each have their own ideas about what to do with the…
- [Christkindlmarkt at Union Mills Homestead](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/christkindlmarkt-at-union-mills-homestead--listing-c2750ac4ab8e82908b893415) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Union Mills Homestead, Westminster · checked Oct 24. Union Mills Homestead near Westminster holds a German-style Christmas market celebrating the site's German heritage. Vendors sell hand-crafted and unusual gifts inside the…
- [Super Awesome Dance Party with Mr. Craig](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/super-awesome-dance-party-with-mr-craig--listing-28134c02c54284230e86e31c) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM · Westminster Branch · Ages 0–11 · checked Oct 14. Join us for one of Mr. Craig's raucous dance parties!
- [Y Turkey Trot Charity 5K — Westminster](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/y-turkey-trot-charity-5k-westminster--listing-71bcdf2ead382d59a30b8ca6) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · Hill Y in Westminster · Paid · checked Oct 16. The Y in Central Maryland's Y Turkey Trot Charity 5K is held at six locations across central Maryland on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26. Families can walk or run…
- [20th Annual Carroll County Festival of Trees (Westminster)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/20th-annual-carroll-county-festival-of-trees-westminster--listing-5abe57413aab01dff26371b7) — Fri, Nov 27 (+2 more dates) · John Street Quarters, Westminster · Free · checked Oct 24. The Shepherd's Staff's 20th annual Festival of Trees fills the John Street Quarters in downtown Westminster over Thanksgiving weekend with more than 30 decorated holiday trees…
- [Home for the Holidays Open House at the Historical Society of Carroll County](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/home-for-the-holidays-open-house-at-the-historical-society-of-carroll--listing-b4b3efdec75e52d563e56710) — Sat, Nov 28 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Historical Society of Carroll County, Westminster · Free · checked Oct 24. The Historical Society of Carroll County brings back its free holiday open house on Main Street in Westminster. For two hours on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the society's…
- [Miracle on Main Street (Westminster)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/miracle-on-main-street-westminster--listing-58e88ab3bf89949b87292c08) — Sat, Nov 28 · 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Locust Lane (across from CCPL Westminster) · Free · checked Oct 14. Downtown Westminster holiday celebration: Santa's Treat (free children's event with games, crafts and face painting) at the Westminster Family Fitness Center 12–4pm, one-mile…
- [The Santa Clause: Free Family Movie at the Carroll Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/the-santa-clause-free-family-movie-at-the-carroll-arts-center--listing-9042d5777a899e35b65f99c4) — Sat, Nov 28 · 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · The Carroll Arts Center, Westminster · Free · checked Oct 24. The Carroll County Arts Council screens the 1994 family comedy The Santa Clause (rated PG, 1 hr 37 min) in the historic Carroll Arts Center theater on Main Street in Westminster…
- [Hands that Built the Holiday: 2026 Holiday Tour at the Carroll County Farm Museum](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/hands-that-built-the-holiday-2026-holiday-tour-at-the-carroll-county-f--listing-6f55dde3d55c67fd094e7a25) — Dec 1 – Dec 20 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster · From $5 · checked Oct 16. For its 60th anniversary, the Carroll County Farm Museum decorates the 1852–53 Carroll County Almshouse for a holiday tour called 'Hands that Built the Holiday'. Each room…
- [Polar Express Pajama Party](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/polar-express-pajama-party--listing-2fb5bb89103c6248d875edfa) — Thu, Dec 3 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Eldersburg Branch · Ages 4–10 · checked Oct 14. All aboard! Join us in your favorite PJs for an interactive reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg and some book-inspired crafts.
- [Christmas Carol the Musical (Players On Air, Hampstead)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/christmas-carol-the-musical-players-on-air-hampstead--listing-a929414ea7a8e1659d22b891) — Fri, Dec 4 (+5 more dates) · Coppermine Pantherplex (formerly North Carroll High School), Hampstead · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Community theater group Players On Air stages Christmas Carol the Musical over two December weekends at the Coppermine Pantherplex in Hampstead (the former North Carroll High…
- [A Day of Christmas Cheer at the Carroll County Farm Museum](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/a-day-of-christmas-cheer-at-the-carroll-county-farm-museum--listing-12d1945527293bdd5e145ed2) — Sat, Dec 5 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster · From $5 · checked Oct 16. Before Christmas came in a box, it was made by hand. The Carroll County Farm Museum's special holiday afternoon in Westminster celebrates old-fashioned traditions: the Old Line…
- [Drop-In Gingerbread Fun (Taneytown Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/drop-in-gingerbread-fun-taneytown-library--listing-fc8f193370b89a19f9fba903) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Taneytown Branch, Carroll County Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. Taneytown Library fills a Saturday morning with gingerbread-themed crafts and activities for all ages. Children can decorate paper gingerbread boys and girls, make a holiday…
- [Merry TUBAChristmas!](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/merry-tubachristmas--listing-d07556c9012b3867a1728c19) — Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Westminster Branch · All ages · checked Oct 14. Join us in the park for a seasonal outdoor concert played entirely on tubas, sousaphones, and euphoniums. You don't want to miss this unique experience.
- [Santa in the Schoolhouse at the Carroll County Farm Museum](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/santa-in-the-schoolhouse-at-the-carroll-county-farm-museum--listing-9bc95bf913bf88c64f54bffb) — Sat, Dec 5 (+5 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster · From $5 · checked Oct 16. During the Carroll County Farm Museum's 2026 holiday season, Santa visits the museum's historic one-room schoolhouse in Westminster on December weekends, Saturdays and Sundays…
- [Santa Visits Sykesville & Town Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/santa-visits-sykesville-and-town-tree-lighting--listing-d2ac48bd9ab2d451a10b77e8) — Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Old Main Line Park, Sykesville · checked Oct 14. Annual holiday community gathering bringing Santa to town; families celebrate the season and light the town tree.
- [Saturdays with Santa and Free Carriage Rides (Westminster)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/saturdays-with-santa-and-free-carriage-rides-westminster--listing-dd1de091be3d351466a39f75) — Sat, Dec 5 (+2 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Locust Lane (across from CCPL Westminster) · Free · checked Oct 14. Visit Santa at his house on the Westminster library's front lawn and take a free horse-drawn carriage ride through downtown Westminster; pick up the carriage in the back of…
- [Light Up Sykesville! Public Menorah Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/light-up-sykesville-public-menorah-lighting--listing-e44500cb4ab45f21b8ad0d92) — Tue, Dec 8 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Old Main Line Park, Sykesville · checked Oct 14. Chanukkah celebration with a public menorah lighting in Old Main Line Park, inviting the community to gather in the spirit of light, reflection and shared tradition.
- [All Aboard the Polar Express! with Storyteller Beth Rebert](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/all-aboard-the-polar-express-with-storyteller-beth-rebert--listing-c15a1cc926d9b38e745d7c50) — Wed, Dec 9 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Taneytown Branch, Carroll County Public Library · checked Oct 16. Storyteller Beth Rebert performs the heartwarming holiday tale of the Polar Express at Carroll County Public Library branches, and children are invited to come dressed in their…
- [Holiday Show with Zocko!](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/holiday-show-with-zocko--listing-d73411523459261922165e92) — Wed, Dec 9 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Finksburg Branch · All ages · checked Oct 14. Join Baltimore-based rockin' band Zocko! for a super fun Christmas show to get you in the holiday spirit!
- [A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas with the Eric Byrd Trio (Westminster)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/a-charlie-brown-jazz-christmas-with-the-eric-byrd-trio-westminster--listing-443c5bbc1e811f7b18bd1078) — Sat, Dec 12 · The Carroll Arts Center, Westminster · From $10 · checked Oct 24. The Carroll Arts Center marks the 20th anniversary of its A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas, in which the animated 1965 special A Charlie Brown Christmas (rated G, 30 minutes) is…
- [Sounds of the Season Outdoor Concert (Westminster Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/sounds-of-the-season-outdoor-concert-westminster-library--listing-88b5378c7e834a54d7ecc4de) — Sat, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Westminster Branch, Carroll County Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. Students from Westminster Elementary School give a seasonal outdoor concert hosted by the Westminster branch of the Carroll County Public Library. The library describes it as a…
- [Bake Together: Marshmallow Fondant Snow Friends Cookie Decorating](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/bake-together-marshmallow-fondant-snow-friends-cookie-decorating--listing-4d36707f2a473a62fd1d88c4) — Mon, Dec 14 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Exploration Commons at 50 East (Carroll County Public Library), Westminster · Ages 8–12 · From $12 · checked Oct 16. A pairs cooking class at the Exploration Commons kitchen in downtown Westminster: one child aged 8 to 12 and one adult work together to make soft marshmallow fondant from…
- [Santa Visit at the Taneytown Library](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/santa-visit-at-the-taneytown-library--listing-de217b7aa23867f652e691e1) — Wed, Dec 16 · 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Taneytown Branch, Carroll County Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. Santa comes to the Carroll County Public Library's Taneytown branch for an evening of holiday family fun. The library shares a brief holiday story at 5 pm, then offers individual…
- [My First Maryland Nutcracker with Ballet Embody](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/my-first-maryland-nutcracker-with-ballet-embody--listing-890e68d387720af47d6060e9) — Sun, Dec 20 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · The Carroll Arts Center, Westminster · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. My First Maryland Nutcracker is a 50-minute, child-sized version of the holiday ballet with a Maryland twist (the Arts Council calls it Old Bay sprinkled), danced by Ballet…
- [Jingle Bell Rock Dance Party (North Carroll Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/jingle-bell-rock-dance-party-north-carroll-library--listing-9dd784c71dbc99bb73fadaaa) — Mon, Dec 21 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · North Carroll Branch, Carroll County Public Library, Hampstead · checked Oct 16. North Carroll Library in Hampstead welcomes the first day of winter with a dance party for young children, from babies up to age 8. The hour-long Monday morning program falls…
- [Reading with a Ballerina: The Nutcracker (Finksburg Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/reading-with-a-ballerina-the-nutcracker-finksburg-library--listing-4ffd3f46083753e0db0409ba) — Tue, Dec 22 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Finksburg Branch, Carroll County Public Library · Ages 3–12 · checked Oct 16. The Sugar Plum Fairy from the Contempic School of Ballet hosts a storytime at the Finksburg branch, followed by an excerpt performance from the school's 'Nutcracker Tea Party'…
- [Indoor Snowball Fight (Finksburg Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/indoor-snowball-fight-finksburg-library--listing-86caae8863ad53be78c0efc4) — Mon, Dec 28 · 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM · Finksburg Branch, Carroll County Public Library · Ages 6–12 · checked Oct 16. Whatever the weather, kids ages 6 to 12 can let off steam during winter break with an indoor 'snowball' fight at the Finksburg branch. No real snow is needed: the library…
- [Free Winter Admission at the Carroll County Farm Museum](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/free-winter-admission-at-the-carroll-county-farm-museum--listing-267762954cb11e8b85d65ce0) — Jan 1 – Feb 28 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Through January and February the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster waives its admission fee, so families can explore the 19th-century farm buildings and exhibits without…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Baugher's Farm petting zoo and pick-your-own pumpkins](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/baugher-s-farm-petting-zoo-and-pick-your-own-pumpkins--listing-2d982e2ab7d5a7f8ce018be4) — Petting Zoo open May until Thanksgiving, every day 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Pick-your-own… · Baugher's Orchards and Farm (Petting Zoo), Westminster · Free · checked Oct 14. Baugher's free petting zoo in Westminster has donkeys, chickens, lambs, pigs, turkeys, ducks, cows, rabbits, peacocks, emus, guinea fowl and many goats, plus playgrounds, goat…
- [Piney Run Park](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/piney-run-park--listing-a76e06756c4b4fe903308e4b) — March 1 - November 30: 7 days a week, 7:00 am to sunset; December 1 - February 28… · Piney Run Park, Sykesville · Paid · checked Oct 14. A Carroll County park in Sykesville with a lake for fishing and boating (canoe, kayak, rowboat and pedal boat rentals), pavilions and a nature center. Road maintenance closure…
- [Union Mills Homestead](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/union-mills-homestead--listing-afb82ac37ce4ca71c574be28) — Tuesday-Sunday, noon-4 pm and by appointment. Last combination tour begins by 3 pm; last… · Union Mills Homestead, Westminster · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 14. Museum of American rural culture seven miles north of Westminster: the Shriver family homestead for six generations, with original furnishings, a blacksmith shop and a…

## Recently ended

- [Happy Healthy Halloween – Hill Y in Westminster](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/happy-healthy-halloween-hill-y-in-westminster--listing-f545ed2824aa54b77e509edb) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Pete the Cat Meet and Greet (Westminster Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/pete-the-cat-meet-and-greet-westminster-library--listing-68fbaa43c23eb6a431e0f021) — ended Fri, Oct 16
- [Taneytown STEM Day](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/taneytown-stem-day--listing-489ede710a8717a120fcc426) — ended Fri, Oct 16

## Nearby

- Towns in Carroll County, MD: [Westminster, MD](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/westminster-md) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/westminster-md.md), [Finksburg, MD](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/finksburg-md) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/finksburg-md.md), [Sykesville, MD](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/sykesville-md) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/sykesville-md.md), [Hampstead, MD](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/hampstead-md) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/hampstead-md.md), [Taneytown, MD](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/taneytown-md) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/towns/taneytown-md.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Baltimore](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore.md)
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